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2026 Texas Attorney General election

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2026 Texas Attorney General election
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Ken Paxton
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The2026 Texas Attorney General election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect theAttorney General of Texas. IncumbentRepublican Attorney GeneralKen Paxton is eligible to run for re-election to a fourth term in office, but is insteadrunning for U.S. Senate against incumbentJohn Cornyn.[1]

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Declared

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Withdrawn

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Declined

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Endorsements

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Joan Huffman
Labor unions
Newspapers
Mayes Middleton
U.S. representatives
State legislators
Individuals
Organizations
Aaron Reitz
Statewide officials
Labor unions
Organizations
Chip Roy
Executive branch officials
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
Organizations

Fundraising

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Campaign finance Reports as of December 31, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Joan Huffman (R)$512,017$865,632$2,718,093
Mayes Middleton (R)$11,819,827$7,133,607$5,098,210
Aaron Reitz (R)$1,658,444$1,045,705$2,953,221
Chip Roy (R)$4,500,000$1,224,264$4,272,044
Source: Texas Ethics Commission[26]

Debates and forums

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2026 Texas Attorney General Republican primary debates
No.DateHostModeratorLinkParticipants
 P Participant   A Absent   N Non-invitee   I Invitee   W  Withdrawn
HuffmanMiddletonReitzRoy
1[27]February 17, 2026Republican Attorneys General AssociationAllie Beth StuckeyIIII

Polling

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Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size[a]		Margin
of error		Joan
Huffman		Mayes
Middleton		Aaron
Reitz		Chip
Roy		Undecided
University of Houston/YouGov[28]January 20–31, 2026550 (LV)± 4.2%13%23%6%33%25%
Pulse Decision Science (R)[29][A]December 14–17, 2025800 (LV)± 3.5%10%9%6%49%26%
Pulse Decision Science (R)[30][A]November 2–5, 2025800 (LV)± 3.5%13%13%7%40%27%
University of Houston/
Texas Southern University[31]		September 19 – October 1, 2025576 (RV)± 4.1%12%3%8%40%37%
co/efficient (R)[32][B]August 27–30, 2025800 (LV)± 3.5%8%4%7%24%58%
Pulse Decision Science (R)[33][A]August 27–30, 2025800 (LV)± 3.5%4%4%3%38%50%
Texas Southern University[34]August 6–12, 20251,500 (LV)± 2.5%12%8%7%–73%

Results

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Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJoan Huffman
RepublicanMayes Middleton
RepublicanAaron Reitz
RepublicanChip Roy
Total votes100.00

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Declared

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Declined

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Endorsements

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Tony Box
Organizations
Newspapers
Joe Jaworski
State legislators
Nathan Johnson
U.S. representatives
State legislator
Local officials
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers

Fundraising

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Campaign finance Reports as of December 31, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Tony Box (D)$137,602$87,897$27,548
Joe Jaworski (D)$219,882$166,693$249,986
Nathan Johnson (D)$652,819$349,080$757,681
Source: Texas Ethics Commission[26]

Debates and forums

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2026 Texas Attorney General Democratic primary debates
No.DateHostModeratorLinkParticipants
 P Participant   A Absent   N Non-invitee   I Invitee   W  Withdrawn
BoxJaworskiJohnson
1[49]January 22, 2026Richardson Area DemocratsJames BarraganYouTubeAPP

Polling

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Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size[a]		Margin
of error		Tony
Box		Joe
Jaworski		Nathan
Johnson		OtherUndecided
University of Houston/YouGov[28]January 20–31, 2026550 (LV)± 4.2%13%22%25%–40%
Slingshot Strategies (D)[50][C]January 14–21, 20261,290 (LV)± 3.7%2%5%10%5%[b]78%
Texas Southern University[51]December 9–11, 20251,600 (LV)± 2.5%3%21%19%–57%
Texas Southern University[34]August 6–12, 20251,500 (LV)± 2.5%–20%20%–60%

Results

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Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticAnthony "Tony" Box
DemocraticJoe Jaworski
DemocraticNathan Johnson
Total votes100.00

Third-party and independent candidates

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Candidates

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Declared

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General election

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Predictions

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SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[53]Safe RAugust 21, 2025

Polling

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Hypothetical polling

Generic Republican vs. generic Democrat

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size[a]		Margin
of error		Generic
Republican		Generic
Democrat		OtherUndecided
Texas Public Opinion Research[54]August 27–29, 2025843 (RV)± 4.6%47%44%9%[c]–

Notes

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  1. ^abcKey:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^"Would not vote in that race" with 5%
  3. ^"Someone else" with 9%
Partisan clients
  1. ^abcPoll sponsored by Roy's campaign
  2. ^Poll sponsored by Reitz's campaign
  3. ^Poll sponsored by Texas Public Opinion Research

See also

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References

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  1. ^Jeffers, Gromer (November 29, 2024)."John Cornyn and Ken Paxton have been trading jabs as a potential primary showdown looms".The Dallas Morning News. RetrievedNovember 29, 2024.
  2. ^Guo, Kayla (June 23, 2025)."Sen. Joan Huffman joins GOP field vying to succeed Ken Paxton as Texas attorney general".The Texas Tribune. RetrievedJune 23, 2025.
  3. ^Scherer, Jasper (April 15, 2025)."Sen. Mayes Middleton announces bid for Texas attorney general".The Texas Tribune. RetrievedApril 15, 2025.
  4. ^Goldenstein, Taylor (June 12, 2025)."Aaron Reitz, a former Trump DOJ official and Paxton aide, joins the race for Texas AG".Houston Chronicle. RetrievedJune 12, 2025.
  5. ^Manchester, Julia (August 21, 2025)."Chip Roy launches Texas attorney general bid".The Hill. RetrievedAugust 21, 2025.
  6. ^Runnels, Ayden (April 30, 2025)."John Bash, first candidate to enter Texas attorney general's race, exits".The Texas Tribune. RetrievedMay 1, 2025.
  7. ^Jeffers, Gromer Jr. (April 10, 2025)."Ken Paxton's departure creates competitive AG primary in 2026".The Dallas Morning News. RetrievedApril 10, 2025.
  8. ^"Harrison announces for reelection to Texas House".In the Know Ellis. November 16, 2025. RetrievedDecember 10, 2025.
  9. ^Richardson, Michael (June 10, 2025)."Sen. Bryan Hughes says he won't run for attorney general".KLTV. RetrievedJune 12, 2025.
  10. ^Nir, David (October 17, 2025)."Morning Digest: New GOP plan to save gerrymander might be 'most embarrassing election lawsuit of 2025'". RetrievedOctober 17, 2025.
  11. ^"Little seeks second term, rules out Attorney General run". September 23, 2025. RetrievedSeptember 24, 2025.
  12. ^Scherer, Jasper (April 8, 2025)."Texas AG Ken Paxton officially joins U.S. Senate race challenging John Cornyn".The Texas Tribune. RetrievedApril 8, 2025.
  13. ^abcdefgBirenbaum, Gabbie (August 25, 2025)."Cruz, Paxton issue dueling endorsements in Texas attorney general GOP primary".The Texas Tribune. RetrievedAugust 26, 2025.
  14. ^Bugenhagen, Faith (April 9, 2025)."If Ken Paxton wins Senate race, who could become Texas attorney general?".Chron.com. RetrievedApril 11, 2025.
  15. ^"CLEAT Political Action Committee".CLEAT. RetrievedDecember 3, 2025.
  16. ^"Huffman is the seasoned, serious choice for GOP attorney general".Austin American-Statesman. February 5, 2026. RetrievedFebruary 8, 2026.
  17. ^"Joan Huffman is the Republican candidate for Attorney General who gets things done".Houston Chronicle. RetrievedFebruary 13, 2026.
  18. ^"Joan Huffman a solid choice in GOP primary for Texas attorney general".San Antonio Express-News. January 30, 2026. RetrievedFebruary 1, 2026.
  19. ^abcde"Attorney General election endorsements".Ballotpedia. RetrievedOctober 20, 2025.
  20. ^abcdefghij"On the issues: Q&A with the Republicans running for Texas attorney general". January 29, 2026. RetrievedJanuary 29, 2026.
  21. ^"Meet all four Republican candidates running for Texas Attorney General".CBS News. December 28, 2025. RetrievedJanuary 2, 2026.
  22. ^abDarsch, Nathan (November 13, 2025)."YCT Announces Dual Endorsement of Senator Mayes Middleton and Congressman Chip Roy for Texas Attorney General - Young Conservatives of TexasYoung Conservatives of Texas".Young Conservatives of Texas. RetrievedNovember 14, 2025.
  23. ^"Endorsements by Conservative Political Action Coalition".Ballotpedia.
  24. ^"Republicans for National Renewal Endorses Aaron Reitz for Texas Attorney General".Republicans for National Renewal. July 20, 2025. RetrievedNovember 25, 2025.
  25. ^"2026 GOA Texas Endorsements".GOA Texas. RetrievedDecember 4, 2025.
  26. ^ab"TEC Simple Search Campaign Finance".www.ethics.state.tx.us. RetrievedJanuary 29, 2026.
  27. ^"RAGA to Host Texas Attorney General Debate on February 17th".republicanags.com. Republican Attorneys General Association. January 22, 2026. RetrievedJanuary 30, 2026.
  28. ^ab"Texas Primaries 2026"(PDF).University of Houston. February 11, 2026. RetrievedFebruary 11, 2026.
  29. ^Hansen, Holly (January 21, 2026)."In: Internal polling on #Texas Attorney General GOP candidates from @chiproytx conducted Dec. 14-17. Roy: 49% (includes "definitely" "probably" and "lean" responses) Huffman: 10% Middleton: 9% Reitz: 6% 50 percent needed to avoid a runoff".Twitter. RetrievedJanuary 23, 2026.
  30. ^Nir, David; Singer, Jeff (November 20, 2025)."Morning Digest: Georgia Democrats could flip this red seat in a December special election".The Downballot. RetrievedNovember 20, 2025.
  31. ^"Texas Trends 2025 – Election 2026".University of Houston &Texas Southern University. October 9, 2025. RetrievedOctober 9, 2025.
  32. ^Johnson, Brad [@bradj_TX] (September 17, 2025)."More internal polling from the #txlege AG race, @aaron_reitz camp memo showed the race w/ @KenPaxtonTX backing Reitz: Reitz-30% (7% initial ballot test) Roy-13% (24%) Huffman-6% (8%) Middleton-3% (4%) Undecided-48% (58%) Methodology: 8/16-17, 473 LV Rs, 4.51% MOE" (Tweet). RetrievedSeptember 21, 2025 – viaTwitter.
  33. ^Johnson, Brad [@bradj_TX] (September 16, 2025)."New--Internal polling from the Roy camp puts an initial ballot test in the AG race at: @chiproytx -38% (+40 fav/unfav) @joanhuffman -4% (+8) @mayes_middleton -4% (+7) @aaron_reitz -3% (+5) undecided-50% #txlege" (Tweet). RetrievedSeptember 21, 2025 – viaTwitter.
  34. ^abAdams, Michael O.; Jones, Mark P. (August 20, 2025)."The 2026 Down-Ballot Texas Republican & Democratic Primaries: Attorney General, Comptroller, & Agriculture Commissioner".Texas Southern University. RetrievedAugust 21, 2025.
  35. ^Jeffers Jr., Gromer (October 30, 2025)."Dallas lawyer Tony Box launches campaign to replace Ken Paxton as Texas attorney general".Dallas News. RetrievedOctober 31, 2025.
  36. ^Klibanoff, Eleanor (July 17, 2025)."Democrat Joe Jaworski to run for Texas attorney general again".The Texas Tribune. RetrievedJuly 17, 2025.
  37. ^Klibanoff, Eleanor (July 15, 2025)."Democratic state Sen. Nathan Johnson announces run for attorney general".The Texas Tribune. RetrievedJuly 15, 2025.
  38. ^Davies, David Martin (November 11, 2025)."Rep. Castro is a 'no' vote on funding federal government and shares his plans for political office".Texas Public Radio. RetrievedNovember 11, 2025.
  39. ^Wermund, Benjamin (September 18, 2025)."Why Texas Democrats aren't lining up to take on Greg Abbott in the midterms".Houston Chronicle. RetrievedSeptember 22, 2025.
  40. ^"Political Roundup for September 10, 2025". September 10, 2025. RetrievedSeptember 10, 2025.
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  42. ^"Anthony Box".VoteVets. RetrievedNovember 7, 2025.
  43. ^"Box offers Democrats' best path to restore trust in AG's office".Austin American-Statesman. February 5, 2026. RetrievedFebruary 8, 2026.
  44. ^"Tony Box gets our recommendation in Democratic primary for attorney general".San Antonio Express-News. January 30, 2026. RetrievedFebruary 1, 2026.
  45. ^abcdefghijkl"On the issues: Q&A with the Democrats running for Texas attorney general". January 28, 2026. RetrievedJanuary 29, 2026.
  46. ^"Texas AFL-CIO COPE Announces 2026 Primary Election Endorsements".TexasAFL-CIO. January 25, 2026. RetrievedJanuary 25, 2026.
  47. ^"Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus Announces 44 Endorsements for March Primary".OutSmart. January 19, 2026. RetrievedJanuary 26, 2026.
  48. ^"March 2026 Primary Election Endorsements for the Austin Area • The Austin Chronicle".The Austin Chronicle. February 12, 2026. RetrievedFebruary 14, 2026.
  49. ^"Democratic Texas AG candidates debate ahead of March Primaries".spectrumlocalnews.com. Spectrum News 1. January 22, 2026. RetrievedJanuary 28, 2026.
  50. ^"They all want to win: New poll shows how Democratic primary voters are weighing electability and turnout in the Texas Senate race".Texas Public Opinion Research. January 29, 2026. RetrievedJanuary 29, 2026.
  51. ^Adams, Michael O.; Jones, Mark P. (December 2025)."The 2026 Texas Democratic Primaries: Governor & Attorney General"(PDF).Texas Southern University. RetrievedDecember 18, 2025.
  52. ^Schmidt, Noah."9 Libertarians vie for state seats in November election".seguingazette.com. RetrievedJanuary 28, 2026.
  53. ^"State Attorneys General: The Top Races to be "Top Cop"".Sabato's Crystal Ball. August 21, 2025. RetrievedSeptember 18, 2025.
  54. ^"Texas Senate Primaries Take Shape as Statewide Races Stay Close".Texas Public Opinion Research. September 12, 2025. RetrievedOctober 5, 2025.

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