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Updated 8:58 p.m. Nov. 3, 2026
Incumbent Brett Ligon and Ron Angeletti are running for District 4 state senate, which represents Chambers County and portions of Galveston, Harris, Jefferson and Montgomery counties.
Voting totals from Election Day on Nov. 3 have not yet been released, as polls were open until 7 p.m. or until those in line cast their votes.
All results are unofficial until canvassed.
For District 4, incumbent Brett Ligon has served in the Senate since May, after it was left vacant when former state Sen. Brandon Creighton chose not to run for re-election and gave up the remainder of his term to lead the Texas Tech University System, as previously reported by Community Impact.
Ligon won that election and is serving the remainder of Creighton's term, which will end in January. He is up against educator and education advocate Ron Angeletti.
According to unofficial results with Galveston and Harris counties reporting, Ron Angeletti is leading with 51% of the votes in State Senate District 4. Angeletti has received 44,676 votes and Ligon has received 42,883 votes, according to early voting results.
Results from Galveston show Ligon with 944 votes and Angeletti with 237 votes. In Harris County, Angeletti received 44,439 votes and Ligon received 41,939 votes.
Republican State Rep. Dennis Paul faces Democratic challenger Shannon Dicely to represent District 11 in the Texas Senate, which represents portions of Brazoria, Galveston and Harris counties.
The seat is vacant after Mayes Middleton ran for Texas Attorney General.
According to early voting results, Paul is leading with 50.7% of the vote or 138,549 votes, followed by Dicely with 49.3% of the vote, or 134,863 votes. Results from Harris County show Paul in the lead with 44,936 votes and Dicely with 40,426 votes.
In Galveston, Paul has 57,892 votes and Dicely has 46,159 votes. In Brazoria, Paul has 35,721 votes and Dicely has 48,278 votes.
Community Impact will update this article as more Election Day vote totals are released. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
Visit https://communityimpact.com/voter-guide to see results from all contested local and state elections in your community.
