2026 elections · Texas

Texas Governor

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 3 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Rating: Lean R (Cook: Lean R; Sabato: Lean R; Inside Elections: Likely R). Ratings are each forecaster’s own judgment.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

Governor candidates file with the state, not the FEC, so outside-spending and PAC figures from federal filings do not apply. Money shown is as reported from state filings and is labeled “reported” until re-pulled from the state’s records.

The field

Republican Incumbent

Greg Abbott

Reported Raised: $25,505,118.

Reported from state filings; not yet re-pulled from the state's records. Source

Libertarian

Pat Dixon

Reported Raised: $9,233.

Reported from state filings; not yet re-pulled from the state's records. Source

Democrat

Gina Hinojosa

Reported Raised: $6,171,780.

Reported from state filings; not yet re-pulled from the state's records. Source

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