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, and tying him with former
South Dakota GovernorBill Janklow as the fifth
longest-serving governor in United States history at 5,845 days served.