The 2026 Texas gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Republican Governor Greg Abbott is running for re-election to an unprecedented fourth term.[1] If Abbott were to be successful and finish out a fourth full term, he would become the state's longest-serving Governor with 16 years on January 21, 2031, surpassing the 14 years of his predecessor, former Governor Rick Perry. He would also tie with former South Dakota GovernorBill Janklow as the fifth longest-serving governor in United States history at 5,845 days served.
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