2026 Texas gubernatorial election

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2026 Texas gubernatorial election
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Nominee Gina Hinojosa Greg Abbott
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote5,230,9084,524,948
Percentage52.8%45.67%
2026 Texas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Hinojosa:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Abbott:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Governor before election

Greg Abbott
Republican

Elected Governor

Gina Hinojosa
Democratic

The 2026 Texas gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of Texas. Republican incumbent Greg Abbott was seeking a record fourth term, [2] but was unexpectedly defeated by Democratic state representative Gina Hinojosa, who will become the first Latina governor of the state and the first woman or Democrat to be elected since Ann Richards in 1990. [3] [4] Additionally, Abbott is the first incumbent governor of Texas to lose reelection since Richards' reelection bid in 1994.[ citation needed ]

Contents

Primary elections were held on March 3, 2026. Facing minimal opposition, Abbott won the Republican nomination with 82% of the vote. Hinojosa won the Democratic nomination with 59% of the vote over a field of candidates that included former congressman Chris Bell.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Greg
Abbott		Evelyn
Brooks		Pete
Chambers		Arturo
Espinosa		Mark V.
Goloby		OtherUndecided
YouGov [27] February 26 – March 2, 20261,668 (LV)± 2.8%72%2%11%0%0%2% [b] 13%
University of Texas/
Texas Politics Project [28] 		February 2–16, 2026360 (LV)± 5.2%91%1%5%1%1%2% [c] –

Results

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Results by county:
  Abbott
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   90-100%
Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Greg Abbott (incumbent) 1,764,924 81.8
Republican Pete "Doc" Chambers240,64011.2
Republican Evelyn Brooks44,1422.0
Republican Arturo Espinosa23,4441.1
Republican Charles Andrew Crouch15,4050.7
Republican Kenneth Hyde14,9410.7
Republican Nathaniel Welch12,0570.6
Republican Mark V. Goloby10,9910.5
Republican Stephen Samuelson10,8640.5
Republican Ronnie Tullos10,3520.5
Republican R.F. "Bob" Achgill9,1190.4
Total votes2,156,879 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

Gina Hinojosa
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
State legislators
Individuals
  • Andrew White, son of former Governor Mark White and former 2026 gubernatorial candidate [35]
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Chris
Bell		Bobby
Cole		Gina
Hinojosa		Angela
Villescaz		Andrew
White		OtherUndecided
YouGov [27] February 26 – March 2, 20262,342 (LV)± 2.7%4%5%55%2%–9% [e] 25%
Blueprint Polling (D) [56] February 23–24, 2026472 (LV)± 4.5%4%3%61%2%1%9% [f] 20%
UT Tyler [57] February 13–22, 2026– (LV)–25%–60%––14% [g] 1%
– (RV)25%–58%––15% [h] 2%
University of Texas/
Texas Politics Project [28] 		February 2–16, 2026369 (LV)± 5.9%4%9%76%3%–8% [i] –
University of Houston/YouGov [58] January 20–31, 2026550 (LV)± 4.2%7%6%37%4%–14% [j] 32%
Slingshot Strategies (D) [59] [A] January 14–21, 20261,290 (LV)± 3.7%4%3%29%––6% [k] 58%
January 5, 2026White withdraws from the race
Texas Southern University [60] December 9–11, 20251,600 (LV)± 2.5%5%3%41%1%6%2% [l] 42%

Results

Results by county: Hinojosa--90-100% Hinojosa--80-90% Hinojosa--70-80% Hinojosa--60-70% Hinojosa--50-60% Hinojosa--40-50% Hinojosa--30-40% Hinojosa--20-30% Abrego--60-70% Tie--50% Tie--20-30% 2026 Texas gubernatorial Democratic primary election results map by county.svg
Results by county:
  Hinojosa—90–100%
  Hinojosa—80–90%
  Hinojosa—70–80%
  Hinojosa—60–70%
  Hinojosa—50–60%
  Hinojosa—40–50%
  Hinojosa—30–40%
  Hinojosa—20–30%
  Abrego—60–70%
  Tie—50%
  Tie—20–30%
Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gina Hinojosa 1,289,576 58.5
Democratic Chris Bell 216,7879.8
Democratic Angela "Tia Angie" Villescaz150,7526.8
Democratic Patricia Abrego128,6325.8
Democratic Andrew White (withdrawn)117,3925.3
Democratic Bobby Cole112,6755.1
Democratic Jose Navarro Balbuena65,8263.0
Democratic Carlton W. Hart63,2782.9
Democratic Zach Vance58,7532.7
Total votes2,203,671 100.0

Third-party and independent candidates

Candidates

Declared

Write-in

Disqualified or did not file

  • Elliot Charles Chavez (Independent) [64]
  • Sarah Bowman Cunningham (Independent) [64] [65]
  • Blas Eugenio Padrino (Independent) [64]
  • Janis Marie Richards (Independent) [64]
  • Demetra J. Wysinger (Independent) [64] [65]

Declined

General election

Hinojosa made public education a major issue in her campaign. She promised that if elected she would fire the Commissioner of the Texas Education Agency Mike Morath, whom Abbott appointed, over a recent surge in state takeover of school districts across the state. [68] She also voiced opposition the STAAR tests given to students and to the voucher program that Abbott has signed into law in 2025. [69] [70] Abbott's campaign did not center education, but did advocate for limiting the use of electronic devices in classrooms, increasing punishments for teacher misconduct, and cutting administrative costs and "unnecessary" mandates. [69] [70] Abbott also proposed banning public schools from sponsoring individuals with H-1B visas. [71]

Affordability was also a major issue of the campaign. Abbott pushed a plan to eliminate the use of local property taxes in public school funding and place limits on appraisal increases. [72] [73] [74] Hinojosa proposed issuing a one-time $1,500 rebate to each Texas household funded by the state's Exonomic Stablization Fund. [75] [74]

Abbott attacked Hinojosa's voting record from her tenure in the Texas House of Representatives where she was consistently named one of the most progressive members of the body. [76] He accused her of supporting the creation of a state income tax, and highlighted her past statements on culture war issues like supporting transgender athletes in women's sports where he called her "Gender Bending Gina." [77] Hinojosa rejected the characterization that stated that she was not interested in culture war issues and would instead govern with a "populist" and "postpartisan" agenda that "99 percent of us can agree on." [77] [78] [79]

The election marked the first gubernatorial election since 2010 that did not feature a debate between the two major party candidates. [80] Hinojosa called for a debate, but Abbott declined four separate invitations from Texas-based news outlets who offered to host. [81] [82] On October 15, Hinojosa hosted an event where she challenged Abbott to a debate in front of the Texas Governor's Mansion with an empty podium. [83]

On the first day of early voting, Hinojosa announced that she was suing Abbott for allegedly violating the Texas Public Information Act by withholding certain email communications between Abbott and Elon Musk. [84] [85] [86] Abbott had invoked a privacy exception to redact the information describing the contents as "intimate and embarrassing". A State District Judge ruled in Hinojosa's favor on October 26, granting her access to the documents. Abbott appealed the ruling, accusing Hinojosa "abusing her official capacity as an outgoing lawmaker for political purposes." [87] Musk has a history of donating heavily to multiple Republican campaigns, including $5 million towards Abbott's reelection. [88] Musk's relationship with state officials has prompted accusations of favoritism with the allocation of state grants to a variety of Musk's business operations in the state. [86] [89] [90] [91] [92]

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [93] Lean ROctober 29, 2026
Decision Desk HQ [94] Lean RNovember 2, 2026
Fox News [95] Lean RNovember 1, 2026
Inside Elections [96] Tilt ROctober 29, 2026
NBC News [97] Lean RNovember 2, 2026
RealClearPolitics [98] TossupNovember 1, 2026
Sabato's Crystal Ball [99] Lean RNovember 2, 2026
Silver Bulletin [100] Lean RNovember 2, 2026

Post-primary endorsements

Pat Dixon (L)

U.S. representatives

Declined to endorse

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of October 24, 2026
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Greg Abbott (R)$122,319,463$317,723,514$9,361,680
Gina Hinojosa (D)$39,246,953$36,911,627$989,980
Pat Dixon (L)$22,249$14,568$1,064
Source: Texas Ethics Commission [117] [118]

Polling

Aggregate polls

Source of poll
aggregation		Dates
administered		Dates
updated		Greg Abbott (R)Gina Hinojosa (D)Other/
Undecided [m] 		Margin
270toWin [119] October 13 – November 1, 2026November 2, 202649.3%47.1%3.5%Abbott +2.2%
Decision Desk HQ [120] through November 1, 2026November 2, 202649.1%47.5%3.4%Abbott +1.6%
FiftyPlusOne [121] through November 1, 2026November 2, 202648.9%47.4%3.7%Abbott +1.5%
RealClearPolitics [122] October 15 – November 1, 2026November 1, 202649.8%47.3%2.9%Abbott +2.5%
Silver Bulletin [100] through November 1, 2026November 2, 202649.4%47.7%2.9%Abbott +1.7%
Average49.3%47.4%3.3%Abbott +1.9%
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Greg
Abbott (R)		Gina
Hinojosa (D)		Pat
Dixon (L)		OtherUndecided
Research Co. [123] October 31 – November 2, 2026450 (LV)± 4.6%46%44%2%—8%
Emerson College [124] [B] October 31 – November 1, 2026500 (LV)–50%49%1%–
AtlasIntel [125] October 28 – November 1, 20261,678 (LV)± 2.2%48%49%—2% [n] 1%
New York Times/Siena University [126] October 27 – November 1, 20261,215 (LV)± 3.4%47%48%—0% [o] 6%
Kreate Strategies [127] October 27–30, 2026900 (LV)± 3.3%49%47%1%1% [p] 3%
YouGov [128] October 26–29, 20262,141 (LV)± 2.9%50%49%—2% [q] 0%
Quantus Insights (R) [129] October 26–28, 20261,221 (LV)± 3.2%51%46%1%—2%
SSRS [130] [C] October 20–27, 2026923 (LV)± 4.2%48%46%—6% [r] 0%
Data for Progress (D) [131] October 23–26, 2026712 (LV)± 4.0%48%47%2%—4%
YouGov Blue (D) [132] [D] October 21–26, 20261,000 (RV)± 4.6%46%49%———
Texas Southern University [133] October 21–25, 20262,000 (LV)± 2.2%50%47%2%—1%
ActiVote [134] October 17–21, 2026400 (LV)± 4.9%52%48%———
Univision/YouGov [135] October 13–21, 20261,000 (RV)± 3.8%48%46%—1%5%
Verasight/VoteHub [136] October 1–20, 2026509 (LV)± 4.3%48% [s] 46%1%—5%
46%44%2%——
517 (RV)48% [s] 45%1%——
46%42%5%——
Emerson College [137] October 17–19, 20261,000 (LV)± 3.0%49%45%1%—4%
Beacon Research (D)/
Shaw & Co. Research (R) [138] [E] 		October 15–19, 20262,011 (RV)± 2.0%50%49%——1%
1,398 (LV)± 2.5%52%47%——1%
Texas Public Opinion Research [139] October 15–18, 2026969 (LV)± 3.9%51%48%1%——
Pollfinity Research [140] October 15–18, 2026278 (RV)± 6.5%46%45%2%2% [t] 5%
CBS News/YouGov [141] October 8–16, 20261,492 (LV)± 3.5%52%48%———
University of Houston [142] October 10–14, 20262,000 (LV)± 2.2%49%46%2%—3%
ActiVote [143] September 30 – October 14, 2026400 (LV)± 4.9%51%49%———
GS Strategy Group (R)/New River Strategies (D) [144] [F] October 9–13, 2026934 (LV)—48%46%3%—3%
Marist University [145] October 8–11, 2026— (LV)± 4.9%49%45%—2% [u] 3%
1,196 (RV)± 4.3%48%47%—2% [u] 3%
GBAO (D) [146] [G] October 5–8, 2026800 (LV)± 3.5%45%47%4%—4%
ReconMR/Siena University [147] October 5–8, 2026617 (LV)± 4.4%48%47%—2%3%
YouGov [148] September 28 – October 5, 20263,625 (LV)± 3.0%47%48%—1%5%
University of Texas/Texas Politics Project [149] September 25 – October 5, 2026861 (LV)± 3.3%48%49%1%2% [t] —
New York Times/Siena University [150] September 22 – October 1, 2026615 (LV)± 2.1%46%49%——5%
Beacon Research (D)/
Shaw & Co. Research (R) [151] [E] 		September 24–28, 20261,005 (LV)± 3.0%52%47%——1%
1,203 (RV)± 2.5%50%49%——1%
Guidant Polling & Strategy [152] [H] September 20–28, 2026800 (LV)± 3.5%46%44%4%—5%
UMass Lowell/YouGov [153] September 18–28, 2026850 (LV)± 4.5%48%44%1%1% [v] 6%
Big Data Poll [154] September 24–26, 2026698 (LV)± 4.0%49% [s] 44%6%——
47%44%4%—5%
793 (RV)48% [s] 44%8%——
46%43%4%—7%
Stratus Intelligence (R) [155] September 22–24, 2026865 (LV)± 3.5%50%45%——5%
Texas Public Opinion Research [156] September 19–22, 20261,007 (LV)± 3.6%50%46%2%1% [w] 2%
Marist University [157] September 17–20, 20261,139 (RV)± 4.4%46%49%—1%3%
Texas Southern University [158] September 15–19, 20261,800 (LV)± 2.3%49%45%2%—4%
Emerson College [159] September 12–14, 20261,000 (LV)± 3.0%49%46%2%—4%
SoCal Strategies (R) [160] September 12–13, 2026649 (LV)—52%44%——3%
ReconMR/Siena University [161] September 8–11, 2026614 (LV)± 4.3%45%49%—2%4%
Mason-Dixon [162] September 8–10, 2026625 (LV)± 4.0%48%41%1%2% [x] 8%
Univision/YouGov [163] August 27 – September 4, 20261,000 (RV)± 3.6%47%47%—1%5%
Fabrizio Ward (R)/
Impact Research (D) [164] [I] 		August 30 – September 1, 2026895 (LV)± 3.3%49%46%——5%
Overton Insights (R) [165] [J] August 24–26, 20261,167 (LV)± 2.9%51% [s] 49%———
47%46%——7%
Texas Public Opinion Research [166] August 21–24, 20261,000 (LV)± 3.3%49% [y] 42%1%2% [z] 6%
University of Texas/Texas Politics Project [167] August 5–13, 20261,200 (RV)± 2.83%45%40%3%2% [aa] 10%
Emerson College [168] [K] August 9–10, 20261,000 (LV)± 3.0%49%45%—3% [ab] 4%
GBAO (D) [169] August 4–9, 20261,000 (LV)± 3.1%49%48%——3%
Cygnal (R) [170] July 29–31, 2026800 (LV)± 3.5%49%46%——5%
Texas A&M University/ReconMR/Siena University [171] July 27–30, 2026619 (LV)± 4.7%46%45%—4%5%
Texas Southern University [172] July 27–30, 20261,200 (LV)± 2.8%49%43%3%—5%
Beacon Research (D)/
Shaw & Co. Research (R) [173] [E] 		July 23–27, 20261,005 (RV)± 3.0%50%49%——1%
Texas Public Opinion Research [174] July 15–17, 20261,048 (LV)± 3.4%45%42%——13%
New York Times/Siena University [175] June 19–27, 2026656 (LV)± 4.5%51%44%——5%
SoCal Strategies(R) [176] [L] June 21, 2026800 (LV)—54%42%——4%
University of Texas/Texas Politics Project [177] June 5–12, 20261,200 (RV)± 2.8%47%40%1%2% [ac] 10%
Quantus Insights (R) [178] June 3–4, 2026800 (LV)± 3.5%49%41%—3%7%
Texas A&M University/ReconMR [179] June 1–4, 2026807 (LV)± 4%49%43%—3% [ad] 5%
Texas Public Opinion Research [180] May 27–28, 20261,670 (LV)± 2.8%46%41%1%2% [ae] 9%
Public Policy Polling (D) [181] [M] May 22–23, 2026643 (RV)—48%44%——8%
Texas Southern University/YouGov [183] April 22 – May 5, 20261,223 (LV)± 2.8%49%43%3%—5%
Slingshot Strategies (D) [184] [A] April 17–20, 20261,018 (LV)± 3.3%48%43%—2% [af] 7%
University of Texas/Texas Politics Project [185] April 10–20, 20261,200 (RV)± 2.8%44%38%—5% [ag] 13%
UT Tyler [57] February 13–22, 20261,117 (RV)± 3.1%49%41%——10%
University of Texas/Texas Politics Project [185] February 2–16, 20261,300 (RV)± 5.1%45%35%—6% [ah] 14%
GBAO (D) [186] [G] January 26 – February 3, 20261,000 (LV)± 3.1%46%43%6%—5%
University of Houston/YouGov [58] January 20–31, 20261,502 (LV)± 2.5%49%42%3%—6%
Emerson College [187] [K] January 10–12, 20261,165 (RV)± 2.8%50%42%——8%
Hypothetical polling

Greg Abbott vs. Chris Bell

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Greg
Abbott (R)		Chris
Bell (D)		Undecided
UT Tyler [57] February 13–22, 20261,117 (RV)± 3.1%51%39%10%

Generic Republican vs. generic Democrat

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Generic
Republican		Generic
Democrat		OtherUndecided
Texas Public Opinion Research [188] August 27–29, 2025843 (RV)± 4.6%49%43%8% [ai] –

Results

2026 Texas gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Gina Hinojosa
Republican Greg Abbott (incumbent)
Libertarian Pat Dixon
Write-in
Total votes100.0%
Democratic gain from Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ↑ "Someone else" and "I [did/will] not vote in this primary" with 1%; R.F. "Bob" Achgill, Charles Andrew Crouch, Kenneth Hyde, Stephen Samuelson, Ronnie Tullos, and Nathaniel Welch with 0%
  3. ↑ "Someone else" with 2%; R.F. "Bob" Achgill, Charles Andrew Crouch, Kenneth Hyde, Stephen Samuelson, Ronnie Tullos, and Nathaniel Welch with 0%
  4. ↑ County executive
  5. ↑ "Someone else" with 3%; Patricia Abrego and "I [did/will] not vote in this primary" with 2%; Jose Navarro Balbuena, Faizan Syed, and Zach Vance with 1%; Carlton Hart with 0%
  6. ↑ "Do not remember" with 5%; "Did not vote in this race" with 2%; Patricia Abrego, Carlton Hart, and Zach Vance with 1%; Jose Navarro Balbuena 0%
  7. ↑ "Someone else" with 14%
  8. ↑ "Someone else" with 15%
  9. ↑ "Someone else" with 6%; Patricia Abrego and Carlton Hart with 1%; Jose Navarro Balbuena and Zach Vance with 0%
  10. ↑ "2 Others <4%" and Patricia Abrego with 5%; Carlton Hart with 4%
  11. ↑ "Would not vote in that race" with 5%; Zach Vance with 1%
  12. ↑ Jose Navarro Balbuena and "Others (<1%)" with 1%
  13. ↑ Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  14. ↑ "Other" with 1%; "Would not vote" with 1%
  15. ↑ "Another candidate" with 0%
  16. ↑ "Another candidate or write-in" with 1%
  17. ↑ "Someone else" with 1%; "Would not vote" with 1%
  18. ↑ "Neither" with 4%
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 With voters who lean towards a given candidate
  20. 1 2 "Someone else" with 2%
  21. 1 2 "Another party's candidate" with 1%; "No response" with 1%
  22. ↑ "Will not vote" with 1%
  23. ↑ "Would not vote in this race" with 1%
  24. ↑ Jenn Mack Raphoon (I) with 2%
  25. ↑ With voters who lean towards a given candidate
  26. ↑ Jenn Mack Raphoon (I) with 1%; "Would not vote in that race" with 1%
  27. ↑ "Someone else" with 2%
  28. ↑ "Someone else" with 3%
  29. ↑ "Someone else" with 2%
  30. ↑ "Someone else" with 2%; "Wouldn't vote" with 1%
  31. ↑ Jenn Mack Raphoon (I) with 1%; "Would not vote in that race" with 1%
  32. ↑ "Would not vote in that race" with 2%
  33. ↑ "Someone else" with 5%
  34. ↑ "Someone else" with 6%
  35. ↑ "Someone else" with 8%

Partisan clients

  1. 1 2 Poll sponsored by Texas Public Opinion Research
  2. ↑ Poll sponsored by Poll Vault, a Substack newsletter authored by Sean Trende.
  3. ↑ Poll conducted for CNN
  4. ↑ Poll conducted on behalf of 254 Labs
  5. 1 2 3 Poll conducted for Fox News
  6. ↑ Poll sponsored by The Cook Political Report .
  7. 1 2 Poll sponsored by Hinojosa's campaign
  8. ↑ Poll sponsored by Public First Action
  9. ↑ Poll commissioned by AARP
  10. ↑ Poll sponsored by Texas Public Policy Foundation
  11. 1 2 Poll sponsored by Nexstar Media
  12. ↑ Poll sponsored by Red Eagle Politics, a conservative online content creator
  13. ↑ Poll commissioned by Lone Star Rising PAC, which supports James Talarico's campaign for U.S. Senate. [182]

References

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  3. ↑ Mendoza, Madalyn (November 4, 2026). "Hinojosa defeats Abbott, flips Texas governor's office blue". Axios. Retrieved November 4, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Texas Governor Election 2026 Live Results: Gina Hinojosa Wins". www.nbcnews.com. November 4, 2026. Retrieved November 4, 2026.
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  10. ↑ Dey, Sneha (November 12, 2025). "Donald Trump endorses Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for reelection". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  11. ↑ Jaime, Kristian. "Abbott gets Riley Gaines endorsement, Hinojosa campaigns affordability". El Paso Times. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
  12. ↑ Jaime, Kristian. "Greg Abbott gets builders endorsement, continues on campaign trail". El Paso Times. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
  13. ↑ Henry, John (January 7, 2026). "Gov. Abbott Opens Election Season With Law Enforcement Endorsements". Fort Worth Magazine. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  14. 1 2 Rogers, Chase (January 7, 2026). "Abbott: Dallas leaders' failure on policing, homelessness to blame for AT&T relocation". Dallas News. Retrieved January 8, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  15. ↑ "Gov. Greg Abbott gets reelection endorsement from Houston Police Officers' Union". CW39. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
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