TEXAS MIDTERM 2026
WHY THIS RACE MATTERS
The Attorney General is the state's lawyer — defending Texas laws in court and representing the state in lawsuits.
WHO’S RUNNING
Nathan Johnson
Democrat
Johnson is a physics major turned lawyer who flipped a Dallas Senate seat from a Tea Party Republican in 2018 — and now he's running for the office Ken Paxton ran for a decade.
Mayes Middleton
Republican
He didn't run for office for years. He just wrote checks — quietly funding the rise of Texas's hardline conservative movement from behind the scenes. Then he decided to run himself.
Tom Oxford
Libertarian
A trial lawyer who has argued cases before the Texas Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, now running for attorney general.
WHERE & WHEN TO VOTE
Early voting Oct 19–30 · Election Day Tue, Nov 3