Texas Public Lands Commissioner election, 2026

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← 2022
Texas Land Commissioner
Election details
Filing deadline: Pending
Primary: Pending Primary runoff: Pending General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Texas
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Texas is holding an election for land commissioner on November 3, 2026.

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Candidates and election results

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

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Voting information

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Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.

2022

See also: Texas Public Lands Commissioner election, 2022

General election

General election for Texas Land Commissioner

Dawn Buckingham defeated Jay Kleberg, Alfred Molison, and Carrie Menger in the general election for Texas Land Commissioner on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dawn Buckingham (R)	56.2	4,463,452
		Jay Kleberg (D)	42.1	3,350,291
	Submit photo	Alfred Molison (G)	1.7	133,034
		Carrie Menger (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	1,812

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,948,589
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Texas Land Commissioner

Jay Kleberg defeated Sandragrace Martinez in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas Land Commissioner on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jay Kleberg	52.9	254,273
		Sandragrace Martinez	47.1	225,964

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 480,237
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Texas Land Commissioner

Dawn Buckingham defeated Tim Westley in the Republican primary runoff for Texas Land Commissioner on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dawn Buckingham	68.8	595,554
		Tim Westley	31.2	270,365

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 865,919
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Land Commissioner

Sandragrace Martinez and Jay Kleberg advanced to a runoff. They defeated Jinny Suh and Michael Lange in the Democratic primary for Texas Land Commissioner on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sandragrace Martinez	31.8	313,780
✔		Jay Kleberg	26.0	257,034
		Jinny Suh	21.9	216,238
		Michael Lange	20.2	199,764

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 986,816
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Land Commissioner

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Texas Land Commissioner on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dawn Buckingham	41.9	679,125
✔		Tim Westley	14.8	239,473
		Jon Spiers	12.6	203,879
		Don Minton	10.6	171,001
		Victor Avila	7.5	121,998
		Weston Martinez	6.6	107,219
	Submit photo	Rufus Lopez	3.1	49,475
		Ben Armenta	3.0	48,029

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,620,199
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Green convention

Green convention for Texas Land Commissioner

Alfred Molison advanced from the Green convention for Texas Land Commissioner on April 9, 2022.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Alfred Molison (G)

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2018

See also: Texas Public Lands Commissioner election, 2018

General election

General election for Texas Land Commissioner

Incumbent George P. Bush defeated Miguel Suazo and Matthew Piña in the general election for Texas Land Commissioner on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		George P. Bush (R)	53.7	4,435,202
		Miguel Suazo (D)	43.2	3,567,927
		Matthew Piña (L)	3.1	258,482

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,261,611
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Land Commissioner

Miguel Suazo defeated Tex Morgan in the Democratic primary for Texas Land Commissioner on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Miguel Suazo	70.0	659,163
		Tex Morgan	30.0	282,387

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 941,550
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Land Commissioner

Incumbent George P. Bush defeated Jerry Patterson, Davey Edwards, and Rick Range in the Republican primary for Texas Land Commissioner on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		George P. Bush	58.2	857,398
		Jerry Patterson	29.7	437,535
		Davey Edwards	6.8	100,763
		Rick Range	5.3	77,623

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,473,319
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2014

See also: Texas down ballot state executive elections, 2014

Republican George P. Bush won election on November 4, 2014.

Texas Land Commissioner, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	George P. Bush	60.7%	2,826,751
	Democrat	John Cook	35.3%	1,645,696
	Libertarian	Justin Knight	2.7%	126,406
	Green	Valerie Alessi	1.3%	60,112
Total Votes				4,658,965
Election results via Texas Secretary of State

To view the electoral history dating back to 2002 for the office of Texas Land Commissioner, click [show] to expand the section.

2010

On November 2, 2010, Jerry Patterson won re-election to the office of Texas Land Commissioner. He defeated Hector Uribe (D) and James L. Holdar (L) in the general election.

Texas Land Commissioner, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jerry Patterson Incumbent	61.7%	3,001,736
	Democratic	Hector Uribe	35.3%	1,717,518
	Libertarian	James L. Holdar	3%	148,271
Total Votes				4,867,525
Election results via Texas Secretary of State.

2006

On November 7, 2006, Jerry Patterson won re-election to the office of Texas Land Commissioner. He defeated VaLinda Hathcox (D) and Michael A. French (L) in the general election.

Texas Land Commissioner, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jerry Patterson Incumbent	55.1%	2,317,554
	Democratic	VaLinda Hathcox	41%	1,721,964
	Libertarian	Michael A. French	3.9%	164,098
Total Votes				4,203,616
Election results via Texas Secretary of State.

2002

On November 5, 2002, Jerry Patterson won election to the office of Texas Land Commissioner. He defeated David Bernsen (D), Barbara A. Hernandez (L) and Michael B. McInerney (G) in the general election.

Texas Land Commissioner, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jerry Patterson	53.2%	2,331,700
	Democratic	David Bernsen	41.5%	1,819,365
	Libertarian	Barbara A. Hernandez	4.1%	180,870
	Green	Michael B. McInerney	1.2%	54,130
Total Votes				4,386,065
Election results via Texas Secretary of State.

Election analysis

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