Lt. Governor

Statewide

Patrick cruised to the Republican nomination with 84.8%. Vikki Goodwin won the Democratic runoff over Marcos Velez 67.8% to 32.2% and faces Patrick on Nov 3.

Incumbent: Dan Patrick(R)

Primary, Mar 3, 2026

Presides over the Texas Senate, controls committee assignments, and sets the legislative agenda, widely considered the most powerful office in Texas government.

Runoff result

Lt. Governor

Primary Runoff

Called

Vikki Goodwin

67.8%

374,503 votes

Marcos Velez

32.2%

178,175 votes

Updated May 27, 10:33 PM CT·TX SOS·Called by NBC News

March primary result

Lt. Governor

Primary Results

Called · 100% reporting

D runoff

R nominee set

Republican Nominee · November

Decided

Dan Patrick(i)

84.7%

1,785,230 votes

Democratic Primary

Vikki Goodwin

48.0%

1,012,055 votes

Advancing to runoff

Marcos Velez

31.5%

663,499 votes

Advancing to runoff

Courtney Head

20.5%

431,833 votes

Updated Mar 21, 9:56 PM CT·TX SOS·Called by AP

Polls vs. Results

Republican Primary

Source:UT Texas Politics Project, TX Secretary of State

Prediction vs. reality, poll predictions compared to actual results
Candidate	Party	Poll prediction (%)	Actual result (%)	Difference	Winner
Dan Patrick	Republican	87%	84.7%	-2.3	Winner
Timothy Mabry	Republican	No poll data	8.9%	N/A
Perla Hopkins	Republican	No poll data	5.1%	N/A
Esala Wueschner	Republican	No poll data	1.3%	N/A