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2026 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

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2026 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election
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Nominee Dan Patrick TBD
Party Republican Democratic
Lieutenant Governor before election

Dan Patrick
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

TBD

The 2026 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election will take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. Incumbent Republican Dan Patrick is running for a fourth term. [1] Primary elections are currently being held on March 3, 2026.

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Dan Patrick
Executive branch officials
Labor unions
Organizations

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Perla
Hopkins		Timothy
Mabry		Dan
Patrick		Esala
Wueschner		Other
University of Texas/
Texas Politics Project [8] 		February 2–16, 2026326 (LV)± 5.4%2%3%87%1%8% [b]

Results

Republican primary (94% reporting)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dan Patrick (incumbent) 1,779,380 84.7
Republican Timothy Mabry186,0248.9
Republican Perla Muñoz Hopkins107,7945.1
Republican Esala Wueschner27,0891.3
Total votes2,100,287 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Advanced to runoff

Eliminated in primary

  • Courtney Head, contracts and privacy manager [10]

Declined

Endorsements

Marcos Velez
Labor unions
Organizations

First round

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Vikki
Goodwin		Courtney
Head		Marcos
Velez		Other
University of Texas/
Texas Politics Project [8] 		February 2–16, 2026181 (LV)± 7.3%63%10%15%12% [c]

Results

Democratic primary results (92% reporting)
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Vikki Goodwin 1,008,384 48.0
Democratic Marcos Isaias Velez 661,362 31.5
Democratic Courtney Head430,45520.5
Total votes2,100,201 100.00

Runoff

Results

Democratic primary runoff results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Vikki Goodwin
Democratic Marcos Isaias Velez
Total votes100.00

Third-party and independent candidates

Candidates

Declared

General election

Polling

Dan Patrick vs. Vikki Goodwin

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Dan
Patrick (R)		Vikki
Goodwin (D)		OtherUndecided
UT Tyler [26] February 13–22, 20261,117 (RV)± 3.1%47%42%–11%
University of Houston/YouGov [27] January 20–31, 20261,502 (LV)± 2.5%46%41%4% [d] 9%
UT Tyler [28] May 28 – June 7, 20251,154 (RV)± 3.0%46%42%–12%

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ↑ "Someone else" with 8%
  3. ↑ "Someone else" with 12%
  4. ↑ Anthony Cristo (L) with 4%

References

  1. 1 2 3 Eubank, Britney; Carolan, Sam (April 11, 2025). "Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announces re-election bid". KVUE . Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Candidate Information". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
  3. ↑ Luhrs, Tennyson (December 1, 2025). "Canyon Lake's Timothy Mabry answers call to run for Lieutenant Governor". Herald-Zeitung . Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  4. ↑ Royster, Rachel; Dearman, Eleanor (December 1, 2025). "Candidates are gearing up for the March 2026 primary. Here's who is running". Fort Worth Star-Telegram . Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  5. ↑ "CLEAT Political Action Committee". CLEAT. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  6. ↑ "2026 Primary Election Endorsements". Texas Alliance for life. November 25, 2025. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Texas Gun Rights – One Big Beautiful Ballot – 2026 Republican Primary". January 14, 2026. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  8. 1 2 Henson, James; Blank, Joshua (February 23, 2026). "Competition Remains Fierce in Both U.S. Senate Primaries in Texas, According to Latest UT/Texas Politics Project Poll". The Texas Politics Project. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
  9. ↑ Scherer, Jasper (May 20, 2025). "Democratic Rep. Vikki Goodwin to run for lieutenant governor". The Texas Tribune . Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Candidate Information". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
  11. ↑ Dovere, Edward-Isaac (December 7, 2025). "Jasmine Crockett scrambles Democrats as she weighs a last-minute Texas Senate run | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  12. ↑ Solender, Andrew (April 10, 2025). "A growing wave of House members is grasping for higher office". Axios . Retrieved April 10, 2025.
  13. ↑ Klibanoff, Eleanor (July 15, 2025). "Democratic state Sen. Nathan Johnson announces run for attorney general". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  14. ↑ "2026 Endorsements CFE Members". Center for Freethought Equality . Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Goodwin brings discipline to lieutenant governor's race | Endorsement". Austin American-Statesman. February 6, 2026. Retrieved February 7, 2026.
  16. ↑ "We recommend in the Democratic primary for Texas lieutenant governor". Dallas Morning News. February 14, 2026. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Star-Telegram endorsement: Democrats' most credible candidate for lt. governor". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
  18. ↑ "In the race for lieutenant governor, Democrats could use a Goodwin Endorsement". Houston Chronicle. the Houston Chronicle Editorial Board. February 10, 2026. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
  19. ↑ "In Democratic primary for lieutenant governor, Vikki Goodwin has vision, experience". San Antonio Express-News. January 29, 2026. Retrieved January 31, 2026.
  20. ↑ "March 2026 Primary Election Endorsements for the Austin Area • The Austin Chronicle". The Austin Chronicle. February 12, 2026. Retrieved February 14, 2026.
  21. ↑ "Texas AFL-CIO COPE Announces 2026 Primary Election Endorsements". Texas AFL-CIO . January 25, 2026. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
  22. ↑ "Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus Announces 44 Endorsements for March Primary". OutSmart . January 19, 2026. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  23. ↑ Serrano, Alejandro (November 13, 2025). "Mike Collier to challenge Dan Patrick as an independent". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
  24. ↑ "'Partisan warfare is off the charts': Mike Collier ditches both parties in new bid to become Texas Lt. Governor". wfaa.com. November 13, 2025. Retrieved November 13, 2025.
  25. ↑ Evans, Jordan. "Libertarian Anthony Cristo Announces 2026 Bid for Texas Lieutenant Governor". independentpoliticalreport.com. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
  26. ↑ "Texas Voter Survey" (PDF). University of Texas at Tyler . February 27, 2026. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  27. ↑ "Texas Primaries 2026" (PDF). University of Houston . February 11, 2026. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
  28. ↑ "UT Tyler – Topline Report of Texas Voters" (PDF). University of Texas at Tyler . June 24, 2025. Retrieved June 25, 2025.

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