Governor — Texas

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Election: November 3, 2026. Research checked: October 7, 2026, Pacific time.

Texas voters have three printed names and four certified write-in choices for governor. Every eligible candidate belongs in this record. Campaign size, party label and television visibility do not determine inclusion.

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WHAT THE GOVERNOR CAN ACTUALLY DO

The governor signs or vetoes legislation, calls special legislative sessions and sets their subjects, proposes a budget, commands state military forces, and makes appointments under constitutional and statutory rules. A special session is limited to 30 days. The Legislature, other elected executives and courts have their own powers; a governor's campaign promise does not by itself change a tax, appropriate money or override a court.

Official duties and powers · Texas Legislative Reference Library: special sessions

WHO IS ELIGIBLE IN THIS ELECTION?

The Secretary of State's August 28 certifications establish the printed and write-in lists. The write-in certification does not assign party labels. Jenn Mack describes herself as independent; Mike Miller campaigns with the American Solidarity Party. These descriptions do not turn either into a printed party nominee.

Write-ins are an eligible option, not an invitation to write any name. Use the certified name and follow your county's ballot instructions for selecting or marking the write-in option. The certified name for Jenn Mack is Jenn Mack.

Printed ballot certification · Certified write-ins

GREG ABBOTT

Republican — printed ballot. The incumbent's government biography documents his service as governor, attorney general and Texas Supreme Court justice. His campaign presents tax relief, border enforcement, school choice, infrastructure and public safety as major priorities. Its figures and descriptions of accomplishments are campaign claims until matched to laws, appropriations and independently assessed outcomes.

Campaign · Issues and claimed record · Government biography

Questions: Which measurable grid-reliability and flood-warning outcomes will you deliver in the next term? Which tax changes require legislation or a constitutional amendment, and how will replacement revenue protect public services? What evidence shows results rather than money spent?

GINA HINOJOSA

Democratic — printed ballot. The Texas House identifies Hinojosa as the District 49 representative. Her campaign describes her legal and school-board background and emphasizes public schools, household affordability and government accountability. Its accusations against opponents remain attributed allegations here; they are not adopted as findings.

Campaign · Priorities · Campaign biography · Texas House biography

Questions: What public-school funding target will you propose, from which revenue source, and by which budget? Which affordability measures are within the governor's power? What independently enforceable disclosure or ethics reforms will you seek?

PAT DIXON

Libertarian — printed ballot. Dixon's campaign provides a policy-statement index and material about executive work and Lago Vista council experience. It discusses taxes, education, surveillance, AI, data centers and other issues. His campaign explicitly favors principle-based positions over a long list of future promises; readers can inspect the individual statements rather than assuming a smaller campaign has no platform.

Campaign · Policy statements · Campaign background

Questions: Which spending changes would you submit in your first budget, with what service effects? What legal limits would you place on government surveillance? Which parts of your education and AI proposals can a governor deliver without legislative approval?

EDWARD EARL GILES

Certified write-in. Eligibility is verified through the state certification. A current governor campaign website, sufficiently attributable platform and portrait have not been verified in this research pass. That is a research gap, not evidence of no effort and not a zero score. Older records for other offices are not substituted for this campaign.

Question: Where can voters inspect your current platform, qualifications and first-year plan for the governor's actual powers?

Official eligibility source ›

JENN MACK

Certified write-in — campaigns as an independent. Her campaign's issues page discusses property taxes, government spending, landowner protections, grid reliability, water demand and oversight of large data centers. Those are proposals, not completed public-policy results. The ballot certification uses the shorter name Jenn Mack, although the campaign also uses Jenn Mack Raphoon.

Campaign · Issues

Questions: How would your property-tax approach replace lost revenue? What published grid-reliability standard would you enforce? Which water and data-center restrictions require new legislation, and how would you measure their effects?

JINGHPAW MAJOISHINGRA

Certified write-in. A public profile using the candidate's name introduces a Lone Star Movement campaign, but this research has not established a standalone governor website, a complete platform or a verified portrait. The profile is a discovery source; certification is the eligibility source. Personal details and policy positions will not be inferred from the name or photographs of unrelated people.

Public profile for further inspection · Official eligibility source

Question: Which official campaign channel, policy document and office-specific delivery plan should voters use to assess you?

MIKE MILLER

Certified write-in — American Solidarity Party campaign. His campaign describes a consistent-life framework, support for families and workers, environmental stewardship and anti-corruption priorities. It proposes paid family leave, childcare access and living wages. Its biography identifies him as a veteran and cybersecurity professional; these are attributed campaign/party descriptions in this pass.

Campaign and platform · Party candidate profile

Questions: What paid-leave and childcare legislation would you propose, with what funding and deadlines? Which environmental standards would you change? How would you preserve independent investigations and due process when addressing alleged corruption?

PROVISIONAL REPORT CARD — EVIDENCE BEFORE NUMBERS

No overall score out of 90 is assigned in this first pass. The candidate list and source map are established; comparable votes, performance outcomes, finance records and implementation plans still need assessment. Eligibility verification is complete for this contest, but full record research is not.

The California framework's nine categories are relevant experience; accountability; education; affordability; economic opportunity; civil rights and religious freedom for everyone; environment; practical use of office powers; and clear, measurable commitments. A commitment score uses up to two points each for an action, delivery mechanism, connection to office powers, measurable target and deadline. A numerical rating must identify its reviewed document and explain its evidence. Missing evidence remains unscored.

The same standards apply to the incumbent, challengers, smaller parties and write-ins. A good statement is not proof of effective government; a campaign budget is not a leadership grade. Forecasts, if later added, will be separate from research scores.

DATED CAMPAIGN-FINANCE SNAPSHOT

Checked October 8, 2026; July semiannual reports due July 15, covering periods ending June 30. These are reported figures from the Texas Ethics Commission July totals, cross-checkable through the official totals index and July balance list. They are an identified historical snapshot, not current October balances. Newer pre-election filings, amendments, itemized donors and other committees remain to be reviewed.

The June 30 contribution-maintenance balances and outstanding loans share a measurement date. Contribution and spending totals cover the different start dates shown: compare flows only between rows with identical periods. Do not treat a shorter-period total as a full first-half-year total or rank campaigns across unequal windows. Contributions can include noncash support; balances are not net wealth and loans are not donations. The reported total lines are used without adding the small-item subtotal a second time.

Abbott and Patrick are represented by their named campaign committees, not their separate personal officeholder filings. This is not an aggregate of every affiliated committee or outside spender.

Low-funded definition: less than $100,000 in reported contributions for January 1–June 30, 2026. The complete-period rows meeting that disclosed threshold here are Pat Dixon (Patrick J.); Edward Earl Giles — write-in; Jenn Mack — write-in. Rows with later starts remain unclassified until preceding reports are reconciled; unmatched filings mean unknown, not zero. A zero shown above is an explicit reported line for that period, not a finding that the campaign did nothing or never raised funds. Funding does not determine inclusion, seriousness, eligibility or assessment score.

THREE VOICES — ONE OPEN RECORD

AI research / provisional view: the sourced candidate map and open questions above. Voter response: Omar and readers may publish their own assessments. Candidate response / self-assessment: candidates may supply corrections, evidence and their own scores. No direct response to this report, voter tally, personal Omar score or endorsement is claimed.

Common question for all seven: Name your three highest priorities, the legal power behind each, its cost and funding, its delivery deadline and the public measure by which voters should judge success.

SOURCES AND PHOTOGRAPHS

Ballot status comes from the Secretary of State certifications linked above. Office powers come from the government duties page and Legislative Reference Library. Candidate statements come from the linked campaign pages; public profiles are labeled separately. Each portrait is sourced, not generated.

Greg Abbott photograph · Gina Hinojosa photograph · Pat Dixon photograph · Jenn Mack campaign image · Mike Miller campaign photograph

The office is explained. The evidence stays open. The candidate can answer. The voter decides.