Overview
- Early voting, which runs Monday through Friday, offers 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. polling with Election Day set for Tuesday, May 26.
- The marquee race is the Republican U.S. Senate runoff between Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton, a close fight after weeks of negative ads and polls showing a slim Paxton lead in some surveys.
- Texas rules require anyone who voted in March to stay with that party’s runoff, while those who skipped the primary can choose either ballot.
- Voters need an accepted photo ID for in-person voting, many counties let residents use any vote center, and requested mail ballots must be received or postmarked by 7 p.m. on May 26.
- Other high-profile contests include Republican attorney general (Mayes Middleton vs. Chip Roy), Railroad Commission (Jim Wright vs. Bo French), and Democratic runoffs for lieutenant governor and attorney general, plus several U.S. House races.