2026 midterms · State
Texas
Primary Mar 3, 2026 · runoff Apr 7, 2026 · general election Nov 3, 2026
- races
- 40
- candidates listed
- 66
- statements classified
- 449,841
Texas 34th District
The closest rating in Texas: held by Democrats (Gonzalez). Cook Political Report ratings, entered by the lab. One other race is rated toss-up or lean.
Statewide races
A Senate race and a governor’s race are on the 2026 ballot. Once a primary is called, only the candidates recorded as advancing are listed; before that, everyone running.
Each race links to its own page: the candidates, what they say and the money they report. Cook Political Report ratings, entered by the lab (last updated by the lab on Jun 24, 2026); a forecaster’s judgement about the general election, not the lab’s.
Senate
Primary called
Democrats
- James TalaricoDChallenger · advanced
Republicans
- Warren Paxton Jr.RChallenger · advanced
Governor
Solid RPrimary called
Democrats
- Gina HinojosaDChallenger · advanced
Republicans
None recorded as advancing
House races
38 House races, all with a recorded primary result. Districts are in order, 5 at a time; choose any district to go straight to it.
House districts follow the candidates’ FEC filings. Where a state redrew its map for 2026, a few candidates may still appear under their old district number.
1st District
Primary called
Democrats
- Dax AlexanderDChallenger · advanced
- Yolanda PrinceDChallenger · advanced
Republicans
None recorded as advancing
2nd District
Primary called
Democrats
- Shaun FinnieDChallenger · advanced
Republicans
- Steve TothRChallenger · advanced
3rd District
Primary called
Democrats
- Evan HuntDChallenger · advanced
Republicans
None recorded as advancing
4th District
Primary called
Democrats
- Jason PearceDChallenger · advanced
Republicans
None recorded as advancing
5th District
Primary called
Democrats
- Chelsey HockettDChallenger · advanced
- Ruth TorresDChallenger · advanced
Republicans
None recorded as advancing
What the candidates say
82 of Texas’s 104 candidates have 10 or more classified statements. 77 have 50 or more and are ranked against candidates nationwide.
An AI model reads each statement and marks the kinds of statement it contains; a candidate’s rate is the share of their statements with that label. Incumbent members of Congress are measured on everything they publish in office, everyone else on posts on X. A rate describes what was said, not whether it was right.
How do Texas’s candidates compare?
Share of each candidate’s statements with each label; sort by any column
| James Talarico | D | Senate | Challenger | 140 | 17% | 4.3% | 39% | 3.6% | 6.4% |
| John Cornyn | R | Senate | Incumbent | 53,493 | 2.4% | 19% | 65% | 5.4% | 8.6% |
| Warren Paxton Jr. | R | Senate | Challenger | 1,025 | 10% | 7.1% | 47% | 0.4% | 23% |
| Gina Hinojosa | D | Governor | Challenger | 1,174 | 13% | 29% | 51% | 1.8% | 8.4% |
| Greg Abbott | R | Governor | Incumbent | 1,636 | 2.0% | 8.6% | 71% | 6.0% | 38% |