Texas · 2026 elections

Texas 2026 election polls

Senate
Talarico vs. Paxton
Talarico +3.7
72% chance for Talarico
Governor
Hinojosa vs. Abbott
Abbott +2.4
65% chance for Abbott

Candidates

James Talarico Democrat · Senate

Ken Paxton Republican · Senate

Gina Hinojosa Democrat · Governor

Greg Abbott Republican · Governor

Texas House races

DistrictIncumbentCrosstab ratingDem. chance
TX-01Nathaniel Moran (R)Safe Republican0%
TX-02Dan Crenshaw (R)Safe Republican3%
TX-03Keith Self (R)Safe Republican3%
TX-04Pat Fallon (R)Safe Republican1%
TX-05Lance Gooden (R)Safe Republican4%
TX-06Jake Ellzey (R)Safe Republican3%
TX-07Lizzie Fletcher (D)Safe Democratic100%
TX-08Morgan Luttrell (R)Safe Republican0%
TX-09Al Green (D)Likely Republican6%
TX-10Michael McCaul (R)Safe Republican3%
TX-11August Pfluger (R)Safe Republican0%
TX-12Craig Goldman (R)Safe Republican2%
TX-13Ronny Jackson (R)Safe Republican0%
TX-14Randy Weber (R)Safe Republican2%
TX-15Monica De La Cruz (R)Likely Republican11%
TX-16Veronica Escobar (D)Safe Democratic100%
TX-17Pete Sessions (R)Safe Republican4%
TX-18Christian Menefee (D)Safe Democratic100%
TX-19Jodey Arrington (R)Safe Republican0%
TX-20Joaquin Castro (D)Safe Democratic100%
TX-21Chip Roy (R)Safe Republican4%
TX-22Troy Nehls (R)Safe Republican3%
TX-23VACANT (Gonzales) (R)Leans Republican21%
TX-24Beth Van Duyne (R)Likely Republican18%
TX-25Roger Williams (R)Safe Republican2%
TX-26Brandon Gill (R)Safe Republican2%
TX-27Michael Cloud (R)Safe Republican4%
TX-28Henry Cuellar (D)Toss-up48%
TX-29Sylvia Garcia (D)Safe Democratic100%
TX-30Jasmine Crockett (D)Safe Democratic100%
TX-31John Carter (R)Safe Republican3%
TX-32Julie Johnson (D)Likely Republican11%
TX-33Marc Veasey (D)Safe Democratic100%
TX-34Vicente Gonzalez (D)Toss-up47%
TX-35Greg Casar (D)Toss-up48%
TX-36Brian Babin (R)Safe Republican1%
TX-37Lloyd Doggett (D)Safe Democratic100%
TX-38Wesley Hunt (R)Safe Republican5%

Pollsters polling Texas in 2026

YouGovB-74 pollsleans D+1
Emerson CollegeA+48 pollsleans R+1.6
The New York Times/Siena CollegeA+39 pollsleans even
Quantus InsightsNew32 pollsleans R+3
Rasmussen ReportsC31 pollsleans even
InsiderAdvantageC31 pollsleans R+1.1
Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. ResearchB28 pollsleans D+0.6
Marist CollegeB+27 pollsleans D+1.2
ActiVoteNew21 pollsleans even
SSRSC-19 pollsleans D+0.7
Trafalgar GroupB-19 pollsleans R+1.3
Siena CollegeA-17 pollsleans D+2.6

Grades: Crosstab Trust Index.

Trump's approval in Texas

44% approve, 51% disapprove in the average of 1 recent Texas poll (latest Jun 16, 2025). Every Texas approval poll.

Questions people ask

Who is leading the Texas Senate race?

Talarico leads by 3.7 points in the Crosstab average of recent polls (Talarico vs. Paxton, updated Nov 11, 2026).

Who is leading the Texas governor's race?

Abbott leads by 2.4 points in the Crosstab average of recent polls (Hinojosa vs. Abbott, updated Nov 11, 2026).

Updated Nov 11, 2026 · How Crosstab calculates averages and odds