Texas Comptroller election, 2026

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Texas Comptroller
Election details
Filing deadline: December 8, 2025
Primary: March 3, 2026 Primary runoff: May 26, 2026 General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Texas
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Texas is holding an election for comptroller 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.

Candidates and election results

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General election

The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

Incumbent Kelly Hancock and Donald Huffines are running in the Republican primary for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Kelly Hancock
		Donald Huffines

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Voting information

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Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.

2022

See also: Texas Comptroller election, 2022

General election

General election for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

Incumbent Glenn Hegar defeated Janet Dudding and V. Alonzo Echevarria-Garza in the general election for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Glenn Hegar (R)	56.4	4,496,319
		Janet Dudding (D)	40.9	3,265,069
	Submit photo	V. Alonzo Echevarria-Garza (L)	2.7	212,205

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,973,593
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Berlanga (Independent)

Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

Janet Dudding defeated Angel Vega in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Janet Dudding	61.4	292,069
		Angel Vega	38.6	183,533

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 475,602
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

Janet Dudding and Angel Vega advanced to a runoff. They defeated Tim Mahoney in the Democratic primary for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Janet Dudding	46.3	454,338
✔		Angel Vega	34.5	338,877
		Tim Mahoney	19.2	188,250

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 981,465
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

Incumbent Glenn Hegar defeated Mark Goloby in the Republican primary for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Glenn Hegar	81.7	1,386,782
		Mark Goloby	18.3	310,829

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,697,611
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

V. Alonzo Echevarria-Garza advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on April 10, 2022.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	V. Alonzo Echevarria-Garza (L)

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2018

See also: Texas Comptroller election, 2018

General election

General election for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

Incumbent Glenn Hegar defeated Joi Chevalier and Ben Sanders in the general election for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Glenn Hegar (R)	53.2	4,376,828
		Joi Chevalier (D)	43.4	3,570,693
		Ben Sanders (L)	3.4	281,081

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,228,602 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

Joi Chevalier defeated Tim Mahoney in the Democratic primary for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joi Chevalier	51.9	483,276
		Tim Mahoney	48.1	448,468

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 931,744
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

Incumbent Glenn Hegar advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Glenn Hegar

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2014

See also: Texas down ballot state executive elections, 2014

Republican Glenn Hegar won election on November 4, 2014.

Texas Comptroller, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Glenn Hegar	58.4%	2,697,877
	Democrat	Mike Collier	37.7%	1,742,119
	Libertarian	Ben Sanders	3%	136,869
	Green	Deb Shafto	1%	44,981
Total Votes				4,621,846
Election results via Texas Secretary of State

Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
• Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
• State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
• Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

• Presidential elections
• Statewide elections
• State partisanship
• Demographics

See also: Presidential voting trends in Texas and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

2024 presidential results by 2026 congressional district lines

2024 presidential results in congressional districts, Texas

District	Kamala Harris	Donald Trump
Texas' 1st	26.6%	71.9%
Texas' 2nd	35.9%	62.0%
Texas' 3rd	37.5%	60.1%
Texas' 4th	37.5%	60.5%
Texas' 5th	39.6%	58.6%
Texas' 6th	37.2%	60.6%
Texas' 7th	63.9%	33.9%
Texas' 8th	39.3%	58.8%
Texas' 9th	46.6%	51.6%
Texas' 10th	39.9%	57.6%
Texas' 11th	33.1%	64.7%
Texas' 12th	38.9%	58.9%
Texas' 13th	26.0%	71.9%
Texas' 14th	37.4%	60.7%
Texas' 15th	51.4%	46.8%
Texas' 16th	68.1%	28.8%
Texas' 17th	39.7%	57.8%
Texas' 18th	81.2%	17.1%
Texas' 19th	25.4%	72.5%
Texas' 20th	68.7%	28.8%
Texas' 21st	38.6%	59.0%
Texas' 22nd	38.0%	60.0%
Texas' 23rd	44.8%	53.0%
Texas' 24th	39.2%	58.5%
Texas' 25th	40.4%	57.7%
Texas' 26th	36.9%	60.7%
Texas' 27th	39.1%	58.8%
Texas' 28th	60.6%	37.4%
Texas' 29th	71.8%	26.4%
Texas' 30th	77.0%	21.2%
Texas' 31st	37.7%	59.7%
Texas' 32nd	42.1%	55.7%
Texas' 33rd	71.0%	26.7%
Texas' 34th	51.7%	46.3%
Texas' 35th	46.7%	51.0%
Texas' 36th	39.4%	58.9%
Texas' 37th	78.8%	18.1%
Texas' 38th	37.5%	60.5%
Source: The Downballot

2016-2024

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

County-level voting pattern categories
Democratic
Status	2016	2020	2024
Solid Democratic	D	D	D
Trending Democratic	R	D	D
Battleground Democratic	D	R	D
New Democratic	R	R	D
Republican
Status	2016	2020	2024
Solid Republican	R	R	R
Trending Republican	D	R	R
Battleground Republican	R	D	R
New Republican	D	D	R

Following the 2024 presidential election, 41.8% of Texans lived in one of the state's 224 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2016 to 2024, and 41.6% lived in one of 11 Solid Democratic counties. Overall, Texas was Solid Republican, having voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016, Donald Trump (R) in 2020, and Donald Trump (R) in 2024. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Texas following the 2024 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Texas county-level statistics, 2024
Solid Republican	224	41.8%
Solid Democratic	11	41.6%
Battleground Republican	2	9.4%
New Republican	8	5.7%
Trending Democratic	1	0.9%
Trending Republican	8	0.5%
Total voted Democratic	12	42.5%
Total voted Republican	242	57.5%

Historical voting trends

Texas presidential election results (1900-2024)

• 16 Democratic wins
• 15 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020	2024
Winning Party	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Texas

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Texas.

U.S. Senate election results in Texas

Race	Winner	Runner up
2024	53.1%	44.6%
2020	53.5%	43.9%
2018	50.9%	48.3%
2014	61.6%	34.4%
2012	56.5%	40.7%
Average	55.1	42.4

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Texas

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Texas.

Gubernatorial election results in Texas

Race	Winner	Runner up
2022	54.8%	43.9%
2018	55.8%	42.5%
2014	59.3%	38.9%
2010	55.0%	42.3%
2006	39.0%	29.8%
Average	52.8	39.5

See also: Party control of Texas state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Texas' congressional delegation as of October 2025.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Texas
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	0	12	12
Republican	2	25	27
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	1	1
Total	2	38	40

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Texas' top four state executive offices as of October 2025.

State executive officials in Texas, October 2025

Office	Officeholder
Governor	Greg Abbott
Lieutenant Governor	Dan Patrick
Secretary of State	Jane Nelson
Attorney General	Ken Paxton

State legislature

Texas State Senate

Party		As of October 2025
	Democratic Party	11
	Republican Party	18
	Other	0
	Vacancies	2
Total		31

Texas House of Representatives

Party		As of October 2025
	Democratic Party	62
	Republican Party	88
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		150

Trifecta control

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

The table below details demographic data in Texas and compares it to the broader United States as of 2023.

Demographic Data for Texas
	Texas	United States
Population	29,145,505	331,449,281
Land area (sq mi)	261,257	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	53.9%	63.4%
Black/African American	12.2%	12.4%
Asian	5.3%	5.8%
Native American	0.6%	0.9%
Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.4%
Other (single race)	8.6%	6.6%
Multiple	19.2%	10.7%
Hispanic/Latino	39.5%	19%
Education
High school graduation rate	85.7%	89.4%
College graduation rate	33.1%	35%
Income
Median household income	$76,292	$78,538
Persons below poverty level	13.8%	12.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2018-2023).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

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