2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Texas Senate District 31

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

John Betancourt

Democratic

Work: Family service manager, Dignity Memorial; Amarillo College Board of Regents member

John Betancourt works as a family service manager for Dignity Memorial and previously was a site administrator for Texas Tech University. He was elected to a six-year term on the Amarillo College Board of Regents in May 2021.

Sources for Betancourt

John Betancourt - candidate profile, tx-statesen-31 (Branch Politics (branch.vote), Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Kevin Sparks

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Senator, District 31 (since 2023)

Kevin Sparks has served as State Senator for District 31 in the Texas Legislature since 2023. Official legislature records list the occupation as Oil and Gas Operator.

Sparks's committees

Natural Resources (Chair)
Economic Development (Vice-Chair)
Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs (Vice-Chair)
Business and Commerce
Health and Human Services
Nominations
Congressional Redistricting, Special
Homeland and Border Security, Select *
* Committee established 9/4/2025

Sources for Sparks

Kevin Sparks: 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)

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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