Texas's 126th House of Representatives district

{{Short description|American legislative district}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

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The 126th district of the Texas House of Representatives contains parts of Harris County. The current representative is E. Sam Harless, who was first elected in 2018.{{Cite web |title=Texas House of Representatives District 126 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_House_of_Representatives_District_126 |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}{{cite web |title=District Population Analysis with County Subtotals |url=https://data.capitol.texas.gov/dataset/71af633c-21bf-42cf-ad48-4fe95593a897/resource/4d3dea56-d572-4794-af00-91975614049b/download/planh2316r100.pdf |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=data.capitol.texas.gov |publisher=Texas Legislative Council}} [https://ballotpedia.org/Sarah_Smith_(Texas) Sarah Smith] ran in General Election as a Write In Candidate (Independent) and was defeated by incumbent E. Sam Harless. Sarah Smith though defeated, among all write in candidates nationwide from Presidential write in candidates down to local write in candidates, scored highest number of votes in the nation in 2024 General Election. E. Sam Harless will continue his tenure the next two years.