2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Texas House District 56

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

RepublicanIncumbent

Pat Curry is the sitting State Representative for District 56 in the Texas Legislature, a district that includes all or part of McLennan County.

Pat Curry has represented House District 56 since winning a 2024 special election.

Sources for Curry

Pat Curry: official member information (Texas Legislature (Texas Senate; Texas House of Representatives; Texas Legislature Online), Public record)
Texas Legislature: committee information (Texas Legislature (Texas Senate; Texas House of Representatives; Texas Legislature Online), Public record)
Texas Legislature: current member roster (Texas Legislature (Texas Senate; Texas House of Representatives; Texas Legislature Online), Public record)
Pat Curry - candidate profile, tx-statehouse-56 (Branch Politics (branch.vote), Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Democratic

Ashley Bean Thornton has worked in public schools and is a Baylor graduate. This is her first run for office.

Sources for Thornton

Ashley Bean Thornton - candidate profile, tx-statehouse-56 (Branch Politics (branch.vote), Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Candidate list and race details

What's included: U.S. Senate and House, statewide offices and every state legislative district on the ballot.
Everything else: Local races (county, city, school board, judges) and anything else on your ballot are on your official sample ballot: teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov.
Candidate lists: As of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

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