Texas state executive official elections, 2026

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Texas state executive official elections
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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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)

Governor of Texas

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

General election for Governor of Texas

Incumbent Greg Abbott, Gina Hinojosa, and Jenn Mack Raphoon are running in the general election for Governor of Texas on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Greg Abbott (R)
		Gina Hinojosa (D)
		Jenn Mack Raphoon (Independent)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Texas

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of Texas on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Gina Hinojosa	59.9	1,012,218
		Chris Bell	9.6	163,007
		Angela Villescaz	6.5	109,308
	Submit photo	Patricia Abrego	5.5	92,840
		Andrew White	5.3	89,383
		Bobby Cole	5.2	87,284
		Jose Navarro Balbuena	2.9	48,395
	Submit photo	Carlton Hart	2.7	45,559
		Zach Vance	2.5	41,637

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source	Total votes: 1,689,631
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Faizan Syed (D)
• Meagan Tehseldar (D)
• Nick Pappas (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Texas

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of Texas on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Abbott	82.4	1,457,558
		Pete Chambers	10.9	192,863
		Evelyn Brooks	2.0	35,560
	Submit photo	Arturo Espinosa	1.0	18,278
		Charles Crouch	0.7	12,185
		Kenneth Hyde	0.7	11,981
	Submit photo	Nathaniel Welch	0.5	9,562
		Stephen Samuelson	0.5	8,484
		Ronnie Tullos	0.5	8,052
		Mark Goloby	0.5	8,035
		R.F. Achgill	0.4	7,139

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 1,769,697
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Lieutenant Governor of Texas

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 Lieutenant Governor of Texas

Incumbent Dan Patrick and Mike Collier are running in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Texas on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Dan Patrick (R)
		Mike Collier (Independent)

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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Lieutenant Governor of Texas

Vikki Goodwin and Marcos Velez are running in the Democratic primary runoff for Lieutenant Governor of Texas on May 26, 2026.

		Candidate
		Vikki Goodwin
		Marcos Velez

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Texas

Vikki Goodwin and Marcos Velez advanced to a runoff. They defeated Courtney Head in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Texas on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Vikki Goodwin	48.0	1,008,368
✔		Marcos Velez	31.5	661,347
		Courtney Head	20.5	430,443

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3	Total votes: 2,100,158
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Texas

Incumbent Dan Patrick defeated Timothy Mabry, Perla Hopkins, and Esala Wueschner in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Texas on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Patrick	85.6	1,104,312
		Timothy Mabry	8.3	107,642
		Perla Hopkins	4.8	62,261
		Esala Wueschner	1.2	15,885

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 1,290,100
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Green convention

Green convention for Lieutenant Governor of Texas

Kevin McCormick is running in the Green convention for Lieutenant Governor of Texas on April 11, 2026.

		Candidate
		Kevin McCormick (G)

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Lieutenant Governor of Texas

Anthony Cristo is running in the Libertarian convention for Lieutenant Governor of Texas on April 12, 2026.

		Candidate
		Anthony Cristo (L)

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Attorney General of Texas

General election

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

Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Attorney General of Texas

Joe Jaworski and Nathan Johnson are running in the Democratic primary runoff for Attorney General of Texas on May 26, 2026.

		Candidate
		Joe Jaworski
		Nathan Johnson

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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Attorney General of Texas

Mayes Middleton and Chip Roy are running in the Republican primary runoff for Attorney General of Texas on May 26, 2026.

		Candidate
		Mayes Middleton
		Chip Roy

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Texas

Nathan Johnson and Joe Jaworski advanced to a runoff. They defeated Tony Box in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Texas on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nathan Johnson	48.1	1,000,586
✔		Joe Jaworski	26.4	549,663
		Tony Box	25.5	529,416

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3	Total votes: 2,079,665
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Texas

Mayes Middleton and Chip Roy advanced to a runoff. They defeated Joan Huffman and Aaron Reitz in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Texas on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mayes Middleton	39.2	765,773
✔		Chip Roy	31.7	619,858
		Joan Huffman	14.9	291,697
		Aaron Reitz	14.2	277,727

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 1,955,055
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Texas Commissioner of Agriculture

General election

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General election for Texas Commissioner of Agriculture

Clayton Tucker and Nate Sheets are running in the general election for Texas Commissioner of Agriculture on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Clayton Tucker (D)
		Nate Sheets (R)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Commissioner of Agriculture

Clayton Tucker advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Commissioner of Agriculture on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
✔		Clayton Tucker

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Commissioner of Agriculture

Nate Sheets defeated incumbent Sid Miller in the Republican primary for Texas Commissioner of Agriculture on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nate Sheets	52.7	1,032,285
		Sid Miller	47.3	925,263

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 1,957,548
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Green convention

Green convention for Texas Commissioner of Agriculture

Alfred Molison is running in the Green convention for Texas Commissioner of Agriculture on April 11, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Alfred Molison (G)

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Texas Commissioner of Agriculture

Austin Kelly is running in the Libertarian convention for Texas Commissioner of Agriculture on April 12, 2026.

		Candidate
		Austin Kelly (L)

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Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

General election

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General election for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

Sarah Eckhardt and Donald Huffines are running in the general election for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Sarah Eckhardt (D)
		Donald Huffines (R)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

Sarah Eckhardt defeated Savant Moore and Michael Lange in the Democratic primary for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sarah Eckhardt	64.3	1,267,749
		Savant Moore	18.9	371,437
		Michael Lange	16.8	330,995

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 1,970,181
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

Donald Huffines defeated incumbent Kelly Hancock, Christi Craddick, and Michael Berlanga in the Republican primary for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Donald Huffines	57.4	1,136,323
		Kelly Hancock	23.6	467,491
		Christi Craddick	15.1	299,151
		Michael Berlanga	3.9	76,553

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 1,979,518
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Green convention

Green convention for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts

Shehla Faizi is running in the Green convention for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts on April 11, 2026.

		Candidate
		Shehla Faizi (G)

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Texas Land Commissioner

General election

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General election for Texas Land Commissioner

Incumbent Dawn Buckingham and Benjamin Flores are running in the general election for Texas Land Commissioner on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Dawn Buckingham (R)
		Benjamin Flores (D)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Land Commissioner

Benjamin Flores defeated Jose Loya in the Democratic primary for Texas Land Commissioner on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Benjamin Flores	55.8	1,082,471
		Jose Loya	44.2	858,922

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 1,941,393
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Land Commissioner

Incumbent Dawn Buckingham advanced from the Republican primary for Texas Land Commissioner on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
✔		Dawn Buckingham

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Texas Railroad Commission

General election

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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
✔		Jon Rosenthal

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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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Texas State Board of Education

District 2

General election

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General election for Texas State Board of Education District 2

Thomas Garcia and Victoria Hinojosa are running in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 2 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Thomas Garcia (D)
		Victoria Hinojosa (R)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 2

Thomas Garcia advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 2 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
✔		Thomas Garcia

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 2

Victoria Hinojosa defeated Carrie Moore and incumbent LJ Francis in the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 2 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Victoria Hinojosa	58.8	47,449
		Carrie Moore	27.5	22,184
		LJ Francis	13.7	11,023

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3	Total votes: 80,656
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District 5

General election

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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 State Board of Education District 5

Mica Arellano is running in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 5 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Mica Arellano (R)

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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Texas State Board of Education District 5

Stephanie Bazan and Allison Bush are running in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas State Board of Education District 5 on May 26, 2026.

		Candidate
		Stephanie Bazan
		Allison Bush

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 5

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 5 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Allison Bush	35.6	83,648
✔		Stephanie Bazan	21.0	49,407
		Abigail Gray	13.8	32,394
		Kevin Jackson	13.7	32,185
		Neto Longoria	10.7	25,156
		Victor Sampson	5.3	12,455

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 235,245
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 5

Mica Arellano advanced from the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 5 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Mica Arellano

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District 6

General election

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General election for Texas State Board of Education District 6

Michelle Palmer and Tiffany Nelson are running in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 6 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Michelle Palmer (D)
		Tiffany Nelson (R)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 6

Michelle Palmer advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 6 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
✔		Michelle Palmer

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 6

Tiffany Nelson defeated Barbara Denson in the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 6 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tiffany Nelson	65.8	77,433
		Barbara Denson	34.2	40,274

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 117,707
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District 7

General election

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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 State Board of Education District 7

Incumbent Julie Pickren is running in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 7 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Julie Pickren (R)

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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Texas State Board of Education District 7

Debra Ambroise and Tiffany Perkinz are running in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas State Board of Education District 7 on May 26, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Debra Ambroise
		Tiffany Perkinz

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 7

Tiffany Perkinz and Debra Ambroise advanced to a runoff. They defeated Janell Burse, Ben Estrada, and Adam Khan in the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 7 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tiffany Perkinz	31.3	40,096
✔	Submit photo	Debra Ambroise	26.2	33,505
	Submit photo	Janell Burse	17.5	22,355
		Ben Estrada	15.6	19,918
		Adam Khan	9.5	12,142

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2 Source 3	Total votes: 128,016
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 7

Incumbent Julie Pickren advanced from the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 7 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
✔		Julie Pickren

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District 8

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

General election for Texas State Board of Education District 8

Incumbent Audrey Young and Dana Van De Walker are running in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 8 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Audrey Young (R)
		Dana Van De Walker (D)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 8

Dana Van De Walker defeated Shahzeb Meghani in the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 8 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dana Van De Walker	70.8	72,868
	Submit photo	Shahzeb Meghani	29.2	30,084

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 102,952
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 8

Incumbent Audrey Young defeated George Vachris in the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 8 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Audrey Young	69.7	72,510
		George Vachris	30.3	31,525

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 104,035
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District 9

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

General election for Texas State Board of Education District 9

Ericka Ledferd and Kason Huddleston are running in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 9 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Ericka Ledferd (D)
		Kason Huddleston (R)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 9

Ericka Ledferd advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 9 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
✔		Ericka Ledferd

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 9

Kason Huddleston defeated Rachel Hogue and Stephen Yearout in the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 9 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kason Huddleston	58.4	97,567
		Rachel Hogue	26.8	44,736
	Submit photo	Stephen Yearout	14.8	24,731

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 167,034
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District 13

General election

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General election for Texas State Board of Education District 13

Incumbent Tiffany Clark and April Williams Moore are running in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 13 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Tiffany Clark (D)
		April Williams Moore (R)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 13

Incumbent Tiffany Clark defeated Kimberly Boswell in the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 13 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tiffany Clark	71.8	106,280
		Kimberly Boswell	28.2	41,811

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 148,091
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 13

April Williams Moore advanced from the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 13 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
✔		April Williams Moore

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District 14

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

General election for Texas State Board of Education District 14

Amy Taylor and Mindy Bumgarner are running in the general election for Texas State Board of Education District 14 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Amy Taylor (D)
		Mindy Bumgarner (R)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 14

Amy Taylor advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas State Board of Education District 14 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
✔		Amy Taylor

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 14

Mindy Bumgarner advanced from the Republican primary for Texas State Board of Education District 14 on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
✔		Mindy Bumgarner

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Christine Malaguti (R)

Context of the 2026 elections

Party control in Texas

Texas Party Control: 1992-2026
Three years of Democratic trifectas  •  Twenty-four years of Republican trifectas
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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

2024

The following offices were up for election in 2024:

State Board of Education (8 seats)
Railroad Commissioner

External links

Suggest a link

• State of Texas official website

Footnotes

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