Texas Attorney General Race 2026

Texas voters will return to the polls this week to decide several high-profile runoff races, including contests for U.S. Senate, state attorney general and lieutenant governor.

Early voting for the May primary runoffs takes place from May 18 through 22. Election Day is May 26.

Four candidates are set to make their case to voters in primary runoff elections for Texas Attorney General.

The Republican finalists in the race to succeed outgoing Attorney General Ken Paxton are Galveston state Sen. Mayes Middleton and Central Texas Congressman Chip Roy. The remaining Democratic contenders are former Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworski and Dallas state Sen. Nathan Johnson.

Former Attorneys General have used the role of AG to launch their national political careers. And Texas AG Ken Paxton hopes he's next.

The movement, which stresses an overt role for a specific evangelical strain of Christianity in government, has been gaining strength nationwide in no small part because of Texas’ influence.

The role of Attorney General has become more partisan under Ken Paxton. Whether that should continue is a major issue in the campaign to replace him.

The Galveston-area state senator is in a runoff with U.S. Rep. Chip Roy to become GOP candidate for Texas attorney general.

From voter turnout to who Texas' U.S. Senate candidates will be, here's what voters should be keeping an eye on amid Tuesday's party primary elections.

All four candidates are vying to prove they are the heir apparent to Paxton, who has solidified the office as a juggernaut in the conservative legal movement.

Republicans and Democrats alike are vying to fill Ken Paxton's shoes as Texas Attorney General.

Texans will elect a new attorney general next year for the first time in over a decade. The office handles legal matters impacting everyday life and, currently, plays a leading role in the conservative movement.