Greg Abbott

Governor of Texas since 2015

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Running for Governor, TX, 2026

Link: vugol.me/p/greg-abbott

Roster source: Wikipedia (secondary source) (2026-09-19)

Greg Abbott — Photo — Photo · gregabbott.com

Greg Abbott — Illustration · Vugol.me — Illustration · Vugol.me
Illustration by Vugol.me, adapted from NASA Johnson Space Center / NASA-JSC/ROBERT MARKOWITZ · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Races

2026 · Governor, TX · General · Republican · on the ballot · incumbent

Background

Gregory Wayne Abbott is an American politician, attorney, and jurist serving since 2015 as the 48th governor of Texas.

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 2025, Abbott is the longest-serving incumbent governor in the United States.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-24 · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Abbott

In the news

‘F--- her’: Jasmine Crockett torched by ex-Dem colleague over who she left off endorsement listFox News · Sep 29
Another majority that could be in Democrats’ reach: From the Politics DeskNBC News · Sep 29
Texas governor declares emergency to bring down fuel pricesWashington Post · Sep 28
One normally quiet Texas race shows 2026 will be a ‘wipe out’ for Republicans, Dem stategist claimsNew York Post · Sep 27
Texas voters have plenty to say about whether Lone Star State could turn blueFox News · Sep 27
Muslim Americans push back as Republican politicians stoke anti-Sharia rhetoric ahead of electionABC News · Sep 25

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Website and social

Official websitevia Wikidata

Campaign contact: info@gregabbott.com · source

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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 2026-09-24 — 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
photo_gallery — https://www.gregabbott.com/about-texas-governor-greg-abbott/
photo_gallery — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greg_Abbott,_Governor_of_Texas,_at_the_Presidential_Office_of_Taiwan_2024-07-07_(cropped).jpg
photo_gallery — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greg_Abbott_Buc-ee%27s_Luling_Texas_2024.jpg
photo_gallery — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greg_Abbott_in_2024_(cropped).jpg
photo_gallery — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greg_Abbott_2018_(cropped).jpg
photo_gallery — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greg_Abbott_2018.jpg

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