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2026 Texas Attorney General election
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The 2026 Texas Attorney General election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the Attorney General of Texas. Incumbent Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton is eligible to run for re-election to a fourth term in office, but is instead running for U.S. Senate against incumbent John Cornyn.[1]
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Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Joan Huffman, state senator from the 17th district (2008–present)[2]
- Mayes Middleton, state senator from the 11th district (2023–present)[3]
- Aaron Reitz, former U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Policy (2025)[4]
Publicly expressed interest
- Matt Rinaldi, former chair of the Texas Republican Party (2021–2024) and former state representative from the 115th district (2015–2019)[5]
- Chip Roy, U.S. representative from Texas's 21st congressional district (2019–present)[6]
Potential
- Brandon Creighton, president pro tempore of the Texas Senate (2025–present) from the 4th district (2014–present)[7]
- Brian Harrison, state representative from the 10th district (2021–present) and candidate for Texas's 6th congressional district in 2021[8]
- Mitch Little, state representative from the 65th district (2025–present)[8][7]
Withdrawn
- John Bash, former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas (2017–2020)[9]
Declined
- Bryan Hughes, state senator from the 1st district (2017–present)[10]
- Ken Paxton, incumbent attorney general (running for U.S. Senate)[11]
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Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Joe Jaworski, former mayor of Galveston and candidate for attorney general in 2022[12]
- Nathan Johnson, state senator from the 16th district (2019–present)[13]
Potential
- Joaquin Castro, U.S. representative from Texas's 20th congressional district (2013–present)[14]
- Roland Gutierrez, state senator from the 19th district (2021–present) and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2024[15]
- Justin Nelson, partner at Susman Godfrey and nominee for attorney general in 2018[15]
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