“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Andrew White: (Has withdrawn, but name still on ballot)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Kelly Hall: (Has withdrawn, but name still on the ballot)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

  1. Survey: Texas should expand Medicaid and ensure access to affordable healthcare for all. Yes or No

  2. Survey: Texans should support humane and dignified immigration policies and pathways to citizenship. Yes or No

  3. Survey: Texans should have the right to make their own healthcare decisions, including reproductive rights. Yes or No

  4. Survey: Texas should address the state’s housing crisis in affordability and access in both urban and rural communities. Yes or No

  5. Survey: Texas should fund all public schools at the same per-pupil rate as the national average. Yes or No

  6. Survey: Secure online voter registration should be accessible to all eligible Texas residents. Yes or No

  7. 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

  8. Survey: Texas should legalize cannabis for adults and automatically expunge criminal records for past low-level cannabis offenses. Yes or No

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. Survey: Texas should prevent individuals with a history of domestic abuse from purchasing firearms by implementing “red flag” laws. Yes or No