2026 Midterms · U.S. House · Texas Likely
Texas — 32nd District
Democratic
Dan Barrios
Republican
Jace Yarbrough
The 2026 general election for Texas' 32nd Congressional District features Democrat Dan Barrios against Republican Jace Yarbrough in an open-seat race following mid-decade redistricting in August 2025. Following the district map changes, major election handicappers rate the district as Solid Republican (Cook Political Report, Inside Elections), Safe Republican (Sabato's Crystal Ball), or Likely Republican (DDHQ/The Hill). The matchup hinges on contrasting visions for border enforcement, inflation, governance, and social issues, with Yarbrough aligning closely with Donald Trump's America First agenda and Barrios focusing on local government experience and middle-class economic relief.
Border Security and Immigration
high salienceYarbrough explicitly calls for mass deportations, finishing the border wall, and ending catch-and-release, whereas Barrios lists immigration reform among his general platform issue areas.
Dan Barrios
Supports comprehensive immigration reform
Barrios identifies immigration reform as a key priority on his platform. He emphasizes practical governance and community stability.
- Identifies immigration reform as a primary platform issue
Jace Yarbrough
Supports finishing wall and mass deportation
Yarbrough advocates for strict border security including finishing the border wall, ending catch-and-release, and deploying resources for mass deportations. He also supports adding a citizenship question to the 2030 census and stopping visa program abuse.
- Finish the border wall and end catch-and-release
- Support mass deportation efforts and oppose all amnesty proposals
- Require a citizenship question on the 2030 census
- Reform visa programs to prevent displacement of American workers
“President Trump needs reinforcements who will finish the wall, end catch-and-release, and stop illegal immigration threatening our workers and communities.”
Economy and Cost of Living
high salienceBarrios emphasizes strengthening consumer protections and workforce development to reduce costs, while Yarbrough focuses on cutting federal spending, reducing taxes, and reforming trade.
Dan Barrios
Supports strengthening consumer protections and lower costs
Barrios promises to confront the affordability crisis by strengthening consumer protections for working families. He emphasizes support for small businesses, workforce development, and local job creation.
- Strengthen consumer protections to combat rising costs for groceries and housing
- Support small business growth and local job creation
- Invest in education and workforce development programs
“In Congress, Dan will confront the affordability crisis by strengthening consumer protections for working Americans.”
Jace Yarbrough
Supports cutting taxes and runaway spending
Yarbrough advocates cutting taxes, reducing government spending, and unleashing domestic energy production. He supports fair trade deals and bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. to protect American jobs.
- Cut federal taxes and eliminate runaway government spending
- Bring manufacturing home and confront foreign economic competitors
- End abuse of visa programs that lower American wages
“We must cut taxes, unleash energy production, end wasteful spending, and demand fair trade—not deals that enrich our adversaries while hurting American workers.”
Healthcare and Medical Freedom
medium salienceBarrios focuses on expanding healthcare access and reducing insurance and drug costs, whereas Yarbrough emphasizes individual medical freedom against vaccine mandates and health reforms targeting food quality.
Dan Barrios
Supports expanding access to affordable quality healthcare
Barrios views healthcare as a basic necessity and aims to ensure all residents have access to quality care. He focuses on tackling high insurance premiums, prescription drug costs, and hospital closures.
- Expand access to affordable, quality medical care
- Lower insurance premiums and prescription drug costs
- Address hospital closures
“Healthcare is a basic necessity and Dan believes nobody should be left without access to affordable and quality medical care.”
Jace Yarbrough
Opposes vaccine mandates and supports food quality reform
Yarbrough opposes vaccine mandates, highlighting his legal work defending first responders fired over mandate compliance. He also advocates reducing food additives and chemicals and raising fitness standards in schools to lower healthcare costs.
- Protect medical freedom against government vaccine mandates
- Cut additives and chemicals in food to reduce chronic illness
- Restore high physical fitness standards in schools
“As someone who has defended first responders in court who were fired over unconstitutional vaccine mandates, Jace will always continue to stand up for people’s medical freedom against these mandates in the future.”
Education
medium salienceBarrios advocates for investing in public education to expand student opportunities, while Yarbrough focuses on combating progressive gender ideology and promoting classical Christian education.
Dan Barrios
Supports investing in quality public education
Barrios is committed to ensuring every child has the opportunity to succeed in public education. He advocates for increased investment in schools and workforce development programs.
- Ensure equal opportunities for success in public education
- Invest in workforce development alongside education
“I care deeply about education and ensuring every child has the opportunity to succeed”
Jace Yarbrough
Opposes leftist indoctrination in schools
Yarbrough opposes progressive gender ideologies and indoctrination in public schools, having co-founded a classical Christian academy. He advocates for teaching traditional family values, hard work, and maintaining physical fitness standards.
- Oppose woke gender ideology and indoctrination in schools
- Co-founded a classical Christian academy
- Promote family values, hard work, and physical fitness standards
“It’s important that we teach our children family values and hard work, grown in the Texas Heartland – not radical woke gender ideologies from San Francisco that are poisoning our youth.”
Foreign Policy and National Defense
medium salienceYarbrough presents an explicit America First platform against nation-building and policing the world, whereas Barrios lists foreign policy and veterans among his core platform categories.
Dan Barrios
Supports prioritized focus on foreign policy and veterans
Barrios places foreign policy and veterans issues as one of his principal campaign platform areas.
- Maintains Foreign Policy and Veterans as a primary issue section on campaign platform
Jace Yarbrough
Supports non-interventionist America First foreign policy
Yarbrough supports an America First foreign policy that opposes nation-building and endless foreign wars. He advocates for peace through strength, maintaining military readiness free from woke ideology, and confronting aggression from China.
- End nation-building and foreign military interventions
- Maintain peace through strength with a military free from woke ideology
- Confront China's economic and military aggression
“I stand with President Trump's America First foreign policy: no more nation-building, no more policing the world, no more sacrificing American lives for conflicts that don't threaten our homeland.”
Energy and Environment
medium salienceYarbrough explicitly advocates expanding domestic energy production and opposing Green New Deal regulations, while Barrios lists energy and environment as a platform area.
Dan Barrios
Supports energy and environmental priorities
Barrios includes energy and the environment as a core platform category on his campaign page.
- Includes Energy and Environment on issue platform
Jace Yarbrough
Supports domestic energy expansion and opposing Green New Deal
Yarbrough supports expanding American energy production to achieve energy independence. He highlights his experience suing over Green New Deal policies and vows to fight environmental regulations in Congress.
- Expand domestic energy production to secure energy independence
- Oppose job-crushing Green New Deal policies
- Litigated in court against radical environmental policies
“In Congress, Jace Yarbrough will fight to support President Trump’s expansion of American energy production.”
Government Governance and Election Integrity
medium salienceBarrios emphasizes restoring institutional trust and combating political extremism, while Yarbrough focuses on strict voter ID laws and adding a citizenship question to the 2030 census.
Dan Barrios
Supports transparent government and defending democracy
Barrios focuses on restoring trust in core government institutions by opposing political extremism. Drawing on his city council experience, he pledges to defend the Constitution, ensure government transparency, and represent all district constituents.
- Build transparent and accountable government that voters can trust
- Stand against political extremism and defend constitutional rights
- Bring local municipal experience to federal decision-making
“He will stand against the extremism that is creating chaos in our core institutions, proudly defend the Constitution, and fight to ensure our rights are protected.”
Jace Yarbrough
Supports voter ID and citizenship census questions
Yarbrough highlights his background as an election integrity lawyer for Donald Trump and defender of constitutional rights. He advocates for strict voter ID laws and requiring a citizenship question on the 2030 census to prevent congressional representation distortion.
- Require a citizenship question on the 2030 census to prevent political manipulation
- Enforce voter ID laws to eliminate voter fraud
- Served as election integrity lawyer in Detroit during the 2024 election
“In Congress, Jace will make sure the 2030 census includes a citizenship question so that far-left states like California, Illinois, and New York can’t game the system and pump up their numbers in Congress.”
Technology, AI, and Innovation
low salienceYarbrough specifically targets beating China in AI and supporting blockchain growth, whereas Barrios lists technology and innovation as a platform topic.
Dan Barrios
Supports technology and innovation development
Barrios lists Technology and Innovation among his primary issue focus areas.
- Includes Technology and Innovation as a core platform topic
Jace Yarbrough
Supports leading in AI, space, and blockchain
Yarbrough stresses the need for American technological supremacy over foreign adversaries like China. He advocates for leading in AI development, winning the space race, and expanding blockchain technology.
- Outpace China in AI investment and space exploration
- Promote growth of blockchain technology in the digital economy
“It's imperative that we win the new space race and beat China to the punch on AI investment and development.”
Abortion and Culture of Life
medium salienceJace Yarbrough
Opposes abortion and supports pro-life policies
Yarbrough is 100% pro-life and endorsed by Texas Right to Life. He has litigated against abortion providers providing procedures to minors and opposed taxpayer funding for abortion travel.
- Maintains a 100% pro-life stance
- Litigated against abortion providers in court regarding services to minors
- Opposes taxpayer funding for abortion-related travel
- Endorsed by Texas Right to Life
“A father to five wonderful children and unapologetic Christian, Jace Yarbrough is 100% pro-life.”
Gun Rights and Second Amendment
medium salienceJace Yarbrough
Supports national concealed carry reciprocity and NFA repeal
Yarbrough is a gun owner endorsed by Texas Gun Rights PAC who vows to defend Second Amendment rights against federal restrictions. He advocates for national concealed carry reciprocity and repealing the National Firearms Act.
- Champion national reciprocity for concealed carry permits
- Repeal the National Firearms Act
- Endorsed by Texas Gun Rights PAC
“In Congress, Jace Yarbrough will champion national reciprocity on concealed carry permits so law-abiding gun owners can lawfully carry when traveling over state lines, and a repeal of the National Firearms Act”