Texas: 2026 election results

Last updated November 8, 2026 at 12:40 PM EST

Unofficial. Compiled by Fezz from public reports, with artificial intelligence (AI) research help. Not affiliated with any news organization or government. Check your state or county election office for official results.

Unofficial results from the November 3, 2026 election, rechecked on November 5, 2026. Updated counts run through about 1 p.m. Eastern time November 5, and many still date from November 4.

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US House

Texas has 38 seats in the U.S. House. 3 are listed here.

38 seats: 2 flipped to Democrats, 1 flipped to Republicans, 35 held or not yet checked. Label on the map: “D+2 R+1”. D means Democrats, R means Republicans and I means independents. In a label such as R→D, the letter before the arrow is the party that held the seat and the letter after it is the party that won.

Texas's 15th district: Flipped to Democrats. BOBBY PULIDO (Democratic) 126,204 votes, 62.3%, ahead of MONICA DE LA CRUZ (Republican) 76,305 by 49,899 votes (24.6 points). Unofficial count, Texas Secretary of State Election Night Results, 254 of 254 counties. Republican Representative De La Cruz held the seat. Source: goelect.txelections.civixapps.com
Texas's 23rd district: Flipped to Democrats. KATY PADILLA STOUT (Democratic) 142,032 votes, 52.1%, ahead of BRANDON HERRERA (Republican) 119,795 by 22,237 votes (8.2 points). Unofficial count, Texas Secretary of State Election Night Results, 254 of 254 counties. Flip to Democrats from the earlier Republican holder, as the site lists it. Source: goelect.txelections.civixapps.com
Texas's 32nd district: Flipped to Republicans. JACE YARBROUGH (Republican) 142,834 votes, 51.5%, ahead of DAN BARRIOS (Democratic) 134,781 by 8,053 votes (2.9 points). Unofficial count, Texas Secretary of State Election Night Results, 254 of 254 counties. Flip to Republicans from the earlier Democratic holder under the old lines, as the site lists it. Source: goelect.txelections.civixapps.com

Texas's 9th district: LETICIA GUTIERREZ (Democratic) 98,079 votes, 57.6%, ahead of ALEX MEALER (Republican) 72,340 by 25,739 votes (15.1 points). Unofficial count, Texas Secretary of State Election Night Results, 254 of 254 counties. Democrat Al Green held the seat before it was redrawn, so no flip.

Sources: goelect.txelections.civixapps.com, click2houston.com

US Senate

Flip to Democrats, reported. Label on the map: “R→D”. D means Democrats, R means Republicans and I means independents. In a label such as R→D, the letter before the arrow is the party that held the seat and the letter after it is the party that won.

Talarico 5,405,050; Paxton 4,227,281. Official count at 99% reporting.

Sources: electionresults.sos.state.tx.us

Governor

Hinojosa 5,193,921; Governor Abbott 4,499,756. Official count at 99% reporting.

Sources: electionresults.sos.state.tx.us

Statewide offices

Flip to Democrats, reported. Label on the map: “D+6”. D means Democrats, R means Republicans and I means independents. In a label such as R→D, the letter before the arrow is the party that held the seat and the letter after it is the party that won.

Lieutenant Governor: Goodwin (Democratic) 5,083,581 votes, 51.73%; Patrick (Republican) 4,484,652 votes, 45.63%; Anthony Cristo (Libertarian) 170,444, Kevin McCormick (Green) 88,033; 254 of 254 counties and all polling places counted, unofficial. Republican Dan Patrick won this office in 2022 (Texas Secretary of State results site: 4,317,692 votes to 3,492,544), so it flips to the Democrats. Source: the state election office.
Attorney General: Johnson (Democratic) 5,133,629 votes, 52.38%; Middleton (Republican) 4,502,442 votes, 45.94%; Tom Oxford (Libertarian) 165,550; 254 of 254 counties and all polling places counted, unofficial. Republican Ken Paxton won this office in 2022 (Texas Secretary of State results site: 4,278,986 votes to 3,497,267) and left it to run for U.S. Senate, so it flips to the Democrats. Source: the state election office.
Comptroller of Public Accounts: Eckhardt (Democratic) 5,014,496 votes, 51.3%; Huffines (Republican) 4,511,185 votes, 46.15%; V. Alonzo Echavarria-Garza (Libertarian) 185,187, Shehla Faizi (Green) 63,817; 254 of 254 counties and all polling places counted, unofficial. Republican Glenn Hegar won this office in 2022 (Texas Secretary of State results site: 4,496,319 votes to 3,265,069) and Republican Don Huffines was appointed to it in 2026, so it flips to the Democrats. Source: the state election office.
Commissioner of Agriculture: Tucker (Democratic) 4,991,896 votes, 51.31%; Sheets (Republican) 4,538,736 votes, 46.65%; Austin R. Kelly (Libertarian) 199,024; 254 of 254 counties and all polling places counted, unofficial. Republican Sid Miller won this office in 2022 (Texas Secretary of State results site: 4,480,186 votes to 3,473,603), so it flips to the Democrats. Source: the state election office.
Commissioner of the General Land Office: Flores (Democratic) 5,014,714 votes, 51.45%; Buckingham (Republican) 4,576,883 votes, 46.96%; Neill Snider (Libertarian) 155,408; 254 of 254 counties and all polling places counted, unofficial. Republican Dawn Buckingham won this office in 2022 (Texas Secretary of State results site: 4,463,452 votes to 3,350,291), so it flips to the Democrats. Source: the state election office.
Railroad Commissioner: Rosenthal (Democratic) 5,103,177 votes, 52.52%; French (Republican) 4,426,141 votes, 45.55%; Arthur DiBianca (Libertarian) 187,984; 254 of 254 counties and all polling places counted, unofficial. Republican Wayne Christian won this office in 2022 (Texas Secretary of State results site: 4,401,187 votes to 3,222,305), so it flips to the Democrats. Source: the state election office.

Sources: goelect.txelections.civixapps.com

State senate

Held by the same party.

State house

Flipped to Democrats, ending 24 years of Republican control. Ballotpedia cites a State Navigate projection; MultiState agrees; the Austin American-Statesman headline agrees.
76 Democrats, 61 Republicans, with 13 uncalled. Speaker Burrows had not conceded.

Sources: ballotpedia.org, multistate.us, statesman.com, statecapitallobbyist.com

County

Flip to Democrats, reported. Label on the map: “D+9”. D means Democrats, R means Republicans and I means independents. In a label such as R→D, the letter before the arrow is the party that held the seat and the letter after it is the party that won.

Tarrant: Simmons over Judge O'Hare 57.6–42.4; Burks over district attorney Sorrells; commissioners court majority; both clerks (assumed Republican-held).
Fort Bend: McCoy over Wong for judge, a Republican-held seat.
Williamson: Jefts over Judge Snell, who conceded. Rhea leads Commissioner Boles, not counted.
Denton: Valenzuela over Commissioner Falconer 52.6%. Judge Eads held 50.8–49.2.
No flip: Dallas (Jenkins 70–30), Bexar (Nirenberg 67–33; Chapa district attorney 61%), Harris (Plummer), Hays (Gutierrez Cohen), Montgomery (Keough), Collin (Judge Hill, narrowly).
El Paso: a local headline says Judge Samaniego won re-election as Democrats claimed commissioners court seats. The article could not be opened.
Also checked, no party change reported: Travis, Bell, Smith, Brazos, Hidalgo, McLennan, Lubbock, Jefferson, Cameron. Details are in the list below.

Sources: cbsnews.com, kut.org, dentonrc.com, kera.org, dallascountyvotes.org, ksat.com, elpasomatters.org, criticalreport.substack.com

21 counties: 5 flipped to Democrats, 16 checked, no flip found.

Tarrant: Flipped to Democrats. Flipped: judge, district attorney, clerks, commissioners court. Commissioners Williams and Cárdenas named by TCU 360
Fort Bend: Flipped to Democrats. Flipped: county judge
Williamson: Flipped to Democrats. Flipped: county judge
Denton: Flipped to Democrats. Flipped: one commissioner; Republican judge held
Harris: Checked, no flip found. Democratic hold: county judge
Hays: Checked, no flip found. Democratic hold: county judge
Montgomery: Checked, no flip found. Republican hold: county judge
Collin: Checked, no flip found. Republican hold: county judge, narrowly
Dallas: Checked, no flip found. Democratic hold: Jenkins 70–30
Bexar: Checked, no flip found. Democratic hold: Nirenberg 67–33
El Paso: Checked, no flip found. Judge Samaniego re-elected; Democrats claim commissioners court seats (headline)
Webb: Flipped to Democrats. Judge Jerry Garza (Democrat), marked a Democratic flip by Critical Report
Travis: Checked, no flip found. Judge Andy Brown (Democrat)
Bell: Checked, no flip found. Judge Blackburn (Republican)
Smith: Checked, no flip found. Judge Franklin (Republican)
Brazos: Checked, no flip found. Judge Kacal (Republican)
Hidalgo: Checked, no flip found. Clerk Guajardo (Democrat)
McLennan: Checked, no flip found. District Attorney Tetens (Republican)
Lubbock: Checked, no flip found. District Attorney Stanek (Republican)
Jefferson: Checked, no flip found. District Attorney Giblin (Democrat)
Cameron: Checked, no flip found. District Clerk Perez-Reyes (Democrat)

City & town

Runoff or not final. Label on the map: “2 runoffs”. D means Democrats, R means Republicans and I means independents. In a label such as R→D, the letter before the arrow is the party that held the seat and the letter after it is the party that won.

Corpus Christi: Mayor Guajardo and Hernandez head to a December 12 runoff.
Laredo: Cigarroa 35.1% and Mayor Treviño 32.5% head to a December runoff.
May holds: Arlington, Irving, Lubbock.
6 more mayors from the U.S. Conference of Mayors list. Winners are as listed; incumbents and parties were not checked.

Sources: yahoo.com, kgns.tv, usmayors.org

11 places: 4 runoff or not final, 7 checked, no flip found.

Corpus Christi: Runoff or not final. December 12 runoff
Laredo: Runoff or not final. December runoff
Arlington: Checked, no flip found. Ross re-elected
Irving: Checked, no flip found. Zapanta, Republican hold
Lubbock: Checked, no flip found. McBrayer re-elected
Bryan: Checked, no flip found. Bobby Gutierrez listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
College Station: Checked, no flip found. Bob Yancy listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
League City: Checked, no flip found. Nick Long listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
Mission: Runoff or not final. Runoff 12/12: Norie Gonzalez Garza vs Rick Salinas
San Marcos: Checked, no flip found. Amanda Rodriguez listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
Wichita Falls: Runoff or not final. No winner on the U.S. Conference of Mayors list yet

Courts

Flip to Democrats, reported. Label on the map: “D+10”. D means Democrats, R means Republicans and I means independents. In a label such as R→D, the letter before the arrow is the party that held the seat and the letter after it is the party that won.

The Secretary of State's Election Night Results (all 254 counties and every polling place reporting, last updated Nov. 4, 10:48 p.m.; unofficial until the canvass) show Democrats winning 10 of 10 statewide court seats (4 Supreme Court, 3 Court of Criminal Appeals, 3 on the 15th Court of Appeals, which covers the whole state), 10 of them taking the seat from a Republican.
Supreme Court: Chief Justice, Ellis (Democratic) 5,102,288, Blacklock (Republican) 4,625,886, lead 476,402 votes (4.90 points); earlier holder Blacklock (Republican). Place 2, Kelly (Democratic) 5,068,047, Sullivan (Republican) 4,631,182, lead 436,865 votes (4.50 points); earlier holder Sullivan (Republican). Place 7, Hawkins (Democratic) 5,112,073, Hawkins (Republican) 4,572,758, lead 539,315 votes (5.57 points); earlier holder Hawkins (Republican). Place 8, Triana (Democratic) 5,033,586, Busby (Republican) 4,643,375, lead 390,211 votes (4.03 points); earlier holder Busby (Republican).
Court of Criminal Appeals: Place 3, Anyiam (Democratic) 4,839,230, Smith (Republican) 4,601,878, lead 237,352 votes (2.45 points); earlier holder Richardson (Republican). Place 4, Riley (Democratic) 4,996,898, Yeary (Republican) 4,659,299, lead 337,599 votes (3.50 points); earlier holder Yeary (Republican). Place 9, Taylor (Democratic) 5,043,094, Messinger (Republican) 4,602,681, lead 440,413 votes (4.57 points); earlier holder Newell (Republican).
15th Court of Appeals: Chief Justice, Zimmerer (Democratic) 4,985,001, Brister (Republican) 4,636,992, lead 348,009 votes (3.62 points); earlier holder Brister (Republican). Place 2, Baker (Democratic) 4,998,619, Field (Republican) 4,618,116, lead 380,503 votes (3.96 points); earlier holder Field (Republican). Place 3, Meyer (Democratic) 4,950,446, Farris (Republican) 4,654,820, lead 295,626 votes (3.08 points); earlier holder Farris (Republican).
Republicans keep the Supreme Court: Ballotpedia called it, and the arithmetic gives 5–4.
Regional courts of appeals (14 courts, not counted above; earlier holders not read): 22 seats on the ballot, Democrats won 12 and Republicans 10.
Local: Democrats won multiple Tarrant judicial districts; Bexar County Democrats led court races about 65–35; Booker won Williamson's 512th; Benoist-Templeton won Hays's 428th. Dallas County: Smith (Democratic) won the 298th District Court, 532,165 votes to 232,474.

Sources: goelect.txelections.civixapps.com, electionresults.sos.state.tx.us, results.texas-election.com, texasscorecard.com, ballotpedia.org, ksat.com, dallascountyvotes.org

5 counties with named local judges: 1 Democrat leads in a Republican seat, not final, 4 checked, no flip found.

Tarrant: Democrat leads in a Republican seat, not final. Democrats won multiple judicial districts
Williamson: Checked, no flip found. Booker won the 512th
Hays: Checked, no flip found. Benoist-Templeton won the 428th
Bexar: Checked, no flip found. Democrats led court races, about 65–35
Dallas: Checked, no flip found. Partial: 5th Court of Appeals and 298th leaders named

Data centers

2 measures: 2 never reached the ballot.

Lubbock (City): Never reached the ballot. Withdrawn September 23 after the council began a 90-day pause
Taylor (City): Never reached the ballot. City ruled it could not go on the ballot

Ballot measures

No result recorded for Texas on this level.

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