2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Texas Senate District 26

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Jose Menendez

DemocraticIncumbent

In office now: State Senator, District 26 (since 2015)

Jose Menendez has served as State Senator for District 26 in the Texas Legislature since 2015. Official legislature records list the occupation as Vice President, Stewart Title Guaranty; Director, Multicultural Market.

Menendez's committees

Administration
Business and Commerce
Education *
Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs
Committee on the July 2025 Flooding Events, General Investigating
Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select
Veteran Affairs, Select *
* Committee established 9/4/2025

Sources for Menendez

Jose Menendez: official member 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)

Julián Villarreal

Green

Work: Scientific consultant (materials science)

Julián Villarreal is a scientific consultant with a bachelor's degree in materials science from MIT and a doctorate in materials science from UT Austin. He ran for Texas Senate District 26 in 2020.

Sources for Villarreal

Julián Villarreal - candidate profile, tx-statesen-26 (Branch Politics (branch.vote), Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Sources

Candidate list and race details

Ballot Certification Report, 2026 November General Election (state and district offices), and Certified List of Write-In Candidates (Texas Secretary of State, Public record)

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