“Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.”
— Lyndon B. Johnson
Democratic Party Primary, Tuesday, March 03, 2026
Candidates are listed in the order they appear on the Democratic Primary Ballot. In addition, websites are listed when available.
U.S. Senate
Jasmine Crockett: jasmineforus.com
James Talarico: jamestalarico.com
Ahmad Hassan: https://hassanfortexas.com
U.S. Congress, District 21
Kristin Cook: www.hookfortexas.com
Gary Taylor: www.garytaylorforcongress.com
Regina Vanburg: www.reginavanburg.com
Governor
Gina Hinojosa: ginafortexas.com
Chris Bell: chrisbelltexas.com
Patricia Abrego:
Andrew White: (Has withdrawn, but name still on ballot)
Angela “TiaAngie” Villescaz:
Bobby Cole: https://www.coleforgovernor.com
Jose Navarro Balbuena:
Zach Vance: 4abettertexas.com
Carlton W. Hart
Lieutenant Governor
Courtney Head: texas4alltexans.com
Vikki Goodwin: www.vikkigoodwin.com
Marcos Isaias Velez:
Attorney General
Anthony Box: tonyboxfortexas.com
Joe Jaworski: www.jaworskifortexas.com
Nathan Johnson: www.nathanfortexas.com
State Comptroller
Sarah Eckhardt: saraheckhardt.com
Savant Moore: savantmoore.com
Michael Lange: texansforlange.com
Land Commissioner
Jose Loya: joseloya.com
Benjamin Flores: www.benjaminflores4texas.com
Agriculture Commissioner
Clayton Tucker: www.claytontuckertx.com
Railroad Commissioner
Jon Rosenthal: jonrosenthaltx.com
Texas Supreme Court/Chief Justice
Maggie Ellis: maggieforjustice.com
Cory Carlyle: carlyle4justice.com
Texas Supreme Court/Place 2
Chari Kelly: charikelly.com
Texas Supreme Court/Place 7
Kristen Hawkins: judgehawkins.com
Gordon Goodman:
Texas Supreme Court/Place 8
Gisela Triana: justicetriana.com
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals/Place 3
Okey Aniam: https://www.facebook.com/okeyanyiam1/
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals/Place 4
Audra Riley:
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals/Place 9
Holly Taylor: hollytforjudge.com
Texas State Senate District 24
Joe Paz Herrera: herrerafortexas.com
Texas House of Representatives District 19
Javi Andrade: www.javifortexas.com
Kelly Hall: (Has withdrawn, but name still on the ballot)
15th Court of Appeals/Chief Justice:
Jerry Zimmerer:
15th Court of Appeals/Place 2
Thomas Baker:
15th Court of Appeals/Place 3
Marc Meyer:
4th Court of Appeals/Chief Justice
Antonia “Toni” Arteaga: judgearteaga.com
Velia J. Meza: https://veliameza.com
Gillespie County Democratic Party Chair
Jerry Vaclav
PRIMARY BALLOT
Please note that the Democratic Ballot will include a survey.
Here are the survey questions compiled by the Texes Democratic Party for your review.
Questions?
2026 Democratic Party Primary Ballot Propositions 1-13
Survey: Texas should expand Medicaid and ensure access to affordable healthcare for all. Yes or No
Survey: Texans should support humane and dignified immigration policies and pathways to citizenship. Yes or No
Survey: Texans should have the right to make their own healthcare decisions, including reproductive rights. Yes or No
Survey: Texas should address the state’s housing crisis in affordability and access in both urban and rural communities. Yes or No
Survey: Texas should fund all public schools at the same per-pupil rate as the national average. Yes or No
Survey: Secure online voter registration should be accessible to all eligible Texas residents. Yes or No
Survey: Texas should have a clean and healthy environment that includes water, air, and biodiversity. Texas must preserve the state's natural, cultural, scenic, and recreational resources. Yes or No
Survey: Texas should legalize cannabis for adults and automatically expunge criminal records for past low-level cannabis offenses. Yes or No
Survey: Texas should raise salaries to at least the national average and should provide a cost-of-living increase based on the national Consumer Price Index every two years to current/retired school and state employees. Yes or No
Survey: Texas should ban racially motivated redistricting, ban mid-decade redistricting, and create a non-partisan redistricting board to redraw lines every 10 years. Yes or No
Survey: The Working Class should be eligible for greater federal income tax relief and have their tax burden fairly shifted onto the wealthiest. Yes or No
Survey: Texas should expand accessible public transportation opportunities in rural and urban communities so residents can get to their workplaces, schools, and healthcare. Yes or No
Survey: Texas should prevent individuals with a history of domestic abuse from purchasing firearms by implementing “red flag” laws. Yes or No