The filing period for the March primaries, which will determine the candidates for November midterms, closed Dec. 13.
Primary contests for both state and federal offices will be decided March 1 with winners advancing to the Nov. 8 general election. Ahead of election day, voter registration will close Jan. 31, and early voting will run from Feb. 14-25.
Below are the state-level races to watch out for. More information on the March primary and individual candidates is available through the Texas secretary of state's elections division.
Governor
Democrat:
Inocencio (Inno) Barrientez
Michael Cooper
Joy Diaz
Jack Daniel Foster Jr.
Deirdre Gilbert
Star Locke
Beto O'Rourke Republican:
Greg Abbott*
Paul Belew
Danny Harrison
Kandy Kaye Horn
Don Huffines
Allen B. West
Lieutenant governor
Democrat:
Michelle BeckleyMike Collier
Republican::
Trayce Bradford
Daniel Miller
Dan Patrick*
Aaron Sorrells
Attorney general
Democrat:Mike Fields
Rochelle Mercedes Garza
Joe Jaworski
Lee Merritt
Republican:
George P. Bush
Louie Gohmert
Eva Guzman
Ken Paxton*
Comptroller
Democrat:Janet T. Dudding
Tim Mahoney
Angel Luis Vega
Republican:
Glenn Hegar*
Commissioner of the General Land Office
Democrat:Jay Kleberg
Michael Lange
Sandragrace Martinez
Jinny Suh
Republican:
Ben Armenta
Dawn Buckingham
Rufus Lopez
Weston Martinez
Don W. Minton
Jon Spiers
Commissioner of agriculture
Democrat:Susan Hays
Republican:
Carey A. Counsil
Sid Miller*
James White
Railroad commissioner 2
Democratic:Luke Warford
Republican:
Wayne Christian*
Tom Slocum Jr.
Supreme Court justice Place 3
Democrat:Erin A. Nowell
Republican:
Debra Lehrmann*
Supreme Court justice Place 5
Democrat:Amanda Reichek*
Republican:
Rebeca Huddle
Supreme Court justice Place 9
Democrat:Julia Maldonado
