2026 · Governor
Texas governor election
Election Day: November 3, 2026. Meet the published candidates, compare reported surveys and make your voting plan.
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Official certification checked 2026-10-11.
Dates for November 3
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Checked 2026-10-11. Confirm local details and exceptions with your election office.
POLLING · SURVEYS, NOT PREDICTIONS
36 survey recordsWhat do the polls say?
Individual surveys of 2026 contests, including earlier cycle history from 2025. Matchups and populations stay separate; older or hypothetical matchups do not establish who is on the current ballot.
Simple average, not a forecast
Each pollster’s latest general-election survey ending within the last 30 days, with equal weight. Exact matchups and voter populations stay separate. Percentages describe reported support, not a chance of winning.
Likely voters · 5 polls
Sep 12, 2026–Sep 28, 2026 · Lead between the two highest answers: 3.4 percentage points
| Reported answer | Average support |
|---|---|
| Greg Abbott | 48.4% |
| Gina Hinojosa | 45.0% |
| Pat Dixon | 2.2% |
Included surveys & calculation
- Guidant Polling and Strategy · fieldwork ended Sep 28, 2026 ↗
- University of Massachusetts Lowell Center for Public Opinion/YouGov · fieldwork ended Sep 28, 2026 ↗
- Slingshot Strategies · fieldwork ended Sep 22, 2026 ↗
- Texas Southern University Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center · fieldwork ended Sep 19, 2026 ↗
- Emerson College · fieldwork ended Sep 14, 2026 ↗
Add each answer’s reported support across these 5 surveys and divide by 5. No house effects, sample weights, undecided allocation or error band is applied. Incomplete numeric matchups are excluded from this calculation but remain in the survey history. Full methodology →
Likely voters · 2 polls
Sep 22, 2026–Sep 30, 2026 · Lead between the two highest answers: 1.0 percentage points
| Reported answer | Average support |
|---|---|
| Greg Abbott | 49.0% |
| Gina Hinojosa | 48.0% |
Included surveys & calculation
- The New York Times/Siena University · fieldwork ended Sep 30, 2026 ↗
- Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. Research · fieldwork ended Sep 28, 2026 ↗
Add each answer’s reported support across these 2 surveys and divide by 2. No house effects, sample weights, undecided allocation or error band is applied. Incomplete numeric matchups are excluded from this calculation but remain in the survey history. Full methodology →
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Gina HinojosaGreg Abbott
Party colors: Republican red, Democratic blue, Independent purple. Other or unmatched affiliations are gray. Dash patterns distinguish candidates sharing a color.
Dots show reported support. Lines connect surveys over time—not an average or forecast. Pollsters can differ. Missing values and multiple surveys ending on the same date break the lines.
How to read this chart
No average, trend estimate, or win probability. Different matchups and populations are not combined. Dates mark the last day people were surveyed. The vertical scale always starts at zero; use “Full 0–100% scale” to compare charts on the same scale. The number of people surveyed is the survey sample size, not the number supporting a candidate. Select “Survey source” to inspect every report, including overlapping dots.
Individual survey reports (14)
Latest surveys · selected matchup
Individual reports. Original sources and methodology below.
2026 Texas
The New York Times/Siena University
Fieldwork –
Reported support
- Gina HinojosaDemocratic49%
- Greg AbbottRepublican46%
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- Sample
- 605 people surveyed
- Population
- Likely voters
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- Party color sources
- Greg Abbott: Republican; Gina Hinojosa: Democratic
2026 Texas
Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. Research
Fieldwork –
Reported support
- Gina HinojosaDemocratic47%
- Greg AbbottRepublican52%
0–100% scale · Listed alphabetically
- Sample
- 881 people surveyed
- Population
- Likely voters
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- Reported margin of error
- Not supplied in this feed
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- Sponsors
- Fox News
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- Party color sources
- Greg Abbott: Republican; Gina Hinojosa: Democratic
2026 Texas
Fabrizio Ward/Impact Research
Fieldwork –
Reported support
- Gina HinojosaDemocratic46%
- Greg AbbottRepublican49%
0–100% scale · Listed alphabetically
- Sample
- 895 people surveyed
- Population
- Likely voters
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- Reported margin of error
- Not supplied in this feed
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- Party color sources
- Gina Hinojosa: Democratic; Greg Abbott: Republican
2026 Texas
Emerson College
Fieldwork –
Reported support
- Gina HinojosaDemocratic45%
- Greg AbbottRepublican49%
0–100% scale · Listed alphabetically
- Sample
- 1,000 people surveyed
- Population
- Likely voters
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- Reported margin of error
- Not supplied in this feed
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- Sponsors
- Nexstar Media
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- gov202emebe4786e2
- Party color sources
- Greg Abbott: Republican; Gina Hinojosa: Democratic
2026 Texas
Cygnal
Fieldwork –
Reported support
- Gina HinojosaDemocratic46%
- Greg AbbottRepublican49%
0–100% scale · Listed alphabetically
- Sample
- 800 people surveyed
- Population
- Likely voters
Survey details & methodology
- Reported margin of error
- Not supplied in this feed
- Method
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- Sponsors
- Uknown Sponsor
- Pollster/sponsor partisan label
- REP
- Internal poll
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- gov202cygc8150f78
- Party color sources
- Greg Abbott: Republican; Gina Hinojosa: Democratic
2026 Texas
Wedgewood Polls
Fieldwork –
Reported support
- Gina HinojosaDemocratic44%
- Greg AbbottRepublican50%
0–100% scale · Listed alphabetically
- Sample
- 800 people surveyed
- Population
- Likely voters
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- Reported margin of error
- Not supplied in this feed
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- Party color sources
- Greg Abbott: Republican; Gina Hinojosa: Democratic
2026 Texas
The New York Times/Siena University
Fieldwork –
Reported support
- Gina HinojosaDemocratic44%
- Greg AbbottRepublican51%
0–100% scale · Listed alphabetically
- Sample
- 656 people surveyed
- Population
- Likely voters
Survey details & methodology
- Reported margin of error
- Not supplied in this feed
- Method
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- Sponsors
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- Party color sources
- Greg Abbott: Republican; Gina Hinojosa: Democratic
2026 Texas
SoCal Strategies
Fieldwork –
Reported support
- Gina HinojosaDemocratic43.2%
- Greg AbbottRepublican53.9%
0–100% scale · Listed alphabetically
- Sample
- 800 people surveyed
- Population
- Likely voters
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- Reported margin of error
- Not supplied in this feed
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- Sponsors
- Red Eagle Politics
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- gov202soc2fe8bcf3
- Party color sources
- Greg Abbott: Republican; Gina Hinojosa: Democratic
Labels and figures are supplied by VoteHub. A listed matchup does not establish ballot qualification or primary/general-election status unless the source explicitly says so. Unlisted responses may include undecided voters or other choices; the displayed figures are not rescaled to total 100%.
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Automatic hourly sync. Across all feeds, the latest survey ended 2026-10-09. Check the field dates above for this selection. Feed update status →
Last successful feed updates
- Senate: 10/12/2026, 12:17:18 AM UTC · 455 survey records
- House: 10/12/2026, 12:17:18 AM UTC · 129 survey records
- Governor: 10/12/2026, 12:17:18 AM UTC · 335 survey records
- National preference: 10/12/2026, 12:17:18 AM UTC · 546 survey records
An update time is when we checked the feed, not when a survey was conducted. Coverage is not exhaustive.
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Election inventory: National Governors Association ↗ · checked 2026-10-11. Ballot status comes from the separate state certification when present.