2026 elections

Who is running in Texas in 2026?

Every race on the November 3, 2026 Texas ballot that we cover, who is running, and where each candidate stands, with a source for every claim.

Every Texan votes on these

U.S. Senate (Texas)Ken Paxton, James Talarico, Ted Brown Texas GovernorGreg Abbott, Gina Hinojosa, Pat Dixon Texas Lieutenant GovernorDan Patrick, Vikki Goodwin, Anthony Cristo, Kevin McCormick Texas Attorney GeneralMayes Middleton, Nathan Johnson, Tom Oxford Texas ComptrollerDon Huffines, Sarah Eckhardt, Shehla Faizi, V. Alonzo Echavarria-Garza Texas Land CommissionerDawn Buckingham, Benjamin Flores, Neill Snider Texas Agriculture CommissionerNate Sheets, Clayton Tucker, Austin Kelly Texas Railroad CommissionerBo French, Jon Rosenthal, Arthur DiBianca Texas Supreme Court, Chief JusticeJimmy Blacklock, Maggie Ellis Texas Supreme Court, Place 2 (unexpired term)James P. Sullivan, Chari Kelly Texas Supreme Court, Place 7Kyle Hawkins, Kristen Hawkins Texas Supreme Court, Place 8Brett Busby, Gisela D. Triana Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3Thomas Smith, Okey Anyiam, Mark Ash Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4Kevin Patrick Yeary, Audra Riley Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9John Messinger, Holly Taylor Fifteenth Court of Appeals, Chief JusticeScott Brister, Jerry Zimmerer Fifteenth Court of Appeals, Place 2Scott K. Field, Tom Baker Fifteenth Court of Appeals, Place 3April Farris, Marc M. Meyer

Local races we cover so far

Local coverage starts with Tarrant County and its districts. More counties and districts are on the way.

U.S. House, Texas District 1Nathaniel Moran, Yolanda R. Prince U.S. House, Texas District 2Steve Toth, Shaun Finnie U.S. House, Texas District 3Keith Self, Evan Hunt U.S. House, Texas District 4Pat Fallon, Jason Pearce U.S. House, Texas District 5Lance Gooden, Chelsey Hockett U.S. House, Texas District 6Jake Ellzey, Danny Minton U.S. House, Texas District 7Alexander Hale, Lizzie Pannill Fletcher, Espoir Ngabo U.S. House, Texas District 8Jessica Hart Steinmann, Laura Jones U.S. House, Texas District 9Alex Mealer, Leticia Gutierrez U.S. House, Texas District 10Chris Gober, Caitlin Rourk U.S. House, Texas District 11August Pfluger, Claire Reynolds U.S. House, Texas District 12Craig Goldman, Angela "Heli" Rodriguez Prilliman U.S. House, Texas District 13Ronny Jackson, Mark Nair U.S. House, Texas District 14Randy Weber, Thurman Bill Bartie U.S. House, Texas District 15Monica De La Cruz, Bobby Pulido U.S. House, Texas District 16Adam Bauman, Veronica Escobar U.S. House, Texas District 17Pete Sessions, Casey Shepard U.S. House, Texas District 18Ronald Dwayne Whitfield, Christian Menefee U.S. House, Texas District 19Tom Sell, Kyle Rable U.S. House, Texas District 20Edgardo Rafael Baez, Joaquin Castro U.S. House, Texas District 21Mark Teixeira, Kristin Hook U.S. House, Texas District 22Trever Nehls, Marquette Greene-Scott U.S. House, Texas District 23Brandon Herrera, Katy Padilla Stout, Ben Mendoza U.S. House, Texas District 24Beth Van Duyne, Kevin Burge U.S. House, Texas District 25Roger Williams, Dione Sims U.S. House, Texas District 26Brandon Gill, Steven Shook, Phil Gray U.S. House, Texas District 27Michael Cloud, Tanya Lloyd U.S. House, Texas District 28Tano Tijerina, Henry Cuellar, Marlón Durán U.S. House, Texas District 29Martha Fierro, Sylvia Garcia U.S. House, Texas District 30Everett Jackson, Frederick D. Haynes III U.S. House, Texas District 31John Carter, Justin Early, Greg Stoker U.S. House, Texas District 32Jace Yarbrough, Dan Barrios U.S. House, Texas District 33Patrick David Gillespie, Colin Allred U.S. House, Texas District 34Eric Flores, Vicente Gonzalez, Chris Royal, Eddie Espinoza U.S. House, Texas District 35Carlos De La Cruz, Johnny Garcia U.S. House, Texas District 36Brian Babin, Rhonda Hart U.S. House, Texas District 37Lauren B. Peña, Greg Casar U.S. House, Texas District 38Jon Bonck, Melissa McDonough, Alex McMenemy Second Court of Appeals (Fort Worth), Place 2Chris Taylor Second Court of Appeals (Fort Worth), Place 7Brian Walker Texas Senate, District 9Taylor Rehmet, Leigh Wambsganss Texas House, District 98Armin Mizani, Cate Brennan Texas House, District 92Salman Bhojani, JP Woodruff Tarrant County JudgeTim O'Hare, Alisa Simmons Tarrant County District AttorneyPhil Sorrells, Tiffany Burks