Three candidates are running to replace Ken Paxton as Texas attorney general in the Nov. 3 election.
What you need to know
For the first time in over a decade, there is no incumbent in the Texas attorney general's race as Republican Ken Paxton runs for U.S. Senate. Democrat Nathan Johnson, a state senator from Dallas; Republican Mayes Middleton, a state senator from Galveston; and Libertarian Tom Oxford, an attorney from Nederland, are running for attorney general.
Johnson and Middleton each won their primary runoff elections in May, Community Impact reported, while Oxford was selected as the Texas Libertarian Party's candidate during an April nominating convention.
Write-in candidates may also appear on the ballot; however, Community Impact does not send questionnaires to write-in candidates.
Preparing for the polls
Early voting runs from Oct. 19-30, and Election Day is Nov. 3. In addition to eight statewide races, the following state-level seats are up for election this fall:
- 38 U.S. House seats (by congressional district)
- Four seats on the Texas Supreme Court (statewide)
- Three seats on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (statewide)
- Three seats on Texas' 15th Court of Appeals (statewide)
- 16 state Senate seats (by legislative district)
- 150 state House seats (by legislative district)
- Eight State Board of Education seats (by SBOE district)
For more coverage of local and state races, visit communityimpact.com/election.
Zooming in
Community Impact's goal with election Q&As is to provide a side-by-side, equitable resource for Texas voters to review candidates' perspectives before they head to the polls.
To ensure that candidates are the ones defining their positions, if candidates did not complete the questionnaire after multiple attempts to contact them, Community Impact's website reads "candidate did not respond to questionnaire before press time." Candidates were informed of this policy.
Candidates were asked to keep responses under 50 words, answer the questions provided and avoid attacking opponents. Answers may have been minimally edited or cut to adhere to those guidelines, or for style and clarity.
