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U.S. House · Texas's 19th District

West Texas, including Lubbock and Abilene.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

✓ Fact-checked 2026-09-25: 11 claims re-checked against their sources

A second, independent research pass re-opened every cited source for this race and corrected or removed anything the source didn’t support.

On the ballot · 2 candidates

Tom SellR

Raised $2.1M · spent $1.8M · $385K cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

Kyle RableD

Raised $31K · spent $21K · $7,631 cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

The candidates, in full

Tom Sell

R

Won the May 26, 2026 Republican primary runoff over Abraham Enriquez, 64.3% to 35.7%.

Tom Sell is the Republican nominee for this open West Texas seat. He is an attorney who previously worked in the office of former U.S. Rep. Larry Combest (R-Texas) and served as deputy staff director for the House Committee on Agriculture.[2]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Background

  • Earned a bachelor's degree and a J.D. from Texas Tech University.[2]
  • Worked in the office of former U.S. Rep. Larry Combest (R-Texas) and served as deputy staff director for the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture.[2]
  • Founded a law firm with Combest after leaving Capitol Hill.[2]

Campaign money

Raised $2.1M · spent $1.8M · $385K cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

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Kyle Rable

D

Ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination, winning the March 3, 2026 primary with 100% of the vote.

Kyle Rable is the Democratic nominee for this open West Texas seat. He is a U.S. Army Reserve veteran with graduate degrees from the University of Toledo and Bowling Green State University.[3]

Little public record found for this candidate.

Background

  • Served in the U.S. Army Reserve.[3]
  • Earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Toledo and a graduate degree from Bowling Green State University.[3]

Campaign money

Raised $31K · spent $21K · $7,631 cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

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Research notes & limits

This is an open seat after Texas redrew its congressional map for 2026; incumbent Jodey Arrington did not run in the redrawn 19th District's primary. Neither general-election nominee has completed a Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey or published detailed policy positions online.

Sources · 3

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Tom Sell · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  3. 3.Kyle Rable · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference