The Green Papers: Texas 2025 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:1 
2020 Census:29,183,290 (9.42% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:40(0.00% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:38(8.74% of 435)
Capital:Austin
 

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Texas State and Local Government


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

Class 2 Republican Senator  John Cornyn
First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2008, 2014, 2020.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
 Candidate list (3)
  Candidate Democratic     Tracy Andrus, Sr.
FEC S4TX00680; 30 Jun 24; Tot $18,385; Dsb $11,749
  Candidate Republican     Senator  John Cornyn
FEC S2TX00106
  Candidate Republican     Doc Leo Wyatt
FEC S6TX00313

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

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

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

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 2 Republican Member of Congress  Daniel "Dan" Crenshaw
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 3 Republican Member of Congress  Keith Alan Self
First elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 4 Republican Member of Congress  Patrick "Pat" Fallon
First elected: 2020
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 5 Republican Member of Congress  Lance Gooden
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
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

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 7 Democratic Member of Congress  Elizabeth Pannill "Lizzie" Fletcher
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 8 Republican Member of Congress  Morgan Joe Luttrell
First elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 9 Democratic Member of Congress Alexander "Al" Green
First elected: 2004
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 10 Republican Member of Congress  Michael T. McCaul
First elected: 2004
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
 Candidate list (1) - 120th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Philip "Phil" Suarez
FEC H6TX10155

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 11 Republican Member of Congress  August Lee Pfluger, II
First elected: 2020
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 12 Republican Member of Congress  Craig Goldman
First elected: 2024.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 13 Republican Member of Congress  Ronny Lynn Jackson
First elected: 2020
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 14 Republican Member of Congress  Randy Weber
First elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 15 Republican Member of Congress  Monica De La Cruz-Hernandez
First elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 16 Democratic Member of Congress  Veronica Escobar
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
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
 Candidate list (1) - 120th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Robert Pastor "Rob" Brown
FEC H6TX17127 or H6TX17135

FEC H6TX17127

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 18 Democratic Member of Congress Sylvester Turner
First elected: 2024.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
 Candidate list (1) - 120th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Cyrus Sajna

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 19 Republican Member of Congress  Jodey Cook Arrington
First elected: 2016
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 20 Democratic Member of Congress  Joaquin Castro
First elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 21 Republican Member of Congress  Chip Roy
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 22 Republican Member of Congress  Troy E. Nehls
First elected: 2020
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 23 Republican Member of Congress  Ernest Anthony "Tony" Gonzales, II
First elected: 2020
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
 Candidate list (1) - 120th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Ezekiel "Zeke" Enriquez
FEC H6TX23216

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 24 Republican Member of Congress  Elizabeth Ann "Beth" Van Duyne
First elected: 2020
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 25 Republican Member of Congress  Roger Williams
First elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 26 Republican Member of Congress Brandon Gill
First elected: 2024.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
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

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 28 Democratic Member of Congress  Henry R. Cuellar
First elected: 2004
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
 Candidate list (1) - 120th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Ryan Treviño
FEC H2TX34105

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 29 Democratic Member of Congress  Sylvia R. Garcia
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 30 Democratic Member of Congress  Jasmine Felicia Crockett
First elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 31 Republican Member of Congress  John Rice Carter
First elected: 2002
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 32 Democratic Member of Congress  Julie Johnson
First elected: 2024.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 33 Democratic Member of Congress  Marc Allison Veasey
First elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
 Candidate list (1) - 120th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Kurt Schwab
FEC H6TX33041 or H8TX33013

FEC H6TX33041

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 34 Democratic Member of Congress  Vicente González
First elected: 2016
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 35 Democratic Member of Congress  Gregorio "Greg" Casar
First elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 36 Republican Member of Congress  Brian Babin
First elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 37 Democratic Member of Congress  Lloyd Alton Doggett, II
First elected: 1994
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Incumbent - 119th Congress
CD 38 Republican Member of Congress  Wesley P. Hunt
First elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

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
 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

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

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

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

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

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
 

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, 2 candidates
  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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