Scrutinel— 2026 midterms

UpdatedAug 24, 2026, 5:12 AM UTC
To election day72 days
Simulations200,000

Texas 15th District

Currently held by a Republican · incumbent running · district redrawn for 2026

Democrat
Bobby Pulido
18%
Republican
Monica De La Cruz
82%
ForecastLean R
Projected margin
R+7.1
80% range
R+17.3 to D+3.1
Partisan lean
R+13.8
Tipping-point chance
0.53%
Uncertainty multiplier
1.11×

The 80% range comes from 200,000 simulations in which this race’s error is correlated with every other race through the national, state and demographic layers.

How the estimate is built
Polls 23%Fundamentals 77%
Polling average
R+1.8
Fundamentals
R+13.1
Blended
R+6.5
Poll–fundamentals gap
11.3 pts
PollingDR matchup
Polls in window
2
Distinct pollsters
2
Most recent
May 25, 2026
Democrat
46.1%
Republican
47.9%
Undecided / other
6.0%
Spread between polls
0.1 pts
Fundamentals
Partisan lean
R+13.8
Elasticity
1.15
Incumbency
−1.9
Candidate experience
0.0
Fundraising
−0.7
National environment
D+5.3
Expected margin
R+13.1

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