Texas

LEAN R R-held

CALLED: Democrat wins

DEMOCRAT

Gina Hinojosa

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Five-term state representative from Austin and former Austin school board president. source

REPUBLICAN - INCUMBENT

Greg Abbott

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Three-term Republican governor of Texas seeking a fourth term. source

Where they differ

Only issues they disagree on. Each position is something the candidate said, voted for or published, linked to where.

School vouchers

HINOJOSA

Opposes private-school vouchers and has pledged to end them. source

ABBOTT

Supports the voucher program and wants more funding for it in the next legislative session. source

Data centers

HINOJOSA

Wants a moratorium on new data centers until lawmakers set stronger regulations. source

ABBOTT

Backed data centers earlier and now calls for eliminating data-center incentives. source

Tax and cost-of-living plans

HINOJOSA

Proposes a one-time $1,500 payment to every Texas household. source

ABBOTT

Proposes eliminating school property taxes for homeowners and raising the sales tax to pay for it. source

Latest polling

Hobby School of Public Affairs, University of Houston (Oct. 10-14, 2026, 2,000 likely voters, +/-2.19): Abbott 49%, Hinojosa 46%, Pat Dixon (Libertarian) 2%, undecided 3%. source

Texas right now

How the state is doing going into the vote, from the people who count it.

JOBLESS RATE

4.4%

US: 4.2%

September 2026, seasonally adjusted, preliminary. Source: BLS

GAS, REGULAR

$3.71

US: $4.27

State average on 2026-10-27. Source: AAA

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Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Gina Hinojosa by LBJ Library, Public domain; Greg Abbott by NASA Johnson Space Center / NASA-JSC/ROBERT MARKOWITZ, Public domain.

Positions checked 2026-10-23. Things they agree on are left out on purpose. Spot something wrong? Use the feedback button and we will fix it.