2026 Texas gubernatorial election

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| election_name = 2026 Texas gubernatorial election

| country = Texas

| type = gubernatorial

| ongoing = yes

| previous_election = 2022 Texas gubernatorial election

| previous_year = 2022

| next_election = 2030 Texas gubernatorial election

| next_year = 2030

| election_date = November 3, 2026

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| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

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| title = Governor

| before_election = Greg Abbott

| before_party = Republican Party (United States)

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The 2026 Texas gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Republican Governor Greg Abbott is running for re-election to an unprecedented fourth term.{{cite web |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2024/02/29/greg-abbott-donald-trump-vice-president/ |title=Donald Trump says Greg Abbott is 'absolutely' on vice president short list |date=March 1, 2024 |access-date=March 9, 2024 |publisher=The Texas Tribune |last=Watkins |first=Matthew}} If Abbott were to be successful and finish out a fourth full term, he would become the state's longest-serving governor with 16 years on January 21, 2031, surpassing the 14 years of his predecessor, Rick Perry. He would also tie with former South Dakota governor Bill Janklow as the fifth longest-serving governor in United States history at 5,845 days served.

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