Once again, Republican election deniers are prevalent on the Texas ballot.
At least 19 election deniers are seeking statewide office in Texas this cycle or seeking to represent the state in Congress, according to a tally by watchdog group States United Action.
The deniers appearing on the state’s November ballot range from incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott and U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton, the state’s attorney general, to South Texas U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz and Texas Attorney General candidate Mayes Middleton, a state senator.
All 19 are Republicans.
In 2020, President Donald Trump leaned on governors, secretaries of state and other officials to help him overturn his loss to former President Joe Biden. Trump and his allies lost dozens of court cases challenging the results, and multiple audits and investigations have turned up no significant irregularities.
Even so, Trump has continued to repeat lies about the election being stolen. For example, during his speech at the midterm GOP convention in Dallas, he claimed he’d been elected three times.
In its analysis of the 2026 midterms, States United Action warns that deniers elected to Texas’ statewide offices, would remain in them through 2028, raising concerns they may refuse to sign off on the results should Trump and his allies face losses that cycle.
When Congress met to certify the 2020 election results on Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and 16 U.S. House members from the Lone Star State voted against it. Cruz and 13 of those representatives still represent Texas in Congress, according to States United Action.
States United Action’s full list of Texas election deniers on the November ballot includes:
• Gov. Greg Abbott
• U.S. Senate candidate and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
• Texas attorney general candidate and state Sen. Mayes Middleton
• U.S. House candidate Steve Toth (2nd District)
• U.S. House candidate Keith Self (3rd District)
• U.S. House candidate Pat Fallon (4th District)
• U.S. House Lance Gooden (5th District)
• U.S. House candidate Alex Mealer (9th District)
• U.S. House candidate August Pfluger (11th District)
• U.S. House candidate Ronny Jackson (13th District)
• U.S. House candidate Randy Weber (14th District)
• U.S. House candidate Monica De La Cruz (15th District)
• U.S. House candidate Pete Sessions (17th District)
• U.S. House candidate Beth Van Duyne (24th District)
• U.S. House candidate Roger Williams (25th District)
• U.S. House candidate Brandon Gill (26th District)
• U.S. House candidate Michael Cloud (27th District)
• U.S. House candidate John Carter (31st District)
• U.S. House candidate Brian Babin (36th District)
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