Texas — 38th District

The race to succeed Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-TX-38) in Tuesday's Republican primary runoff for Texas's 38th Congressional District has come down to two candidates with very different profiles, very different donor bases, and money as a major factor. Hunt vacated the seat he had held since 2023 to mount a Senate bid, finishing a distant third behind Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton in the March 3 primary. That left the seat he helped design through redistricting wide open. Ten Republicans entered the primary to replace him. Two survived.

Jon Bonck is a Baptist deacon and mortgage sales manager from Greater Houston with no prior elected experience. He holds a biochemistry degree from Louisiana State University and spent years in the chemical and petroleum industries before moving into mortgage sales. His campaign committee, JON BONCK FOR CONGRESS, raised more than $1 million and held more than $846,000 in cash on hand as of February 2026 filings, making him the leading fundrai…