2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Texas House District 50

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Samantha Lopez-Resendez

Democratic

Work: Senior policy advisor and constituent services director to State Rep. Donna Howard; former chief of staff

Samantha Lopez-Resendez is senior policy advisor and constituent services director for State Rep. Donna Howard, whose office she previously led as chief of staff. She earlier worked as an elementary school librarian in the Rio Grande Valley.

Sources for Lopez-Resendez

Samantha Lopez-Resendez - candidate profile, tx-statehouse-50 (Branch Politics (branch.vote), Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Howard Olsen

Republican

Work: U.S. Armed Forces veteran (11 years, including 2-16 Rangers and psychological operations)

Howard Olsen served 11 years in the U.S. armed forces, including with the 2-16 Rangers and in psychological operations, and took part in volunteer disaster relief after Hurricane Harvey.

Sources for Olsen

Howard Olsen - candidate profile, tx-statehouse-50 (Branch Politics (branch.vote), Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

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Candidate list and race details

Ballot Certification Report, 2026 November General Election (state and district offices), and Certified List of Write-In Candidates (Texas Secretary of State, Public record)

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