2026 Texas State Board of Education election

The 2026 Texas State Board of Education election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect eight members to the Texas State Board of Education. Primary elections will be held on March 3, and primary runoff elections will be held in districts where no candidate receives a majority of the vote on May 26.

• LJ Francis, incumbent board member^[1]
• Victoria Hinojosa, businesswoman^[1]
• Carrie Moore^[1]

• Thomas Garcia, professor^[2]

• Stephanie Bazan, executive director and candidate for Austin City Council in 2022^[1]
• Allison Bush, businesswoman^[1]
• Abigail Gray, graduate research assistant^[1]
• Kevin Jackson, educator^[1]
• Neto Longoria, canvasser^[3]
• Victor Sampson, business owner^[1]

• Rebecca Bell-Metereau, incumbent board member^[1]

• Mica Arellano, client advocate^[1]

• Barbara Denson, retiree^[1]
• Tiffany Nelson, consultant^[4]

• Will Hickman, incumbent board member^[1]

• Michelle Palmer, teacher and nominee in 2022^[1]

• Julie Pickren, incumbent board member^[1]

• Debra Ambriose, retiree^[1]
• Janell Burse, business manager^[1]
• Ben Estrada, IT analyst^[1]
• Adam Khan, teacher^[1]
• Tiffany Perkinz, educator^[1]

• George Vachris, retiree and candidate for Texas Senate in 2022
• Audrey Young, incumbent board member^[1]

• Shahzeb Meghani, software engineer^[1]
• Dana Van De Walker, educational administrator^[1]

• Rachel Hogue, educator^[1]
• Kason Huddleston, minister^[5]
• Stephen Yearout, technology director^[6]

• Keven Ellis, incumbent board member^[1]

• Ericka Ledford, business owner^[7]

• Kimberly Boswell, assistant principal^[1]
• Tiffany Clark, incumbent board member^[1]

• April Williams Moore, realtor^[1]

• Mindy Bumgarner, operations executive^[8]
• Christine Malaguti, business executive^[1]

• Evelyn Brooks, incumbent board member (running for governor)^[1]

• Amy Taylor, teacher^[1]

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

• LJ Francis (R) for State Board of Education
• Thomas Garcia (D) for State Board of Education

Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates

• Allison Bush (D) for State Board of Education
• Kevin Jackson (D) for State Board of Education

Official campaign websites for 6th district candidates

• Barbara Denson (R) for State Board of Education
• Tiffany Nelson (R) for State Board of Education
• Michelle Palmer (D) for State Board of Education

Official campaign websites for 7th district candidates

• Adam Khan (D) for State Board of Education
• Tiffany Perkinz (D) for State Board of Education
• Julie Pickren (R) for State Board of Education