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2024

Republican Party primaries, 2026

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Primary Date
March 3, 2026

Primary Runoff Date
May 26, 2026

Federal elections
Republican primaries for U.S. House

State party
Republican Party of Texas
State political party revenue

This page focuses on the Republican primaries that will take place in Texas on March 3, 2026.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Texas utilizes an open primary system. State law requires voters to sign the following pledge before voting in a primary: "I am a (insert appropriate political party) and understand that I am ineligible to vote or participate in another political party's primary election or convention during this voting year."[1]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Federal elections

U.S. Senate

See also: United States Senate election in Texas, 2026 (March 3 Republican primary)

A Republican Party primary takes place on March 3, 2026, in Texas to determine which Republican candidate will run in the state's general election on November 3, 2026.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Texas

The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Texas on March 3, 2026.


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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

U.S. House

See also: United States House elections in Texas, 2026 (March 3 Republican primaries)
The U.S. House of Representatives elections in Texas are scheduled on November 3, 2026. Voters will elect 38 candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's 38 U.S. House districts. The primary is March 3, 2026, and a primary runoff is May 26, 2026. The filing deadline is December 8, 2025. To see a full list of candidates in the primary in each district, click "Show more" below.
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District 1

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

District 2

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.


Did not make the ballot:
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District 3

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.


    Did not make the ballot:

    District 4

    Republican Party Republican primary candidates

    Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

    District 5

    Republican Party Republican primary candidates

    Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.


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    District 6

    Republican Party Republican primary candidates

    Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.


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    District 7

    Republican Party Republican primary candidates

    Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

      District 8

      Republican Party Republican primary candidates

      Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.


      Did not make the ballot:

      District 9

      Republican Party Republican primary candidates

      Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.


      Did not make the ballot:
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      District 10

      Republican Party Republican primary candidates

      Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.


      Did not make the ballot:
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      District 11

      Republican Party Republican primary candidates

      Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

      District 12

      Republican Party Republican primary candidates

      Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.


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      District 13

      Republican Party Republican primary candidates

      Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

      District 14

      Republican Party Republican primary candidates

      Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

      District 15

      Republican Party Republican primary candidates

      Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

      District 16

      Republican Party Republican primary candidates

      Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

      District 17

      Republican Party Republican primary candidates

      Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.


      Did not make the ballot:
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      District 18

      Republican Party Republican primary candidates

      Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.


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      District 19

      Republican Party Republican primary candidates

      Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

      District 20

      Republican Party Republican primary candidates

      Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.


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      District 21

      Republican Party Republican primary candidates

      Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.


      Did not make the ballot:
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      District 22

      Republican Party Republican primary candidates

      Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

        District 23

        Republican Party Republican primary candidates

        Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.


        Did not make the ballot:
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        District 24

        Republican Party Republican primary candidates

        Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

        District 25

        Republican Party Republican primary candidates

        Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

          District 26

          Republican Party Republican primary candidates

          Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

          District 27

          Republican Party Republican primary candidates

          Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.


          Did not make the ballot:
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          District 28

          Republican Party Republican primary candidates

          Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.


          Did not make the ballot:

          District 29

          Republican Party Republican primary candidates

          Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

            District 30

            Republican Party Republican primary candidates

            Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.


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            District 31

            Republican Party Republican primary candidates

            Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.


            Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

            District 32

            Republican Party Republican primary candidates

            Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.


            Did not make the ballot:
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            District 33

            Republican Party Republican primary candidates

            Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

            District 34

            Republican Party Republican primary candidates

            Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.


            Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

            District 35

            Republican Party Republican primary candidates

            Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.


            Did not make the ballot:

            District 36

            Republican Party Republican primary candidates

            Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

            District 37

            Republican Party Republican primary candidates

            Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.


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            District 38

            Republican Party Republican primary candidates

            Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.


            Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

            State elections

            State Senate

            See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2026
            Elections for the Texas State Senate will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary is March 3, 2026, and the primary runoff is May 26, 2026. The filing deadline is December 8, 2025. To see a full list of state Senate candidates in the Republican primaries, click "Show more" below.
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            Texas State Senate elections, 2026

            • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
            • The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
            • Please contact Ballotpedia about candidate additions, withdrawals, or disqualifications.
            Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
            District 1
            District 2
            District 3


            Trent Ashby
            Rhonda Ward

            District 4


            Brett Ligon

            District 5
            District 9


            John Huffman

            District 11


            Dennis Paul

            District 13
            District 18
            District 19
            District 21
            District 22


            David Cook

            District 24


            Peter P. Flores (i)

            District 26
            District 28
            District 31


            House of Representatives

            See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2026
            Elections for the Texas House of Representatives will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary is March 3, 2026, and the primary runoff is May 26, 2026. The filing deadline is December 8, 2025. To see a full list of state House candidates in the Republican primaries, click "Show more" below.
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            Texas House of Representatives elections, 2026

            • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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            • The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
            • Please contact Ballotpedia about candidate additions, withdrawals, or disqualifications.
            Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
            District 1
            District 2
            District 3
            District 4
            District 5
            District 6
            District 7


            Jay Dean (i)

            District 8
            District 9



            Did not make the ballot:
            Trent Ashby (i)

            District 10
            District 11
            District 12
            District 13


            Angelia Orr (i)

            District 14


            Paul Dyson (i)

            District 15
            District 16
            District 17
            District 18
            District 19
            District 20
            District 21


            Ray Callas

            District 22
            District 23
            District 24
            District 25
            District 26
            District 27
            District 28
            District 29
            District 30


            A.J. Louderback (i)

            District 31

            Jennifer Dominguez  Candidate Connection


            District 32
            District 33
            District 34
            District 35
            District 36
            District 37

            Esmeralda Cantu-Castle


            District 38
            District 39
            District 40
            District 41

            Victor Haddad
            Eric Holguin


            District 42
            District 43
            District 44
            District 45
            District 46
            District 47
            District 48
            District 49
            District 50

            Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch
            Samantha Lopez-Resendez


            District 51
            District 52
            District 53
            District 54
            District 55
            District 56
            District 57
            District 58
            District 59

            Andrew Turner  Candidate Connection


            District 60
            District 61
            District 62
            District 63
            District 64
            District 65
            District 66
            District 67
            District 68
            District 69
            District 70
            District 71
            District 72
            District 73
            District 74


            Avi Nash  Candidate Connection

            District 75
            District 76
            District 77
            District 78
            District 79
            District 80
            District 81
            District 82
            District 83


            Dustin Burrows (i)

            District 84
            District 85
            District 86
            District 87
            District 88
            District 89
            District 90
            District 91
            District 92
            District 93
            District 94
            District 95
            District 96
            District 97
            District 98
            District 99
            District 100
            District 101
            District 102
            District 103
            District 104
            District 105
            District 106
            District 107
            District 108
            District 109
            District 110
            District 111
            District 112

            Zach Herbert  Candidate Connection


            District 113
            District 114
            District 115
            District 116
            District 117
            District 118
            District 119
            District 120
            District 121
            District 122
            District 123
            District 124
            District 125

            Adrian Reyna


            District 126
            District 127
            District 128
            District 129
            District 130
            District 131
            District 132
            District 133
            District 134
            District 135

            Odus Evbagharu


            District 136
            District 137
            District 138
            District 139
            District 140
            District 141
            District 142
            District 143
            District 144
            District 145
            District 146
            District 147
            District 148
            District 149
            District 150


            State executive offices

            See also: Texas state executive official elections, 2026

            Fifteen state executive offices are up for election in Texas in 2026:

            Governor
            Lieutenant Governor
            Attorney General
            Agriculture Commissioner
            Comptroller
            Land Commissioner
            Railroad Commissioner
            State Board of Education (8 seats)


            To see a full list of candidates in the Republican primaries, click "Show more" below.
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            Governor of Texas

            Republican primary candidates

            Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.


            Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

            Lieutenant Governor of Texas

            Republican primary candidates

            Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.


            Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

            Attorney General of Texas

            Republican primary candidates

            Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.


            Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

            Texas Commissioner of Agriculture

            Republican primary candidates

            Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

              Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

              Republican primary candidates

              Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

              Texas Land Commissioner

              Republican primary candidates

              Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

                Texas Railroad Commission

                Republican primary candidates

                Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

                  Texas State Board of Education

                  District 2
                  Republican primary candidates

                  Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

                    District 5
                    Republican primary candidates

                    Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

                      District 6
                      Republican primary candidates

                      Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

                        District 7
                        Republican primary candidates

                        Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

                          District 8
                          Republican primary candidates

                          Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

                            District 9
                            Republican primary candidates

                            Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

                              District 13
                              Republican primary candidates

                              Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

                                District 14
                                Republican primary candidates

                                Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

                                  State supreme court

                                  See also: Texas Supreme Court elections, 2026
                                  The terms of seven Texas Supreme Court and Texas Court of Criminal Appeals justices will expire on January 10, 2027. The seven seats are up for partisan election on November 3, 2026. The primary is March 3, 2026, and a primary runoff is May 26, 2026. The filing deadline is December 8, 2025. To see a full list of candidates in the primaries, click "Show more" below.
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                                  Texas Supreme Court

                                  Place 1
                                  Republican primary candidates

                                  Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

                                    Place 2
                                    Republican primary candidates

                                    Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

                                      Place 7
                                      Republican primary candidates

                                      Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

                                        Place 8
                                        Republican primary candidates

                                        Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

                                          Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

                                          Place 3

                                          There are no official candidates yet for this election.

                                          Place 4

                                          There are no official candidates yet for this election.

                                          Place 9

                                          There are no official candidates yet for this election.

                                          State court of appeals

                                          See also: Texas intermediate appellate court elections, 2026
                                          The terms of twenty-one Texas intermediate appellate court judges will expire on December 31, 2026. The twenty-one seats are up for partisan election on November 3, 2026. The primary is March 3, 2026, and a primary runoff is May 26, 2026. The filing deadline is December 8, 2025. To see a full list of candidates in the primaries, click "Show more" below.
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                                          Texas First District Court of Appeals

                                          Texas First District Court of Appeals primary, 2026

                                          • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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                                          Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
                                          Place 3
                                          Place 4
                                          Place 5


                                          Texas Second District Court of Appeals

                                          Texas Second District Court of Appeals primary, 2026

                                          • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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                                          Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
                                          Place 2
                                          Place 7


                                          Texas Third District Court of Appeals

                                          Texas Third District Court of Appeals primary, 2026

                                          • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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                                          Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
                                          Chief Justice


                                          Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals

                                          Texas Fourth District Court of Appeals primary, 2026

                                          • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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                                          Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
                                          Chief Justice


                                          Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals

                                          Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals primary, 2026

                                          • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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                                          Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
                                          Place 3
                                          Place 6
                                          Place 8


                                          Texas Sixth District Court of Appeals

                                          Texas Sixth District Court of Appeals primary, 2026

                                          • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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                                          Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
                                          Place 3


                                          Texas Seventh District Court of Appeals

                                          Texas Seventh District Court of Appeals primary, 2026

                                          • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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                                          Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
                                          Chief Justice


                                          Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals

                                          Texas Ninth District Court of Appeals primary, 2026

                                          • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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                                          Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
                                          Chief Justice


                                          Texas Tenth District Court of Appeals

                                          Texas Tenth District Court of Appeals primary, 2026

                                          • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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                                          Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
                                          Place 2


                                          Texas Eleventh District Court of Appeals

                                          Texas Eleventh District Court of Appeals primary, 2026

                                          • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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                                          Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
                                          Place 2


                                          Texas Twelfth District Court of Appeals

                                          Texas Twelfth District Court of Appeals primary, 2026

                                          • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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                                          Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
                                          Chief Justice


                                          Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals

                                          Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals primary, 2026

                                          • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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                                          Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
                                          Place 6


                                          Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals

                                          Texas Fourteenth District Court of Appeals primary, 2026

                                          • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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                                          Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
                                          Chief Justice
                                          Place 7


                                          Texas Fifteenth District Court of Appeals

                                          Texas Fifteenth District Court of Appeals primary, 2026

                                          • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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                                          Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
                                          Place 1
                                          Place 2
                                          Place 3


                                          Voting information

                                          See also: Voting in Texas

                                          Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.


                                          Context of the 2026 elections

                                          Texas Party Control: 1992-2025
                                          Three years of Democratic trifectas  •  Twenty-three years of Republican trifectas
                                          Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

                                          Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
                                          Governor D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
                                          Senate D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
                                          House D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

                                          State party overview

                                          Republican Party of Texas

                                          See also: Republican Party of Texas


                                          State political party revenue

                                          See also: State political party revenue and State political party revenue per capita

                                          State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.

                                          The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Republican state party affiliates.


                                          Pivot Counties

                                          See also: Pivot Counties by state

                                          One of 254 Texas counties—0.4 percent—is a Pivot County. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

                                          Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
                                          County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
                                          Jefferson County, Texas 0.48% 1.61% 2.25%

                                          In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Texas with 52.2 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 43.2 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Texas cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 66.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Texas supported Democratic candidates slightly more often than Republicans, 53.3 to 46.7 percent. The state, however, favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.

                                          Presidential results by legislative district

                                          The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Texas. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[2][3]

                                          In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 54 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 37.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 65 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 36.4 points. Clinton won 10 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
                                          In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 96 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 36.2 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 85 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 34.5 points.


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