Texas State House District 37
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Janie Lopez Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
Janie LopezRepublican · IncumbentOziel "Ozzie" Ochoa, JrDemocratic
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Lopez (R) 55.0, Gracia (D) 45.0
- Last election
- Lopez (Republican) won by 10.0 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
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Left column: LopezRight column: Ochoa
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Candidates on the ballot
- Oziel "Ozzie" Ochoa, JrDemocratic
- Janie LopezIncumbentRepublican
Source: sos.state.tx.us (PDF), dated Aug 28
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History (26 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 55,604
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Texas House of Representatives District 37, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLopezWon Republican 30,59055.0% DemocraticGracia Democratic 25,01445.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 39,432
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Texas House of Representatives District 37, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJanie LopezWon Republican 20,43751.8% DemocraticLuis Villarreal Jr. Democratic 18,99548.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 27,650
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 37, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAlex DominguezWon(incumbent) Democratic 27,650100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 20,314
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 37, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAlex DominguezWon Democratic 20,314100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 26,587
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 37, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRene O. OliveiraWon(incumbent) Democratic 26,587100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,504
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 37, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRene O. OliveiraWon(incumbent) Democratic 10,504100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 22,076
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 37, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRene OliveiraWon(incumbent) Democratic 22,076100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,640
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 37, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRene O. OliveiraWon(incumbent) Democratic 9,640100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,695
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 37, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRene O. OliveiraWon(incumbent) Democratic 19,695100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,113
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 37, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRene O. OliveiraWon(incumbent) Democratic 10,113100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,929
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 37, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRene O. OliveiraWon(incumbent) Democratic 16,929100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,454
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 37, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRene O. OliveiraWon(incumbent) Democratic 11,454100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,796
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 37, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRene O. OliveiraWon(incumbent) Democratic 15,796100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,390
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 37, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRene O. OliveiraWon(incumbent) Democratic 8,390100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,774
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 37, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRene O. OliveiraWon(incumbent) Democratic 13,03469.4% RepublicanPhilip Thomas Cowen Republican 5,74030.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,601
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 37, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRene O. OliveiraWon(incumbent) Democratic 9,601100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,367
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 37, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRene O. OliveiraWon(incumbent) Democratic 13,367100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,643
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 37, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticIrma RangelWon(incumbent) Democratic 13,643100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,618
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 37, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticIrma RangelWon(incumbent) Democratic 21,618100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,348
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 37, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticIrma RangelWon(incumbent) Democratic 14,348100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 20,683
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 37, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticIrma RangelWon(incumbent) Democratic 20,683100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,411
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 37, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticIrma RangelWon(incumbent) Democratic 15,411100.0% - No results on file 1975 to 1981
- Votes for listed candidates
- 290,038
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- Seats
- 4
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Texas House of Representatives District 37, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSarah WeddingtonWon(incumbent) Democratic 53,63873.0% DemocraticRonald EarleWon Democratic 53,36275.9% DemocraticExalton DelcoWon Democratic 46,64264.6% DemocraticGonzalo BarrientosWon Democratic 42,39457.3% RepublicanWilliam Todd Republican 29,22939.5% RepublicanWill Wyman Republican 21,89930.3% RepublicanDavid Kirchner Republican 17,45823.8% RepublicanMax Johnson Republican 16,93824.1% OtherPas Pena Other 3,7035.1% OtherArmando Gutierrez Other 2,4043.3% OtherOrelia Cole Other 2,3653.2% Scattered write-ins Write-in 20.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 20.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 20.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 475,369
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- Seats
- 4
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Texas House of Representatives District 37, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLarry BalesWon Democratic 84,55271.4% DemocraticSarah WeddingtonWon Democratic 84,37469.8% DemocraticDon CavnessWon(incumbent) Democratic 80,57868.4% DemocraticWilson ForemanWon(incumbent) Democratic 68,82258.3% RepublicanJennifer Carney Republican 49,30541.7% RepublicanJohn Andrew King Republican 37,23731.6% RepublicanDwight M. Wheeler Republican 34,97028.9% RepublicanJames Rawlins Republican 33,93228.6% OtherLaura Maggi Other 1,5991.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,989
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1968 to 1971)
Texas House of Representatives District 37, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn R. BighamWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,989100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,658
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- District map
- Older district map (1968 to 1971)
Texas House of Representatives District 37, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn R. BighamWon Democratic 11,658100.0%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1968 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Texas State House District 37, election results 1968 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/tx/house/37. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:tx/sldl:37
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026