Texas 2026 Primary

U.S. Senate & U.S. House & Governor

Mar 3 2026

Completed

Runoff held: May 26, 2026

Texas primary — earliest in the nation

Governor & U.S. House & U.S. Senate

Nov 3 2026

83 days away

Filing Deadline: Dec 9, 2025

★ U.S. Senate Lean D

Incumbent: R John Cornyn Open Seat

Democrat

James Talarico Nominee $68,555,930 raised

Jasmine Crockett $11,096,966 raised

Independent

Camencia Ford

Hans Truelson

Joshua Cain

L

Daniel Sims $11,666 raised

Ted Brown $7,460 raised

Republican

John Sen Cornyn Incumbent $8,604,234 raised

Anna Bender $0 raised

Gulrez Khan $10,793 raised

Ken Paxton Nominee $9,248,699 raised

Sara Larue Canady $770 raised

Virgil Bierschwale $9,988 raised

Wesley Hunt $2,129,887 raised

Dollar figures are each campaign’s total funds raised, from FEC filings.

Primary Results

Democratic Primary

Held March 3, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
James Talarico ✓	1,216,412	52.4%
Jasmine Crockett	1,071,900	46.2%
Ahmad Hassan	30,875	1.3%

Republican Runoff

Held May 26, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Ken Paxton ✓	455,582	62.8%
John Cornyn	269,685	37.2%

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★ Governor Lean R

Incumbent: R Greg Abbott

Democrat

Gina Hinojosa Nominee

Independent

Jenn Mack Raphoon

Republican

Greg Abbott Nominee

Primary Results

Democratic Primary

Held March 3, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Gina Hinojosa ✓	1,289,576	58.5%
Chris Bell	216,787	9.8%
Angela "Tia Angie" Villescaz	150,752	6.8%
Patricia Abrego	128,632	5.8%
Andrew White	117,392	5.3%
Bobby Cole	112,675	5.1%
Jose Navarro Balbuena	65,826	3.0%
Carlton W. Hart	63,278	2.9%
Zach Vance	58,753	2.7%

Republican Primary

Held March 3, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Greg Abbott ✓	1,764,924	81.8%
Pete "Doc" Chambers	240,640	11.2%
Evelyn Brooks	44,142	2.0%
Arturo Espinosa	23,444	1.1%
Charles Andrew Crouch	15,405	0.7%
Kenneth Hyde	14,941	0.7%
Nathaniel Welch	12,057	0.6%
Mark V. Goloby	10,991	0.5%
Stephen Samuelson	10,864	0.5%
Ronnie Tullos	10,352	0.5%
R.F. "Bob" Achgill	9,119	0.4%

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★ U.S. House 38 districts

TX-01 District 1 Safe R R Nathaniel Moran

Dax Cornell Alexander (D) Masika Akilah Ray (D) Yolanda Prince (D) ✓ Nathaniel Quentin Moran (R) ^* ✓

Democratic Runoff · May 26 Yolanda R. Prince 1,704 73.2% ✓ Dax Alexander 623 26.8%

Republican · Mar 3 Nathaniel Moran 80,547 100.0% ✓

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TX-02 District 2 Safe R R Dan Crenshaw

Shaun Finnie (D) ✓ Dan Crenshaw (R) ^* Jameson Ellis (R) Martin Etwop (R) Nicholas Lee Plumb (R) Steve Toth (R) ✓

Democratic · Mar 3 Shaun Finnie 48,700 100.0% ✓

Republican · Mar 3 Steve Toth 36,830 55.8% ✓ Dan Crenshaw 26,859 40.7% Martin Etwop 1,216 1.8% Nicholas Lee Plumb 1,106 1.7%

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TX-03 District 3 Safe R R Keith Self

Evan Hunt (D) ✓ Jordan Douglas Wheatley (D) Keith Alan Self (R) ✓ Mark Newgent (R)

Democratic · Mar 3 Evan Hunt 48,800 100.0% ✓

Republican · Mar 3 Keith Self 63,747 80.2% ✓ Mark Newgent 15,761 19.8%

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TX-04 District 4 Safe R R Pat Fallon

Jason Pearce (D) ✓ Pat Fallon (R) ^* ✓

Democratic · Mar 3 Jason Pearce 23,552 52.0% ✓ Andrew Rubell 21,779 48.0%

Republican · Mar 3 Pat Fallon 59,828 80.6% ✓ Don Horn 14,383 19.4%

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TX-05 District 5 Safe R R Lance Gooden

Chelsey Hockett (D) ✓ Ruth Torres (D) Lance Gooden (R) ^* ✓ Travis Edwards (R)

Democratic Runoff · May 26 Chelsey Hockett 3,017 55.5% ✓ Ruth Torres 2,418 44.5%

Republican · Mar 3 Lance Gooden 52,424 100.0% ✓

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TX-06 District 6 Safe R R Jake Ellzey

Danny Minton (D) ✓ James Buford (D) Jake Ellzey (R) ^* ✓ Brian Stahl (R)

Democratic · Mar 3 Danny Minton 45,306 100.0% ✓

Republican · Mar 3 Jake Ellzey 42,230 66.3% ✓ James Buford 12,660 19.9% Brian Stahl 8,813 13.8%

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TX-07 District 7 Lean D D Lizzie Fletcher

Lizzie Fletcher (D) ^* ✓ Alexander Hale (R) ✓ Alexander Zachary Kalai (R) Tina Cohen (R)

Democratic · Mar 3 Lizzie Fletcher 61,930 100.0% ✓

Republican Runoff · May 26 Alexander Hale 7,110 63.8% ✓ Tina Cohen 4,034 36.2%

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TX-08 District 8 Safe R R Morgan Luttrell Open

Keith Coleman (D) Laura Jones (D) ✓ Brett Jensen (R) Deddrick T Wilmer (R) Jessica Hart Steinmann (R) ✓ Nick B. Tran (R)

Democratic · Mar 3 Laura Jones 27,865 65.7% ✓ Keith Coleman 14,560 34.3%

Republican · Mar 3 Jessica Steinmann 42,636 68.0% ✓ Brett Jensen 7,936 12.6% Nick Tran 7,663 12.2% Stephen Long 2,069 3.3% Jay Fondren 1,553 2.5% Deddrick Wilmer 883 1.4%

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TX-09 District 9 Likely R D Al Green Open

Alexander Green (D) ^* Leticia Gutierrez (D) ✓ Terry Virts (D) Todd Ivey (D) Roy Morales (I) Alex Mealer (R) ✓ Briscoe Rowell Cain III (R) Crystal DeLeon-Sarmiento (R) Dan Mims (R) Dwayne Bradley Stovall (R) Jaimy Blanco (R) Steve Stockman (R) Terry Lee Thain (R)

Democratic · Mar 3 Leticia Gutierrez 18,703 53.6% ✓ Earnest Clayton 5,673 16.3% Terry Virts 5,095 14.6% Todd Ivey 2,462 7.1% Marty Rocha 2,374 6.8% Peter Filler 558 1.6%

Republican Runoff · May 26 Alex Mealer 7,378 69.0% ✓ Briscoe Cain 3,311 31.0%

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TX-10 District 10 Safe R R Michael McCaul Open

Caitlin McClay Rourk (D) ✓ Dawn Marshall (D) Sarah Eckhardt (D) Tayhlor Coleman (D) Ben Bius (R) Brandon Hawbraker (R) Chris Gober (R) ✓ Jenny Garcia Sharon (R) Jeremy Story (R) Jessica Karlsruher (R) Kara King (R) Rob Altman (R) Rob Brown (R) Scott MacLeod (R)

Democratic · Mar 3 Caitlin Rourk 32,716 60.8% ✓ Dawn Marshall 12,184 22.6% Bernardo Reyna 8,893 16.5%

Republican · Mar 3 Chris Gober 38,541 51.2% ✓ Ben Bius 10,507 14.0% Rob Altman 5,660 7.5% Jessica Karlsruher 5,352 7.1% Scott MacLeod 5,051 6.7% Jeremy Story 3,401 4.5% Kara King 2,147 2.9% Jenny Garcia Sharon 1,790 2.4% Rob Brown 1,778 2.4% Brandon Hawbraker 977 1.3%

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TX-11 District 11 Safe R R August Pfluger

Claire Anne Reynolds (D) ✓ August Lee Pfluger II (R) ^* ✓

Democratic · Mar 3 Claire Reynolds 21,787 57.6% ✓ Pedro Ruiz 16,054 42.4%

Republican · Mar 3 August Pfluger 59,885 100.0% ✓

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TX-12 District 12 Safe R R Craig Goldman

Angela Rodriguez Prilliman (D) ✓ Kenneth Morgan-Aguilera (D) Craig Goldman (R) ^* ✓

Democratic · Mar 3 Angela Rodriguez Prilliman 30,878 59.8% ✓ Kenneth Morgan-Aguilera 20,770 40.2%

Republican · Mar 3 Craig Goldman 54,931 100.0% ✓

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TX-13 District 13 Safe R R Ronny Jackson

Mark Nair (D) ✓ Ronny Lynn Jackson (R) ^* ✓ Chasity Wedgeworth (R)

Democratic · Mar 3 Mark Nair 28,198 100.0% ✓

Republican · Mar 3 Ronny Jackson 71,554 89.5% ✓ Chasity Wedgeworth 8,414 10.5%

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TX-14 District 14 Safe R R Randy Weber

Konstantinos Vogiatzis (D) Richard Harvey Davis III (D) Thurman Bartie (D) ✓ Randy Weber (R) ^* ✓

Democratic Runoff · May 26 Thurman Bill Bartie 858 54.4% ✓ Richard Davis 720 45.6%

Republican · Mar 3 Randy Weber 55,800 88.6% ✓ Jessica Forgy 7,215 11.4%

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TX-15 District 15 Toss-up R Monica De La Cruz

Ada Cuellar (D) Bobby Pulido (D) ✓ Monica De La Cruz (R) ^* ✓

Democratic · Mar 3 Bobby Pulido 36,957 67.5% ✓ Ada Cuellar 17,757 32.5%

Republican · Mar 3 Monica De La Cruz 30,083 100.0% ✓

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TX-16 District 16 Safe D D Veronica Escobar

Veronica Escobar (D) ^* ✓ Deliris Montanez Berrios (R) Hector Miguel Cabildo Jr (R) Manuel Barraza (R)

Democratic · Mar 3 Veronica Escobar 54,031 100.0% ✓

Republican Runoff · May 26 Manuel J. Barraza — — Adam Bauman — —

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TX-17 District 17 Safe R R Pete Sessions

Casey Shepard (D) ✓ James Gordon Mitchell (D) Pete Sessions (R) ^* ✓

Democratic Runoff · May 26 Casey Shepard 3,048 62.5% ✓ Milah Flores 1,832 37.5%

Republican · Mar 3 Pete Sessions 59,724 100.0% ✓

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TX-18 District 18 Safe D D Christian Menefee

Sylvester Turner (D) ^* Amanda Edwards (D) Christian D. Menefee (D) ✓ Christian Menefee (D) Gretchen Brown (D) Stephen Huey (D) Allen D Berry (R) Elizabeth Vences (R) Ronald Whitfield (R) ✓

Democratic Runoff · May 26 Christian D. Menefee 16,757 70.4% ✓ Al Green 7,039 29.6%

Republican · Mar 3 Ronald Whitfield 5,280 55.1% ✓ Elizabeth Vences 4,301 44.9%

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TX-19 District 19 Safe R R Jodey Arrington Open

Kyle Rable (D) ✓ Abraham Enriquez (R) Donald R May (R) James Bob Barbee (R) Jason Corley (R) Matt Smith (R) Ryan Zink (R) Tom Sell (R) ✓

Democratic · Mar 3 Kyle Rable 22,513 100.0% ✓

Republican Runoff · May 26 Tom Sell 17,128 64.8% ✓ Abraham Enriquez 9,301 35.2%

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TX-20 District 20 Safe D D Joaquin Castro

Joaquin Castro (D) ^* ✓ Edgardo Rafael Baez (R) ✓

Democratic · Mar 3 Joaquin Castro 58,260 88.2% ✓ Kendra Wilkerson 6,191 9.4% John Atwood 1,633 2.5%

Republican · Mar 3 Edgardo Baez 9,240 100.0% ✓

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TX-21 District 21 Safe R R Chip Roy Open

Gary Frank Taylor (D) Kristin A Hook (D) ✓ Regina Vanburg (D) Daniel Betts (R) Jason Cahill (R) Mark Charles Teixeira (R) ✓ Michael Wheeler (R) Paul Rojas (R) Trey Trainor (R) Weston Charles Martinez (R) Zeke Enriquez (R)

Democratic · Mar 3 Kristin Hook 39,779 60.1% ✓ Regina Vanburg 18,614 28.1% Gary Taylor 7,847 11.8%

Republican · Mar 3 Mark Teixeira 58,180 60.9% ✓ Jason Cahill 9,043 9.5% Trey Trainor 8,497 8.9% Michael Wheeler 6,593 6.9% Weston Martinez 2,320 2.4% Kyle Sinclair 1,947 2.0% Daniel Betts 1,941 2.0% Peggy Wardlaw 1,872 2.0% Heather Tessmer 1,575 1.7% Paul Rojas 1,559 1.6% Zeke Enriquez 1,302 1.4% Jacques DuBose 673 0.7%

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TX-22 District 22 Safe R R Troy Nehls

Marquette Greene-Scott (D) ✓ Pearl Ann Vuorinen (D) Robert Thomas (D) Troy Nehls (R) ^* Rebecca Clark (R) Trever Nehls (R) ✓

Democratic · Mar 3 Marquette Greene-Scott 26,280 54.6% ✓ Chris Fernandez 8,931 18.5% Robert Thomas 7,269 15.1% Pearl Vuorinen 3,093 6.4% Sterling Gadison 2,574 5.3%

Republican · Mar 3 Trever Nehls 47,839 75.7% ✓ Rebecca Clark 15,379 24.3%

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TX-23 District 23 Lean R R Tony Gonzales

Gretel Marysdatter Enck (D) Katy Padilla Stout (D) ✓ Santos M. Limon (D) Veronica Williams (I) Tony Gonzales (R) ^* Brandon Herrera (R) ✓ Quico Canseco (R) Susan Storey Rubio (R)

Democratic · Mar 3 Katy Padilla Stout 30,828 52.1% ✓ Santos Limon 16,077 27.1% Bruce Richardson 6,968 11.8% Gretel Enck 5,349 9.0%

Republican · Mar 3 Brandon Herrera 23,932 43.3% ✓ Tony Gonzales 23,073 41.8% Keith Barton 4,696 8.5% Quico Canseco 3,562 6.4%

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TX-24 District 24 Safe R R Beth Van Duyne

Jon Buchwald (D) Kevin Beryl Burge (D) ✓ Nathan Thomas Hawks (D) TJ Ware (D) Beth Van Duyne (R) ^* ✓

Democratic Runoff · May 26 Kevin Burge 7,248 79.7% ✓ TJ Ware 1,842 20.3%

Republican · Mar 3 Beth Van Duyne 71,506 100.0% ✓

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TX-25 District 25 Safe R R Roger Williams

Dione Sims (D) ✓ William James Marks (D) Roger Williams (R) ^* ✓

Democratic · Mar 3 Dione Sims 32,388 60.5% ✓ William Marks 21,135 39.5%

Republican · Mar 3 Roger Williams 60,296 100.0% ✓

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TX-26 District 26 Safe R R Brandon Gill

Ernest Robinson Lineberger III (D) Steven James Shook (D) ✓ Brandon Gill (R) ^* ✓

Democratic · Mar 3 Steven Shook 29,172 51.1% ✓ Ernest Lineberger 27,964 48.9%

Republican · Mar 3 Brandon Gill 73,610 91.1% ✓ Robert Chick 7,169 8.9%

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TX-27 District 27 Safe R R Michael Cloud

Tanya W Lloyd (D) ✓ Michael Cloud (R) ^* ✓ Chris Hatley (R)

Democratic · Mar 3 Tanya Lloyd 35,729 63.1% ✓ Eustaquio Castro-Mendoza 16,657 29.4% Wayne Raasch 4,227 7.5%

Republican · Mar 3 Michael Cloud 49,156 73.0% ✓ Chris Hatley 18,215 27.0%

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TX-28 District 28 Lean R D Henry Cuellar

Henry R. Cuellar (D) ^* ✓ Ricardo Villarreal (D) Juan Esparza (R) Tano Tijerina (R) ✓

Democratic · Mar 3 Henry Cuellar 39,228 58.1% ✓ Ricardo Villarreal 24,968 37.0% Andrew Vantine 3,375 5.0%

Republican · Mar 3 Tano Tijerina 12,514 74.3% ✓ Eileen Day 4,319 25.7%

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TX-29 District 29 Safe D D Sylvia Garcia

Sylvia R Garcia (D) ^* ✓ Jarvis Johnson (D) Robert Slater (D) Martha Fierro (R) ✓

Democratic · Mar 3 Sylvia Garcia 30,803 58.2% ✓ Jarvis Johnson 18,881 35.7% Robert Slater 3,200 6.1%

Republican · Mar 3 Martha Fierro 9,633 100.0% ✓

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TX-30 District 30 Safe D D Jasmine Crockett Open

Barbara Mallory Caraway (D) Frederick Haynes III (D) ✓ Rodney LaBruce (D) Everett Honorable Jackson (R) ✓ Gregor Heinrich Heise (R) Sholdon Daniels (R)

Democratic · Mar 3 Frederick Haynes III 76,701 72.6% ✓ Barbara Mallory Caraway 24,370 23.1% Rodney LaBruce 4,546 4.3%

Republican Runoff · May 26 Everett Jackson 3,257 57.4% ✓ Sholdon Daniels 2,418 42.6%

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TX-31 District 31 Safe R R John Carter

Justin Early (D) ✓ Stuart Norman Whitlow (D) Gregory James Stoker (G) John R Rep. Carter (R) ^* ✓ Abhiram Garapati (R) David Lee Berry (R) Elvis Arturo Lossa (R) Offer Vince Shlomi (R) Raymond H Hamden II (R) Steve Dowell (R) Valentina Gomez (R) William P Abel (R)

Democratic · Mar 3 Justin Early 31,881 57.6% ✓ Stuart Whitlow 23,467 42.4%

Republican · Mar 3 John Carter 45,834 59.7% ✓ Valentina Gomez 8,401 10.9% Abhiram Garapati 5,036 6.6% Steve Dowell 4,729 6.2% Raymond Hamden 4,530 5.9% Vince Offer 3,187 4.2% William Abel 1,931 2.5% David Berry 1,739 2.3% Edward Ewald 790 1.0% Elvis Lossa 571 0.7%

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TX-32 District 32 Safe R D Julie Johnson Open

Dan F. Barrios (D) ✓ Abteen Vaziri (R) Aimee Carrasco (R) Darrell Day (R) Eric Niehaus (R) Gordon Heslop (R) Jace Yarbrough (R) ✓ Monty Montanez (R) Paul Bondar (R) Ryan Binkley (R) Zain Shaito (R)

Democratic · Mar 3 Dan Barrios 34,759 60.4% ✓ Anthony Bridges 22,762 39.6%

Republican · Mar 3 Jace Yarbrough 33,874 49.0% ✓ Ryan Binkley 15,028 21.7% Paul Bondar 9,586 13.9% Darrell Day 4,030 5.8% James Ussery 1,959 2.8% Aimee Carrasco 1,834 2.7% Gordon Heslop 1,470 2.1% Monty Montanez 867 1.3% Abteen Vaziri 541 0.8%

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TX-33 District 33 Safe D D Marc Veasey

Marc Allison Veasey (D) ^* Colin Allred (D) ✓ Julie Johnson (D) Zeeshan Hafeez (D) Kurt Schwab (R) Patrick David Gillespie (R) ✓

Democratic Runoff · May 26 Colin Allred 7,294 54.9% ✓ Julie Johnson 5,985 45.1%

Republican Runoff · May 26 Patrick David Gillespie 3,003 56.2% ✓ John Sims 2,344 43.8%

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TX-34 District 34 Lean R D Vicente Gonzalez

Vicente Gonzalez (D) ^* ✓ Etienne Rosas (D) Eric Flores (R) ✓ Fred Hinojosa (R) Gregory Scott Kunkle Jr (R) Jay Nagy (R) Keith Allen (R) Luis F Buentello (R) Mario Alberto Morales (R) Mauro Everett Garza (R) Mayra Nohemi Flores (R) Scott Mandel (R)

Democratic · Mar 3 Vicente Gonzalez 35,342 62.7% ✓ Etienne Rosas 20,993 37.3%

Republican · Mar 3 Eric Flores 20,726 56.7% ✓ Mayra Flores 8,652 23.7% Luis Buentello 1,943 5.3% Scott Mandel 1,638 4.5% Fred Hinojosa 1,395 3.8% Keith Allen 1,378 3.8% Gregory Kunkle 690 1.9% Jay Nagy 159 0.4%

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TX-35 District 35 Likely R D Greg Casar

John Lira (D) Johnny Garcia (D) ✓ Maureen Galindo (D) Whitney Masterson-Moyes (D) Carlos De La Cruz Jr (R) ✓ Jay Commander Furman (R) John Lujan (R) Josh Cortez (R) Randy Adams (R) Ryan P Krause (R) Steven William Wright (R) Vanessa F. Hicks-Callaway (R)

Democratic Runoff · May 26 Johnny Garcia 52 70.3% ✓ Maureen Galindo 22 29.7%

Republican Runoff · May 26 Carlos De La Cruz 1,469 54.7% ✓ John Lujan 1,216 45.3%

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TX-36 District 36 Safe R R Brian Babin

Doug Rogers (D) Rhonda J Hart (D) ✓ Brian Babin (R) ^* ✓

Democratic · Mar 3 Rhonda Hart 30,587 64.2% ✓ Doug Rogers 17,041 35.8%

Republican · Mar 3 Brian Babin 51,074 81.1% ✓ Jonathan Mitchell 11,896 18.9%

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TX-37 District 37 Safe D D Lloyd Doggett Open

Greg Casar (D) ✓ Ge’Nell Gary (R) Janet Malzahn (R) Lauren Peña (R)

Democratic · Mar 3 Greg Casar 105,917 80.7% ✓ Esther Fleharty 25,252 19.3%

Republican Runoff · May 26 Ge’Nell Gary — — Lauren B. Peña — —

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TX-38 District 38 Safe R R Wesley Hunt Open

Marvalette Hunter (D) Melissa McDonough (D) ✓ Alex McMenemy (G) William M Taggart IV (I) William Miskey Taggart IV (I) Barrett McNabb (R) Carmen María Montiel (R) Craig Goralski (R) Jeff Yuna (R) Jon Bonck (R) ✓ Larry David Rubin (R) Michael Pratt (R) Shelly deZevallos (R)

Democratic · Mar 3 Melissa McDonough 27,073 51.6% ✓ Marvalette Hunter 14,828 28.3% Theresa Courts 10,517 20.1%

Republican Runoff · May 26 Jon Bonck 21,441 65.4% ✓ Shelly deZevallos 11,364 34.6%

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📊 Primary Polls

Race	Pollster	Date	Sample	Results
Senate · Republican primary	Quantus Insights (R) partisan·R	2026-05-23	1018 LV	Ken Paxton 53% · John Cornyn 43% · Unsure 4%
Senate · Republican primary	SoCal Strategies (R) partisan·R	2026-05-21	700 LV	Ken Paxton 57% · John Cornyn 35% · Unsure 8%
Senate · Republican primary	Global Strategy Group (D) partisan·D	2026-05-11	600 LV	Ken Paxton 52% · John Cornyn 40% · Unsure 8%
House · Republican primary	University of Houston	2026-05-09	400 LV	Alex Mealer 50% · Briscoe Cain 41% · Unsure 9%
House · Democratic primary	University of Houston	2026-05-08	800 LV	Christian Menefee 50% · Al Green 43% · Unsure 7%
Senate · Republican primary	Remington Research Group (R)	2026-05-05	1810 LV	Ken Paxton 47% · John Cornyn 36% · Unsure 17%
Senate · Republican primary	University of Houston	2026-05-01	1200 LV	Ken Paxton 48% · John Cornyn 45% · Unsure 7%

Primary polls are shown here only — they never enter the general-election averages. Pollster names link to track records.

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