The 2026 Texas elections are scheduled to be held on November 3, 2026. Primary elections took place on March 3, with runoffs taking place on May 26 for primary candidates who did not receive a majority of the vote. Early voting in the primary runs from February 17 to February 27 while early voting in the runoff runs from May 18 to May 22.
All of the states' executive offices are up for election, as well as 16 seats of the Texas Senate and all seats of the Texas House of Representatives, all 38 seats in the United States House of Representatives, and one of the state's United States Senate seats.
Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John Cornyn is running for re-election.
All 38 seats are up for election. Congressional districts were redrawn in 2025 by the state legislature in a move seen as beneficial for Republicans.
Incumbent Republican governor Greg Abbott is running for re-election to a fourth term. He was re-elected in 2022 with 54.76% of the vote.
Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Dan Patrick is running for re-election to a fourth term. He was re-elected in 2022 with 53.75% of the vote.
Incumbent Republican attorney general Ken Paxton is running for U.S. senate. He was re-elected in 2022 with 53.42% of the vote.
Declared candidates in the Republican primary include state senators Joan Huffman and Mayes Middleton, former U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy Aaron Reitz, and U.S. representative Chip Roy. Former mayor of Galveston Joe Jaworski and state senator Nathan Johnson are running for the Democratic nomination.
Incumbent Republican comptroller Glenn Hegar was re-elected in 2022 with 56.39% of the vote. He resigned on July 1, 2025, to become chancellor of the Texas A&M University System and was succeeded by his chief clerk, former state senator Kelly Hancock, as acting Comptroller, who ran for re-election.
Hancock faced Texas Railroad Commission member Christi Craddick and former state senator Don Huffines in the Republican primary. On March 3, 2026, Huffies would dominate the Republican primary with 57% win.
Incumbent Republican Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham is running for re-election to a second four-year term. She was first elected in 2022 with 56.2% of the vote.
Incumbent Republican Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller ran for re-election to a fourth four-year term. He was re-elected in 2022 with 56.4% of the vote. Miller, who received a late endorsement from U.S. President Donald Trump, would lose to Nathan Sheets, who was backed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, 52% to 47%. This would mark the first time in years that a statewide Republican official would lose renomination in a primary.
Incumbent Republican Railroad Commission of Texas member Jim Wright is running for re-election to a second six-year term. He was first elected in 2020 with 53% of the vote.
16 seats of the Texas Senate and all 150 seats of the Texas House of Representatives are up for election. The winners of this election will serve in the 90th Texas Legislature.
All 16 odd-numbered seats of the Texas Senate are up for election to four-year terms. Prior to the election, Republicans held a majority of 20 seats against the Democrats' 11 seats.
All 150 seats of the Texas House of Representatives are up for election to two-year terms. Prior to the election, Republicans held a majority of 88 seats against the Democrats' 62 seats.