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U.S. House · Texas's 28th Congressional District

South Texas along the border, from Laredo (Webb County) north toward San Antonio.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Henry Cuellar, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Henry Cuellar113,31565.8%
Tano Tijerina51,06529.6%
Marlón Durán7,9324.6%

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

  • Texas redrew its congressional district boundaries in August 2025 ahead of the 2026 elections. Ballotpedia identifies this race as a battleground: during redistricting, the district was redrawn to one Donald Trump would have carried 54.8%-44.4% in 2024, compared to 53.1%-45.8% under the prior lines, making it one of 23 Democratic-held U.S. House seats up in 2026 that Trump won in 2024.[1][2]
  • Henry Cuellar was indicted in May 2024 on federal charges of bribery, unlawful foreign influence, and money laundering, alleging that he and his wife accepted $600,000 from an Azerbaijan-linked oil-and-gas company and a Mexican bank; House Democratic rules required him to leave his Appropriations subcommittee post after the indictment. President Trump pardoned Cuellar and his wife in December 2025, and Cuellar retook the subcommittee leadership position; the Cook Political Report subsequently moved its rating of the race from Toss-up to Lean Democratic.[2]
  • In the March 3, 2026 primaries, Cuellar defeated Ricardo Villarreal and Andrew Vantine 58.1% to 37.0% to 5.0% for the Democratic nomination, and Tano Tijerina defeated Eileen Day 74.3% to 25.7% for the Republican nomination. Marlon Duran advanced as the Green Party's nominee from its March 21, 2026 convention.[4]

On the November 3 ballot · 3 candidates

Henry CuellarDINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative (since 2005)Full profile →Tano TijerinaRFull profile →Marlon DuranGFull 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

  • Henry Cuellar
    Recorded votes[45][46][47]

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

  • Tano Tijerina
    —
  • Marlon Duran
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Henry Cuellar
    Recorded votes[40][41][42][43]

    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 no 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 yes on Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38, 2017-12-06), which would have required states to honor other states' concealed-carry permits.

  • Tano Tijerina
    —
  • Marlon Duran
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Henry Cuellar
    Recorded votes[23][24][25][26][27][28][29]

    Voted yes 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).

  • Tano Tijerina
    —
  • Marlon Duran
    Opposes[10]

    His campaign website says ICE should be abolished.

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Henry Cuellar
    Recorded votes[24][25][26][36][35]

    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.

  • Tano Tijerina
    —
  • Marlon Duran
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Henry Cuellar
    Recorded votes[24][25][26][31][32][33]

    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 yes on Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590, 2010-03-21). 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.

  • Tano Tijerina
    —
  • Marlon Duran
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Henry Cuellar
    Recorded votes[24][25][26][34][35]

    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.

  • Tano Tijerina
    —
  • Marlon Duran
    In their own words[11]
    “It’s time to acknowledge that climate change is here, and it is a real problem impacting our lives.”

    On his campaign website's issues page

Raise the minimum wage

  • Henry Cuellar
    Recorded votes[44]

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

  • Tano Tijerina
    —
  • Marlon Duran
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Henry Cuellar
    Recorded votes[39]

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

  • Tano Tijerina
    —
  • Marlon Duran
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Henry Cuellar
    Recorded votes[34]

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

  • Tano Tijerina
    —
  • Marlon Duran
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Henry Cuellar
    Recorded votes[30]

    Voted yes on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Tano Tijerina
    —
  • Marlon Duran
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Henry Cuellar
    Recorded votes[37][38]

    Voted no 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.

  • Tano Tijerina
    —
  • Marlon Duran
    —

Research notes & limits

Cuellar has not completed a 2026 Candidate Connection survey; the indictment and pardon are drawn from Ballotpedia's battleground-race summary, which cites Spectrum News 1 reporting. Marlon Duran has not completed a 2026 Candidate Connection survey; his entry draws on a short San Antonio Report profile. Federal key votes and FEC totals for the incumbent are added separately by script. A fuller biography for Marlon Duran (birthplace, employers, prior campaigns) was not found in a source that could be cited.

Sources · 54

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

  1. 1.United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.Henry Cuellar · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 3.Tano Tijerina · Ballotpedia (campaign website statement) Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Marlon Duran · Ballotpedia Reference
  5. 5.Membership · U.S. House Committee on Appropriations Official record
  6. 6.Defense Subcommittee Member List · U.S. House Committee on Appropriations Official record
  7. 7.Homeland Security Subcommittee Member List · U.S. House Committee on Appropriations Official record
  8. 8.Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Member List · U.S. House Committee on Appropriations Official record
  9. 9.Congressman Cuellar Introduces American Consumer Tariff Rebate Act of 2026 · Office of Rep. Henry Cuellar Official record
  10. 10.Marlón's Story | Marlon Duran For Congress! · Candidate campaign website · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
  11. 11.On The Issues | Marlon Duran For Congress! · Candidate campaign website · 2026-10-19 Candidate's own words
  12. 12.Henry Cuellar · Ballotpedia Reference
  13. 13.Biography · Office of Rep. Henry Cuellar Official record
  14. 14.Trump pardons Texas Democratic Rep. Cuellar in bribery and conspiracy case · The Associated Press (via WCAX) · 2025-12-03 News report
  15. 15.Houston woman is third guilty plea in Henry Cuellar bribery case · KSAT (Texas Tribune) · 2024-05-13 News report
  16. 16.Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar and his wife indicted on bribery charges linked to foreign entities · The Texas Tribune (via ABC13 Houston) · 2024-05-04 News report
  17. 17.Webb County Judge Tano Tijerina launches run for Congress, seeking to flip South Texas district red · KSAT (Texas Tribune) · 2025-12-02 News report
  18. 18.Membership · U.S. House Committee on Appropriations Official record
  19. 19.Defense Subcommittee Member List · U.S. House Committee on Appropriations Official record
  20. 20.Homeland Security Subcommittee Member List · U.S. House Committee on Appropriations Official record
  21. 21.Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Member List · U.S. House Committee on Appropriations Official record
  22. 22.Texas 28th District U.S. House election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  23. 23.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  25. 25.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-06-04 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: Affordable Care Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2010-03-21 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: American Health Care Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-05-04 Official record
  34. 34.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  35. 35.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  36. 36.Roll call: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-20 Official record
  37. 37.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  38. 38.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  39. 39.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  40. 40.Roll call: Bipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-02-27 Official record
  41. 41.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  42. 42.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  43. 43.Roll call: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-06 Official record
  44. 44.Roll call: Raise the Wage Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-07-18 Official record
  45. 45.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  46. 46.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  47. 47.Roll call: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-10-03 Official record
  48. 48.Tano Tijerina · Ballotpedia (campaign website statement) Candidate's own words
  49. 49.Webb County Judge Tano Tijerina launches run for Congress, seeking to flip South Texas district red · KSAT (Texas Tribune) · 2025-12-02 News report
  50. 50.U.S. House · Texas's 28th Congressional District results 2026 · NBC News News report
  51. 51.Marlón Durán | 2026 candidate for Texas’ 28th Congressional District · San Antonio Report · 2026-09-22 News report
  52. 52.Marlon Duran · Ballotpedia Reference
  53. 53.Marlón’s Story – Marlon Duran For Congress! · Marlon Duran for Congress · 2026-10-21 Candidate's own words
  54. 54.U.S. House · Texas's 28th Congressional District results 2026 · NBC News News report