2026 Texas Supreme Court election
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November 3, 2026
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The 2026 Texas Supreme Court election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect four of nine justices to the Supreme Court of Texas. Primary elections were held on March 3.
Republican primary
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November 3, 2026
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Candidates
Nominee
- Jimmy Blacklock, incumbent chief justice[1]
Disqualified
- Steven Wayne Smith, former justice (2002–2005)[2]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jimmy Blacklock (incumbent) | 1,755,485 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 1,755,485 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Maggie Ellis, justice of the Third Court of Appeals of Texas (2025–present)[4]
Eliminated in primary
- Cory Carlyle, former justice of Fifth Court of Appeals of Texas (2019–2024)[5][6]
Endorsements
Cory Carlyle
- Newspapers
Maggie Ellis
- Labor unions
- Newspapers
- Organizations
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Maggie Ellis | 1,570,349 | 76.83 | |
| Democratic | Cory Carlyle | 473,702 | 23.17 | |
| Total votes | 2,044,051 | 100.0 | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jimmy Blacklock (incumbent) | |||
| Democratic | Maggie Ellis | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
Place 2
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November 3, 2026
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Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- James Sullivan, incumbent justice
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | James Sullivan (incumbent) | 1,741,721 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 1,741,721 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Chari Kelly, justice of the Third Court of Appeals of Texas (2019–present)[5]
Endorsements
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Chari Kelly | 1,886,244 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 1,886,244 | 100.0 | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | James Sullivan (incumbent) | |||
| Democratic | Chari Kelly | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||
Place 7
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November 3, 2026
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Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Kyle Hawkins, incumbent justice[13]
Declined
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Kyle Hawkins (incumbent) | 1,728,132 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 1,728,132 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Kristen Hawkins, judge of the 11th Texas District Court (2017–present)[5]
Eliminated in primary
- Gordon Goodman, former justice of the First Court of Appeals of Texas (2019–2024)[6]
Endorsements
Gordon Goodman
- Organizations
Kristen Hawkins
- Newspapers
- Organizations
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Kristen Hawkins | 1,528,221 | 75.62 | |
| Democratic | Gordon Goodman | 492,589 | 24.38 | |
| Total votes | 2,020,810 | 100.0 | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Kyle Hawkins (incumbent) | |||
| Democratic | Kristen Hawkins | |||
| Total votes | 100.0 | |||