2026 Texas Attorney General election

Summary

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 declined to seek re-election to a fourth term, running for the U.S. senate against incumbent John Cornyn in the primary, and Democratic nominee James Talarico in the general election. Primary elections were held on March 3, and primary runoffs were held on May 26. Republicans nominated State Senator Mayes Middleton, while the Democrats nominated state senator Nathan Johnson.