About TexPolls
TexPolls is a free, independent guide to Texas elections. We cover 25 selected statewide, congressional, and judicial races in the 2026 cycle, from the primaries through November, using official election records, public polls, forecaster ratings, campaign filings, and prediction markets.
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What We Track
Elections Covered
- 7 statewide executive races: Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller, Agriculture Commissioner, Railroad Commissioner, Land Commissioner
- Federal: U.S. Senate + 10 selected U.S. House districts (TX-2, TX-9, TX-15, TX-18, TX-23, TX-28, TX-33, TX-34, TX-35, TX-37)
- Judicial: 4 Supreme Court seats and 3 Court of Criminal Appeals seats (7 total)
- Election timelines and deadlines through the full 2026 cycle
Turnout and Counties
- November early-voting participation with a 2022 midterm benchmark and optional 2024 presidential context
- County participation map and table, plus separately labeled historical primary and presidential results
Polls and Ratings
- Primary and general-election polling from university, newsroom, and disclosed-partisan pollsters (see Methodology for the full roster)
- Published race ratings from outside forecasters
Finance and Markets
- Federal campaign finance (FEC) and selected state campaign accounts (TEC), with reporting periods identified
- Prediction market odds from Polymarket and Kalshi
Coverage includes 10 of Texas' 38 U.S. House districts. It is a selected set of races, not a complete sample ballot. See the Secretary of State's full list of offices up for election.
How We Use Sources
We collect data from official government sources and other public records, and we check each against its source. Historical turnout comes from the Texas Secretary of State. We show polling from university research centers, newsrooms, and private pollsters, with sponsorship and review limitations disclosed. Qualifying likely-voter polls enter an equal-weight average; other published polls remain visible separately.
The March primary and May runoff are historical records. The November 3 general election is over, and its results stay unofficial until the state canvass. Returns come from the Texas Secretary of State, and race calls from the Associated Press. We do not count votes ourselves. We tracked November polling, early-voting participation, campaign finance, and published race ratings through the general election.
Voting in the November Election
Election Day was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The deadline to register was October 5. Early voting ran October 19 through October 30, and voters could cast an early ballot at any polling place in their county. Unlike the primary, the general election was not split by party: voters could choose candidates from different parties. The races on each ballot depended on where the voter lived.
How the primaries worked. Texas has an open primary: you don't register with a party. On Election Day, or during early voting, you chose which party's primary to vote in at the polling location, and you could vote in only one party's primary per cycle. Anyone who voted in a party's March primary could vote only in that same party's May runoff.
Learn more at VoteTexas.gov
Data Sources
Currently Used
Election dates, voter registration, November early voting, primary/runoff returns, and November 3 general election returns by county
Update frequency: November early-voting checks ran throughout the day; other records reviewed as released
County election offices
Unofficial in-person early-voting counts that stood in, named on the page, for counties the Texas Secretary of State's report had not completed
Update frequency: With each November early-voting check, until the Secretary of State's count was complete
Primary and general-election polling; sample and voter population identified for each wave
Update frequency: Reviewed as new surveys are released
UH Hobby School of Public Affairs
Primary and general-election polling; October report covers eight statewide races
Update frequency: Reviewed as new surveys are released
Primary and general-election polling (Senate, Governor)
Update frequency: Periodic
Primary and general matchup polling (Senate, Governor, AG)
Update frequency: Periodic
2022 Governor-primary and 2024 presidential results by county, all 254 counties
Update frequency: After each cycle
Judicial race candidates, House races, incumbent status, filing data
Update frequency: Ongoing
Federal candidate receipts, disbursements, and cash on hand for covered Senate and House races
Update frequency: After FEC filing deadlines
Selected state campaign accounts: report-period contributions, spending, and cash on hand
Update frequency: Reviewed after filing deadlines; coverage dates and account scope shown with each entry
Prediction market odds for the Senate and Governor general election (primary markets archived)
Update frequency: Daily market updates
Archived primary results for a subset of federal and statewide races
Update frequency: Historical snapshot; official-source revisions require review
Associated Press
Race calls, AP calls sourced via Texas Tribune and NPR results pages
Update frequency: When a major news organization calls a race
| Source | What We Use It For | Update Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Secretary of State | Election dates, voter registration, November early voting, primary/runoff returns, and November 3 general election returns by county | November early-voting checks ran throughout the day; other records reviewed as released |
| County election offices | Unofficial in-person early-voting counts that stood in, named on the page, for counties the Texas Secretary of State's report had not completed | With each November early-voting check, until the Secretary of State's count was complete |
| UT Texas Politics Project | Primary and general-election polling; sample and voter population identified for each wave | Reviewed as new surveys are released |
| UH Hobby School of Public Affairs | Primary and general-election polling; October report covers eight statewide races | Reviewed as new surveys are released |
| Emerson College Polling | Primary and general-election polling (Senate, Governor) | Periodic |
| UT Tyler | Primary and general matchup polling (Senate, Governor, AG) | Periodic |
| Texas Capitol Data Portal | 2022 Governor-primary and 2024 presidential results by county, all 254 counties | After each cycle |
| Ballotpedia | Judicial race candidates, House races, incumbent status, filing data | Ongoing |
| FEC (OpenFEC API) | Federal candidate receipts, disbursements, and cash on hand for covered Senate and House races | After FEC filing deadlines |
| Texas Ethics Commission | Selected state campaign accounts: report-period contributions, spending, and cash on hand | Reviewed after filing deadlines; coverage dates and account scope shown with each entry |
| Polymarket / Kalshi | Prediction market odds for the Senate and Governor general election (primary markets archived) | Daily market updates |
| CivicAPI | Archived primary results for a subset of federal and statewide races | Historical snapshot; official-source revisions require review |
| Associated Press | Race calls, AP calls sourced via Texas Tribune and NPR results pages | When a major news organization calls a race |
Candidate photos: official portraits, campaign materials, and Brandon Herrera photo by Gage Skidmore and James Talarico photo by Antonioaesparza (both CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped).
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Disclaimer
This is an independent project and is not affiliated with any political party, campaign, government agency, or news organization. All data comes from publicly available sources. This is not official election information. For official voting information, visit VoteTexas.gov.