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Texas governor's race 2026

Our 21-day average puts Gina Hinojosa at 46.9%, Greg Abbott at 48.9%, Pat Dixon at 1.7%, Chris Bell at 12.6%, based on 66 polls ending between 8/29/2025 and 10/26/2026. Dots on the chart are individual polls; the line is the rolling average. How to read these numbers.

Texas governor's race 2026 over time

66 polls · 21-day rolling average · dots are individual polls
Gina Hinojosa 46.9% Greg Abbott 48.9% Pat Dixon 1.7% Chris Bell 12.6%
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Texas governor's race 2026 over time
Choice Latest average Polls Latest poll
Gina Hinojosa 46.9% 62 10/26/2026
Greg Abbott 48.9% 60 10/26/2026
Pat Dixon 1.7% 21 10/20/2026
Chris Bell 12.6% 6 3/2/2026

Average result

Unweighted mean across 66 matching polls
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Average result
Choice%
Gina Hinojosa45.6%
Greg Abbott49.6%
Pat Dixon2.1%
Chris Bell9.9%
Bobby Cole4.6%
Angela Villescaz2.1%
Zach Vance0.6%
Jose Navarro Balbuena0.5%

Individual polls (66)

Polls, newest first
End date Pollster Sample Results
3/2/2026 YouGov 2,342 LV
Gina Hinojosa (D)
55%
Bobby Cole (D)
5%
Chris Bell (D)
4%
Angela Villescaz (D)
2%
Patricia Abrego (D)
2%
Zach Vance (D)
1%
Faizan Syed (D)
1%
Jose Navarro Balbuena (D)
1%
Carlton Hart (D)
0%
3/2/2026 YouGov 1,668 LV
Greg Abbott (R)
72%
Pete Chambers (R)
11%
Evelyn Brooks (R)
2%
Nathaniel Welch (R)
0%
Ronnie Tullos (R)
0%
Stephen Samuelson (R)
0%
Kenneth Hyde (R)
0%
Mark Goloby (R)
0%
Arturo Espinosa (R)
0%
Charles Crouch (R)
0%
Bob Achgill (R)
0%
2/24/2026 Blueprint Polling 472 LV
Gina Hinojosa (D)
60.9%
Chris Bell (D)
3.5%
Bobby Cole (D)
2.8%
Angela Villescaz (D)
2.2%
Patricia Abrego (D)
0.9%
Andrew White (D)
0.9%
Carlton Hart (D)
0.6%
Zach Vance (D)
0.5%
Jose Navarro Balbuena (D)
0.1%
2/22/2026 University of Texas at Tyler 1,117 RV
Greg Abbott (R)
49%
Gina Hinojosa (D)
41%
2/22/2026 University of Texas at Tyler Center for Opinion Research 1,117 RV
Gina Hinojosa (D)
41%
Greg Abbott (R)
49%
2/22/2026 University of Texas at Tyler Center for Opinion Research 1,117 RV
Chris Bell (D)
39%
Greg Abbott (R)
51%
2/16/2026 YouGov
for University of Texas
278 RV
Gina Hinojosa (D)
76%
Bobby Cole (D)
9%
Chris Bell (D)
4%
Angela Villescaz (D)
3%
Carlton Hart (D)
1%
Patricia Abrego (D)
1%
Zach Vance (D)
0%
Jose Navarro Balbuena (D)
0%
2/16/2026 YouGov
for University of Texas
360 RV
Greg Abbott (R)
91%
Pete Chambers (R)
5%
Mark Goloby (R)
1%
Arturo Espinosa (R)
1%
Evelyn Brooks (R)
1%
Nathaniel Welch (R)
0%
Ronnie Tullos (R)
0%
Stephen Samuelson (R)
0%
Kenneth Hyde (R)
0%
Charles Crouch (R)
0%
Bob Achgill (R)
0%
2/3/2026 GBAO 1,000 LV
Greg Abbott (R)
46%
Gina Hinojosa (D)
43%
Pat Dixon (L)
6%
1/31/2026 University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs/YouGov 1,502 LV
Gina Hinojosa (D)
42%
Greg Abbott (R)
49%
1/31/2026 University of Houston/YouGov 1,502 LV
Greg Abbott (R)
49%
Gina Hinojosa (D)
42%
1/21/2026 Slingshot Strategies
for Texas Public Opinion Research
1,290 LV
Gina Hinojosa (D)
29%
Chris Bell (D)
4%
Bobby Cole (D)
3%
Zach Vance (D)
1%
1/12/2026 Emerson College
for Nexstar Media
1,165 RV
Greg Abbott (R)
50.2%
Gina Hinojosa (D)
42.3%
1/12/2026 Emerson College
for Nexstar Media
1,165 RV
Gina Hinojosa (D)
42.3%
Greg Abbott (R)
50.2%
12/11/2025 Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center 1,600 LV
Gina Hinojosa (D)
41%
Andrew White (D)
6%
Chris Bell (D)
5%
Bobby Cole (D)
3%
Angela Villescaz (D)
1%
Jose Navarro Balbuena (D)
1%
8/29/2025 Slingshot Strategies
for Texas Public Opinion Research
843 RV
Rep
49%
Dem
43%

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