AkashicTX-08 — U.S. House
We expect Republicans to win96%The call
We expect Republicans to win.
What the market is pricing
via PolymarketThe market gives the Republicans a 94% chance to win.
The market and our model agree, and price it about the same — both favor the Republicans.
Implied probability from live Polymarket prices, two-party-normalized · as of Aug 1, 2026 · a market price is trader sentiment, not Akashic’s forecast. See the market on Polymarket → · How implied probability works →
| Candidate | Raised |
|---|---|
| Jessica SteinmannRNominee | |
| Laura JonesDNominee |
Receipts, cash on hand, and outside (independent-expenditure) spending from the Federal Election Commission. Bars are scaled within this race. Open seat: Republican incumbent Morgan Luttrell is not seeking re-election. The field and its fundraising will keep updating as primaries settle and new FEC reports land.
The rating is grounded in this seat’s record on Akashic — its partisan lean, same-office history, and demographics. Read the full profile on the TX-08 place page.
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | RepublicanR | R+36 |
| 2022 | RepublicanR | R+38 |
| 2020 | RepublicanR | R+47 |
| 2018 | RepublicanR | R+49 |
| 2016 | RepublicanR | R+100 |
| 2014 | RepublicanR | R+89 |
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