Dan PatrickRepublican Incumbent
Vikki GoodwinDemocratic
Anthony CristoLibertarian
Kevin McCormickGreen- Five decades as a television anchor, conservative talk show host and radio station owner
- Sports bar owner and KHOU sportscaster
- BBA and MPA
- Runs a residential real estate business with her husband
- High school teacher;
- Juris Doctorate
- High school math teacher
- Texas state senator
- Fourth term in Texas Legislature
- Authored Cati's Act, creating drowning prevention requirements for childcare orgs
- Libertarian candidate for Congress – lost
- Ran Congress and lost
- Protect liberty, lower property and business taxes, create jobs and grow the economy
- Strengthen the grid by adding additional reliable thermal power
- Provide a high-quality education for all
- Secure the border and support law enforcement
- Protect life, religious freedom, and the Second Amendment
- Public education: thriving neighborhood schools
- Clean water and energy
- Affordable housing
- Comprehensive healthcare, state-administered Texas Cares health plan
- Cut taxes and spending
- Embrace free markets, diversity, and immigrants
- End Dan Patrick's war on drugs, including legalizing marijuana
- Invest in public transportation by expanding bus fleets in Texas cities
- Invest in the rural economy – family farm greenhouse food production cooperatives
- Adopt ranked-choice voting in all elections
- Change property appraisal method to "rent or lease value" instead of "comparable sales"
- Abortion: Pro Life
- Border and immigration: "Creating a state crime for illegal border crossers will act as a strong deterrent and allow our law enforcement officers more authority to secure the border."
- Guns: "This legislation restores our Second Amendment rights and upholds every Texan’s right to self-defense." (Carry Law)
- Public schools and vouchers: "I have prioritized school choice" because "parents should be able to place students in the educational environment that works best for them"
- Property taxes: "Senate Bill 9 further reduces the rollback rate for large cities and counties to 2.5%, ensuring out-of-control local governments cannot keep driving up Texans’ tax bills."
- Said Democrats call Republicans “Christian nationalists”, “if that’s who a Christian nationalist is, here I am.”
- Said border-wall Bill was “one of the most important documents in the history of Texas”.
- Abortion: Pro Abortion
- Border and immigration: Texas is carrying out “the ruthless and often illegal detention of people who call Texas home”; “State and local collaboration with federal immigration agencies is eroding trust”.
- Guns: Additional Gun Control
- Public schools and vouchers: Fund Public Schools, End Vouchers
- Property taxes: "The root cause of rising property taxes is the state shifting costs for education, healthcare, and transportation to local governments"
- Asked for a legislative review of mandated ICE cooperation, citing “home invasions, warrantless searches and detentions of US citizens.”
- Voted to defund the Police.
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: Campaign site: "As a Libertarian, I oppose taxpayer-funded welfare, but I strongly support people who come here ready to work, contribute, and succeed."
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers:: "We must fund all public schools properly."
- Property taxes: "I’m skeptical of plans that promise lower property taxes without real spending cuts."
- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Abortion: Pro Abortion
- Border and immigration: Disagreed with building a wall
- Guns: Neutral on more Gun Control
- Public schools and vouchers: "Vouchers works if state spending increases and school quality declines"
- Property taxes: "Property taxes be appraised based on rental value of properties and household income”
- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- President Donald Trump
- Gov. Greg Abbott
- U.S. Sen. John Cornyn
- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz
- Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
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- Texas Oil and Gas Association PAC
- Texas Farm Bureau's AgFund
- Texas Right to Life PAC
- Houston Police Officers' Union
- Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee
- Texas Alliance for Life
- Texas Homeschool Coalition
- Numerous Republican Elected Officials – too many to list (see website)
- Several Law Enforcement Associations – too many to list (see website)
- Numerous Texas Business Organizations – too many to list (see website)
- Texas AFL-CIO COPE
- Austin American-Statesman
- Dallas Morning News
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
- San Antonio Express-News
- Numerous Democrat Elected Officials and Progressive Organizations – too many to list (see website)
- Arshira Papari, Socialist Green Party candidate for Texas House District 49
Dan Patrick
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- DAN PATRICK
- Current role
- Lieutenant Governor
- Background
- Five decades as a television anchor, conservative talk show host and radio station owner
- Sports bar owner and KHOU sportscaster
- Experience
- Texas state senator
- Top priorities
- Protect liberty, lower property and business taxes, create jobs and grow the economy
- Strengthen the grid by adding additional reliable thermal power
- Provide a high-quality education for all
- Secure the border and support law enforcement
- Protect life, religious freedom, and the Second Amendment
- Tidbits
- Abortion: Pro Life
- Border and immigration: "Creating a state crime for illegal border crossers will act as a strong deterrent and allow our law enforcement officers more authority to secure the border."
- Guns: "This legislation restores our Second Amendment rights and upholds every Texan’s right to self-defense." (Carry Law)
- Public schools and vouchers: "I have prioritized school choice" because "parents should be able to place students in the educational environment that works best for them"
- Property taxes: "Senate Bill 9 further reduces the rollback rate for large cities and counties to 2.5%, ensuring out-of-control local governments cannot keep driving up Texans’ tax bills."
Claims and the record- Said Democrats call Republicans “Christian nationalists”, “if that’s who a Christian nationalist is, here I am.”
- Said border-wall Bill was “one of the most important documents in the history of Texas”.
- Endorsements
- President Donald Trump
- Gov. Greg Abbott
- U.S. Sen. John Cornyn
- U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz
- Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
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- Texas Oil and Gas Association PAC
- Texas Farm Bureau's AgFund
- Texas Right to Life PAC
- Houston Police Officers' Union
- Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee
- Texas Alliance for Life
- Texas Homeschool Coalition
- Numerous Republican Elected Officials – too many to list (see website)
- Several Law Enforcement Associations – too many to list (see website)
- Numerous Texas Business Organizations – too many to list (see website)
- Campaign website
- danpatrick.org
Vikki Goodwin
Democratic- On ballot as
- VIKKI GOODWIN
- Current role
- State Representative
- Background
- BBA and MPA
- Runs a residential real estate business with her husband
- Experience
- Fourth term in Texas Legislature
- Authored Cati's Act, creating drowning prevention requirements for childcare orgs
- Top priorities
- Public education: thriving neighborhood schools
- Clean water and energy
- Affordable housing
- Comprehensive healthcare, state-administered Texas Cares health plan
- Tidbits
- Abortion: Pro Abortion
- Border and immigration: Texas is carrying out “the ruthless and often illegal detention of people who call Texas home”; “State and local collaboration with federal immigration agencies is eroding trust”.
- Guns: Additional Gun Control
- Public schools and vouchers: Fund Public Schools, End Vouchers
- Property taxes: "The root cause of rising property taxes is the state shifting costs for education, healthcare, and transportation to local governments"
Claims and the record- Asked for a legislative review of mandated ICE cooperation, citing “home invasions, warrantless searches and detentions of US citizens.”
- Voted to defund the Police.
- Endorsements
- Texas AFL-CIO COPE
- Austin American-Statesman
- Dallas Morning News
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
- San Antonio Express-News
- Numerous Democrat Elected Officials and Progressive Organizations – too many to list (see website)
- Campaign website
- vikkigoodwin.com
Anthony Cristo
Libertarian- On ballot as
- ANTHONY CRISTO
- Current role
- High school teacher
- Background
- High school teacher;
- Experience
- Libertarian candidate for Congress – lost
- Top priorities
- Cut taxes and spending
- Embrace free markets, diversity, and immigrants
- End Dan Patrick's war on drugs, including legalizing marijuana
- Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: Campaign site: "As a Libertarian, I oppose taxpayer-funded welfare, but I strongly support people who come here ready to work, contribute, and succeed."
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers:: "We must fund all public schools properly."
- Property taxes: "I’m skeptical of plans that promise lower property taxes without real spending cuts."
Claims and the record- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- anthonycristo.com
Kevin McCormick
Green- On ballot as
- KEVIN MCCORMICK
- Current role
- Not found
- Background
- Juris Doctorate
- High school math teacher
- Experience
- Ran Congress and lost
- Top priorities
- Invest in public transportation by expanding bus fleets in Texas cities
- Invest in the rural economy – family farm greenhouse food production cooperatives
- Adopt ranked-choice voting in all elections
- Change property appraisal method to "rent or lease value" instead of "comparable sales"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: Pro Abortion
- Border and immigration: Disagreed with building a wall
- Guns: Neutral on more Gun Control
- Public schools and vouchers: "Vouchers works if state spending increases and school quality declines"
- Property taxes: "Property taxes be appraised based on rental value of properties and household income”
Claims and the record- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Endorsements
- Arshira Papari, Socialist Green Party candidate for Texas House District 49
- Campaign website
- kmm2026.org
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