March 2026 Texas Primary Election: Full Results
Update (6:02 AM): El Paso County Commissioner Sergio Coronado for the El Paso County Commissioners Precinct 4 Democratic Primary fell to candidate Annette Griego.
Miguel Teran defeated Incumbent David Stout for El Paso County Commissioner Precinct 2 .
Griego led with 57% of the votes while Teran had 53% in his.
Update (March 4, 1:19 AM): ABC News said James Talarico is projected to win as the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator with a 53% lead. He currently has 791,091 votes. Jasmine Crockett has 46% of the vote.
Meanwhile, ABC News projects Texas Sen. John Cornyn will face a runoff with Attorney General Ken Paxton. Cornyn has 42% of the vote. Paxton has 41%.
Update (11:00 PM): With 14,061 votes now counted in Democratic Primary for El Paso County Commissioner Precinct 2, Mike Teran is leading with 52% of those votes. Incumbent David Stout has obtained 47% of the votes and is in second place at the moment.
15,606 votes have been tallied in the El Paso County Commissioners Precinct 4 Democratic Primary. Incumbent Sergio Coronado currently trails Annette Griego with 42% to Griego's 57%.
Update (10:54 PM): Republican Minerva Torres Shelton is projected to take on incumbent Democrat Ricardo Samaniego in the race for El Paso County Judge this November.
Update (10:48 PM): In the race for District Judge in the 171st District, Amanda Enriquez is projected to win the nomination with 67% of the vote in the Democratic Primary. She beat out Alex Cuellar, who had 32% of the vote. There were 43,299 votes cast. There is no Republican challenger.
Update (10:46 PM): Chris Anchondo is projected to win the Democratic Primary for District Judge in the 120th District. He is projected to win with 64% of the vote with 42,750 votes counted. Leonard "Lenny" Morales lost. There is no Republican challenger.
Update (10:32 PM): James Talarico continues to lead the race to become the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senator. He currently holds 51% of the vote with 94% of counties reporting. His opponent, Jasmine Crockett, has 46% of the vote at the moment.
Update (10:20 PM): Mike Teran, Democratic candidate for El Paso County Commissioner, Precinct 2, continues to lead incumbent David Stout 52% to 47%. There are 11,370 votes reported so far.
Challenger Annette Griego, meanwhile, is winning over incumbent County Commissioner of Precinct 4 Sergio Colorado. Griego is winning 56% to 43% with 12,028 votes counted as of right now.
Update (10:16 PM): Tony Gonzales and Brandon Herrera are likely headed to a runoff election. With 92% of the counties reporting votes, Gonzales currently has 43% and Herrera 41%.
Update (9:12 PM): Adam Bauman, Republican candidate for U.S. Representative District 16, is leading the field with 25% of votes. In second place is Manuel J. Barraza taking in 16% of votes. 11,475 votes are counted right now.
Update (9:08 PM): Two sitting County Commissioners are at risk of losing their primary races. In the race for Precinct 2, Incumbent David Stout has 48% of the votes to Mike Teran's 51% with 8,859 votes counted. This is for the Democratic Primary.
County Commissioner Sergio Coronado, meanwhile, has fallen behind Annette Griego. Griego has 56% of the votes reported so far, while Coronado has received 43% of votes. There are 10,611 votes counted so far.
Update (8:58 PM): Bo French and Jim Wright are going to a runoff election to see who will become the Republican candidate for Texas Railroad Commissioner. That is according to Texas Tribune's projections.
Update (8:56 PM): ABC News is projecting that John Cornyn and Ken Paxton will be going head to head in a runoff election to become the Republican candidate for U.S. Senator.
Update (8:52 PM): The Texas Tribune is saying that the Republican race for Texas Attorney General is going to a runoff election between Mayes Middleton and Chip Roy.
Update (8:46 PM): Congressman Tony Gonzales is keeping his lead. He has 45% of the vote with 74% of counties reporting. Gonzales is running to become the Republican candidate for U.S. House District 23. The next closest candidate is Brandon Herrera with 40% of the vote.
Katy Padilla Stout still has a strong lead among the Democratic field. She has 55% of votes with 80% of counties reporting Democratic votes.
Update (8:42 PM): Incumbent Senator John Cornyn is maintaining his control of the lead in the Republican Primary. He has 44% of the vote with 58% of counties reporting votes. In second place is Ken Paxton with 38%.
The Democratic Primary is a closer race at the moment. Jasmine Crockett has taken make more land in this fight. She has 48% of votes, while leader James Talarico has 49% at the moment. 78% of counties are reporting Democrats' votes right now.
Update (8:38 PM): ABC News has declared Gina Hinajosa the projected Democratic candidate for Texas Governor in the November General Election.
Update (8:28 PM): Robert Garza is leading among Republicans in the race for State Representative District 74. He has 53% of the 617 votes counted so far. His fellow candidate John McLeon, meanwhile, has claimed 46% of the vote.
The only Democrat in the race, Eddie Morales, Jr., has received 1,629 votes.
Update (8:22 PM): Incumbent Sergio Coronado has fallen behind challenger Annette Griego. Coronado has received 43% of the votes, while Griego has received 56%, with 10,611 votes counted right now. Coronado is running to become the Democratic candidate for El Paso County Commissioner Precinct 4.
Update (8:16 PM): Minerva Torres Shelton has received 63% of the 12,836 votes counted so far in the Republican Primary race for El Paso County Judge.
In the Democratic Primary, Ricardo Samaniego is the sole candidate.
Update (8:06 PM): Commissioner David Stout has fallen behind his challenger. Miguel (Mike) Teran has taken the lead in the Democratic Primary for County Commissioner Precinct 2. Teran has 51% of the vote and Stout has 48% of the vote with 8,859 votes reported so far.
The sole Republican candidate, Matt Sistrunk, has received 1,683 votes.
Update (7:28 PM): Incumbent Congressman Tony Gonzales has overtaken Brandon Herrera. This is for the race for U.S. House District 23. Gonzales has 44% of the Republican vote, while Herrera has 41% of the vote. 46% of counties and 8% of polling locations are reporting Republican votes at the moment.
There has also been a switch in the lead in the Democratic Primary. Katy Padilla Stout has grabbed a commanding lead, currently holding 58% of the vote. Santos Limon has fallen into second place with 20% of the vote. 49% of counties and 9% of polling locations are reporting Democrats' votes right now.
Update (7:24 PM): ABC News is projecting that Incumbent Governor Greg Abbott will be the Republican candidate in the 2026 General Election.
Gina Hinajosa is currently maintaining her lead in the Democratic Primary with 63% of the vote. 46% of counties and 8% of polling locations are currently reporting.
Update (7:10 PM): Incumbent John Cornyn is pulling ahead in the Republican Primary race for U.S. Senator. Right now 35% of counties and 8% of polling locations are reporting Republican votes. Ken Paxton remains in second place at the moment with 37% of the vote.
James Talarico is currently maintaining his commanding lead of the Democratic Primary. He has 56% of the vote at the moment, with 37% of counties and 6% of polling locations reporting Democratic votes. Jasmin Crockett has slid into second place with 42% of the votes so far.
Update (7:06 PM): In the race for Texas Railroad Commissioner, Bo French leads the field with 36% of the vote so far. Right now, the Texas Secretary of State is reporting 35% of counties and 8% of polling locations. Incumbent Jim Wright is falling behind at 29% of the vote.
Joe Rosenthal, Democrat, is the sole person in that primary.
Update (7:02 PM): Mayes Middleton currently has the lead in the Republican Primary race for Texas Attorney General. He has 41% of the vote with 6% of polling locations reporting and 31% of counties reporting. The next candidate, Chip Roy, trails at 31% of the vote.
The Democratic Primary for Texas Attorney General currently sees Nathan Johnson leading with 48% of the vote. 35% of counties and 6% of polling locations are currently reporting Democratic votes. In second place at the moment is Joe Jaworski with 28% of the vote that is in so far.
Update (6:58 PM): In the race for Lieutenant Governor, Vikki Goodwin has taken a commanding lead in the Democratic Primary. She has 58% of the vote at the moment with 33% of counties and 5% of polling locations reporting.
On the Republican side, incumbent Dan Patrick is dominating the field with 85% of the vote. 31% of counties are reporting Republican votes, while 6% of polling locations are reporting.
Update (6:52 PM): Incumbent Governor Greg Abbott is dominating the Republican Primary race for Texas Governor. He has 82% of the vote with 4% of the polling locations reporting and 22% of counties reporting so far.
As for the Democratic Primary race for Texas Governor, Gina Hinajosa has taken a strong lead with 69% of the vote.
Update (6:44 PM): With 4% of the polling locations reporting and 22% of counties reporting so far, James Talarico surpasses Jasmin Crockett and other candidates in the Democratic Primary for U.S. Senate. Talarico currently has the support of 66% of voters, while Crockett has 33%.
Meanwhile in the Republican Primary, John Cornyn is now in the lead. He has 41%, compared with Ken Paxton, currently in second place, at 40% of the vote.
Update (6:36 PM): The U.S. Secretary of State states that in the Republican Primary, Brandon Herrera is leading Tony Gonzales, the incumbent, 44% to 43%. This is in the race for U.S. House District 23.
In the Democratic Primary for House District 23, the results being reported so far show that Santos Limon is leading the field with 39% of the vote. In second place currently, Katy Padilla Stout has 31% of the vote being reported so far.
Update (6:28 PM): In the Republican Primary for U.S. Senate, the Texas Secretary of State says that Ken Paxton is leading the race with 44% of the vote.
John Cornyn, incumbent U.S. Senator, meanwhile, is currently behind with 40% of the vote.
Update (6:26 PM): The Texas Secretary of State website now shows that in the Democratic Primary, Jasmine Crockett leads James Talarico 51% to 47%.
Update (6:20 PM): The first numbers are coming in from counties in Texas' Central Time Zone.
The numbers show that so far, James Talarico leads Jasmine Crockett 49% to 48% in the race for U.S. Senator.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The Texas Primary Election is happening March 3, 2026. Count on ABC-7 for complete coverage of this important night in the 2026 election cycle.
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