Race 3 of 18
Presides over the Texas Senate, controls which bills reach the floor and sits on the Legislative Budget Board.
Created and edited by Omar Afra
2026 election results · unofficial
Vikki Goodwin leads the reported totals with 51.73% of 9,828,050 votes reported.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Vikki GoodwinDemocratMost votes reported | 5,083,581 | 51.73% |
| Dan PatrickRepublican | 4,484,652 | 45.63% |
| Anthony CristoLibertarian | 170,444 | 1.73% |
| Kevin McCormickGreen | 88,033 | 0.90% |
| Stephen SamuelsonWrite-in | 769 | 0.01% |
| Arturo EspinosaWrite-in | 571 | 0.01% |
| Total votes reported | 9,828,050 | 6 entries |
Unofficial returns: Texas Secretary of State, “2026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION (Updated 11/04/2026 04:59 PM)”; time zone not shown on the source. Checked November 8, 2026. 100% of polling locations reporting, which does not mean every ballot has been counted. Not certified; the state canvass falls between November 21, 2026 and December 7, 2026. Shares are of all votes reported in the race, write-ins included, rounded to two decimals; they may not total 100%.
Campaign research · compiled before the election
Republican
Dan Patrick is the Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor. Patrick directed the Texas Senate to study “preventing Sharia law in Texas.”
Democrat
Vikki Goodwin is the Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor. Goodwin campaigns for public-school funding and against public money for religious schools.
Libertarian
Anthony Cristo is the Libertarian candidate for Lieutenant Governor. Cristo’s campaign describes him as a Cibolo high-school English and debate teacher and a military veteran.
Green
Kevin McCormick is the Green candidate for Lieutenant Governor. McCormick lists bus service, farm cooperatives and election reform as his top legislative priorities.
Candidates as printed on the 2026 General Election statewide sample ballot (Texas Secretary of State): Dan Patrick (Republican), Vikki Goodwin (Democrat), Anthony Cristo (Libertarian), Kevin McCormick (Green).
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