Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026

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Texas Lieutenant Governor
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: Pending
Primary: Pending Primary runoff: Pending General: November 3, 2026
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Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Texas
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Texas is holding an election for lieutenant governor on November 3, 2026.

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Candidates and election results

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Texas

Incumbent Dan Patrick and Vikki Goodwin are running in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Texas on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Dan Patrick (R)
		Vikki Goodwin (D)

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Texas

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Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.

2022

See also: Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Texas

Incumbent Dan Patrick defeated Mike Collier and Shanna Steele in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Texas on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Patrick (R)	53.8	4,317,692
		Mike Collier (D)	43.5	3,492,544
		Shanna Steele (L)	2.8	222,208

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,032,444
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jason Withers (Independent)
• Deauc Dentaen (Independent)

Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Lieutenant Governor of Texas

Mike Collier defeated Michelle Beckley in the Democratic primary runoff for Lieutenant Governor of Texas on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Collier	54.8	265,345
		Michelle Beckley	45.2	218,727

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 484,072
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Texas

Mike Collier and Michelle Beckley advanced to a runoff. They defeated Carla Brailey in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Texas on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Collier	41.7	422,379
✔		Michelle Beckley	30.1	304,799
		Carla Brailey	28.2	285,342

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,012,520
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Matthew Dowd (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Texas

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Texas on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Patrick	76.6	1,425,717
		Daniel Miller	6.9	127,735
		Trayce Bradford	6.5	120,514
		Aaron Sorrells	3.9	73,031
		Zach Vance	3.8	70,863
		Todd Bullis	2.3	43,097

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,860,957
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Lieutenant Governor of Texas

Shanna Steele advanced from the Libertarian convention for Lieutenant Governor of Texas on April 10, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Shanna Steele (L)

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2018

See also: Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Texas

Incumbent Dan Patrick defeated Mike Collier and Kerry McKennon in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Texas on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Patrick (R)	51.3	4,260,990
		Mike Collier (D)	46.5	3,860,865
		Kerry McKennon (L)	2.2	183,516

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,305,371
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Texas

Mike Collier defeated Michael Cooper in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Texas on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Collier	52.4	500,568
		Michael Cooper	47.6	455,222

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 955,790
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Texas

Incumbent Dan Patrick defeated Scott Milder in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Texas on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dan Patrick	75.9	1,164,065
		Scott Milder	24.1	369,143

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,533,208
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2014

See also: Texas Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, 2014

Republican Dan Patrick won election on November 4, 2014.

Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Dan Patrick	58.1%	2,724,493
	Democrat	Leticia Van de Putte	38.7%	1,813,974
	Libertarian	Robert Butler	2.6%	119,833
	Green	Chandrakantha Courtney	0.6%	27,719
Total Votes				4,686,019
Election results via Texas Secretary of State

To view the electoral history dating back to 2002 for the office of Lieutenant Governor of Texas, click [show] to expand the section.

2010 See also: Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2010 On November 2, 2010, David Dewhurst won re-election to the office of Lieutenant Governor of Texas. He defeated Linda Chavez-Thompson (D), Scott Jameson (L) and Herb Gonzales, Jr. (G) in the general election. Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 2010 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican David Dewhurst Incumbent 61.8% 3,049,109      Democratic Linda Chavez-Thompson 34.8% 1,719,202      Libertarian Scott Jameson 2.5% 122,142      Green Herb Gonzales, Jr. 0.9% 44,903 Total Votes 4,935,356 Election results via Texas Secretary of State. 2006 On November 7, 2006, David Dewhurst won re-election to the office of Lieutenant Governor of Texas. He defeated Maria Luisa Alvarado (D) and Judy Baker (L) in the general election. Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 2006 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican David Dewhurst Incumbent 58.2% 2,513,530      Democratic Maria Luisa Alvarado 37.4% 1,617,490      Libertarian Judy Baker 4.4% 188,206 Total Votes 4,319,226 Election results via Texas Secretary of State. 2002 On November 5, 2002, David Dewhurst won election to the office of Lieutenant Governor of Texas. He defeated John Sharp (D), Mark David Gessner (L) and Nathalie Paravicini (G) in the general election. Lieutenant Governor of Texas, 2002 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Republican David Dewhurst 51.8% 2,341,875      Democratic John Sharp 46% 2,082,281      Libertarian Mark David Gessner 1.2% 54,885      Green Nathalie Paravicini 1% 44,386 Total Votes 4,523,427 Election results via Texas Secretary of State.

Election analysis

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Lieutenant gubernatorial elections in 2026

There are 30 lieutenant gubernatorial seats on the ballot in 2026.

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