Offices up for Election in 2026

Note:This is a preliminary list that is subject to change as we are notified about vacancies and newly-created offices. Also, visit our website for an unofficial list of candidates once filing is underway.

Office ( signifies statewide office)	Term
United States Senator John Cornyn	6 years
All 38 United States Representatives	2 years
Governor	4 years
Lieutenant Governor	4 years
Attorney General	4 years
Comptroller of Public Accounts	4 years
Commissioner of General Land Office	4 years
Commissioner of Agriculture	4 years
Railroad Commissioner Jim Wright	6 years
Four Members, Supreme Court Jimmy Blacklock, Chief Justice, Place 1 James Sullivan, Place 2 (unexpired term) Jeffrey S. Boyd, Place 7 Brett Busby, Place 8	6 years
Three Members, Court of Criminal Appeals Bert Richardson, Place 3 Kevin Yeary, Place 4 David Newell, Place 9	6 years
Three Members, 15th Court of Appeals¹ Scott Brister, Chief Justice, Place 1 Scott Field, Place 2 April Farris, Place 3	6 years

¹SB 1045 (2023, R.S.) created the Fifteenth Court of Appeals effective September 1, 2024. Although the Fifteenth Court of Appeals district will ultimately consist of a chief justice and four justices, the bill specifically states that the court consists of a chief justice and two justices for the first three years following the court’s creation. Therefore, only chief justice and justice places 2 and 3 will appear on the 2026 ballot. In 2027, the initial vacancies for justice places 4 and 5 will be filled by appointment, and those offices will not appear on the ballot until the next general election cycle in 2028.

Office ( signifies statewide office)	Term
Eight Members, State Board of Education LJ Francis, District 2 Rebecca Bell-Metereau, District 5 Will Hickman, District 6 Julie Pickren, District 7 Audrey Young, District 8 Keven Ellis, District 9 Tiffany Clark, District 13 Evelyn Brooks, District 14	4 years
16 State Senators Bryan Hughes, District 1 Bob Hall, District 2 Robert Nichols, District 3 Brandon Creighton, District 4 Charles Schwertner, District 5 Kelly Hancock, District 9 Mayes Middleton, District 11 Borris Miles, District 13 Lois Kolkhorst, District 18 Roland Gutierrez, District 19 Judith Zaffirini, District 21 Brian Birdwell, District 22 Pete Flores, District 24 Jose Menendez, District 26 Charles Perry, District 28 Kevin Sparks, District 31	4 years
All 150 State Representatives	2 years
Seven Chief Justice of Courts of Appeals Darlene Byrne, 3rd Court of Appeals Rebeca Martinez, 4th Court of Appeals Brian Quinn, 7th Court of Appeals Maria Salas Mendoza, 8th Court of Appeals Scott Golemon, 9th Court of Appeals James T. Worthen, 12th Court of Appeals Tracy Christopher, 14th Court of Appeals	6 years
Various Court of Appeals Justices	6 years
Various District Judges, Criminal District Judges	4 years
Family District Judges	4 years
County Judges	4 years
County Courts at Law	4 years
District Clerks	4 years
County Clerks	4 years
County Treasurer	4 years
County Surveyors	4 years
County Commissioners (Precincts 2 and 4)	4 years
Justices of the Peace	4 years

Note: Incumbent office holders appear where listed. This is not a list of current candidates or those who have filed a candidate application for the office.

Note: For many years, article XVI, Section 65 of the Texas Constitution set out which county offices would be up for election. This language (setting up the staggering scheme) was omitted in 1999 in “clean-up” legislation. Our office requested an attorney general opinion, expressing our concern about the omitted staggering scheme. The attorney general opined that because the staggering scheme was removed, any newly-created offices would be on the next ballot for the full four-years. See Texas Attorney General Opinion Number JC-0519 (2002). You will need to check your county records to see if your county created new offices since the 1999 constitutional change.

Note: Under Article V, Section 1-a of the Texas Constitution, certain judicial offices are subject to a mandatory retirement age of 75. This may lead some additional judicial offices being listed on the ballot for an unexpired term due to a mid-term vacancy.