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Texas Elections 2026

What is on the Texas ballot on November 3, 2026: U.S. Senate, governor, 38 U.S. House seats, statewide offices.

Status: upcoming. Election day is November 3, 2026.

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Senate and governor

RaceStatusRatingCandidates
TexasJohn Cornyn (R) lost the primaryToss-upJames Talarico (D), Ken Paxton (R)
TexasGreg Abbott (R) is runningLean RGina Hinojosa (D), Greg Abbott (R)

U.S. House

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New map for 2026; several incumbents are running in renumbered districts.

Statewide offices

OfficeStatusCandidates
Lieutenant governorDan Patrick (R) is runningDan Patrick (R), Vikki Goodwin (D), Mike Collier (I), Anthony Cristo (L), Kevin McCormick (G)
Attorney generalOpen: Ken Paxton (R) is running for the U.S. SenateMayes Middleton (R), Nathan Johnson (D), Tom Oxford (L)
ComptrollerOpen: Kelly Hancock (R) lost the primaryDon Huffines (R), Sarah Eckhardt (D)

State legislature

Local, school and special-district elections

50 upcoming local contests with an official date or candidate list, and 6 more office elections whose year is known. Each comes from an official source; the status says how certain it is.

DatePlaceOfficeStatus
May 1, 2027Alamo HeightsMayorofficial schedule
May 1, 2027Alamo HeightsCity Council — Place 1official schedule
May 1, 2027Alamo HeightsCity Council — Place 2official schedule
May 1, 2027ArlingtonCity Council — Single-Member District 1official schedule
May 1, 2027ArlingtonCity Council — Single-Member District 2official schedule
May 1, 2027ArlingtonCity Council — At-Large District 6official schedule
May 1, 2027ArlingtonCity Council — At-Large District 7official schedule
May 1, 2027Fort WorthMayorofficial schedule
May 1, 2027Fort WorthCity Council — District 2official schedule
May 1, 2027Fort WorthCity Council — District 3official schedule
May 1, 2027Fort WorthCity Council — District 4official schedule
May 1, 2027Fort WorthCity Council — District 5official schedule
May 1, 2027Fort WorthCity Council — District 6official schedule
May 1, 2027Fort WorthCity Council — District 7official schedule
May 1, 2027Fort WorthCity Council — District 8official schedule
May 1, 2027Fort WorthCity Council — District 9official schedule
May 1, 2027Fort WorthCity Council — District 10official schedule
May 1, 2027Fort WorthCity Council — District 11official schedule
May 1, 2027FriscoCity Council — Place 1official schedule
May 1, 2027FriscoCity Council — Place 3official schedule
May 1, 2027HelotesMayorofficial schedule
May 1, 2027HelotesCity Council — Place 3official schedule
May 1, 2027HelotesCity Council — Place 5official schedule
May 1, 2027Richardson ISDSchool Board Trustee — Single-Member District 1official schedule
May 1, 2027Richardson ISDSchool Board Trustee — At-Large Place 7official schedule
May 1, 2027West Lake HillsCity Council — Place 1official schedule
May 1, 2027West Lake HillsCity Council — Place 3official schedule
May 1, 2027West Lake HillsCity Council — Place 5official schedule
May 1, 2027WestlakeTown Council Member — Place 1official schedule
May 1, 2027WestlakeTown Council Member — Place 3official schedule
May 1, 2027WestlakeTown Council Member — Place 5official schedule
November 2, 2027HuntsvilleCity Council — At-large position 1official schedule
November 2, 2027HuntsvilleCity Council — At-large position 2official schedule
November 2, 2027HuntsvilleCity Council — At-large position 3official schedule
November 2, 2027HuntsvilleCity Council — At-large position 4official schedule
May 6, 2028WestlakeTown Council Member — Place 2official schedule
May 6, 2028WestlakeTown Council Member — Place 4official schedule
May 6, 2028WestlakeMayorofficial schedule
May 5, 2029ArlingtonCity Council — Single-Member District 3official schedule
May 5, 2029ArlingtonCity Council — Single-Member District 4official schedule
May 5, 2029ArlingtonCity Council — Single-Member District 5official schedule
May 5, 2029ArlingtonCity Council — At-Large District 8official schedule
May 5, 2029ArlingtonMayorofficial schedule
May 5, 2029WestlakeTown Council Member — Place 1official schedule
May 5, 2029WestlakeTown Council Member — Place 3official schedule
May 5, 2029WestlakeTown Council Member — Place 5official schedule
May 4, 2030ArlingtonCity Council — Single-Member District 1official schedule
May 4, 2030ArlingtonCity Council — Single-Member District 2official schedule
May 4, 2030ArlingtonCity Council — At-Large District 6official schedule
May 4, 2030ArlingtonCity Council — At-Large District 7official schedule
2027San Antonio River AuthorityBexar County At-Large Director — First Bexar County at-large positionyear confirmed
2027HoustonMayoryear confirmed
2028HuntsvilleMayor — At largeexpected: term ends
2028HuntsvilleCity Council — Ward 2expected: term ends
2028HuntsvilleCity Council — Ward 3expected: term ends
2028HuntsvilleCity Council — Ward 4expected: term ends

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Mayors

252 current mayors verified in our research. Being mayor now does not mean running in the next election.

City or townMayorNext mayoral election
AbbottAnthony R. Pustejovsky (roster)
AbernathyHarold Bufe
AbileneWeldon Hurt
AckerlyKornelius Enns
AddisonBruce Arfsten
AdrianMaggie Gruhlkey
Agua DulceJohn Howard (roster)
AlamoJ. R. Garza
Alamo HeightsAlbert HonigblumMay 1, 2027
AlbaPaul Kelbe
AlbanySusan Montgomery
AledoShane Davis
AliceCynthia A. Carrasco
AllenChris Schulmeister
AlmaRenee Jones
AlpineCatherine Eaves
AltoJimmy Allen
AltonSalvador Vela
AlvaradoJacob Wheat
AlvinGabe Adame
AlvordCaleb Caviness
AmarilloCole Stanley (roster)
AmesBarbara Domain (roster)
AmherstClinton Sawyer
AnahuacRandall K. Decker
AndersonKason Menges
AndrewsJason Harper
AngletonJohn Wright
AngusJulie Humphries
AnnaPete W. Cain
AnnettaSandy Roberts
Annetta NorthRobert Schmidt
Annetta SouthDavid Goolsby
AnnonaMarcella Dean
AnsonDavid Bailey
AnthonyMartin Lerma
AntonBlake Cate (roster)
ApplebyGreg Caldwell
AquillaJustin Earl
Aransas PassJason Knight
Archer CitySteven Schroeder
ArcolaFred A. Burton
ArgyleRonald Schmidt
ArlingtonJim Ross (roster)May 5, 2029
ArpTerry Lowry
AshertonAlex Bustamante Jr.
AspermontSteve Ellis
AthensAaron Smith
AtlantaMarshall James Brooks IV
AubreyChris Rich
AuroraBryan Dolan
AustinKirk Watson
AustwellAndrew Lee Biery
AveryRobert Kelsoe
AvingerJeff Patterson (roster)
AzleRanda Goode
BaileyKenneth Burks (roster)
Bailey's PrairieTammy Mutina
BairdScott Davis (roster)
Balcones HeightsJohnny A. Rodriguez Jr.
BallingerDarlene Kelly
BalmorheaJohn Davis
BanderaDenise Griffin
BardwellJoseph R. Odlozil
BarryLori Armstrong (roster)
BarstowManuel Lujan Jr. (roster)
BartlettChad Mees
BartonvilleJaclyn Carrington
BastropIshmael Harris
Bay CityRobert Kenneth Nelson
Bayou VistaDanny Rambin
BaysideSharon Scott
BaytownCharles Johnson
BayviewGary Paris
Beach CityKenneth Pantin (roster)
Bear CreekMark Bohm
BeasleyKenneth Reid
BeaumontRoy West (roster)
BeckvilleAndrew Nixon (roster)
BedfordDan Cogan
BediasGwen G. Boullion (roster)
Bee CaveKara King
BellaireGus E. Pappas
BellevueRobert Ratliff (roster)
BellmeadBryan Winget
BellsJoe Paul Smith
BellvilleArlie Kendrick
BeltonDavid Leigh
BenavidesRamiro Saenz
BenbrookJason Ward
BenjaminKelsey Makayla Tatum (roster)
BerryvilleDennis Selby
BertramJohn Baladez
Beverly HillsDavid Gonzales
Bevil OaksCheri Mitchell
Big LakeDavid Melms
Big SandyLinda Baggett
Big SpringRobert H. Moore
Big WellsSilvestre Cerna III
BishopNoel Barrera Lopez
Bishop HillsBetty Benham
BlackwellLaura Rozzlle (roster)
BlancoCandy Cargill
BlanketJudy Eoff (roster)
BloomburgDelores Simmons (roster)
Blooming GroveAshley Mahone
BloomingtonBernadette Walker (roster)
BlossomPhillip Bolton
Blue MoundDarlene Copeland
Blue RidgeRhonda Williams
BlumJacques Carte
BoerneFrank Ritchie
BogataLarry Hinsley
BonhamAllen Sanderson
BonneyRaymond Cantu (roster)
BookerLeslie Payne
BorgerKaren Felker
BovinaFrancisco Gonzalez Jr. (roster)
BowieGaylynn Burris
BoydRodney Holmes
BrackettvilleJesus A. Zamora (roster)
BradyAnthony Groves
BrazoriaPhilip Ray
Brazos CountryBob Ray
BreckenridgeKord Trammel
BremondMelissa Wilganowski
BrenhamAtwood C. Kenjura
BriarcliffAl Hostetler
Bridge CityAaron Roccaforte
BridgeportSusan Coffman
BrockBen Davis
BronteDaniel W. Waddell (roster)
BrookshireRobert Richards
Brookside VillageGlenda L. Hundl
BrownfieldEric Horton
BrownsboroAdam McLean
BrownsvilleJohn Cowen (roster)
BrownwoodStephen E. Haynes
Bruceville-EddyLinda Owens
BryanBobby Gutierrez (roster)
BrysonLutitia Ford
BuckholtsRicky McCall (roster)
BudaLee Urbanovsky
BuffaloJerrod Jones (roster)
Buffalo GapBryan Cunningham
Buffalo SpringsDennis Wardroup (roster)
BullardShirley Coe
BulverdeHelen Hays
Bunker Hill VillageKeith Brown
BurkburnettLori Kemp
BurkeJohn Thomas Jones (roster)
BurlesonChris Fletcher
BurnetGary Wideman
BurtonKaren Buck
ByersNorrieca Dalton (roster)
BynumCrystal Pustejovsky
CactusSocorro Marquez
Caddo MillsChris Davies
CaldwellJohn Rychlik
CallisburgNathan Caldwell (roster)
CalvertJames M. Evans (roster)
CameronNathan Fuchs
Camp WoodJuan Gomez
CampbellKen Padilla
CanadianTerrill Bartlett
Caney CitySteve Pine (roster)
CantonLou Ann Berry
CanyonGary Hinders
CarbonCorey Hull (roster)
Carl's CornerSusan Ezell (roster)
CarmineWade Eilers
Carrizo SpringsMario Ruiz
CarrolltonSteve Babick
CarthageOlin Joffrion Jr.
CashionDebra Carr
Castle HillsJR Trevino
CastrovilleBruce Alexander
Cedar HillStephen Mason (roster)
Cedar ParkJim Penniman-Morin (roster)
CelesteShaunna Cole
CelinaRyan Tubbs
CenterDavid Chadwick
CentervilleRobert Bobby Walters (roster)
ChandlerCy Ditzler
CharlotteJames D. Roberts (roster)
ChesterRobert Poynter (roster)
ChicoRonnie Skip McGuire
ChildressCary Preston
ChillicotheCathy Young
ChinaMatt Lopez
China GroveDavid Johnson
ChirenoSusan Higginbotham (roster)
CiboloKara Latimer (roster)
College StationJohn Nichols (roster)
ConroeDuke W. Coon
ConverseAl Suarez (roster)
CoppellWes Mays (roster)
Corpus ChristiPaulette M. Guajardo (roster)
DallasEric Johnson (roster)
DeSotoRachel Proctor (roster)
Deer ParkJerry Mouton (roster)
DentonGerard Hudspeth (roster)
DuncanvilleGreg Contreras (roster)
EdinburgOmar Ochoa (roster)
El PasoRenard Johnson (roster)
FateAndrew Greenberg (roster)
ForneyJason Roberson (roster)
Fort WorthMattie Parker (roster)May 1, 2027
GarlandDylan Hedrick (roster)May 1, 2027
Glenn HeightsSonja A. Brown (roster)
Grand PrairieRon Jensen (roster)
GrandviewWilliam Houston (roster)
Haltom CityAn Truong (roster)
HarlingenNorma Sepulveda (roster)
HoustonJohn Whitmire2027
HuntsvilleRussell Humphrey (roster)2028 (expected)
HuttoMike Snyder (roster)
LaredoVictor Trevino (roster)
League CityNick Long (roster)
LeanderNa’Cole Thompson (roster)
LongviewKristen Ishihara
LubbockMark McBrayer (roster)
ManorChristopher Harvey (roster)
MansfieldMichael Evans, Sr., PhD (roster)
McAllenJavier Villalobos (roster)
McKinneyBill Cox
MesquiteDaniel Alemán, Jr. (roster)
MexiaGeary Smith
MidlandLori Blong
MissionNorie Gonzalez Garza (roster)
Missouri CityRobin Elackatt (roster)
NacogdochesRandy Johnson (roster)
PasadenaThomas Schoenbein (roster)
PflugervilleDoug Weiss (roster)
PlanoJohn Muns (roster)
Port ArthurCharlotte Moses (roster)
ProsperDavid F. Bristol (roster)
Rancho ViejoTodd Day (roster)
RichardsonAmir Omar (roster)
RockwallTim McCallum (roster)
RowlettJeff Winget (roster)
SachseJeff Bickerstaff (roster)
San AngeloTom Thompson (roster)
San AntonioGina Ortiz Jones (roster)
San JuanMario Garza (roster)
San MarcosJane Hughson (roster)
SchertzRalph Rodriguez (roster)
Sugar LandCarol K. McCutcheon (roster)
VictoriaDuane Crocker (roster)
WaxahachieBillie Wallace, CMO (roster)
WeatherfordPaul Paschall (roster)
Wichita FallsTim Short (roster)

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Sources

Statewide offices and measures checked October 12, 2026; federal races updated October 24, 2026.