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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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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

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District 2

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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


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District 3

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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


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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

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    District 8

    Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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


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    District 9

    Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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


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    District 10

    Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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


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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

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    District 15

    Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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    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

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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.


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    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.


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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.


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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.


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        District 32

        Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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


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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.


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        District 35

        Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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


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        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.


        Did not make the ballot:
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        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.
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        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.
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        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

        Elizabeth Markowitz


        District 27
        District 28
        District 29
        District 30


        A.J. Louderback (i)

        District 31

        JJ Dominguez  Candidate Connection


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

        Esmeralda Cantu-Castle


        District 38
        District 39
        District 40


        Vangela Churchill

        District 41

        Victor Haddad
        Eric Holguin


        District 42
        District 43
        District 44
        District 45


        Joseph Heft  Candidate Connection

        District 46
        District 47
        District 48
        District 49

        Kathie Tovo


        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


        Susan Valliant  Candidate Connection

        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

        Jolanda Jones (i)


        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.


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        Lieutenant Governor of Texas

        Republican primary candidates

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


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        Attorney General of Texas

        Republican primary candidates

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


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        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

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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

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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

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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
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                                      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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