Texas, runoff elections and March 3 primaries
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Here's the latest Texas Primary Election results for 2026, featuring James Talarico’s win, the Cornyn-Paxton Senate runoff and key updates on the race for Governor.
Incumbent Texas Gov. Greg Abbott won his primary at 81.8%, according to AP and CNN. He stands to be the longest-serving governor of the state and has over $100 million in campaign cash to win, according to The Texas Tribune.
Texans cast their ballots in the 2026 primaries, choosing their parties' candidates for key federal, statewide, and legislative races leading up to the November general election.
The Texas primary runoff election is on Tuesday, May 26. Early voting starts on Monday, May 18 and goes until Friday, May 22. The last day to register to vote for the runoff primary election is April 27. If you are not sure if you are registered to vote, you can check your voter registration status on the Secretary of State's website.
Talarico and Crockett went head to head in the Democratic Texas primary, while Ken Paxton and John Cornyn competed in the Republican primary. See the winners.
The latest results in the Texas U.S. House primary for democrats and republicans in district 2, 18, 23 and 32.
Democrats blame Dallas County Republicans for wanting to have separate primary elections, changing the way elections had been done in the county for the past eight years.
Texas Democrats busted through turnout expectations for the primaries. But can they keep up that momentum for May's runoff elections? State Rep. Vikki Goodwin and labor organizer Marcos Vélez — the Democratic candidates facing off to challenge incumbent Republican Lt.