HOUSTON – On Tuesday, March 3, Texans will head to the polls to vote on which candidate they want to represent their interests and their party on the ballot for the November general election.
How do primaries work?
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In the primary election, in each race, the candidate who wins more than half of the votes will face the winning candidate from the other party in the November general election. If no candidate gets a majority of votes in a primary race, the top two vote-getters will head to a runoff election on May 26. You don’t have to register with a party. But you can only participate in one party’s primary, and you’ll only be able to vote in that party’s subsequent runoff election.
What’s on the ballot?
Here’s a glance at the federal, state, and local offices that are up for election this year, according to the Texas Secretary of State.
Federal
- One U.S. Senator (John Cornyn’s seat)
- All U.S. representatives are under the new congressional maps after they were redrawn in 2025
State (statewide races)
- Texas Governor
- Lieutenant Governor
- Attorney General
- Comptroller of Public Accounts
- Commissioner of General Land Office
- Commissioner of Agriculture
- One Railroad Commissioner (Jim Wright’s seat)
- Four members of the Texas Supreme Court
- Three members of the Court of Criminal Appeals
- Three members of the 15th Court of Appeals
State (regional district-based races)
- Eight members of the State Board of Education
- Sixteen State Senators for districts
- All 150 State Representatives
- Several Chief Justices of Courts of Appeals
- Various regional Courts of Appeals judges
Lower-level judges and local county offices may also appear on the ballot, including:
- County Courts at Law
- Justices of the Peace
- District Clerks
- County Clerks
- County Treasurers
- County Surveyors
- County Commissioners (precincts 2 and 4)
- Various district judges, including those in criminal and family courts
Texas Primary Election Results for March 3, 2026
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