2026 midterms · November 3

Who’s on Texas’ 2026 ballot

Every race on Texas’ November 3, 2026 ballot that we track (Senate · Governor · 38 House seats) and the 90 candidates we have on file.

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Statewide races

Texas statewide races on November 3
RaceRatingDemocratsRepublicansOthers on the ballotNotes
Texas Senate
Toss-up
Average of 7; Lean D to Toss-up
Each forecaster for Texas Senate
  • Cook Political Report: Toss-up (Oct 6, 2026)
  • Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-up (Oct 14, 2026)
  • Inside Elections: Toss-up (Oct 15, 2026)
  • Decision Desk HQ: Toss-up (Oct 19, 2026)
  • Split Ticket: Lean D (Oct 19, 2026)
  • The Economist: Toss-up (Oct 19, 2026)
  • Silver Bulletin: Lean D (Oct 19, 2026)
Ken Paxton
Ted Brown (Libertarian)
Open seat · Now held by John Cornyn (R)
Texas governor
Lean R
Average of 5; all agree
Each forecaster for Texas governor
  • Cook Political Report: Lean R (Oct 1, 2026)
  • Sabato's Crystal Ball: Lean R (Oct 6, 2026)
  • Inside Elections: Lean R (Oct 15, 2026)
  • Decision Desk HQ: Lean R (Oct 11, 2026)
  • Silver Bulletin: Lean R (Oct 11, 2026)
Greg Abbott (inc.)
Pat Dixon (Libertarian)
Now held by Greg Abbott (R)

House races 38

Texas House races on November 3
RaceRatingDemocratsRepublicansOthers on the ballotNotes
Texas 1
Solid R
Average of 5; all agree
Nathaniel Moran (inc.)
No one else listed
Texas 2
Solid R
Average of 5; all agree
Steve Toth
No one else listedOpen seat · Now held by Dan Crenshaw (R)
Texas 3
Solid R
Average of 5; all agree
Keith Self (inc.)
No one else listed
Texas 4
Solid R
Average of 5; all agree
Pat Fallon (inc.)
No one else listed
Texas 5
Solid R
Average of 5; all agree
Lance Gooden (inc.)
No one else listed
Texas 6
Solid R
Average of 5; all agree
Jake Ellzey (inc.)
No one else listed
Texas 7
Solid D
Average of 5; all agree
Alexander Hale
Espoir Ngabo (Green)
Texas 8
Solid R
Average of 5; all agree
Laura Jones
Jessica Steinmann
No one else listedOpen seat · Now held by Morgan Luttrell (R)
Texas 9
Likely R
Average of 7; Likely R to Solid R
Alex Mealer
No one else listedOpen seat · Now held by Al Green (D)
Texas 10
Solid R
Average of 7; Likely R to Solid R
Chris Gober
No one else listedOpen seat · Now held by Michael McCaul (R)
Texas 11
Solid R
Average of 5; all agree
August Pfluger (inc.)
No one else listed
Texas 12
Solid R
Average of 5; all agree
Craig Goldman (inc.)
No one else listed
Texas 13
Solid R
Average of 5; all agree
Ronny Jackson (inc.)
No one else listed
Texas 14
Solid R
Average of 5; all agree
Randy Weber (inc.)
No one else listed
Texas 15
Toss-up
Average of 7; Lean D to Lean R
Monica De La Cruz (inc.)
No one else listed
Texas 16
Solid D
Average of 5; all agree
Adam Bauman
No one else listed
Texas 17
Solid R
Average of 5; all agree
Pete Sessions (inc.)
No one else listed
Texas 18
Solid D
Average of 5; all agree
Ronald Whitfield
No one else listed
Texas 19
Solid R
Average of 5; all agree
Tom Sell
No one else listedOpen seat · Now held by Jodey Arrington (R)
Texas 20
Solid D
Average of 5; all agree
Edgardo Baez
No one else listed
Texas 21
Solid R
Average of 7; Likely R to Solid R
Mark Teixeira
No one else listedOpen seat · Now held by Chip Roy (R)
Texas 22
Solid R
Average of 7; Likely R to Solid R
Trever Nehls
No one else listedOpen seat · Now held by Troy Nehls (R)
Texas 23
Lean R
Average of 7; Toss-up to Likely R
Brandon Herrera
Ben Mendoza (Independent)
Open seat
Texas 24
Solid R
Average of 7; Likely R to Solid R
Beth Van Duyne (inc.)
No one else listed
Texas 25
Solid R
Average of 5; all agree
Roger Williams (inc.)
No one else listed
Texas 26
Solid R
Average of 5; all agree
Brandon Gill (inc.)
Phil Gray (Libertarian)
Texas 27
Solid R
Average of 7; Likely R to Solid R
Tanya Lloyd
Michael Cloud (inc.)
No one else listed
Texas 28
Lean D
Average of 7; Solid D to Tilt D
Tano Tijerina
Marlon Duran (Green)
Texas 29
Solid D
Average of 5; all agree
Martha Fierro
No one else listed
Texas 30
Solid D
Average of 5; all agree
Everett Jackson
No one else listedOpen seat · Now held by Jasmine Crockett (D)
Texas 31
Solid R
Average of 5; all agree
John Carter (inc.)
Greg Stoker (Green)
Texas 32
Solid R
Average of 7; Likely R to Solid R
Jace Yarbrough
No one else listedOpen seat · Now held by Julie Johnson (D)
Texas 33
Solid D
Average of 5; all agree
Patrick Gillespie
No one else listedOpen seat · Now held by Marc Veasey (D)
Texas 34
Lean D
Average of 7; Likely D to Toss-up
Eric Flores
Eddie Espinoza (Green)
Chris Royal (Libertarian)
Texas 35
Toss-up
Average of 7; Lean D to Lean R
Carlos De La Cruz
No one else listedOpen seat · Now held by Greg Casar (D)
Texas 36
Solid R
Average of 5; all agree
Brian Babin (inc.)
No one else listed
Texas 37
Solid D
Average of 5; all agree
Lauren Peña
No one else listedOpen seat · Now held by Lloyd Doggett (D)
Texas 38
Solid R
Average of 5; all agree
Jon Bonck
Alex McMenemy (Green)
Open seat · Now held by Wesley Hunt (R)

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Where this comes from

Candidates as of October 9, 2026, from state election offices, news reports and Ballotpedia’s candidate lists; independent and minor-party candidates may not be complete. Ratings are the average of up to seven nonpartisan forecasters, read from the tables Wikipedia editors keep of them: how we average them and each forecaster’s own pages. Backing is contributions plus outside spending for a candidate by the pro-Israel PACs we track, from FEC filings (method). Results, on election night, only from AP or official sources. Found an error? Tell us.

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