Republican primary · March 3, 2026
Texas Governor Republican primary
Greg Abbott won the Republican primary on March 3, 2026, advancing to the general election on November 3, 2026.
Caution · early warning
Editorial raters moved while polling has gone quiet
The last rating change here was 22d ago, but only 0 polls have landed in the last 60 days. When raters move and pollsters don't, the rating shift may be running ahead of the data. Watch for a late-cycle correction in either direction.
Where this race stands
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Primary result · Republican primary
Official outcome · March 3, 2026 · forecast shown for reference1Greg AbbottGovernor of Texas · since 2015
Polling average
Weighted, plus each pollster's measured bias subtracted before averaging.
All polls · 4 results
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| Date | Pollster · trust signals | n · pop | Abbott | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1 | YouGov | 1,668 · LV | 72 | — |
| Mar 1 | YouGov | 1,688 · LV | 72 | — |
| Feb 24 | University of Texas | 360 · RV | 91 | — |
| Feb 15 | University of Texas/Texas Politics Project | 360 · LV | 91 | — |
Endorsements · Republican primary · 20 total
Source · Wikipedia · 0 candidates with no endorsements yetGreg Abbott · 20
RGreg Abbott20 endorsers
Most notable · Donald Trump · president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present)
Organizations16
Organizations · 16
- Associated Builders and Contractors · of Texas
- Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas
- Dallas Police Association
- Fort Worth · Police Officers Association
- Houston · Police Officers Union
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters · Texas
- International Longshoremen South Atlantic & Gulf Coast District Association
- NRA Political Victory Fund
- National Border Patrol Council
- National Federation of Independent Business · Texas
- Teamsters · Joint Council 58 and Jount Council 80
- Texas Alliance for Life
- Turning Point Action
- UA Pipefitters · Local 211
- UA Plumbers · Local 68
- Young Conservatives of Texas
Newspapers2
Newspapers · 2
- Houston Chronicle
- San Antonio Express-News
Celebrity1
Celebrity · 1
- Riley Gaines · conservative activist
Elected officials1
Federal 1State 0Local 0
Elected officials · 1
- Donald Trump · president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present)
Money in this primary
FEC · per-candidate committees · last filing —No FEC committee filings yet for the Republican primary candidates. Most primary candidates file quarterly; if the primary is recent the data may take a few weeks to appear.
In the news
40 shown · last 30d · Google NewsNews volume · 30d
106 articles · building history
News volume · last 30d
Articles106
Trendbuilding history
Article counts indexed by Google News; the sparkline traces weekly volume across the window.
Net favorability
+0.06
Coverage lean (D−R) · shift −0.03 wk
Net favorability
Score+0.06
Week-over-weekshift −0.03 wk
Tone of coverage, D minus R, scored from −1 (all R-favorable) to +1 (all D-favorable). 0 is balanced.
Coverage tilt
D 6%
Neutral 94%
6% of outlets rated · by editorial lean
Coverage tilt · by outlet lean
D-leaning outlets6%
Neutral94%
R-leaning outlets0%
6% of outlets classified by editorial lean
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Gov. Abbott calls for banning data center development in rural Texas neighborhoods
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Texas Governor Abbott calls for data centers to be banned in rural areas
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A conversation with Gov. Greg Abbott
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Abbott taps a former GOP primary rival as Texas' new comptroller. What happened between the two?
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Race for Texas governor could be headed to the debate stage
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Governor Abbott Celebrates Caterpillar’s $5 Million Investment In Texas’ Manufacturing Workforce
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Huffines appointed new Texas comptroller by Gov. Abbott
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Rep. Nate Schatzline resigns from Texas House to lead “election integrity” policy in Gov. Abbott’s office
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Gov. Greg Abbott, Gina Hinojosa's war chest in the Texas governor race
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Governor Abbott Appoints Don Huffines As Comptroller Of Public Accounts
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Verification trail
Polls verified0 / 4deterministic
Polls flagged—none
Markets ingested2 platformsupdated 11h ago
FEC filingssyncedcommittee + IE
Endorsements53 totalWikipedia scrape
News coverage40 / 30dGoogle News
Method · bounds + percentage totals + date-order checks