Governor of Texas since 2015
Greg Abbott is leading Hinojosa by 1.5 points. Crosstab's forecast gives Abbott a 62% chance to win.
See every poll in this raceBorn in Wichita Falls, Abbott served as a justice on the Texas Supreme Court (1996–2001) and as Texas Attorney General (2002–2015) before becoming governor in 2015. He is the longest-serving incumbent governor in the United States and is seeking a fourth term.
Education: University of Texas at Austin (BBA), Vanderbilt University (JD)
Proposes cutting property taxes by up to 50%, keeping tuition frozen, and lowering insurance, health and housing costs.
“The Abbott Affordability Agenda builds on that record by cutting property taxes by up to 50%, keeping tuition and fees frozen at Texas public colleges and universities, lowering home and auto insurance costs, reducing healthcare and prescription drug costs, expanding choice and competition in the electricity market, and cutting regulations that drive up the cost of building and buying a home.” Source
Highlights Texas building its own border wall.
“Texas became the first state in U.S. history to build its own border wall” Source
Required every Texas county to cooperate with ICE.
“Mandated that every Texas county must fully cooperate with ICE” Source
Created a statewide school choice program funded at $1 billion.
“Created the first universal school choice program in Texas, investing $1 billion for “Education Freedom Accounts” — making Texas the largest day-one program in U.S. history” Source
Signed a repeal of the STAAR test in favor of year-round progress measures.
“Repealed the STAAR Test, and created a new system that provides parents and educators with student performance metrics throughout the year” Source
Signed abortion restrictions including the Heartbeat Act and Human Life Protection Act.
“Signed the strongest pro-life protections in the country to protect the unborn and pregnant women, including the Texas Human Life Protection Act, the Texas Heartbeat Act, and the Life of the Mother Act” Source
Declared Texas a Second Amendment sanctuary state.
“Declared Texas a second amendment sanctuary state, protecting Texans from overburdensome federal regulations regarding firearms” Source
Signed a bail law letting judges deny bail for violent crimes.
“Passed the strongest bail reform package in state history, allowing judges to deny bail for violent crimes such as murder and rape, keeping dangerous criminals off the streets and innocent Texans safe” Source
In the candidate's own words, from his campaign site; every quote checked word for word.
Greg Abbott is leading Hinojosa by 1.5 points in the Crosstab average for the 2026 Texas Governor race, at 48.0% (updated Sep 28, 2026).
Crosstab's forecast gives Greg Abbott a 62% chance of winning the Texas Governor race.
Greg Abbott is a Republican, Governor of Texas since 2015.
Updated Sep 28, 2026 · How Crosstab calculates averages and odds