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Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott ran for Governor in TX in 2026 as a Republican (lost).
Governor of Texas since 2015
Ran for Governor, TX, 2026 · Lost to Gina Hinojosa (Democratic), 45.7% to 52.8%. Unofficial result, not yet certified. Wikipedia, read 2026-11-14
On the Texas ballot, Nov 3, 2026 Governor, 3 names on the official list. Election Day has passed; see the ballot as it was.Do you approve of Greg Abbott?
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- 2026 · Governor, TX · General · Republican · on the ballot · incumbent
Background
Gregory Wayne Abbott is an American politician, attorney, and jurist serving as the 48th Governor of Texas since 2015.
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A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2002 to 2015 as the 50th attorney general of Texas and from 1996 to 2001 as a justice of the Texas Supreme Court. As of 2026, Abbott is the longest-serving incumbent governor in the United States.
About
Greg Abbott is the 48th Governor of Texas, first elected in 2014 and re-elected to a third term in 2022. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and earned a law degree from Vanderbilt University. Before becoming governor he served as Texas Attorney General, as a justice on the Supreme Court of Texas, and as a state district judge in Harris County. Source: Office of the Governor of Texas (gov.texas.gov/about).
In the news
- Incoming GOP congressman backs halting all immigration to US, warns about Sharia law in Texas
- Data center backlash fuels votes for change, stock market swing
- Watch live: Hinojosa speaks after midterm win against Abbott
- Dan Patrick concedes Texas ‘turned purple’ after Democrats’ historic blue wave
- Voters send a resounding message against data centers
- Midterm elections could zap the data center buildout, experts say
- Texas Democrats put DEI back on agenda after sweeping to power
- Texas GOP pushes to limit Hinojosa's power before takeover
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Sources
- Portrait, NASA Johnson Space Center / NASA-JSC/ROBERT MARKOWITZ · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons (file page)
- Background, Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-11-08 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Abbott
- Website and social links, Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5605224
- Roster, Wikipedia (secondary source) https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_Texas_gubernatorial_election&oldid=1375650105
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