Beth Van Duyne led Kevin Burge in unofficial early voting results Tuesday night in the race for Texas’ 24th Congressional District, putting the Republican incumbent ahead with 93,192 votes to Burge’s 80,547.
For readers following the race now, that margin is the point: the contest was still live as the count moved forward, and the early total alone did not by itself tell the whole story. The district covers northeast Tarrant County, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and part of northern Dallas County, making it one of the Fort Worth-area House races drawing close attention.
Van Duyne, the Republican U.S. Rep. from Irving, is seeking reelection in a district that was affected by last year’s redistricting. Burge, a cybersecurity manager at Caterpillar, has cast himself as the challenger trying to break through in a seat Republicans are defending.
Money has not been close. Van Duyne reported raising $2.1 million from Jan. 1, 2025 to Oct. 14, 2026, spent $3.3 million and ended with $1.6 million on hand. Burge reported raising $334,210, spending $252,864 and holding $81,346 in cash on hand in filings covering April 1, 2025 to Oct. 14, 2026.
The race also pits two sharply different governing agendas against each other. Van Duyne said she would focus on tax cuts to drive economic growth and job creation while advancing illegal immigration law enforcement operations. Burge said he would prioritize cost-of-living affordability, revising federal funding formulas for schools and reining in Trump’s executive power.
What the Tuesday night count makes clear is that Van Duyne starts with the edge. What it does not settle is whether the votes still out can erase it. Until the remaining ballots are counted, District 24 has a leader — but not yet a finished result.
