2025 Texas elections
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The 2025 Texas elections will be held on November 4, 2025.
Texas voters statewide will vote on 17 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution. Special elections will also be held for the Texas State Senate in District 9 and to the U.S. House of Representatives in Texas' 18th congressional district. In additon, numerous municipalities held mayoral and city council elections on May 3.
Constitutional amendment election
17 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution will appear on the November 7, 2025 general election ballot in Texas.[1]
Special elections
2025 Texas's 18th congressional district special election
Incumbent Democrat Sylvester Turner died on March 5, 2025. A blanket primary will be held to fill his unexpired term, with a runoff to be held if no candidate wins an outright majority.[2]
2025 Texas State Senate District 9 special election
As of July 16, 2025, one state legislative special election is scheduled to be held in the U.S. state of Texas.[3] The sole election is to the Texas Senate.[4]
Incumbent Senator Kelly Hancock resigned upon being appointed chief clerk of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts office.[5][3] Leading to a special election in the 9th district to be held on November 4, 2025[4]
Candidates
Declared
- ▌John Huffman (Republican) former mayor of Southlake, Texas[6]
- ▌Taylor Rehmet (Democratic) union president and veteran[7]
- ▌Leigh Wambsganss (Republican) activist and Chief Communications Officer at Patriot Mobile[8][9]
Withdrawn
- ▌ Armin Mizani (Republican), mayor of Keller, Texas[10]
- ▌ Nate Schatzline (Republican), state representative from the 93rd district (endorsed Wambsganss)[11]
Local elections
Fort Worth mayoral election
Incumbent Republican mayor Mattie Parker won re-election to a third term with 66.68% of the vote on May 3.
Garland mayoral election
Incumbent mayor Scott LeMay was term-limited and unable to run for re-election. Dylan Hedrick was elected with 51.70% of the vote on June 7 after advancing to a runoff election against Deborah Morris on May 3.
Houston City Council At-Large Position 4 special election
Incumbent Houston City Councilmember Letitia Plummer for At-Large Position 4 announced she would run for Harris County Judge in 2026. Due to resign-to-run laws, she resigned her seat on July 8, 2025, but will serve until a replacement is elected on November 4.
Candidates
- Dwight Boykins, former Houston City Councilmember for District D (2014-2019) and candidate for mayor in 2019[12]
- Al Lloyd, president of the South MacGregor Civil Club[12]
- Obes Nwabara, president of the Bayou City Art Festival and candidate for At-Large Position 2 in 2023[12]
- Alejandra Salinas, lawyer[12]
Plano municipal elections
Incumbent mayor John Muns won re-election to a third term unopposed on May 3. The city council also held elections to Places 2, 4, and 8 as well as a special election to Place 5.
Bob Kehr won election to Place 2 with 55.68% of the vote, Chris Krupa Downs won election to Place 4 with 54.96% of the vote, Steve Lavine won a special election to Place 5 with 57.70% of the vote, and Vidal Quintanilla won election to Place 8 with 53.90% of the vote.
San Antonio mayoral election
Incumbent mayor Ron Nirenberg was term-limited and unable to run for re-election. Democrat Gina Ortiz Jones was elected with 54.3% of the vote on June 7 after advancing to a runoff election against Republican Rolando Pablos on May 3.
See also
References
- ^ Davis, Erin (June 5, 2025). "Texas constitutional amendments heading to the ballot this November". Spectrum News 1 Austin. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
- ^ Wu, Nicholas (April 7, 2025). "Texas special election set for November". Politico. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
- ^ a b "Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Welcomes Former Texas State Sen. Kelly Hancock to Comptroller's Office". comptroller.texas.gov. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- ^ a b Kumar, By Atirikta (2025-06-27). "Gov. Greg Abbott sets Nov. 4 special election for open state Senate seat". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- ^ Serrano, By Zach Despart and Alejandro (2025-06-19). "Former Texas state Sen. Kelly Hancock to become acting comptroller, run for permanent job". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- ^ Roberts, Kim (August 1, 2025). "Texas Senate District 9 Special Election Candidates Speak on THC, Gambling, Top Priorities". The Texan. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
- ^ Royster, Rachel (July 8, 2025). "North Texas mayor joins race for Fort Worth-area state Senate District 9". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ "GOP Heavyweights Endorse Leigh Wambsganss For Texas Senate". Yahoo News. 2025-07-02. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- ^ Bim, Mara Richards (2025-06-02). "Leigh Wambsganss and the duplicity of Christian nationalist women". Baptist News Global. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- ^ "Keller Mayor Armin Mizani pivots from Texas Senate to Texas House District campaign". WFAA News. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ "State Rep. Nate Schatzline drops Texas Senate bid, endorses conservative activist Leigh Wambsganss". 24 June 2025.
- ^ a b c d Vu, Kevin (July 21, 2025). "4 candidates currently vying for council member Letitia Plummer's seat". Community Impact. Retrieved July 27, 2025.