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2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Texas House District 40

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Celeste Cabrera-Huff

Republican

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Business owner

Celeste Cabrera-Huff is a business owner making her first run for public office.

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Terry Canales

DemocraticIncumbent

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State Representative, District 40
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State Representative, Texas House District 40 (since 2013); attorney with own practice (Edinburg)

Terry Canales is the sitting State Representative for District 40 in the Texas Legislature, a district that includes all or part of Hidalgo County.

Terry Canales runs his own law practice in Edinburg and was first elected to the Texas House in 2012. He chaired the House Transportation Committee from 2019 to January 2025 and was appointed chair of the Transportation Funding subcommittee in 2025.

Canales's committees

  • Calendars
  • General Aviation, Select
  • Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
  • Transportation
  • S/C on Transportation Funding (Chair)

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