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
12 days away
Filing Deadline: Dec 9, 2025

★ U.S. Senate Toss-up

Incumbent: R John Cornyn

Democrat

James Talarico Nominee $128,772,835 raised
Jasmine Crockett $11,096,966 raised

Independent

Camencia Ford
Hans Truelson
Jade Simmons $9,324 raised
Joshua Cain

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Daniel Sims $11,666 raised
Ted Brown $14,257 raised

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Bradford Winston Hall $5,430 raised

Republican

John Cornyn Incumbent $8,608,610 raised
Anna Bender $0 raised
Gulrez Khan $10,793 raised
Ken Paxton Nominee $19,497,810 raised
Sara Larue Canady $770 raised
Virgil Bierschwale $9,988 raised
Wesley Hunt $2,154,468 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 ✓ 1,212,945 53.2%
Jasmine Crockett 1,068,822 46.8%

Republican Runoff

Held May 26, 2026.

Candidate Votes %
Ken Paxton ✓ 890,449 63.8%
John Cornyn 504,329 36.2%

★ Governor Lean R

Incumbent: R Greg Abbott

Democrat

Gina Hinojosa Nominee

Independent

Jenn Mack Raphoon

Republican

Greg Abbott Incumbent Nominee

Primary Results

Democratic Primary

Held March 3, 2026.

Candidate Votes %
Gina Hinojosa ✓ 1,285,334 58.5%
Chris Bell 215,832 9.8%
Angela "Tia Angie" Villescaz 150,333 6.9%
Patricia Abrego 128,193 5.8%
Andrew White 116,897 5.3%
Bobby Cole 112,318 5.1%
Jose Navarro Balbuena 65,597 3.0%
Carlton W. Hart 63,106 2.9%
Zach Vance 58,574 2.7%

Republican Primary

Held March 3, 2026.

Candidate Votes %
Greg Abbott ✓ 1,759,888 81.8%
Pete "Doc" Chambers 240,342 11.2%
Evelyn Brooks 43,998 2.0%
Arturo Espinosa 24,674 1.2%
Charles Andrew Crouch 15,389 0.7%
Kenneth Hyde 14,916 0.7%
Nathaniel Welch 12,027 0.6%
Mark V. Goloby 10,966 0.5%
Stephen Samuelson 10,842 0.5%
Ronnie Tullos 10,313 0.5%
R.F. "Bob" Achgill 9,078 0.4%

★ U.S. House 38 districts

TX-01 District 1 Safe R R Nathaniel Moran
Nathaniel Moran (R) Incumbent ✓ Yolanda Prince (D) ✓
Democratic Runoff · May 26 Yolanda R. Prince 5,197 72.3% ✓ Dax Alexander 1,989 27.7%
Republican · Mar 3 Nathaniel Moran 80,547 100.0% ✓
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TX-02 District 2 Safe R Open
Shaun Finnie (D) ✓ Steve Toth (R) ✓
Democratic · Mar 3 Shaun Finnie 48,700 100.0% ✓
Republican · Mar 3 Steve Toth 36,760 55.8% ✓ Dan Crenshaw 26,764 40.7% Martin Etwop 1,211 1.8% Nicholas Lee Plumb 1,104 1.7%
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TX-03 District 3 Safe R R Keith Self
Evan Hunt (D) ✓ Keith Self (R) ✓
Democratic · Mar 3 Evan Hunt 48,800 100.0% ✓
Republican · Mar 3 Keith Self 63,443 80.2% ✓ Mark Newgent 15,691 19.8%
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TX-04 District 4 Safe R R Pat Fallon
Pat Fallon (R) Incumbent ✓ Jason Pearce (D) ✓
Democratic · Mar 3 Jason Pearce 23,475 52.0% ✓ Andrew Rubell 21,692 48.0%
Republican · Mar 3 Pat Fallon 59,618 80.6% ✓ Don Horn 14,330 19.4%
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TX-05 District 5 Safe R R Lance Gooden
Lance Gooden (R) Incumbent ✓ Chelsey Hockett (D) ✓
Democratic Runoff · May 26 Chelsey Hockett 5,632 53.0% ✓ Ruth Torres 4,996 47.0%
Republican · Mar 3 Lance Gooden 52,424 100.0% ✓
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TX-06 District 6 Safe R R Jake Ellzey
Jake Ellzey (R) Incumbent ✓ Danny Minton (D) ✓
Democratic · Mar 3 Danny Minton 45,306 100.0% ✓
Republican · Mar 3 Jake Ellzey 42,050 66.3% ✓ James Buford 12,628 19.9% Brian Stahl 8,786 13.8%
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TX-07 District 7 Safe D D Lizzie Fletcher
Lizzie Fletcher (D) Incumbent ✓ Alexander Hale (R) ✓
Democratic · Mar 3 Lizzie Fletcher 61,930 100.0% ✓
Republican Runoff · May 26 Alexander Hale 11,089 64.3% ✓ Tina Cohen 6,157 35.7%
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TX-08 District 8 Safe R Open
Laura Jones (D) ✓ Jessica Hart Steinmann (R) ✓
Democratic · Mar 3 Laura Jones 27,798 65.7% ✓ Keith Coleman 14,519 34.3%
Republican · Mar 3 Jessica Steinmann 42,534 68.0% ✓ Brett Jensen 7,922 12.7% Nick Tran 7,649 12.2% Stephen Long 2,061 3.3% Jay Fondren 1,549 2.5% Deddrick Wilmer 882 1.4%
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TX-09 District 9 Likely R Open
Leticia Gutierrez (D) ✓ Alex Mealer (R) ✓ Roy Morales (I)
Democratic · Mar 3 Leticia Gutierrez 18,630 53.7% ✓ Earnest Clayton 5,640 16.3% Terry Virts 5,044 14.6% Todd Ivey 2,440 7.0% Marty Rocha 2,367 6.8% Peter Filler 552 1.6%
Republican Runoff · May 26 Alex Mealer 15,597 68.3% ✓ Briscoe Cain 7,245 31.7%
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TX-10 District 10 Likely R Open
Caitlin McClay Rourk (D) ✓ Chris Gober (R) ✓
Democratic · Mar 3 Caitlin Rourk 32,611 60.8% ✓ Dawn Marshall 12,131 22.6% Bernardo Reyna 8,893 16.5% Bernie Reyna 8,860 16.5%
Republican · Mar 3 Chris Gober 38,410 51.3% ✓ Ben Bius 10,460 14.0% Rob Altman 5,650 7.5% Jessica Karlsruher 5,332 7.1% Scott MacLeod 5,040 6.7% Jeremy Story 3,384 4.5% Kara King 2,144 2.9% Jenny Garcia Sharon 1,786 2.4% Rob Brown 1,768 2.4% Brandon Hawbraker 977 1.3% Brandon Hawbaker 973 1.3%
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TX-11 District 11 Safe R R August Pfluger
August Pfluger (R) Incumbent ✓ Claire Anne Reynolds (D) ✓
Democratic · Mar 3 Claire Reynolds 21,720 57.6% ✓ Pedro Ruiz 16,023 42.5%
Republican · Mar 3 August Pfluger 59,885 100.0% ✓
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TX-12 District 12 Safe R R Craig Goldman
Craig Goldman (R) Incumbent ✓ Angela Rodriguez Prilliman (D) ✓
Democratic · Mar 3 Angela Rodriguez Prilliman 30,878 59.8% ✓ Heli Rodriguez Prilliman 30,811 59.8% ✓ Kenneth Morgan-Aguilera 20,713 40.2%
Republican · Mar 3 Craig Goldman 54,931 100.0% ✓
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TX-13 District 13 Safe R R Ronny Jackson
Ronny Jackson (R) Incumbent ✓ Mark Nair (D) ✓
Democratic · Mar 3 Mark Nair 28,198 100.0% ✓
Republican · Mar 3 Ronny Jackson 71,388 89.5% ✓ Chasity Wedgeworth 8,394 10.5%
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TX-14 District 14 Safe R R Randy Weber
Randy Weber (R) Incumbent ✓ Thurman Bartie (D) ✓
Democratic Runoff · May 26 Thurman Bill Bartie 7,107 51.0% ✓ Richard Davis 6,840 49.0%
Republican · Mar 3 Randy Weber 55,658 88.5% ✓ Jessica Forgy 7,206 11.5%
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TX-15 District 15 Likely D R Monica De La Cruz
Monica De La Cruz (R) Incumbent ✓ Bobby Pulido (D) ✓
Democratic · Mar 3 Bobby Pulido 36,820 67.5% ✓ Ada Cuellar 17,698 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) Incumbent ✓ Adam Bauman (R) ✓
Democratic · Mar 3 Veronica Escobar 54,031 100.0% ✓
Republican Runoff · May 26 Adam Bauman 7,742 68.6% ✓ Manuel J. Barraza 3,547 31.4%
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TX-17 District 17 Safe R R Pete Sessions
Pete Sessions (R) Incumbent ✓ Casey Shepard (D) ✓
Democratic Runoff · May 26 Casey Shepard 5,078 59.9% ✓ Milah Flores 3,401 40.1%
Republican · Mar 3 Pete Sessions 59,724 100.0% ✓
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TX-18 District 18 Safe D D Christian Menefee
Christian D. Menefee (D) Incumbent ✓ Ronald Whitfield (R) ✓
Democratic Runoff · May 26 Christian D. Menefee 33,957 69.4% ✓ Al Green 15,001 30.6%
Republican · Mar 3 Ronald Whitfield 5,257 55.1% ✓ Elizabeth Vences 4,282 44.9%
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TX-19 District 19 Safe R Open
Kyle Rable (D) ✓ Tom Sell (R) ✓
Democratic · Mar 3 Kyle Rable 22,513 100.0% ✓
Republican Runoff · May 26 Tom Sell 32,239 64.3% ✓ Abraham Enriquez 17,932 35.7%
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TX-20 District 20 Safe D D Joaquin Castro
Joaquin Castro (D) Incumbent ✓ Edgardo Rafael Baez (R) ✓
Democratic · Mar 3 Joaquin Castro 57,920 88.2% ✓ Kendra Wilkerson 6,165 9.4% John Atwood 1,624 2.5%
Republican · Mar 3 Edgardo Baez 9,240 100.0% ✓
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TX-21 District 21 Safe R Open
Kristin A Hook (D) ✓ Mark Charles Teixeira (R) ✓
Democratic · Mar 3 Kristin Hook 39,600 60.1% ✓ Regina Vanburg 18,547 28.1% Gary Taylor 7,800 11.8%
Republican · Mar 3 Mark Teixeira 57,954 60.9% ✓ Jason Cahill 8,996 9.5% Trey Trainor 8,473 8.9% Michael Wheeler 6,565 6.9% Weston Martinez 2,316 2.4% Kyle Sinclair 1,938 2.0% Daniel Betts 1,926 2.0% Peggy Wardlaw 1,866 2.0% Heather Tessmer 1,571 1.7% Paul Rojas 1,556 1.6% Zeke Enriquez 1,294 1.4% Jacques DuBose 673 0.7%
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TX-22 District 22 Safe R R Troy Nehls
Marquette Greene-Scott (D) ✓ Trever Nehls (R) ✓
Democratic · Mar 3 Marquette Greene-Scott 26,193 54.6% ✓ Chris Fernandez 8,893 18.5% Robert Thomas 7,246 15.1% Pearl Vuorinen 3,085 6.4% Sterling Gadison 2,564 5.3%
Republican · Mar 3 Trever Nehls 47,687 75.7% ✓ Rebecca Clark 15,333 24.3%
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TX-23 District 23 Toss-up Open
Katy Padilla Stout (D) ✓ Brandon Herrera (R) ✓ Veronica Williams (I)
Democratic · Mar 3 Katy Padilla Stout 30,667 52.0% ✓ Santos Limon 16,042 27.2% Bruce Richardson 6,939 11.8% Gretel Enck 5,302 9.0%
Republican · Mar 3 Brandon Herrera 23,857 43.3% ✓ Tony Gonzales 22,979 41.7% ✓ Keith Barton 4,672 8.5% Quico Canseco 3,562 6.4% Francisco Canseco 3,554 6.5%
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TX-24 District 24 Safe R R Beth Van Duyne
Beth Van Duyne (R) Incumbent ✓ Kevin Beryl Burge (D) ✓
Democratic Runoff · May 26 Kevin Burge 10,626 78.1% ✓ TJ Ware 2,979 21.9%
Republican · Mar 3 Beth Van Duyne 71,506 100.0% ✓
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TX-25 District 25 Safe R R Roger Williams
Roger Williams (R) Incumbent ✓ Dione Sims (D) ✓
Democratic · Mar 3 Dione Sims 32,293 60.6% ✓ William Marks 21,042 39.5%
Republican · Mar 3 Roger Williams 60,296 100.0% ✓
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TX-26 District 26 Safe R R Brandon Gill
Brandon Gill (R) Incumbent ✓ Steven James Shook (D) ✓
Democratic · Mar 3 Steven Shook 29,069 51.1% ✓ Ernest Lineberger 27,871 49.0%
Republican · Mar 3 Brandon Gill 73,416 91.1% ✓ Robert Chick 7,145 8.9%
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TX-27 District 27 Safe R R Michael Cloud
Michael Cloud (R) Incumbent ✓ Tanya W Lloyd (D) ✓
Democratic · Mar 3 Tanya Lloyd 35,633 63.1% ✓ Eustaquio Castro-Mendoza 16,657 29.4% Stock Castro-Mendoza 16,599 29.4% Wayne Raasch 4,209 7.5%
Republican · Mar 3 Michael Cloud 49,059 73.0% ✓ Chris Hatley 18,182 27.0%
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TX-28 District 28 Lean D D Henry Cuellar
Henry Cuellar (D) Incumbent ✓ Tano Tijerina (R) ✓
Democratic · Mar 3 Henry Cuellar 39,133 58.1% ✓ Ricardo Villarreal 24,908 37.0% Andrew Vantine 3,360 5.0%
Republican · Mar 3 Tano Tijerina 12,487 74.4% ✓ Eileen Day 4,305 25.6%
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TX-29 District 29 Safe D D Sylvia Garcia
Sylvia Garcia (D) Incumbent ✓ Martha Fierro (R) ✓
Democratic · Mar 3 Sylvia Garcia 30,660 58.2% ✓ Jarvis Johnson 18,799 35.7% Robert Slater 3,193 6.1%
Republican · Mar 3 Martha Fierro 9,633 100.0% ✓
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TX-30 District 30 Safe D Open
Frederick Haynes III (D) ✓ Everett Honorable Jackson (R) ✓
Democratic · Mar 3 Frederick Haynes III 76,555 72.6% ✓ Barbara Mallory Caraway 24,324 23.1% Rodney LaBruce 4,530 4.3%
Republican Runoff · May 26 Everett Jackson 4,948 57.5% ✓ Sholdon Daniels 3,660 42.5%
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TX-31 District 31 Safe R R John Carter
John Carter (R) Incumbent ✓ Justin Early (D) ✓ Gregory James Stoker (G)
Democratic · Mar 3 Justin Early 31,852 57.6% ✓ Stuart Whitlow 23,455 42.4%
Republican · Mar 3 John Carter 46,237 59.8% ✓ Valentina Gomez 8,447 10.9% Abhiram Garapati 5,082 6.6% Steve Dowell 4,753 6.1% Raymond Hamden 4,544 5.9% Offer Vince "Shamwow" Shlomi 3,194 4.1% Vince Offer 3,187 4.2% William Abel 1,959 2.5% David Berry 1,779 2.3% Edward Ewald 790 1.0% Elvis Lossa 570 0.7%
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TX-32 District 32 Safe R Open
Dan F. Barrios (D) ✓ Jace Yarbrough (R) ✓
Democratic · Mar 3 Dan Barrios 34,689 60.5% ✓ Anthony Bridges 22,699 39.6%
Republican · Mar 3 Jace Yarbrough 33,812 49.0% ✓ Ryan Binkley 15,000 21.7% ✓ Paul Bondar 9,569 13.9% Darrell Day 4,023 5.8% James Ussery 1,956 2.8% Aimee Carrasco 1,832 2.7% Gordon Heslop 1,462 2.1% Monty Montanez 867 1.3% Abteen Vaziri 541 0.8%
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TX-33 District 33 Safe D Open
Colin Allred (D) ✓ Patrick David Gillespie (R) ✓
Democratic Runoff · May 26 Colin Allred 11,307 53.9% ✓ Julie Johnson 9,663 46.1%
Republican Runoff · May 26 Patrick David Gillespie 5,002 57.1% ✓ John Sims 3,757 42.9%
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TX-34 District 34 Tilt D D Vicente Gonzalez
Vicente Gonzalez (D) Incumbent ✓ Eric Flores (R) ✓
Democratic · Mar 3 Vicente Gonzalez 35,249 62.7% ✓ Etienne Rosas 20,949 37.3%
Republican · Mar 3 Eric Flores 20,685 56.6% ✓ Mayra Flores 8,644 23.7% Luis Buentello 1,942 5.3% Scott Mandel 1,635 4.5% Fred Hinojosa 1,392 3.8% Keith Allen 1,374 3.8% Gregory Kunkle 689 1.9% Jay Nagy 159 0.4%
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TX-35 District 35 Lean R Open
Johnny Garcia (D) ✓ Carlos De La Cruz Jr (R) ✓
Democratic Runoff · May 26 Johnny Garcia 12,834 63.8% ✓ Maureen Galindo 7,291 36.2%
Republican Runoff · May 26 Carlos De La Cruz 18,827 57.6% ✓ John Lujan 13,837 42.4%
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TX-36 District 36 Safe R R Brian Babin
Brian Babin (R) Incumbent ✓ Rhonda J Hart (D) ✓
Democratic · Mar 3 Rhonda Hart 30,331 64.1% ✓ Doug Rogers 17,003 35.9%
Republican · Mar 3 Brian Babin 50,769 81.1% ✓ Jonathan Mitchell 11,838 18.9%
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TX-37 District 37 Safe D Open
Greg Casar (D) ✓ Lauren Peña (R) ✓
Democratic · Mar 3 Greg Casar 105,715 80.8% ✓ Esther Fleharty 25,208 19.3%
Republican Runoff · May 26 Lauren B. Peña 6,552 58.2% ✓ Ge’Nell Gary 4,714 41.8%
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TX-38 District 38 Safe R Open
Melissa McDonough (D) ✓ Jon Bonck (R) ✓ Alex McMenemy (G) William M Taggart IV (I) William Miskey Taggart IV (I)
Democratic · Mar 3 Melissa McDonough 26,998 51.6% ✓ Marvalette Hunter 14,791 28.3% Theresa Courts 10,497 20.1%
Republican Runoff · May 26 Jon Bonck 31,816 64.8% ✓ Shelly deZevallos 17,318 35.3%
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