TEXAS MIDTERM 2026
WHY THIS RACE MATTERS
There are only 31 State Senators for all of Texas, and every bill has to get past them.
WHO’S RUNNING
John Betancourt
Democrat
He works as a family service manager at a funeral home and has spent over a decade on local school boards in Amarillo.
Kevin Sparks
Republican
He runs his family's oil and gas company in Midland and represents a state senate district that stretches across the Texas Panhandle and Permian Basin.
WHERE & WHEN TO VOTE
Early voting Oct 19–30 · Election Day Tue, Nov 3