Texas general election: November 3, 2026

Who is running for U.S. House, Texas District 19 in 2026?

Here are the candidates for U.S. House, Texas District 19 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in U.S. House District 19.

Positions come only from each candidate's own votes, official actions, statements and questionnaire answers, never from party labels. Every item links to its source.

Side by side

Each candidate's position on the issues this office handles, from their own record. Details and sources are in each profile below.

Issue	Tom SellRepublican	Kyle RableDemocrat
Income taxes	No public position	Raise taxes on the highest earners and corporations to pay for programsQuestionnaire answer · high
Safety net programs	No public position	Expand help for childcare, housing and paid family leaveSaid · medium
Minimum wage	No public position	Raise it higher and tie it to the cost of livingQuestionnaire answer · high
Business regulation	No public position	Much stronger rules, including breaking up the largest companiesSaid · high
Abortion	Illegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestSaid · low	No public position
Guns	Remove most restrictions; bearing arms is a rightSaid · medium	No public position
Immigration	Secure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadySaid · medium	A path to citizenship for most, and more legal immigrationSaid · medium
Energy and climate	Maximize oil and gas; climate rules hurt the economySaid · medium	No public position
Campaign finance	No public position	Overturn Citizens United by amendment and add public financing of campaignsQuestionnaire answer · low
Paid leave	No public position	Create a national paid family and medical leave program plus paid sick daysSaid · medium
Student loans	No public position	Cancel large amounts of debt and make public college tuition-freeQuestionnaire answer · medium
AI regulation	No single answer fits; see evidence	Federal safety rules for powerful AI, with states free to add moreSaid · medium
Transgender athletes	No, and Congress should set a biological sex rule nationwideSaid · medium	No public position

Tom Sell

Republican

Private citizen

Tom Sell is a Lubbock attorney and businessman who earned a bachelor's degree in agribusiness and a law degree from Texas Tech University¹³. He worked for former U.S. Rep. Larry Combest, including as deputy staff director of the House Agriculture Committee, and later co-founded a Lubbock firm with Combest¹³. He won the Republican nomination for the open 19th District seat in a May 2026 runoff³⁵.

Where they stand

Guns: Remove most restrictions; bearing arms is a right Said · medium confidence
- His campaign website says he will oppose any form of gun control, stop red flag laws, and support concealed carry reciprocity. (2026) source
Abortion: Illegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incest Said · low confidence
- His campaign website calls him staunchly pro-life and says he will lead and support legislation that protects human life from abortion and oppose taxpayer funding of abortion. (2026) source
Immigration: Secure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steady Said · medium confidence
- His campaign website says he will finish the border wall, fully fund Border Patrol and ICE, deport violent criminal aliens, stop amnesty and stop chain migration. (2026) source
- In a May 2026 runoff debate he said the country has to enforce its laws at the border and voiced support for improving the H-2A farm worker visa program. (2026-05-12) source
Energy and climate: Maximize oil and gas; climate rules hurt the economy Said · medium confidence
- His campaign website says he will fight to fully unleash American energy dominance and stop what it calls the Green New Scam, and says climate policies of the left would drive up costs and cost jobs. (2026) source
Transgender athletes: No, and Congress should set a biological sex rule nationwide Said · medium confidence
- His campaign website lists keeping men out of girls' sports among the things he will do as a member of Congress. (2026) source
National debt: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Said · medium confidence
- In a May 2026 runoff debate he said balancing the budget and eliminating deficits need greater focus in Washington. (2026-05-12) source
AI regulation: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Said · medium confidence
- In a May 2026 debate he called AI development a modern day arms race and a national security issue, said water and power grid concerns are real, and affirmed President Trump's leadership on the issue. (2026-05-12) source
- In the same debate he said growth from AI data centers must be balanced with protecting farmers, ranchers and rural communities. (2026-05) source
Trade and tariffs: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Said · medium confidence
- His campaign website says he will promote Buy-America policies, open new markets, and stop unfair trade by foreign competitors that use subsidies, tariffs and other trade barriers against U.S. farmers. (2026) source

No public position found on: Income taxes, Social Security, Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Foreign policy, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, E-Verify mandate, DEI programs, Religion in schools, Aid to Israel, Aid to Ukraine, China policy.

Kyle Rable

Democrat

Private citizen

Kyle Rable is a U.S. Army Reserve officer who earned degrees from the University of Toledo and Bowling Green State University and was accepted into the PhD program at Texas Tech University¹³. He served as secretary of the Lubbock County Democratic Party before launching his campaign in May 2025⁴. He was unopposed in the March 2026 Democratic primary³.

Where they stand

Minimum wage: Raise it higher and tie it to the cost of living Questionnaire answer · high confidence
- Answered "100%" when asked whether Congress should pass a federal $17 an hour minimum wage indexed to inflation (September 2025 candidate Q&A). (2025-09-30) source
Income taxes: Raise taxes on the highest earners and corporations to pay for programs Questionnaire answer · high confidence
- Answered yes when asked whether he supports major tax reform including raising taxes on billionaires and large corporations (September 2025 candidate Q&A). (2025-09-30) source
Business regulation: Much stronger rules, including breaking up the largest companies Said · high confidence
- His campaign website says the monopolies that dominate the economy must be broken up. (2026) source
- Said in a candidate Q&A that massive corporations must be regulated and broken up to give consumers and employees choices. (2025-09-30) source
Student loans: Cancel large amounts of debt and make public college tuition-free Questionnaire answer · medium confidence
- Said he supports cancelling student debt to a large amount, eliminating interest on the loans, and making community college free (September 2025 candidate Q&A). (2025-09-30) source
Campaign finance: Overturn Citizens United by amendment and add public financing of campaigns Questionnaire answer · low confidence
- Asked whether Congress should ban corporate PAC money and adopt public campaign financing, he said all big money influence in politics must be eliminated and PACs and corporate influence regulated (September 2025 candidate Q&A). (2025-09-30) source
Immigration: A path to citizenship for most, and more legal immigration Said · medium confidence
- His campaign website says legal pathways to citizenship should be expanded and streamlined, that anyone capable of working should be able to join the workforce legally, and that the country should not turn its back on the persecuted. (2026) source
AI regulation: Federal safety rules for powerful AI, with states free to add more Said · medium confidence
- His campaign website says he will push for federal regulation of AI and data centers and that data centers must be regulated at both the state and federal levels. (2026) source
Paid leave: Create a national paid family and medical leave program plus paid sick days Said · medium confidence
- His campaign website says he will work to enact a federal law expanding the Family and Medical Leave Act to guarantee mothers at least three quarters of their base pay while on maternity leave. (2026) source
Safety net programs: Expand help for childcare, housing and paid family leave Said · medium confidence
- His campaign website says he will defend Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security and opposes cutting deserving Americans off their healthcare. (2026) source
- His campaign website proposes an income-tiered federal childcare voucher program, paid maternity leave and tax credits for first-time home buyers. (2026) source
Healthcare: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Said · medium confidence
- His campaign website says healthcare is a human right and says he will fight for Medicare for all children under 18. (2026) source
Drug prices: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Said · medium confidence
- His campaign website says he will introduce legislation to put price caps on lifesaving medicine such as insulin. (2026) source
Childcare and pre-K: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Said · medium confidence
- His campaign website proposes a federal childcare voucher program tiered by income level and more training and facilities for childcare workers. (2026) source
Social Security: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Said · medium confidence
- His campaign website says he will fight to ensure Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid benefits are delivered to everyone who paid into them and will introduce legislation to insulate these programs from executive overreach. (2026) source
Trade and tariffs: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Said · medium confidence
- His campaign website says Americans should not bear the brunt of President Trump's trade war with allies and that Congress must limit the White House's power to impose tariffs. (2026) source
Foreign policy: No single answer fits; see the evidence below. Said · medium confidence
- His campaign website says he will co-sponsor legislation to rescind war powers given to the president to prevent more endless wars in the Middle East. (2026) source

No public position found on: National debt, Abortion, Guns, Energy and climate, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Redistricting, Term limits, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, Aid to Israel, Aid to Ukraine, China policy.

Last reviewed 2026-09-27. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.