In early voting for El Paso County elections, Democrat Ricardo Samaniego led in the county judge race with 70% of votes, and Democrats Miguel Teran and Annette Griego led for county commissioners in Precincts 2 and 4 with 78% and 67% of early votes respectively.
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Democrat Jon Rosenthal defeated Republican Bo French in the Texas Railroad Commission race on November 3, 2026. Rosenthal declared victory at approximately 10:20 p.m. and will be the first Democrat on the commission since 1990.
$more than $1 million for campaign contributions raised
Jon Rosenthal, Democrat, state lawmaker from Houston area, defeated Bo French in Railroad Commission race; Bo French, Tarrant County Republican, Railroad Commission candidate; Karl Rove, Presidential adviser to George W. Bush, turned against French
Clayton Tucker, a Lampasas rancher, declared victory in the Texas agriculture commissioner race against Republican Nate Sheets on election night Tuesday. Tucker held a wide lead at 11 p.m., though the Associated Press had not called the race as of publication. Tucker would be the first Democratic agriculture commissioner in nearly 40 years.
$$1.8 billion for agriculture department budget
Clayton Tucker, Democratic candidate for Texas agriculture commissioner; Nate Sheets, Republican candidate for Texas agriculture commissioner; Sid Miller, Outgoing Texas agriculture commissioner and 1 more
Democrat Ron Nirenberg won the Bexar County Judge race against Republican Patrick Von Dohlen on November 3, 2026. Nirenberg previously served eight years as San Antonio mayor and defeated incumbent Peter Sakai in the Democratic primary by nearly 25 points.
Ron Nirenberg, Democratic candidate for Bexar County Judge; former San Antonio mayor; Patrick Von Dohlen, Republican candidate for Bexar County Judge; Peter Sakai, Incumbent Bexar County Judge defeated by Nirenberg in Democratic primary
Early voting results in three Denton County races show narrow margins in the judge's race and varying leads in two commissioner races on November 3, 2026.
Andy Eads, Republican incumbent candidate for Denton County judge; Nick Pappas, Democratic candidate for Denton County judge; Candace Valenzuela, Democratic candidate for Denton County Commissioner Precinct 2 and 3 more
Democrat Luz Elena Chapa led the Bexar County District Attorney race in early voting on Election Day. She was a former appellate justice with no prior experience as a criminal prosecutor.
Luz Elena Chapa, Democratic candidate for Bexar County District Attorney; Ashley Foster, Republican candidate for Bexar County District Attorney; Jason Wolff, Independent candidate for Bexar County District Attorney and 1 more
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.
$more than $208,000 for harris County judge annual salary
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