Texas holds 2026 midterms with Abbott facing Hinojosa, Paxton vs Talarico
The gist
More than 7.7 million Texans voted early before Election Day on Nov. 3, a turnout of roughly 40.5%.
The races test Republican dominance in Texas and Democrats' best Senate shot in decades.
How it unfolded
- Feb 16, 2026League City announced Texas primary early voting would run Feb. 17–27, 2026, with the primary on March 3, 2026.
- Oct 5, 2026Last day to register to vote for the November general election.
- Oct 14, 2026Election officials across Texas appeared to have cleared a backlog of hundreds of thousands of voter registration applications and updates unprocessed for more than a year due to a state software error.