The most expensive state House primaries this cycle were proxy wars over issues including casinos, tort reform and a lingering battle between establishment Republicans and more hardline conservatives.
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Multiple U.S. House members face setbacks in Texas primaries
U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Houston, was defeated and four other incumbents — Democrats and Republicans — found themselves in close races or runoffs as votes were still being counted early Wednesday.
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2026 Texas Elections
James Talarico defeats Jasmine Crockett in blockbuster Democratic primary for U.S. Senate
The Austin Democrat’s win comes after a bitter primary that focused on which candidate’s political and electoral strategy would get the party’s first statewide victory in over 30 years.
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Nate Sheets defeats three-term incumbent Sid Miller in GOP primary for Texas agriculture commissioner
Sheets’ campaign was boosted by major endorsements from Gov. Greg Abbott, Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham and industry groups like the Texas Farm Bureau.
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Photos: 2026 Texas Primaries
Photographers across the state covered this year’s primary election.
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U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales forced into runoff by Brandon Herrera amid affair scandal
The Republican primary was upended in the final days by reports that Gonzales had an affair with a former aide who died last year after setting herself on fire. He’ll face Herrera in a runoff for the second straight election.
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Allred leads Johnson in race for new North Texas congressional seat
The two competed for North Texas’ 33rd Congressional District after Republicans redrew political maps last year.
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Former state Sen. Don Huffines wins GOP primary for Texas comptroller
Huffines avoided a runoff in a big-money race against acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock and Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddick to be the state’s chief financial officer.
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John Cornyn, Ken Paxton advance to runoff to be Republican nominee for U.S. Senate
U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt came in third, missing the runoff which is May 26.
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Steve Toth wins Republican primary, unseating U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw
Steve Toth, one of the most conservative members of the Texas House, framed his challenge of Dan Crenshaw as a referendum on the ideological future of the Republican Party.