See November 2026 midterm election results as votes come in across Texas.
Texans are voting in several high-profile races, including contests for U.S. Senate, governor, several legislative seats and more.
Texas 2026 midterm elections live blog
Texas Tribune reporters will provide live updates throughout the night on key results, breaking news and what they’re seeing across the state.
Here’s how 2026 midterm election votes will be tallied and reported in Texas
Results from early voting should start rolling out after polls close at 7 p.m. It will be hours before all races are called.
Democrat Gina Hinojosa topples Greg Abbott to become first Latina governor of Texas
Hinojosa’s victory over Abbott, a three-term incumbent, triggers a political earthquake in a state that has not elected a Democrat to the governor’s mansion since 1990.
Democrat claims victory over Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare in key battleground
The Republican incumbent is a firebrand conservative and veteran of culture war battles. The last Democrat to serve as county judge left office in 1986.
Texas House Republican ousted early as Democrats hope to make gains in lower chamber
State Rep. Denise Villalobos of Corpus Christi conceded in an early Texas House pickup for Democrats. Several key races have yet to be called.
James Talarico defeats Ken Paxton, giving Democrats their first U.S. Senate win in Texas since 1988
The Austin state lawmaker ran on a message that America’s true fault line is between not the left and the right, but the wealthy and everyone else. He had not yet been born when Texas last elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate.
South Texas congressional Democrats Vicente Gonzalez and Henry Cuellar glide toward reelection
Ahead of the 2026 election, Texas Republicans redrew congressional boundaries in a gambit to help the GOP keep control of Congress.
In major upset, Nathan Johnson takes Texas attorney general’s office for Democrats
In a stunning upset with repercussions across the national legal landscape, Democrat Nathan Johnson claimed victory in the race to be Texas’ next top lawyer. Johnson, a Dallas state senator and corporate litigator, is the first Democrat elected attorney general since 1994. He defeated Mayes Middleton, an oil and gas heir who tethered himself closely […]
Tejano musician Bobby Pulido declares victory over GOP Rep. Monica De La Cruz in key South Texas district
The self-styled “conservative Democrat” recaptured the 15th Congressional District four years after it flipped red, a blow to Republicans who tried to draw themselves more seats in the Rio Grande Valley.