2026 Texas gubernatorial election

The 2026 Texas gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Republican Governor Greg Abbott is running for re-election to an unprecedented fourth term. If Abbott were to be successful and finish out a fourth full term, he would become the state's longest-serving Governor with 16 years on January 21, 2031 surpassing the 14 years of his predecessor, former Governor Rick Perry, and tying him with former South Dakota Governor Bill Janklow as the fifth longest-serving governor in United States history at 5,845 days served.

Declared

 * Greg Abbott, incumbent governor

Potential

 * Eric Johnson, mayor of Dallas and former state representative from the 100th district
 * Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor of Texas
 * Dave Clark, former CEO of Flexport

Publicly expressed interest

 * James Talarico, state representative from the 50th district (2018–present)

Potential

 * Matthew McConaughey, Academy Award-winning actor (no declared party affiliation)