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LiberalMind’s complete claim-by-claim breakdown of this race is published.
The race
The Attorney General is a statewide elected office in Texas. The seat is open. The office is currently held by Ken Paxton (Republican). Ken Paxton is not on the general-election roster below.
On the ballot
- Mayes Middleton — Republican
- Nathan Johnson — Democratic
- Tom Oxford — Libertarian
Roster status
The candidate roster below is drawn from official state and campaign records gathered for this race; final confirmation against official state candidate lists continues.
Race notes
Open seat — incumbent ran for U.S. Senate; nominees were decided in May 26 primary runoffs (both parties). Roster corrected 2026-10-25 from texas-statewide-2026.md (confirmed general-election ballot); see INVENTORY-PASS-2026-10-25.md.
Sources
- Candidate roster source — https://news.ballotpedia.org/2026/10/16/thirty-attorney-general-offices-are-on-the-ballot-in-2026-democrats-hold-16-and-republicans-hold-14/
Winner: Nathan Johnson (Democratic) — called by the Associated Press. This result was appended on November 4, 2026 (results wave 1); the original article above is unchanged, exactly as published before Election Day.
This page is updated as reporting is verified — Election 2026 coverage, LiberalMind. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.