2025 Texas elections

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2025 Texas elections
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The 2025 Texas elections were held on November 4, 2025.

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Texas voters statewide voted on 17 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution. Special elections were also held for the Texas State Senate in District 9 and to the U.S. House of Representatives in Texas' 18th congressional district. In addition, numerous municipalities held mayoral and city council elections on May 3.

Constitutional amendment election

17 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution appeared on the November 4, 2025 general election ballot in Texas. [1]

Special elections

18th congressional district special election

Incumbent Democrat Sylvester Turner died on March 5, 2025. A blanket primary will be held to fill his unexpired term, with a runoff to be held if no candidate wins an outright majority. [2]

Senate District 9 special election

One state legislative special election is scheduled to be held in the U.S. state of Texas. [3] The sole election was to the Texas Senate. [4]

Incumbent Senator Kelly Hancock resigned upon being appointed chief clerk of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts office, which led to a special election in the 9th district on November 4, 2025. [3] [4] [5] Republicans John Huffman and Leigh Wambsganss are both seen as highly conservative, but differences on specific issues divide them.

Huffman received approximately $500,000 from a PAC bankrolled by Dallas Mavericks owner Miriam Adelson, a proponent of legalizing gambling in Texas. [6] Wambsganss received approximately $450,000 from a PAC started by Texas oil tycoons Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks. [7] Wambsganss also received $50,000 in funding from Patriot Mobile. [6]

The largest donation Democratic candidate Taylor Rehmet received was $10,000 from the Machinist Non-Partisan Political League; other notable donors include Don Henley of The Eagles, who donated $2,000. [7]

Candidates

Declared
Withdrawn

Endorsements

John Huffman (R)

Mayors

Organizations

  • Fort Worth Police Officers Association [14]

Newspapers and publications

Leigh Wambsganss (R)

Executive branch officials

Federal officials

Statewide officials

State legislators

County officials

Notable individuals

Organizations

Results

Texas State Senate District 9 special election nonpartisan primary, November 4, 2025 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Taylor Rehmet 56,506 47.6
Republican Leigh Wambsganss 42,712 36.0
Republican John Huffman19,59116.5
Total votes118,809 100.00%
Texas State Senate District 9 special election runoff, TBA
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Taylor Rehmet
Republican Leigh Wambsganss
Total votes100.00%

Houston City Council At-Large Position 4 special election

Incumbent Houston City Councilmember Letitia Plummer for At-Large Position 4 announced she would run for Harris County Judge in 2026. Due to resign-to-run laws, she resigned her seat on July 8, 2025, but will serve until a replacement is elected on November 4. The election is nonpartisan and elected citywide.

Candidates

On ballot
  • J. Brad Batteau, real estate investor and candidate for At-large Position 5 in 2023, 2019, and 2015 [27]
  • Dwight Boykins, former Houston City Councilmember for District D (2014-2019) and candidate for mayor in 2019 [28]
  • Martina Lemond Dixon, business consultant and a member of the Harris Central Appraisal District board of directors [27]
  • Ethan Hale, student and organizer [27]
  • Miguel Herrera, student [27]
  • Al Lloyd, president of the South MacGregor Civil Club [28]
  • Sonia Rivera, business consultant, candidate for District H in 2023, and At-large Position 5 in 2019 [27]
  • Adrian Thomas Rogers, attorney and Houston Police Department patrol officer [27]
  • Alejandra Salinas, lawyer [28]
  • Sheraz Mohammad Siddiqui, investment business manager [27]
  • Kathy L. Tatum, nonprofit founder and executive director [27]
  • Angie Thibodeaux, public relations consultant and candidate for Texas House of Representatives District 139 in 2024 [27]
  • Jordan Thomas, former chief of staff to councilmembers Letitia Plummer and Amanda Edwards [27]
  • Cris Wright, founder and owner of digital services consultancy firm [27]
Declared write-in
  • Kristal Mtaza-Lyons, nonprofit executive [27]
Withdrawn

Local elections

Fort Worth mayoral election

Incumbent Republican mayor Mattie Parker won re-election to a third term with 66.68% of the vote on May 3.

Garland mayoral election

Incumbent mayor Scott LeMay was term-limited and unable to run for re-election. Dylan Hedrick was elected with 51.70% of the vote on June 7 after advancing to a runoff election against Deborah Morris on May 3.

Plano municipal elections

Incumbent mayor John Muns won re-election to a third term unopposed on May 3. The city council also held elections to Places 2, 4, and 8 as well as a special election to Place 5.

Bob Kehr won election to Place 2 with 55.68% of the vote, Chris Krupa Downs won election to Place 4 with 54.96% of the vote, Steve Lavine won a special election to Place 5 with 57.70% of the vote, and Vidal Quintanilla won election to Place 8 with 53.90% of the vote.

San Antonio mayoral election

Incumbent mayor Ron Nirenberg was term-limited and unable to run for re-election. Democrat Gina Ortiz Jones was elected with 54.3% of the vote on June 7 after advancing to a runoff election against Republican Rolando Pablos on May 3.

Other mayoral elections

See also

References

  1. ↑ Davis, Erin (June 5, 2025). "Texas constitutional amendments heading to the ballot this November". Spectrum News 1 Austin . Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  2. ↑ Wu, Nicholas (April 7, 2025). "Texas special election set for November". Politico . Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Welcomes Former Texas State Sen. Kelly Hancock to Comptroller's Office". comptroller.texas.gov. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  4. 1 2 Kumar, By Atirikta (2025-06-27). "Gov. Greg Abbott sets Nov. 4 special election for open state Senate seat". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  5. ↑ Serrano, By Zach Despart and Alejandro (2025-06-19). "Former Texas state Sen. Kelly Hancock to become acting comptroller, run for permanent job". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  6. 1 2 Dearman, Eleanor (October 11, 2025). "Casino tycoon, West Texas oilmen are big funders in Fort Worth-area Senate race". Fort Worth Star-Telegram .
  7. 1 2 Shaw, Drew (2025-10-31). "Nearly $3M pours into Tarrant County's race for Texas Senate". KERA News. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  8. ↑ Roberts, Kim (August 1, 2025). "Texas Senate District 9 Special Election Candidates Speak on THC, Gambling, Top Priorities". The Texan . Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  9. ↑ Royster, Rachel (July 8, 2025). "North Texas mayor joins race for Fort Worth-area state Senate District 9". Fort Worth Star-Telegram . Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  10. ↑ "GOP Heavyweights Endorse Leigh Wambsganss For Texas Senate". Yahoo News. 2025-07-02. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  11. ↑ Bim, Mara Richards (2025-06-02). "Leigh Wambsganss and the duplicity of Christian nationalist women". Baptist News Global. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
  12. ↑ "Keller Mayor Armin Mizani pivots from Texas Senate to Texas House District campaign". WFAA News. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "State Rep. Nate Schatzline drops Texas Senate bid, endorses conservative activist Leigh Wambsganss". 24 June 2025.
  14. 1 2 3 4 "Texas Senate District 9 special election pits Republicans against Democrat in Tarrant County". The Texas Tribune . November 4, 2025. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  15. ↑ Editorial Board (October 17, 2025). "Star-Telegram endorsement: Tarrant election to fill state Senate seat". Fort Worth Star-Telegram . Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  16. ↑ Editorial Board (October 19, 2025). "We recommend in the race for Texas Senate District 9". The Dallas Morning News . Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  17. 1 2 3 "Tarrant voters weigh 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat for Texas Senate election". KERA News. November 4, 2025. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Texas Democratic Women event featuring Senator Nathan Johnson and Taylor Rehmet". Mobilize.us. October 2025. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Senator Roland Gutierrez endorses Taylor Rehmet for Texas Senate". Lone Star Left. October 2025. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Greater Fort Worth Sierra Club endorsements". Sierra Club. October 2025. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Texas AFL-CIO COPE endorses union member Taylor Rehmet in SD-9 special election". Texas AFL–CIO. October 2025. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Texas AFT COPE endorses Taylor Rehmet in special election for Texas Senate". Texas AFT. October 2025. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  23. ↑ "IAM Texas State Council endorses state council president for state Senate seat". International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. October 2025. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  24. 1 2 3 4 5 "GOP heavyweights endorse Leigh Wambsganss for Texas Senate". Yahoo News. July 2, 2025. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  25. ↑ "Texas Rep. Nate Schatzline backs Republican in Tarrant County special election". Fort Worth Star-Telegram . October 20, 2025. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
  26. ↑ "Texas 2025 election results". November 7, 2025.
  27. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Walsh, Dominic Anthony (September 12, 2025). "Meet the special election candidates running for a Houston City Council at-large seat". Houston Public Media. University of Houston System . Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  28. 1 2 3 4 Vu, Kevin (July 21, 2025). "4 candidates currently vying for council member Letitia Plummer's seat". Community Impact . Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  29. ↑ "Potter County GOP Endorses Stanley, Scherlen". The Amarillo Pioneer. March 29, 2025. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  30. ↑ "Amarillo Mayor Cole Stanley wins second term". ABC 7 News . May 3, 2025. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  31. ↑ "Roy West wins runoff election to retain his seat as mayor of Beaumont". 12newsnow.com. June 7, 2025.
  32. ↑ "May 3, 2025 Official Municipal Election Results". Town of Grande Prairie, Texas. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  33. ↑ "Bill Cox wins runoff for McKinney mayor". June 7, 2025.
  34. ↑ Kite, Amber (May 4, 2025). "Amir Omar defeats incumbent Bob Dubey to become mayor of Richardson". KDFW Fox News. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  35. ↑ Vogel, Aubrey (June 7, 2025). "UPDATE: Carol McCutcheon secures Sugar Land mayor seat; see City Council winners". Community Impact.
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