Texas State House District 40
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Terry Canales Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
Celeste Cabrera-HuffRepublicanTerry CanalesDemocratic · Incumbent
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Canales (D) 100.0
- Last election
- Canales (Democratic) was unopposed, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
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- Terry CanalesIncumbentDemocratic
- Celeste Cabrera-HuffRepublican
Source: sos.state.tx.us (PDF), dated Aug 28
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History (29 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 34,671
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Texas House of Representatives District 40, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCanalesWon Democratic 34,671100.0% - Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Texas House of Representatives District 40, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTerry CanalesWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 34,576
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 40, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTerry CanalesWon(incumbent) Democratic 34,576100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,252
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 40, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTerry CanalesWon(incumbent) Democratic 24,252100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 31,523
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 40, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTerry CanalesWon(incumbent) Democratic 23,25773.8% RepublicanMaricela De Leon Republican 8,26626.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,998
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 40, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTerry CanalesWon(incumbent) Democratic 11,998100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 20,513
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 40, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTerry CanalesWon Democratic 20,513100.0% - Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 40, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAaron PenaWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,103
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 40, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAaron PenaWon(incumbent) Democratic 24,103100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,073
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 40, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAaron PenaWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,073100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,211
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 40, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAaron PenaWon(incumbent) Democratic 16,211100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,869
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 40, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAaron PenaWon Democratic 10,869100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,023
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 40, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJuan HinojosaWon(incumbent) Democratic 19,023100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,659
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 40, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJuan HinojosaWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,659100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 22,187
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 40, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJuan HinojosaWon Democratic 15,81671.3% RepublicanEmilio D. Santos Republican 6,37128.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,382
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 40, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEddie DelagarzaWon(incumbent) Democratic 9,06555.3% RepublicanMary Ann Rios Republican 7,31744.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,237
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 40, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEddie DelagarzaWon(incumbent) Democratic 15,237100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,398
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 40, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEddie DelagarzaWon Democratic 10,398100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,232
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 40, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAlejandro Moreno Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 17,232100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,792
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 40, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAlejandro Moreno Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 8,792100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,665
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 40, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAlejandro Moreno Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 14,665100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,596
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 40, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAlejandro Moreno Jr.Won Democratic 9,596100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,992
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Texas House of Representatives District 40, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn SharpWon(incumbent) Democratic 17,992100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,806
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Texas House of Representatives District 40, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn SharpWon Democratic 9,70865.6% RepublicanDonald Truman Republican 5,09834.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,231
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Texas House of Representatives District 40, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoe WyattWon(incumbent) Democratic 17,19699.8% Scattered write-ins Write-in 350.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,969
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Texas House of Representatives District 40, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoe WyattWon(incumbent) Democratic 5,95599.8% Scattered write-ins Write-in 140.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,134
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Texas House of Representatives District 40, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoe WyattWon(incumbent) Democratic 16,134100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,513
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1968 to 1971)
Texas House of Representatives District 40, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGerhardt SchulleWon(incumbent) Democratic 11,49899.9% Scattered write-ins Write-in 150.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,712
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- District map
- Older district map (1968 to 1971)
Texas House of Representatives District 40, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGerhardt SchulleWon(incumbent) Democratic 13,21667.0% RepublicanTheo Lindig Republican 6,49633.0%
- 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 40, election results 1968 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/tx/house/40. 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:40
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