Texas Governor 2026
Election day is November 3, 2026. A statewide contest in Texas.
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About this race
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.
Primary elections were held on March 3, 2026. Abbott secured his party's nomination with 82% of the vote without major opposition. Democratic state representative Gina Hinojosa secured her party's nomination with 59% of the vote in a nine-way primary.
Republican primary