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2026 Texas State Board of Education election
← 2024
November 3, 2026
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8 of 15 seats on the Texas State Board of Education
8 seats needed for a majority
 
Party Republican Democratic
Current seats 10 5
Seats needed Steady Increase 3
Status of the incumbents:
     Republican incumbent      Republican incumbent retiring
     Democratic incumbent      Democratic incumbent retiring
     No election

The 2026 Texas State Board of Education election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect eight members to the Texas State Board of Education. Primary elections will be held on March 3, and primary runoff elections will be held in districts where no candidate receives a majority of the vote on May 26.

District 2

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Republican primary

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Candidates

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Declared
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Results

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Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Victoria Hinojosa 46,782 58.99
Republican Carrie Moore 21,692 27.35
Republican LJ Francis (incumbent) 10,830 13.66
Total votes 79,304 100.00

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Thomas Garcia, professor[3]

Results

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Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas Garcia 107,654 100.00
Total votes 107,654 100.00

General election

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Results

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2026 Texas Board of Education 2nd district election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Thomas Garcia
Republican Victoria Hinojosa
Total votes 100.00

District 5

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Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Declared
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  • Stephanie Bazan, executive director and candidate for Austin City Council in 2022[1]
  • Allison Bush, businesswoman[1]
  • Abigail Gray, graduate research assistant[1]
  • Kevin Jackson, educator[1]
  • Neto Longoria, canvasser[4]
  • Victor Sampson, business owner[1]
Declined
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  • Rebecca Bell-Metereau, incumbent board member[1]

Results

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Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Allison Bush 83,648 35.56
Democratic Stephanie Bazan 49,407 21.00
Democratic Abigail Gray 32,394 13.77
Democratic Kevin Jackson 32,185 13.68
Democratic Neto Longoria 25,156 10.69
Democratic Victor Sampson 12,455 5.29
Total votes 235,245 100.00
Democratic primary runoff
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Allison Bush
Democratic Stephanie Bazan
Total votes

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Mica Arellano, client advocate[1]

Results

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Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mica Arellano 78,523 100.00
Total votes 78,523 100.00

General election

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Results

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2026 Texas Board of Education 2nd district election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic TBD
Republican Mica Arellano
Total votes 100.00

District 6

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Republican primary

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Candidates

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Declared
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  • Barbara Denson, retiree[1]
  • Tiffany Nelson, consultant[5]
Declined
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  • Will Hickman, incumbent board member[1]

Results

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Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tiffany Nelson 85,337 64.76
Republican Barbara Denson 46,436 35.24
Total votes 131,773 100.00

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Michelle Palmer, teacher and nominee in 2022[1]

Results

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Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michelle Palmer 123,979 100.00
Total votes 123,979 100.00

General election

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Results

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2026 Texas Board of Education 2nd district election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Tiffany Nelson
Democratic Michelle Palmer
Total votes 100.00

District 7

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Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Julie Pickren, incumbent board member[1]

Results

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Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Julie Pickren (incumbent) 132,216 100.00
Total votes 132,216 100.00

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Declared
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  • Debra Ambriose, retiree[1]
  • Janell Burse, business manager[1]
  • Ben Estrada, IT analyst[1]
  • Adam Khan, teacher[1]
  • Tiffany Perkinz, educator[1]

Results

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Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tiffany Perkinz 40,096 31.32
Democratic Debra Ambriose 33,505 26.17
Democratic Janell Burse 22,355 17.46
Democratic Ben Estrada 19,918 15.56
Democratic Adam Khan 12,142 9.49
Total votes 128,016 100.00
Democratic primary runoff
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tiffany Perkinz
Democratic Debra Ambriose
Total votes

General election

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Results

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2026 Texas Board of Education 2nd district election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Julie Pickren (incumbent)
Democratic TBD
Total votes 100.00

District 8

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Republican primary

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Candidates

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Declared
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  • George Vachris, retiree and candidate for Texas Senate in 2022
  • Audrey Young, incumbent board member[1]

Results

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Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Audrey Young (incumbent) 77,643 69.27
Republican George Vachris 34,443 30.73
Total votes 112,086 100.00

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Declared
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  • Shahzeb Meghani, software engineer[1]
  • Dana Van De Walker, educational administrator[1]

Results

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Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dana Van De Walker 72,868 71.88
Democratic Shahzeb Meghani 30,084 29.22
Total votes 102,952 100.00

General election

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Results

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2026 Texas Board of Education 2nd district election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Audrey Young (incumbent)
Democratic Dana Van De Walker
Total votes 100.00

District 9

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Republican primary

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Candidates

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Declared
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  • Rachel Hogue, educator[1]
  • Kason Huddleston, minister[6]
  • Stephen Yearout, technology director[7]
Declined
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  • Keven Ellis, incumbent board member[1]

Results

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Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kason Huddleston 97,567 58.42
Republican Rachel Hogue 44,736 26.78
Republican Stephen Yearout 24,731 14.81
Total votes 167,034 100.00

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Ericka Ledford, business owner[8]

Results

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Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ericka Ledford 109,807 100.00
Total votes 109,807 100.00

General election

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Results

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General election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Kason Huddleston
Democratic Ericka Ledford
Total votes 100.00

District 13

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Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Declared
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  • Kimberly Boswell, assistant principal[1]
  • Tiffany Clark, incumbent board member[1]

Results

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Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tiffany Clark (incumbent) 135,286 71.21
Democratic Kimberly Boswell 54,699 28.79
Total votes 189,985 100.00

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • April Williams Moore, realtor[1]

Results

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Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican April Williams Moore 32,354 100.00
Total votes 32,354 100.00

General election

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Results

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General election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Tiffany Clark (incumbent)
Republican April Williams Moore
Total votes 100.00

District 14

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Republican primary

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Candidates

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Declared
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Withdrawn
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  • Christine Malaguti, business executive[1]
Declined
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Results

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Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mindy Bumgarner 153,047 100.00
Total votes 153,047 100.00

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Amy Taylor, teacher[1]

Results

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Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Amy Taylor 114,185 100.00
Total votes 114,185 100.00

General election

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Results

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General election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mindy Bumgarner
Democratic Amy Taylor
Total votes 100.00

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "Candidate Information". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "2026 Republican Primary Election Election Results - Tuesday, March 3, 2026". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
  3. ^ "Pharr resident announces bid for Texas State Board of Education". myRGV.com. July 29, 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Raul Longoria". The Texas Observer. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  5. ^ Bugenhagen, Faith (December 10, 2025). "'Mama bear' trustee resigns from Conroe ISD board—community clashes over next move". Chron. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Kason Huddleston announces run for Texas State Board of Education District 9". The Gilmer Mirror. November 14, 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  7. ^ Cole, AJ T. (December 2, 2025). "Press Release: Stephen Yearout Announces Candidacy for Texas State Board of Education, District 9". Garland Gazette. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  8. ^ "Rockwall County Democratic Party Announces Local Candidates and Final Filing Deadline". The Rockwall Times. December 8, 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  9. ^ "Flower Mound candidate enters State Board of Education race". The Cross Timbers Gazette. September 2, 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
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Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates
Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates
Official campaign websites for 6th district candidates
Official campaign websites for 7th district candidates


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