2026 Texas gubernatorial election

The 2026 Texas gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Republican governor Greg Abbott is running for re-election to a fourth term. If Abbott were to be re-elected and serve a fourth full term, he would become the state's longest-serving governor with 16 years on January 21, 2031, surpassing the 14 year tenure of his predecessor, Rick Perry. He would also tie with Jerry Brown of California and Bill Janklow of South Dakota as the fourth longest-serving governor in United States history at 5,845 days served.

Republican primary

Candidates Nominee • Greg Abbott, incumbent governor (2015–present) • Evelyn Brooks, member of the Texas State Board of Education from the 14th district (2023–present) • Charles Andrew Crouch, author • Mark V. Goloby, businessman and conservative activist • Kenneth Hyde, contractor • Ronnie Tullos, project manager • Nathaniel Welch, businessman Endorsements Polling Results == Democratic primary ==

Democratic primary

Candidates Nominee • Gina Hinojosa, state representative from the 49th district (2017–present) Eliminated in primary • Patricia Abrego • Bobby Cole, rancher • Carlton Hart, event manager • Nick Pappas, marine veteran (running for Denton County Judge) • Andrew White, son of former governor Mark White, and candidate for governor in 2018 (endorsed Hinojosa) Declined • Jasmine Crockett, U.S. representative from Texas's 30th congressional district (2023–present) (running for U.S. Senate, endorsed Hinojosa) • Veronica Escobar, U.S. representative from Texas's 16th congressional district (2019–present) (running for re-election, endorsed Hinojosa) • Beto O'Rourke, former U.S. representative from (2013–2019), nominee for governor in 2022, nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018, and candidate for president in 2020 • Ron Nirenberg, former mayor of San Antonio (2017–2025) (running for Bexar County Judge) Endorsements Polling Results == Third-party and independent candidates ==

Third-party and independent candidates

Candidates Declared • Pat Dixon (Libertarian), former chair of the Libertarian Party of Texas • Jenn Mack Raphoon (Independent) Declined • Matthew McConaughey, actor == General election ==

General election

Predictions Polling Greg Abbott vs. Chris Bell Generic Republican vs. generic Democrat Results == See also ==

Source: Wikipedia ↗

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