Meet Our 2026 Democratic Candidates
On November 3, 2026, Texans will elect leaders who will represent us across our state government. Meet the Democratic nominees who are asking for your vote.
TEXAS STATEWIDE OFFICES
GINA HINOJOSA
Governor
Gina Hinojosa is a native Texan who was born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley and attended Brownsville public schools. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Texas and her law degree from George Washington University.
Hinojosa began her career as a civil-rights and labor attorney representing workers and families. She later served on the Austin ISD School Board and was elected to the Texas House of Representatives. Her campaign for governor emphasizes strengthening public education, lowering costs for Texas families, expanding access to healthcare, and increasing accountability in state government.
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VIKKI GOODWIN
Lieutenant Governor
Vikki Goodwin was raised in Dallas and graduated from the University of Texas and the LBJ School of Public Affairs. She is serving her fourth term in the Texas House of Representatives.
Goodwin has made public education a major focus of her legislative career. Her campaign also emphasizes affordability, water infrastructure, healthcare, and bringing a more collaborative approach to state government.
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NATHAN JOHNSON
Attorney General
Nathan Johnson is an attorney, mediator, and Texas State Senator. He holds a bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Arizona and a law degree from the University of Texas at Austin.
Johnson has extensive experience as a litigator in state and federal courts and has served in the Texas Senate since 2019. He says his approach to the Attorney General's office would emphasize constitutional principles, consistency in the application of the law, responsible government, and restoring public confidence in the office.
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SARAH ECKHARDT
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Sarah Eckhardt is an attorney, former Travis County Judge, and Texas State Senator.
Before joining the Senate, Eckhardt served as a Travis County prosecutor, county commissioner, and the first woman elected Travis County Judge. Her campaign for Comptroller emphasizes government transparency, fiscal accountability, auditing state spending, and ensuring Texans can see how their tax dollars are being used.
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BENJAMIN FLORES
Commissioner of the General Land Office
Benjamin Flores is a Bay City council member, small farmer, and cybersecurity and compliance professional with approximately 30 years of experience.
Flores and his family operate a small farm in Bay City. His priorities for the General Land Office include responsibly managing state lands to support public education, expanding services for Texas veterans, protecting the Texas coastline, and improving the transparency and fairness of disaster-recovery programs.
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CLAYTON TUCKER
Commissioner of Agriculture
Clayton Tucker is a Texas rancher, small-business owner, organizer, and Secretary of the Texas Farmers Union. He grew up working on his family's ranch near Lampasas, raising cattle, goats, sheep, and other livestock.
Tucker has also worked as a water and agriculture researcher and teacher. His work has focused on family farms and ranches, water resources, rural communities, competition in agriculture, and protecting producers from excessive corporate consolidation.
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JON ROSENTHAL
Railroad Commissioner
Jon Rosenthal is a mechanical engineer, four-term member of the Texas House of Representatives, and a veteran of more than 25 years in the oil and gas industry.
Rosenthal worked as an engineer, project manager, and engineering manager in the energy industry before entering public service. He is running for the Texas Railroad Commission to bring technical and industry experience to the agency that regulates the state's oil and gas industry. His campaign emphasizes reliable and affordable energy, worker and community safety, clean air and water, and stronger accountability at the Commission.