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Every race on your ballot, with sources. Races by state

2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Texas races on the 2026 ballot

The federal and statewide races on Texas's general election ballot, with candidates listed alphabetically. Open the app to see the races for your address, including your U.S. House district and state legislative districts.

Find your exact ballot

What's included: U.S. Senate and House, statewide offices and state legislative races (shown in the app once you enter your address).

Local races (county, city, school board, judges) and anything else on your ballot are on your official sample ballot: teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov.

Not included: local races (county, city, school board, special districts); judicial races below the state supreme court; judicial retention questions unless listed: see the official lookup link for your full sample ballot.

Candidate lists as of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

This is not an official ballot. Confirm your registration, polling place and ballot with your election office through vote.gov.

Federal

  • U.S. Senator

    Statewide

    • Ted Brown · Libertarian
    • Ken Paxton · Republican
    • James Talarico · Democratic
    • Avery Ayers · Write-inWrite-in
    • Bradford "Brad" Hall · Write-inWrite-in
    • Zul Mohamed · Write-inWrite-in
    • Jade Simmons · Write-inWrite-in

U.S. House

Texas has 38 U.S. House districts. You vote in one; enter your address to find yours.

Statewide offices

  • Governor

    Statewide

    • Greg Abbott · RepublicanIncumbent
    • Pat Dixon · Libertarian
    • Gina Hinojosa · Democratic
    • Edward Earl Giles · Write-inWrite-in
    • Jenn Mack · Write-inWrite-in
    • Jinghpaw Majoishingra · Write-inWrite-in
    • Mike Miller · Write-inWrite-in

  • Lieutenant Governor

    Statewide

    • Anthony Cristo · Libertarian
    • Vikki Goodwin · Democratic
    • Kevin McCormick · Green
    • Dan Patrick · RepublicanIncumbent
    • Arturo Espinosa · Write-inWrite-in
    • Stephen Samuelson · Write-inWrite-in

  • Attorney General

    Statewide

    • Nathan Johnson · Democratic
    • Mayes Middleton · Republican
    • Tom Oxford · Libertarian

  • Comptroller of Public Accounts

    Statewide

    • V. Alonzo Echavarria-Garza · Libertarian
    • Sarah Eckhardt · Democratic
    • Shehla Faizi · Green
    • Don Huffines · Republican

  • Commissioner of Agriculture

    Statewide

    • Austin R. Kelly · Libertarian
    • Nate Sheets · Republican
    • Clayton Tucker · Democratic

  • Land Commissioner

    Statewide

    • Dawn Buckingham · RepublicanIncumbent
    • Benjamin Flores · Democratic
    • Neill Snider · Libertarian

  • Railroad Commissioner

    Statewide

    • Arthur DiBianca · Libertarian
    • Bo French · Republican
    • Jon Rosenthal · Democratic

  • State Board of Education

    Statewide

    • Thomas Ray Garcia · Democratic
    • Victoria Hinojosa · Republican

  • State Board of Education

    Statewide

    • Coretta Mallet-Fontenot · Democratic
    • Tammie Nielsen · RepublicanIncumbent

  • State Board of Education

    Statewide

    • Mica Arellano · Republican
    • Allison Bush · Democratic

  • State Board of Education

    Statewide

    • Tiffany Nelson · Republican
    • Michelle Palmer · Democratic
    • Margo Jordan · Write-inWrite-in

  • State Board of Education

    Statewide

    • Tiffany Perkinz · Democratic
    • Julie Pickren · RepublicanIncumbent

  • State Board of Education

    Statewide

    • Dana Van De Walker · Democratic
    • Audrey G. Young · Republican

  • State Board of Education

    Statewide

    • Kason Huddleston · Republican
    • Ericka Ledferd · Democratic

  • State Board of Education

    Statewide

    • Tiffany Clark · Democratic
    • Carlos (Charlie) Garza · Republican

  • State Board of Education

    Statewide

    • Mindy Bumgarner · Republican
    • Amy Taylor · Democratic

  • Supreme Court Justice

    Statewide

    • Jimmy Blacklock · RepublicanIncumbent
    • Maggie Ellis · Democratic

  • Supreme Court Justice

    2

    • Chari Kelly · Democratic
    • James P. Sullivan · RepublicanIncumbent

  • Supreme Court Justice

    7

    • Kristen Hawkins · DemocraticIncumbent
    • Kyle Hawkins · RepublicanIncumbent

  • Supreme Court Justice

    8

    • Brett Busby · RepublicanIncumbent
    • Gisela D. Triana · Democratic

State legislature

166 Texas legislative races are on the ballot. They depend on your district, so they appear in the app once you enter your address.

See your legislative races

Voting in Texas

Registration deadline
The registration deadline for the November 3, 2026 election was Monday, October 5, 2026 (mailed applications postmarked by that date). Texas has no same-day registration.
Early voting
Early voting in person runs October 19-30, 2026.
ID at the polls
Texas requires an acceptable form of photo ID to vote in person (or, for voters who cannot reasonably obtain one, supporting ID with a Reasonable Impediment Declaration). See the Secretary of State's ID requirements pages for the accepted list.

Check your registration and sample ballot (teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov)

Sources

About this page

Candidates: Legal Insights national 2026 ballot research for Texas (as of 2026-10-14). Candidates are listed alphabetically by last name, not in official ballot order, and never grouped by party. Incumbent is marked only where the state list or our research confirms it. We don't endorse or rate candidates or questions. How we research.