2026 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

For related races, see 2026 United States lieutenant gubernatorial elections.

2026 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election
November 3, 2026
 
Nominee Dan Patrick TBD
Party Republican Democratic
Incumbent Lieutenant Governor

Dan Patrick
Republican



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 were held on March 3, 2026, with a Democratic runoff election scheduled for May 26.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Dan Patrick
Executive branch officials
Labor unions
Organizations

Polling

Poll source Date(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, 2026 326 (LV) ± 5.4% 2% 3% 87% 1% 8%[b]

Results

Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Patrick (incumbent) 1,785,230 84.7
Republican Timothy Mabry 186,725 8.9
Republican Perla Muñoz Hopkins 108,126 5.1
Republican Esala Wueschner 27,208 1.3
Total votes 2,107,289 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Advanced to runoff

Eliminated in primary

  • Courtney Head, contracts and privacy manager[10]

Declined

Endorsements

Vikki Goodwin
Organizations
Newspapers
Marcos Velez
Labor unions
Organizations

First round

Polling

Poll source Date(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, 2026 181 (LV) ± 7.3% 63% 10% 15% 12%[c]

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Vikki Goodwin 1,012,055 48.0
Democratic Marcos Isaias Velez 663,449 31.5
Democratic Courtney Head 431,833 20.5
Total votes 2,107,387 100.0

Runoff

Results

Democratic primary runoff results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Vikki Goodwin
Democratic Marcos Isaias Velez
Total votes 100.00

Third-party and independent candidates

Candidates

Declared

General election

Polling

Dan Patrick vs. Vikki Goodwin

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Dan
Patrick (R) 		Vikki
Goodwin (D) 		Other Undecided
UT Tyler[27] February 13–22, 2026 1,117 (RV) ± 3.1% 47% 42% – 11%
University of Houston/YouGov[28] January 20–31, 2026 1,502 (LV) ± 2.5% 46% 41% 4%[d] 9%
UT Tyler[29] May 28 – June 7, 2025 1,154 (RV) ± 3.0% 46% 42% – 12%

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c 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

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  2. ^ "Candidate Information". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
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  10. ^ a b "Candidate Information". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
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  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. ^ "Candidates for the 2026 Nomination Conventions". Green Party of Texas. Retrieved March 24, 2026.
  27. ^ "Texas Voter Survey" (PDF). University of Texas at Tyler. February 27, 2026. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
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  29. ^ "UT Tyler – Topline Report of Texas Voters" (PDF). University of Texas at Tyler. June 24, 2025. Retrieved June 25, 2025.

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