On November 3, 2026, Texas voters cast ballots in the midterm elections. Polls closed in Texas with races including a U.S. Senate contest between Democratic state Rep. James Talarico and Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, and a gubernatorial race between Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and Democratic state Rep. Gina Hinojosa.
Where
Statewide
When
Nov. 3, 2026
Sources
Reported by 6 outlets
Taxes and money
None stated in sources.
Who's involved
James TalaricoDemocratic state Rep., U.S. Senate candidate
Ken PaxtonRepublican Attorney General, U.S. Senate candidate
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Letitia Plummer, a former Houston city council member and dentist, won the Harris County judge race on November 3, 2026, defeating Orlando Sanchez, a former Harris County treasurer. Early unofficial results showed Plummer with 62 percent of the vote to Sanchez's 38 percent, and Sanchez conceded the race after 9 p.m.
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Letitia Plummer, Democratic candidate for Harris County judge; former Houston City Council member; Orlando Sanchez, Republican candidate for Harris County judge; former Harris County treasurer and Houston city controller; Lina Hidalgo, Outgoing Democratic Harris County judge
Early voting results from November 3, 2026 show multiple races for U.S. House, Texas Senate, and Texas House seats representing Collin County. Multiple candidates hold leads in their respective races based on early voting data from the Texas Secretary of State.
Evan Hunt, U.S. House District 3 candidate; Keith Self, Incumbent U.S. House District 3 representative; Jason Pearce, U.S. House District 4 candidate and 16 more
Democrat Christian Menefee won the race for Texas' 18th Congressional District on November 3, 2026, according to early results. Republican Ronald Whitfield finished second.
Christian Menefee, Democratic U.S. Rep. candidate for Texas Congressional District 18; Ronald Whitfield, Republican candidate for Texas Congressional District 18
As polls closed at 7 p.m. on November 3, early voting and Election Day results in the Texas lieutenant governor race showed Democrat Vikki Goodwin leading Republican Dan Patrick. Across Texas, with 6% of precincts reporting, Goodwin had 53% and Patrick had 45% of the early vote.
Vikki Goodwin, Democratic state representative from Austin, candidate for lieutenant governor; Dan Patrick, Republican incumbent lieutenant governor from Houston, seeking fourth term; Anthony Cristo, Libertarian candidate for lieutenant governor and 1 more
Early voting results in the Williamson County judge race show Democrat Heather Jefts ahead of Republican incumbent Steve Snell. Jefts received 56.77% of early votes while Snell received 43.23%.
Heather Jefts, Democratic candidate for Williamson County Judge; Steve Snell, Republican incumbent candidate for Williamson County Judge; Harmon Rhea, Democratic candidate for Precinct 4 commissioner and 5 more
Mark Keough, Republican incumbent, won the Montgomery County judge race. He defeated Democrat James Graf. Keough served as county judge since 2019 and sought a third term.
Mark Keough, Republican incumbent Montgomery County judge candidate; former state representative; James Graf, Democrat Montgomery County judge candidate; business and finance professional
Voters in Texas' 28th Congressional District chose between incumbent U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Democrat, and Republican challenger Tano Tijerina on November 3, 2026. Cuellar led with 65.4% to Tijerina's 29.4% with more than 73,000 votes counted. Green Party candidate Marlon Duran was also on the ballot. Results remain unofficial.
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Henry Cuellar, U.S. Rep., Democrat, incumbent seeking reelection; Tano Tijerina, Webb County Judge, Republican challenger; Marlon Duran, Green Party candidate and 2 more
Interim Fort Bend County Judge Daniel Wong faced a challenge from Dexter McCoy in a county judge race on Election Day. McCoy stated he would accept the race results.
Daniel Wong, Interim Fort Bend County Judge; Dexter McCoy, Candidate for Fort Bend County Judge