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Texas Railroad Commissioner election, 2026
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: December 8, 2025 |
| Primary: March 3, 2026 Primary runoff: May 26, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 |
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| Poll times:
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Texas is holding an election for one of three seats on the Texas Railroad Commission on November 3, 2026. The primary is March 3, 2026, and a primary runoff is May 26, 2026. The filing deadline is December 8, 2025.
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
Candidates and election results
Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:
- Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
- Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies
At-large
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Texas
Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.
Past elections
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.
2024
General election
General election for Texas Railroad Commission
Incumbent Christi Craddick defeated Katherine Culbert, Eddie Espinoza, Hawk Dunlap, and Richard McKibbin in the general election for Texas Railroad Commission on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Christi Craddick (R) | 55.6 | 6,100,218 | |
| Katherine Culbert (D) | 39.0 | 4,275,904 | ||
| Eddie Espinoza (G) | 2.8 | 301,793 | ||
| Hawk Dunlap (L) | 2.6 | 285,544 | ||
| Richard McKibbin (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1,656 | ||
| Total votes: 10,965,115 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Railroad Commission
Katherine Culbert defeated Bill Burch in the Democratic primary for Texas Railroad Commission on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Katherine Culbert | 67.6 | 615,965 | |
| Bill Burch | 32.4 | 294,628 | ||
| Total votes: 910,593 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Railroad Commission
Incumbent Christi Craddick defeated James Matlock, Christie Clark, Corey Howell, and Petra Reyes in the Republican primary for Texas Railroad Commission on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Christi Craddick | 50.4 | 982,457 | |
| James Matlock | 26.6 | 517,624 | ||
| Christie Clark | 11.7 | 228,395 | ||
| Corey Howell | 6.3 | 122,802 | ||
| Petra Reyes | 5.0 | 97,280 | ||
| Total votes: 1,948,558 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chris Corner (R)
Green convention
Green convention for Texas Railroad Commission
Eddie Espinoza advanced from the Green convention for Texas Railroad Commission on April 13, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Eddie Espinoza (G) | 100.0 | 51 | |
| Total votes: 51 | ||||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas Railroad Commission
Hawk Dunlap defeated Chris Fuller in the Libertarian convention for Texas Railroad Commission on April 14, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Hawk Dunlap (L) | |
| Chris Fuller (L) | ||
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2022
General election
General election for Texas Railroad Commission
Incumbent Wayne Christian defeated Luke Warford, Jaime Díez, and Hunter Crow in the general election for Texas Railroad Commission on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Wayne Christian (R) | 55.4 | 4,401,187 | |
| Luke Warford (D) | 40.5 | 3,222,305 | ||
| Jaime Díez (L) | 3.0 | 239,489 | ||
| Hunter Crow (G) | 1.1 | 85,570 | ||
| Total votes: 7,948,551 | ||||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas Railroad Commission
Incumbent Wayne Christian defeated Sarah Stogner in the Republican primary runoff for Texas Railroad Commission on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Wayne Christian | 65.0 | 574,573 | |
| Sarah Stogner | 35.0 | 308,859 | ||
| Total votes: 883,432 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas Railroad Commission
Luke Warford advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas Railroad Commission on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Luke Warford | 100.0 | 916,650 | |
| Total votes: 916,650 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas Railroad Commission
Incumbent Wayne Christian and Sarah Stogner advanced to a runoff. They defeated Tom Slocum Jr., Marvin Summers, and Dawayne Tipton in the Republican primary for Texas Railroad Commission on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Wayne Christian | 47.4 | 775,679 | |
| ✔ | Sarah Stogner | 15.0 | 244,949 | |
| Tom Slocum Jr. | 14.3 | 234,439 | ||
| Marvin Summers | 11.9 | 194,099 | ||
| Dawayne Tipton | 11.5 | 188,428 | ||
| Total votes: 1,637,594 | ||||
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Green convention
Green convention for Texas Railroad Commission
Hunter Crow advanced from the Green convention for Texas Railroad Commission on April 9, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Hunter Crow (G) | |
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas Railroad Commission
Jaime Díez advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas Railroad Commission on April 10, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Jaime Díez (L) | |
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2020
General election candidates
- Chrysta Castañeda (Democratic Party)
- James Wright (Republican Party) ✔
- Katija Gruene (Green Party)
- Matt Sterett (Libertarian Party)
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Democratic primary runoff candidates
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Democratic primary candidates
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Republican primary candidates
- Ryan Sitton (Incumbent)
- James Wright ✔
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Minor Party convention candidates
Green Party
Libertarian Party
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