TREPAC is fired up about these
Hot Races
in the Texas Primaries
Chili peppers on the Hot List are a measure of race's anticipated competitiveness. It does not denote hierarchy of candidate support. The races in each category are sorted by legislative chamber, then district number. To see the TREPAC-supported candidates on your ballot, enter your home address in our search tool. For a list of all TREPAC-supported candidates, please see All Candidates tab.
(i) denotes an incumbent candidate
(c) denotes a candidate is challenging current office holder
(*) denotes an open seat
Bold denotes TREPAC-supported
Last updated: Jan. 26, 2026
| Heat Level | Election | Primary | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attorney General* | Republican | Joan Huffman, Mayes Middleton, Aaron Reitz, Chip Roy | |
| Comptroller* | Republican | Christi Craddick, Don Huffines, Kelly Hancock, Michael Berlanga | |
| Texas Senate District 3* | Republican | Rep. Trent Ashby, Rhonda Ward | |
| Texas House District 3 | Republican | Rep. Cecil Bell, Jr (i), Kristen Plaisance | |
| Texas House District 13 | Republican | Rep. Angelia Orr (i), Kat Wall | |
| Texas House District 64 | Republican | Lisa McEntire (c) , Rep. Andy Hopper (i) | |
| Texas House District 71* | Republican | Jay Hardaway, Liz Case, Chance Ferguson, Joshua Ohlemacher | |
| Texas House District 85 | Republican | Rep. Stan Kitzman (i), Dennis Geesaman | |
| Texas House District 94* | Republican | Cheryl Bean, Mike Daugenbaugh, Michael Ingraham, Jackie Schlegel, Susan Valliant | |
| Texas House District 98* | Republican | Armin Mizani, Fred Tate, Zee Wilcox |
| Heat Level | Election | Primary | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attorney General* | Democrat | Nathan Johnson, Joe Jaworski, Tony Box | |
| Railroad Commissioner | Republican | Comm. Jim Wright, Katherine Culbert, Hawk Dunlap, Bo French, Jim Matlock | |
| Texas Senate District 22* | Republican | Rep. David Cook, Jon Gimble, Rena Schroeder | |
| Texas House District 23 | Republican | Rep. Terri Leo-Wilson (i), Nathan Watkins | |
| Texas House District 49* | Democrat | Josh Reyna, Daniel Wang, Kathie Tovo, Montserrat Garibay, Robin Lerner, Kimberly Ellison, Gigs Hodges, Sam Slade | |
| Texas House District 52* | Democrat | Jeremy Hendricks, Samantha Lopez-Resendez, John Hash, Nathan Boynton, Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, William Rannefeld | |
| Texas House District 58 | Republican | Mary Wells (c) , Rep. Helen Kerwin (i) | |
| Texas House District 86* | Republican | Holly Jeffreys, Jamie Haynes | |
| Texas House District 89 | Republican | Rep. Candy Noble (i), Jeff Forrester, Freddie America | |
| Texas House District 100 | Democrat | Rep. Venton Jones (i), Amanda Richardson, Justice McFarlane | |
| Texas House District 101 | Democrat | Rep. Chris Turner (i), Junio Ezeonu | |
| Texas House District 106 | Republican | Rep. Jared Patterson (i), Larry Brock, Rick Abraham | |
| Texas House District 112 | Republican | Rep. Angie Chen Button (i), Perry Baker, Chad Carnahan, Tina Price | |
| Texas House District 118* | Republican | Jorge Borrego, Desi Martinez, Joe Shellhart | |
| Texas House District 121 | Republican | Rep. Marc LaHood (i), David McArthur | |
| Texas House District 126* | Republican | Kelly Peterson, Stan Stanart, Polly Looper | |
| Texas House District 142 | Democrat | Rep. Harold Dutton (i), James Joseph, Danny Norris |
| Heat Level | Election | Primary | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Senate District 5 | Republican | Sen. Charles Schwertner (i), Apollo Hernandez, Larry Nance | |
| Texas House District 1* | Republican | Josh Bray, Chris Spencer | |
| Texas House District 7 | Republican | Rep. Jay Dean (i), Melissa Beckett | |
| Texas House District 9* | Republican | Rocky Thigpen (i), Paulette Carson, Stephanie Sjoberg | |
| Texas House District 16 | Republican | Rep. Will Metcalf (i), Jon Bouché | |
| Texas House District 17 | Republican | Rep. Stan Gerdes (i), Tom Glass | |
| Texas House District 37 | Republican | Rep. Janie Lopez (i), Kristin Luckey | |
| Texas House District 61 | Republican | Rep. Keresa Richardson (i), Frederick Frazier | |
| Texas House District 67 | Republican | Rep. Jeff Leach (i), Matt Thorsen | |
| Texas House District 88 | Republican | Rep. Ken King (i), John Browning | |
| Texas House District 117 | Republican | Rep. Phillip Cortez (i), Robert Mihala | |
| Texas House District 119 | Republican | Rep. Liz Campos (i), Ryan Ayala | |
| Texas House District 122 | Republican | Rep. Mark Dorazio (i), Willie Ng | |
| Texas House District 125* | Democrat | Donovon Rodriguez, Carlos Raymond, Michelle Vela | |
| Texas House District 138 | Republican | Rep. Lacey Hull (i), Josh Flynn, Natalie Blasingame | |
| Texas House District 139 | Democrat | Rep. Charlene Ward Johnson (i), Dominique Payton, Jerry Ford | |
| Texas House District 144 | Democrat | Rep. Mary Ann Perez (i), Emmanuel Guerrero, Michael Montemayor | |
| Texas House District 149 | Democrat | Rep. Hubert Vo (i), Darlene Breaux, Mink Jawandor |
This list was created by analyzing campaign finance reports, evaluating district lines, and surveying Texas political professionals, campaign consultants, and reporters. If you have questions, believe we missed a race, or think a race is misclassified, send your comments to info@texasrealtorssupport.com