| The Green Papers: Texas 2025 General Election |
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Texas
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress |
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When no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in any Primary, a runoff is held between the two top vote-getters. In Special Elections, all candidates, regardless of party affiliation, run on a single ballot. If one candidate receives a majority of the vote, that candidate is elected. Otherwise, the top two vote-getters advance to a runoff. The Green and Libertarian parties may nominate by convention. The minor parties are: None of the Above, America’s Party, Christian Party, Green Party, Libertarian Party, and the Texas Independent Party. The minor parties that have ballot access are the Green and the Libertarian Parties. |
| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 119th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
| Class 1 | Republican | Senator Rafael Edward "Ted" Cruz • First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2018, 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2030 |
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| Class 2 | Republican | Senator John Cornyn • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2008, 2014, 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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Democratic | Tracy Andrus, Sr. • FEC S4TX00680; 30 Jun 24; Tot $18,385; Dsb $11,749 |
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Republican | Senator John Cornyn • FEC S2TX00106 |
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Republican | Doc Leo Wyatt • FEC S6TX00313 |
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| Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None, All Governors | |||||
| Republican | Governor Greg Abbott • Previously served as Attorney General: first elected 2002; re-elected: 2006, 2010; First elected as Governor: 2014; re-elected: 2018, 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026 | |||||
| Republican | Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018, 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| 119th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2026, 2028. No Term Limit. 119th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 25 Republican (25 Undetermined); 13 Democratic (13 Undetermined) | |||||
| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 1 | Republican | Member of Congress Nathaniel Quentin Moran • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| CD 2 | Republican | Member of Congress Daniel "Dan" Crenshaw • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| CD 3 | Republican | Member of Congress Keith Alan Self • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| CD 4 | Republican | Member of Congress Patrick "Pat" Fallon • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| CD 5 | Republican | Member of Congress Lance Gooden • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| CD 6 | Republican | Member of Congress John Kevin "Jake" Ellzey, Sr. • First elected: 27 July 2021 in a Special Election [re: passing of Member of Congress Ron Wright (Republican)]. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| CD 7 | Democratic | Member of Congress Elizabeth Pannill "Lizzie" Fletcher • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| CD 8 | Republican | Member of Congress Morgan Joe Luttrell • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| CD 9 | Democratic | Member of Congress Alexander "Al" Green • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| CD 10 | Republican | Member of Congress Michael T. McCaul • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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Republican | Philip "Phil" Suarez • FEC H6TX10155 |
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| CD 11 | Republican | Member of Congress August Lee Pfluger, II • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| CD 12 | Republican | Member of Congress Craig Goldman • First elected: 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| CD 13 | Republican | Member of Congress Ronny Lynn Jackson • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| CD 14 | Republican | Member of Congress Randy Weber • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| CD 15 | Republican | Member of Congress Monica De La Cruz-Hernandez • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| CD 16 | Democratic | Member of Congress Veronica Escobar • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| CD 17 | Republican | Member of Congress Peter Andrew "Pete" Sessions • Elected to the U.S. House 1996 though 2016, defeated for reelection in 2018; re-elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (1) - 120th Congress | |||||
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Republican | Robert Pastor "Rob" Brown • FEC H6TX17127 or H6TX17135 • FEC H6TX17127 |
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| CD 18 | Democratic | Member of Congress Sylvester Turner • First elected: 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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Republican | Cyrus Sajna | |||
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| CD 19 | Republican | Member of Congress Jodey Cook Arrington • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| CD 20 | Democratic | Member of Congress Joaquin Castro • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| CD 21 | Republican | Member of Congress Chip Roy • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| CD 22 | Republican | Member of Congress Troy E. Nehls • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| CD 23 | Republican | Member of Congress Ernest Anthony "Tony" Gonzales, II • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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Republican | Ezekiel "Zeke" Enriquez • FEC H6TX23216 |
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| CD 24 | Republican | Member of Congress Elizabeth Ann "Beth" Van Duyne • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| CD 25 | Republican | Member of Congress Roger Williams • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| CD 26 | Republican | Member of Congress Brandon Gill • First elected: 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| CD 27 | Republican | Member of Congress Michael J. Cloud • First elected in a Special Election 30 June 2018 (re: resignation of Member of Congress Randolph Blake "Blake" Farenthold) • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| CD 28 | Democratic | Member of Congress Henry R. Cuellar • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| CD 29 | Democratic | Member of Congress Sylvia R. Garcia • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| CD 30 | Democratic | Member of Congress Jasmine Felicia Crockett • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| CD 31 | Republican | Member of Congress John Rice Carter • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| CD 32 | Democratic | Member of Congress Julie Johnson • First elected: 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| CD 33 | Democratic | Member of Congress Marc Allison Veasey • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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Republican | Kurt Schwab • FEC H6TX33041 or H8TX33013 • FEC H6TX33041 |
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| CD 34 | Democratic | Member of Congress Vicente González • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| CD 35 | Democratic | Member of Congress Gregorio "Greg" Casar • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| CD 36 | Republican | Member of Congress Brian Babin • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| CD 37 | Democratic | Member of Congress Lloyd Alton Doggett, II • First elected: 1994 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| CD 38 | Republican | Member of Congress Wesley P. Hunt • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026 | |||||
| Republican | Attorney General Ken Paxton • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018; suspended: 27 May 2023; reinstated: 16 September 2023. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| 25 May 2023: A Texas House committee recommended that Attorney General Ken Paxton (Republican) be impeached and removed from office. 27 May 2023: The Texas House voted 121-23 to suspend Attorney General Ken Paxton (Republican) and refer him to the Senate for trial on 20 articles including bribery, abuse of office, and obstruction. The suspension is in effect until the outcome of the Senate trial. Permanently removing the Attorney General requires a vote of 2/3 of the state Senate. Paxton was first elected in 2014, re-elected in 2018, and 2022. Brent Webster, 1st assistant attorney general, by state law, became acting Attorney General when the Attorney General is "absent or unable to act." 30 May 2023: The state Senate passed a resolution stating the trial for Attorney General Ken Paxton must begin not later than 28 August 2023. 31 May 2023: Governor Greg Abbott (Republican) appoints former Secretary of State John Scott (Republican) as interim Texas Attorney General. Mr. Scott served as Secretary of State from October 2021 - December 2022. 22 June 2023: The Texas Senate sets the trial date for 5 September 2023. 10 July 2023: Governor Greg Abbott (Republican) appoints his Deputy Chief of Staff, Angela Colmenero (Republican), as interim Texas Attorney General effective 14 July 2023. 16 September 2023: A jury of state senators acquitted Ken Paxton (Republican) of all 20 articles, 16 nay-14 yay, 21 votes were required for him to be removed from office. Ken Paxton is reinstated as Texas Attorney General. | |||||
| Comptroller of Public Accounts 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026 | |||||
| Republican | Comptroller of Public Accounts Glenn Hegar • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018, 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Commissioner of Agriculture 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026 | |||||
| Republican | Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018, 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Commissioner of General Land Office 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026 | |||||
| Republican | General Land Office Commissioner Dawn Buckingham • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Railroad Commissioner 1 6 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2028 | |||||
| Republican | Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian • First elected: 2016; re-elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028 |
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| Railroad Commissioner 2 6 year term, Election Cycle: 2024, 2030 | |||||
| Republican | Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddick • First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2018, 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2030 |
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| Railroad Commissioner 3 6 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2026 | |||||
| Republican | Railroad Commissioner James "Jim" Wright • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |
| Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties. | |
| • Democratic (affiliates): 13 incumbents, 1 candidate | |
| • Republican: 36 incumbents, 7 candidates | |
| Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties. | |
| • Green (affiliates) | |
| • Libertarian | |
| • Reform (affiliates) | |
| Other Third Parties | |
| • Right to Life | |
| • Unity | |
| Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted. | |
| Notes |
| Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot. |
| Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change. |
"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary. When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details. If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements. |
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