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U.S. House · Texas's 20th District

San Antonio and surrounding Bexar County.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Joaquin Castro, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Joaquin Castro149,39777.6%
Edgardo Baez43,09722.4%

About 99% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Incumbent Joaquin Castro (D) defeated two challengers in the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary. Edgardo Baez ran unopposed for the Republican nomination.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Joaquin CastroDINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative (since 2013)Full profile →Edgardo BaezRFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Joaquin Castro
    Recorded votes[35][36][37]

    Voted yes on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted yes on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15). Voted no on Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36, 2017-10-03), which would have banned most abortions after 20 weeks.

  • Edgardo Baez
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Joaquin Castro
    Recorded votes[30][31][32][33]

    Voted yes on Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8, 2019-02-27), which would have required background checks on most private gun sales. Voted yes on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted yes on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs. Voted no on Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38, 2017-12-06), which would have required states to honor other states' concealed-carry permits.

  • Edgardo Baez
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Joaquin Castro
    Recorded votes[14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

    Voted no on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted no on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted yes on American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6, 2019-06-04; 2021-03-18).

  • Edgardo Baez
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Joaquin Castro
    Recorded votes[15][16][17][26][25]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03; 2017-12-20), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent. Voted yes on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.

  • Edgardo Baez
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Joaquin Castro
    Recorded votes[15][16][17][22][23]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted yes on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies. Voted no on American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628, 2017-05-04), which would have capped federal Medicaid funding and ended enhanced funding for the Medicaid expansion.

  • Edgardo Baez
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Joaquin Castro
    Recorded votes[15][16][17][24][25]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits. Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • Edgardo Baez
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • Joaquin Castro
    Recorded votes[34]

    Voted yes on Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582, 2019-07-18).

  • Edgardo Baez
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Joaquin Castro
    Recorded votes[29]

    Voted yes on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Edgardo Baez
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Joaquin Castro
    Recorded votes[24]

    Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • Edgardo Baez
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Joaquin Castro
    Recorded votes[21]

    Voted no on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Edgardo Baez
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Joaquin Castro
    Recorded votes[27][28]

    Voted yes on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted yes on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Edgardo Baez
    —

Research notes & limits

Joaquin Castro's key floor votes and FEC finance totals are filled in separately by script. Baez's birth year and family details are not published in the sources reviewed; his campaign website offers only a brief biography.

Sources · 41

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

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  2. 2.Joaquin Castro · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  3. 3.Edgardo Baez - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Castro Statement on Disastrous Republican Budget Bill (May 22, 2025) · Office of Rep. Joaquin Castro · 2025-05-22 Official record
  5. 5.McGovern, Massie, Castro Introduce Bipartisan War Powers Resolution (Dec. 2, 2025) · Office of Rep. James McGovern · 2025-12-02 Official record
  6. 6.Dr. Báez for Congress · Candidate campaign website · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
  7. 7.Joaquin Castro · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  8. 8.Biography · Office of Rep. Joaquin Castro Official record
  9. 9.Committees and Caucuses · Office of Rep. Joaquin Castro Official record
  10. 10.Texas 20th District U.S. House election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  11. 11.H.R. 3115, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 (Assault Weapons Ban of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  12. 12.H.R. 2743, the Raise the Wage Act of 2025 (Raise the Wage Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  13. 13.H.R. 12, the Women's Health Protection Act of 2025 (Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  14. 14.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  15. 15.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  16. 16.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  17. 17.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-06-04 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: American Health Care Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-05-04 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-20 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: Bipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-02-27 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-06 Official record
  34. 34.Roll call: Raise the Wage Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-07-18 Official record
  35. 35.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  36. 36.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  37. 37.Roll call: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-10-03 Official record
  38. 38.Edgardo Baez - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
  39. 39.Edgardo Baez, 2026 candidate for Texas 20th Congressional District · San Antonio Report Candidate's own words
  40. 40.Dr. Baez for Congress · Dr. E.R. Baez for Congress Candidate's own words
  41. 41.U.S. House · Texas's 20th District results 2026 · NBC News News report