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Lieutenant Governor

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1
Term
4 years
Candidates
4
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The Lieutenant Governor presides over the Texas Senate, appoints its committees and steers which bills it takes up, and succeeds the Governor if the office becomes vacant. Elected separately from the Governor.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Vikki GoodwinDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Anthony CristoLibertarian

    • Opposes property tax relief without spending cuts.
    • Supports a balanced budget and properly funded schools.

  • Kevin McCormickGreen

    • Supports basing property taxes on economic, not speculative, value.

  • Dan PatrickRepublican

    • Pledges to eliminate school operating property taxes for average homeowners.In office
    • Led increases in the school homestead exemption.In office

Public safety

  • Vikki GoodwinDemocratic

    • Supports regulating THC products instead of banning them.

  • Anthony CristoLibertarian

    • Supports legalizing marijuana.

  • Kevin McCormickGreen

    No documented position found.

  • Dan PatrickRepublican

    • Led passage of campus, open and permitless carry laws.In office

Education

  • Vikki GoodwinDemocratic

    • Opposes the private school voucher program.
    • Supports raising the basic allotment and tying it to inflation.

  • Anthony CristoLibertarian

    No documented position found.

  • Kevin McCormickGreen

    No documented position found.

  • Dan PatrickRepublican

    • Led passage of the state's school choice program.In office
    • Led 2025 law on Ten Commandments, prayer time in schools.In office
    • Led Senate votes to end DEI policies at universities.In office

Housing

Economy & jobs

  • Vikki GoodwinDemocratic

    • Supports a $15 minimum wage.

  • Anthony CristoLibertarian

    • Opposes taxpayer-funded welfare; supports immigrants who come to work.

  • Kevin McCormickGreen

    • Opposes tax breaks and water transfers for data centers.

  • Dan PatrickRepublican

    No documented position found.

Roads & infrastructure

  • Vikki GoodwinDemocratic

    • Supports pausing new data center construction until regulated.

  • Anthony CristoLibertarian

    No documented position found.

  • Kevin McCormickGreen

    • Proposes greatly improving public transportation in Texas cities.

  • Dan PatrickRepublican

    No documented position found.

Environment & parks

Health & human services

  • Vikki GoodwinDemocratic

    • Proposes "Texas Cares," a state-run health insurance program.
    • Supports expanding Medicaid.

  • Anthony CristoLibertarian

    No documented position found.

  • Kevin McCormickGreen

    No documented position found.

  • Dan PatrickRepublican

    • Led passage of the Heartbeat Bill restricting abortion.In office

Government & transparency

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 9 issues covered in this race.