Endorsements by Austin American-Statesman

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This page contains a list of political endorsements made by Austin American-Statesman.

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Notable candidate endorsements by Austin American-Statesman

Endorsee	Election	Stage	Outcome
Joan Huffman  source  (R)	Attorney General of Texas (2026)	Primary	Lost Primary
Tony Box  source  (D)	Attorney General of Texas (2026)	Primary	Lost Primary
Gina Hinojosa  source  (D)	Governor of Texas (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Vikki Goodwin  source  (D)	Lieutenant Governor of Texas (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Nate Sheets  source  (R)	Texas Commissioner of Agriculture (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Michael Berlanga  source  (R)	Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (2026)	Primary	Lost Primary
Sarah Eckhardt  source  (D)	Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Javi Andrade  source  (D)	Texas House of Representatives District 19 (2026)	Primary	Lost Primary
Pooja Sethi  source  (D)	Texas House of Representatives District 47 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Montserrat Garibay  source  (D)	Texas House of Representatives District 49 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch  source  (D)	Texas House of Representatives District 50 (2026)	Primary	Lost Primary
Blayre Pena  source  (R)	Texas House of Representatives District 52 (2026)	Primary	Lost Primary
Benjamin Flores  source  (D)	Texas Land Commissioner (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Hawk Dunlap  source  (R)	Texas Railroad Commission (2026)	Primary	Lost Primary
Judith Zaffirini  source  (D)	Texas State Senate District 21 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Apollo Hernandez  source  (R)	Texas State Senate District 5 (2026)	Primary	Lost Primary
Paul Thomasson  source  (D)	Texas State Senate District 5 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Brigid Shea  source  (D)	Travis County Commissioners Court Precinct 2 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Susanna Ledesma Woody  source 1  source 2  (D)	Travis County Commissioners Court Precinct 4 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Caitlin Rourk  source  (D)	U.S. House Texas District 10 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Rob Altman  source  (R)	U.S. House Texas District 10 (2026)	Primary	Lost Primary
Pedro Ruiz  source  (D)	U.S. House Texas District 11 (2026)	Primary	Lost Primary
Casey Shepard  source  (D)	U.S. House Texas District 17 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Daniel Betts  source  (R)	U.S. House Texas District 21 (2026)	Primary	Lost Primary
Regina Vanburg  source  (D)	U.S. House Texas District 21 (2026)	Primary	Lost Primary
Michael Cloud  source  (R)	U.S. House Texas District 27 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Tanya Lloyd  source  (D)	U.S. House Texas District 27 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Steven Dowell  source  (R)	U.S. House Texas District 31 (2026)	Primary	Lost Primary
Stuart Whitlow  source  (D)	U.S. House Texas District 31 (2026)	Primary	Lost Primary
Greg Casar  source  (D)	U.S. House Texas District 37 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
John Cornyn  source  (R)	U.S. Senate Texas (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
James Talarico  source  (D)	U.S. Senate Texas (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary

Partisan breakdown

Partisan composition of Austin American-Statesman endorsees
Political party	# of endorsees
Democratic Party	21
Republican Party	11
Nonpartisan	0
Total	32

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