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This page contains a list of political endorsements made by Houston Chronicle Editorial Board.

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Notable candidate endorsements by Houston Chronicle Editorial Board

Endorsee	Election	Stage	Outcome
Joan Huffman  source  (R)	Attorney General of Texas (2026)	Primary	Lost Primary
Nathan Johnson  source  (D)	Attorney General of Texas (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Grady Prestage  source  (D)	Fort Bend County Commissioners Court Precinct 2 (2026)		Advanced in Primary
Daniel Wong  source  (R)	Fort Bend County Judge (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Dexter McCoy  source  (D)	Fort Bend County Judge (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Gina Hinojosa  source  (D)	Governor of Texas (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Greg Abbott  source  (R)	Governor of Texas (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Abbie Kamin  source  (D)	Harris County Attorney (2026)		Advanced in Primary
Jim Kovach  source  (D)	Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 2 (2026)	Primary	Lost Primary
LaShawn Williams  source  (D)	Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 3 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Lynda Sanchez  source  (R)	Harris County Clerk (2026)	Primary	Lost Primary
Richard Vega  source  (R)	Harris County Commissioners Court Precinct 2 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
James Hu  source  (D)	Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 14 (2026)	Primary	Lost Primary
Andrew Wright  source  (D)	Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 7 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Erica Davis  source  (D)	Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees Position 5, At-Large (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Beverly Barrett  source  (R)	Harris County Department of Education Board of Trustees Position 7, At-Large (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Darrell William Jordan  source  (D)	Harris County District Clerk (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Annise Parker  source  (D)	Harris County Judge (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Orlando Sanchez  source  (R)	Harris County Judge (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Dolores Lozano  source  (D)	Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Place 2 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Nasir Malik  source  (D)	Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 Place 2 (2026)	Primary	Lost Primary
Bob Wolfe  source  (R)	Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 2 (2026)	Primary	Lost Primary
Davis Darusman  source  (D)	Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place 2 (2026)	Primary	Lost Primary
Angela Rodriguez  source  (D)	Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 6 Place 2 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Melanie Miles  source  (D)	Harris County Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 Place 2 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
James Horwitz  source  (D)	Harris County Probate Court No. 4 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Marc Cowart  source  (R)	Harris County Treasurer (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Dan Patrick  source  (R)	Lieutenant Governor of Texas (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Vikki Goodwin  source  (D)	Lieutenant Governor of Texas (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Tanya Garrison  source  (D)	Texas 157th District Court (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Katie Wilson  source  (D)	Texas 183rd District Court (2026)	Primary	Lost Primary
Brian Warren  source  (D)	Texas 209th District Court (2026)	Primary	–
Josh Hill  source  (D)	Texas 232nd District Court (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Jimmie Brown Jr.  source  (D)	Texas 270th District Court (2026)	Primary	Lost Primary
Christine Weems  source  (D)	Texas 281st District Court (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Leah Shapiro  source  (D)	Texas 315th District Court (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Michael Abner  source  (D)	Texas 496th District Court (2026)	Primary	Lost 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
Alison Fox  source  (R)	Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Jennifer Balido  source  (R)	Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9 (2026)	Primary	Lost Primary
Todd Frankfort  source  (R)	Texas First District Court of Appeals Place 3 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Sarah Beth Landau  source  (D)	Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Chief Justice (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
William Demond  source  (D)	Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 7 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Stefanie Bord  source  (D)	Texas House of Representatives District 126 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Kelly Peterson  source  (R)	Texas House of Representatives District 126 (2026)	Primary	–
Bob Mitchell  source  (R)	Texas House of Representatives District 129 (2026)	Primary	Lost Primary
Brett Robinson  source  (D)	Texas House of Representatives District 130 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Staci Childs  source  (D)	Texas House of Representatives District 131 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Mike Michna  source  (R)	Texas House of Representatives District 134 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Helen Zhou  source  (R)	Texas House of Representatives District 137 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Lacey Hull  source  (R)	Texas House of Representatives District 138 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Charlene Ward Johnson  source  (D)	Texas House of Representatives District 139 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Harold Dutton Jr.  source  (D)	Texas House of Representatives District 142 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Mary Ann Perez  source  (D)	Texas House of Representatives District 144 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Darlene Breaux  source  (D)	Texas House of Representatives District 149 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Jose Loya  source  (D)	Texas Land Commissioner (2026)	Primary	Lost Primary
Hawk Dunlap  source  (R)	Texas Railroad Commission (2026)	Primary	Lost Primary
Barbara Denson  source  (R)	Texas State Board of Education District 6 (2026)	Primary	Lost Primary
Tiffany Perkinz  source  (D)	Texas State Board of Education District 7 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Dana Van De Walker  source  (D)	Texas State Board of Education District 8 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Shannon Dicely  source  (D)	Texas State Senate District 11 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Maggie Ellis  source  (D)	Texas Supreme Court Place 1 Chief Justice (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Kristen Hawkins  source  (D)	Texas Supreme Court Place 7 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Christian Menefee  source  (D)	U.S. House Texas District 18 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Elizabeth Vences  source  (R)	U.S. House Texas District 18 (2026)	Primary	Lost Primary
Daniel Crenshaw  source  (R)	U.S. House Texas District 2 (2026)	Primary	Lost Primary
Marquette Greene-Scott  source  (D)	U.S. House Texas District 22 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Rebecca Clark  source  (R)	U.S. House Texas District 22 (2026)	Primary	Lost Primary
Sylvia Garcia  source  (D)	U.S. House Texas District 29 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Brian Babin  source  (R)	U.S. House Texas District 36 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Doug Rogers  source  (D)	U.S. House Texas District 36 (2026)	Primary	Lost Primary
Larry Rubin  source  (R)	U.S. House Texas District 38 (2026)	Primary	Lost Primary
Melissa McDonough  source  (D)	U.S. House Texas District 38 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Alexander Hale  source  (R)	U.S. House Texas District 7 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Deddrick Wilmer  source  (R)	U.S. House Texas District 8 (2026)	Primary	Lost Primary
Laura Jones  source  (D)	U.S. House Texas District 8 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Briscoe Cain  source  (R)	U.S. House Texas District 9 (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Terry Virts  source  (D)	U.S. House Texas District 9 (2026)	Primary	Lost 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
Lesley Guilmart  source  (Nonpartisan)	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, Position 5 (2025)		Won General
Cleveland Lane  source  (Nonpartisan)	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, Position 6 (2025)		Won General
Kendra Yarbrough Camarena  source  (Nonpartisan)	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, Position 7 (2025)		Won General
Jordan Thomas  source  (Nonpartisan)	Houston City Council At-large Position 4 (2025)		Lost General
Monica Richart  source  (Nonpartisan)	Houston Community College Board of Trustees District I (2025)		Won General
Renee Jefferson Patterson  source  (Nonpartisan)	Houston Community College Board of Trustees District II (2025)		Won General Runoff
Maria Benzon  source  (Nonpartisan)	Houston Independent School District, District V (2025)		Won General
Michael McDonough  source  (Nonpartisan)	Houston Independent School District, District VI (2025)		Won General
Bridget Wade  source  (Nonpartisan)	Houston Independent School District, District VII (2025)		Won General
Christian Menefee  source  (D)	U.S. House Texas District 18 (2025)		Won General Runoff
Elizabeth Martinez  source  (D)	Texas 73rd District Court (2024)	Primary	Won General
Charles Spain  source  (D)	Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals Place 4 (2024)	General	Lost General
Colin Allred  source  (D)	U.S. Senate Texas (2024)	Primary	Lost General
Eva Guzman  source  (R)	Attorney General of Texas (2022)	Primary	Lost Primary
Greg Abbott  source  (R)	Governor of Texas (2022)	Primary	Won General
Hillary Clinton  source  (D)	President of the United States (2016)	Primary	Lost General

Partisan breakdown

Partisan composition of Houston Chronicle Editorial Board endorsees
Political party	# of endorsees
Democratic Party	56
Republican Party	33
Nonpartisan	9
Total	98

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