Texas Railroad Commissioner election, 2026

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Texas Railroad Commissioner
Election details
Filing deadline: December 8, 2025
Primary: March 3, 2026 Primary runoff: May 26, 2026 General: November 3, 2026
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Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Texas
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Texas is holding an election for one of three seats on the Texas Railroad Commission on November 3, 2026. The primary was March 3, 2026, and a primary runoff is May 26, 2026. The filing deadline was December 8, 2025.

Candidates and election results

At-large

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

The primary runoff will occur on May 26, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary runoff.

General election for Texas Railroad Commission

Jon Rosenthal is running in the general election for Texas Railroad Commission on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Jon Rosenthal (D)

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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Texas Railroad Commission

Incumbent James Wright and Bo French are running in the Republican primary runoff for Texas Railroad Commission on May 26, 2026.

		Candidate
		James Wright
		Bo French

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Railroad Commission

Jon Rosenthal advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Railroad Commission on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jon Rosenthal	100.0	1,899,957

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 1,899,957
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Railroad Commission

Incumbent James Wright and Bo French advanced to a runoff. They defeated James Matlock, Katherine Culbert, and Hawk Dunlap in the Republican primary for Texas Railroad Commission on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		James Wright	32.0	591,540
✔		Bo French	31.7	585,633
		James Matlock	19.4	358,676
		Katherine Culbert	9.1	168,903
		Hawk Dunlap	7.7	141,608

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 1,846,360
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Texas Railroad Commission

Arthur DiBianca is running in the Libertarian convention for Texas Railroad Commission on April 12, 2026.

		Candidate
		Arthur DiBianca (L)

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Texas

Election information in Texas: Nov. 3, 2026, election.

What is the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 5, 2026
• By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 5, 2026
• Online: N/A

Is absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What is the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 23, 2026
• By mail: Received by Oct. 23, 2026
• Online: N/A

What is the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 3, 2026
• By mail: Postmarked by Nov. 3, 2026

Is early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What are the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 19, 2026 to Oct. 30, 2026

Are all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, is a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When are polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (CT/MT)

Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

2024

See also: Texas Railroad Commissioner election, 2024

General election

General election for Texas Railroad Commission

Incumbent Christi Craddick defeated Katherine Culbert, Eddie Espinoza, Hawk Dunlap, and Richard McKibbin in the general election for Texas Railroad Commission on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christi Craddick (R)	55.6	6,100,218
		Katherine Culbert (D)	39.0	4,275,904
		Eddie Espinoza (G)	2.8	301,793
		Hawk Dunlap (L)	2.6	285,544
		Richard McKibbin (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	1,656

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,965,115
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Railroad Commission

Katherine Culbert defeated Bill Burch in the Democratic primary for Texas Railroad Commission on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Katherine Culbert	67.6	615,965
		Bill Burch	32.4	294,628

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 910,593
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Railroad Commission

Incumbent Christi Craddick defeated James Matlock, Christie Clark, Corey Howell, and Petra Reyes in the Republican primary for Texas Railroad Commission on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christi Craddick	50.4	982,457
		James Matlock	26.6	517,624
		Christie Clark	11.7	228,395
	Submit photo	Corey Howell	6.3	122,802
		Petra Reyes	5.0	97,280

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,948,558
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Chris Corner (R)

Green convention

Green convention for Texas Railroad Commission

Eddie Espinoza advanced from the Green convention for Texas Railroad Commission on April 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eddie Espinoza (G)	100.0	51

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 51
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Texas Railroad Commission

Hawk Dunlap defeated Chris Fuller in the Libertarian convention for Texas Railroad Commission on April 14, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Hawk Dunlap (L)
	Submit photo	Chris Fuller (L)

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2022

See also: Texas Railroad Commissioner election, 2022

General election

General election for Texas Railroad Commission

Incumbent Wayne Christian defeated Luke Warford, Jaime Díez, and Hunter Crow in the general election for Texas Railroad Commission on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wayne Christian (R)	55.4	4,401,187
		Luke Warford (D)	40.5	3,222,305
		Jaime Díez (L)	3.0	239,489
		Hunter Crow (G)	1.1	85,570

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,948,551
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Texas Railroad Commission

Incumbent Wayne Christian defeated Sarah Stogner in the Republican primary runoff for Texas Railroad Commission on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wayne Christian	65.0	574,573
		Sarah Stogner	35.0	308,859

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 883,432
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Railroad Commission

Luke Warford advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Railroad Commission on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Luke Warford	100.0	916,650

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 916,650
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Railroad Commission

Incumbent Wayne Christian and Sarah Stogner advanced to a runoff. They defeated Tom Slocum Jr., Marvin Summers, and Dawayne Tipton in the Republican primary for Texas Railroad Commission on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wayne Christian	47.4	775,679
✔		Sarah Stogner	15.0	244,949
		Tom Slocum Jr.	14.3	234,439
	Submit photo	Marvin Summers	11.9	194,099
		Dawayne Tipton	11.5	188,428

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,637,594
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Green convention

Green convention for Texas Railroad Commission

Hunter Crow advanced from the Green convention for Texas Railroad Commission on April 9, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Hunter Crow (G)

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Texas Railroad Commission

Jaime Díez advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas Railroad Commission on April 10, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Jaime Díez (L)

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2020

See also: Texas Railroad Commissioner election, 2020

General election candidates

• Chrysta Castañeda  (Democratic Party) 
• James Wright  (Republican Party) ✔
• Katija Gruene  (Green Party) 
• Matt Sterett  (Libertarian Party) 

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 Democratic primary runoff candidates

• Roberto Alonzo
• Chrysta Castañeda ✔ 

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Roberto Alonzo ✔
• Chrysta Castañeda ✔ 
• Kelly Stone 
• Mark Watson 

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 Republican primary candidates

• Ryan Sitton (Incumbent) 
• James Wright ✔

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Minor Party convention candidates

Green Party

• Katija Gruene ✔ 

Libertarian Party

• Matt Sterett ✔ 
• Charlie Stevens 

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