Statewide Candidates
2026 Primers on TX
statewide offices and candidates
Governor
LT. Governor
Comptroller
Land Commissioner
Railroad Commissioner
Agriculture Commissioner
James Talarico -- US Senate
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Gina Hinojosa -- Governor
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Vikki Goodwin -- Lt. Governor
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Nathan Johnson -- TX Attorney Gen
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Jon Rosenthal
Railroad Commissioner
The Texas Railroad Commission
is the state agency responsible for regulating the oil and gas industry, pipeline safety, and surface coal and uranium mining in Texas. Established in 1891, it is the oldest regulatory agency in the state and no longer regulates railroads, a function transferred to the Texas Department of Transportation in 2005.
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Sarah Eckhardt
Comptroller Public Accounts
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Benjamin Flores -- Commissioner
Gen'l Land Office
The GLO manages 13 million acres of state lands, including over 3,400 miles of coastline and tidelands that extend over 10 miles into the Gulf of Mexico, and vast oil and mineral deposits on this land that generate billions of dollars for Texas each year.
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Clayton Tucker
Agriculture Commissioner
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Country/Regional Candidates
Steven Shook -- US Rep. Dist. 26
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Detrick Deburr
State Rep, District 65
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Amy Taylor
State Bd of Education, Dist 14
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Nick Pappas -- County Judge
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Dale Frey -- County Clerk
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Stephanie Draper
County Commish Pct 4
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Brandon McGee
Justice of the Peace Pct 1
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Judicial Candidates
Texas Supreme Court
Maggie Ellis -- Chief Justice
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Chari Kelly -- Supreme Court Pl 2
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Kristen Hawkins -- Supreme Court Pl 7
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Gisela D Triana -- Supreme Court Pl 8
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Court of Criminal Appeals
Okey Anyiam
Criminal Appeals Place 3
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Audra Riley
Criminal Appeals Place 4
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Holly Taylor
Criminal Appeals Pl 9
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15th Court of Appeals -- NEW
The legislature created the 15th Court of Appeals in 2023. It began in 2024. The court has statewide jurisdiction over civil cases involving the state and its agencies.
It also handles appeals from the new Texas Business Court and other civil matters, distinguishing it from the existing regional courts of appeals.
Chief Justice -- Jerry Zimmerer
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Tom Baker -- Court of Appeals Place 2
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Marc Meyer
Court of Appeals Place 3
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District Judge
Seth Fuller - 481st Judicial District
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