TEXAS MIDTERM 2026
WHY THIS RACE MATTERS
This is the court that decides whether Texas got it right.
WHO’S RUNNING
Okey Anyiam
Democrat
Nearly 30 years as a criminal defense lawyer — and he says the state's top criminal court is too slow to decide anyone's appeal.
Thomas Smith
Republican
An assistant attorney general in Ken Paxton's office since 2013 who joined the Trump legal team trying to overturn Arizona's 2020 result. Now he wants the last word on every criminal case in Texas.
Mark Ash
Libertarian
A Houston criminal defense attorney fluent in Spanish who has run for statewide judicial office five times since 2018.
WHERE & WHEN TO VOTE
Early voting Oct 19–30 · Election Day Tue, Nov 3