U.S. House · Updated Oct 9
Texas's 8th District
Brett Jensen win chance
99%
Typical margin: Jensen by 17.5
Republican
Who's running
The numbers behind it
Campaign money
Brett Jensen
Raised $2.9M · $0 cash on hand · through Mar 31, 2026 · FEC filing ↗
Laura Jones
Raised $22K · $8K cash on hand · through Jun 30, 2026 · FEC filing ↗
Our model counts the money gap as worth 1.5 points to Brett Jensen. Even a 10× gap is worth at most 1.5.
Other filers in this race raised $2.1M in total.
Candidates' own committees only, from fec.gov. Third-quarter reports are due Oct 15.
How the numbers moved
- Sep 23Cook Political Report: Solid RCook Political Report
- Jun 30Laura Jones had raised $22KFEC filing
- Mar 31Brett Jensen had raised $2.9MFEC filing
How we got this number
We blend the polling average (when there is one) with the race's fundamentals: past results, incumbency, the national mood and the money. Then we play the election out 40,000 times, with polling misses that move every race together, and count how often each side wins.
90% of the model's 40,000 simulated elections land between R+29.5 and R+5.1.
No public polls yet, so this forecast rests on the fundamentals alone, with a wider range.
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