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Filter · Governor, Texas
48 polls · Texas
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| Field dates | Race | Pollster | Sample | Results | Pollster release |
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| Oct 23 to Oct 29, 2026 | Texas Governor | ActiVote | 400 Likely voters |
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| Oct 26 to Oct 28, 2026 | Texas Governor | Quantus Insights | 1,221 Likely voters |
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| Oct 20 to Oct 27, 2026 | Texas Governor | CNN/SSRS | 923 Likely voters |
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| Oct 21 to Oct 25, 2026 | Texas Governor | Texas Southern University Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center | 2,000 Likely voters |
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| Oct 17 to Oct 21, 2026 | Texas Governor | ActiVote | 400 Likely voters |
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| Oct 13 to Oct 21, 2026 | Texas Governor | YouGov | 1,000 Registered voters |
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| Oct 1 to Oct 20, 2026 | Texas Governor | VoteHub/Verasight | 601 Likely voters |
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| Oct 15 to Oct 19, 2026 | Texas Governor | Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. Research | 1,398 Likely voters |
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| Oct 17 to Oct 19, 2026 | Texas Governor | Emerson College | 1,000 Likely voters |
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| Oct 15 to Oct 18, 2026 | Texas Governor | Pollfinity | 278 Likely voters |
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| Oct 15 to Oct 18, 2026 | Texas Governor | Slingshot Strategies | 969 Likely voters |
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| Sep 30 to Oct 14, 2026 | Texas Governor | ActiVote | 400 Likely voters |
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| Oct 5 to Oct 8, 2026 | Texas Governor | ReconMR/Siena University | 617 Likely voters |
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| Sep 22 to Sep 30, 2026 | Texas Governor | The New York Times/Siena University | 605 Likely voters |
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| Sep 24 to Sep 28, 2026 | Texas Governor | Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. Research | 881 Likely voters |
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| Sep 20 to Sep 28, 2026 | Texas Governor | Guidant Polling and Strategy | 800 Likely voters |
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| Sep 18 to Sep 28, 2026 | Texas Governor | University of Massachusetts Lowell Center for Public Opinion/YouGov | 850 Likely voters |
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| Sep 19 to Sep 22, 2026 | Texas Governor | Slingshot Strategies | 1,007 Likely voters |
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| Sep 15 to Sep 19, 2026 | Texas Governor | Texas Southern University Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center | 1,800 Likely voters |
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| Sep 12 to Sep 14, 2026 | Texas Governor | Emerson College | 1,000 Likely voters |
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| Sep 8 to Sep 11, 2026 | Texas Governor | ReconMR/Siena University | 614 Likely voters |
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| Aug 27 to Sep 4, 2026 | Texas Governor | YouGov | 1,000 Registered voters |
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| Aug 30 to Sep 1, 2026 | Texas Governor | Fabrizio Ward/Impact Research | 895 Likely voters |
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| Aug 21 to Aug 24, 2026 | Texas Governor | Slingshot Strategies | 1,000 Likely voters |
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| Aug 5 to Aug 13, 2026 | Texas Governor | The Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin/YouGov | 1,218 Registered voters |
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| Aug 9 to Aug 10, 2026 | Texas Governor | Emerson College | 1,000 Likely voters |
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| Jul 29 to Jul 31, 2026 | Texas Governor | Cygnal Partisan sponsor: Republican | 800 Likely voters |
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| Jul 30 to Jul 31, 2026 | Texas Governor | Wedgewood Polls | 800 Likely voters |
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| Jul 27 to Jul 30, 2026 | Texas Governor | ReconMR/Siena University | 619 Likely voters |
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| Jul 27 to Jul 30, 2026 | Texas Governor | Texas Southern University Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center | 1,200 Likely voters |
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| Jul 23 to Jul 27, 2026 | Texas Governor | Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. Research | 1,006 Registered voters |
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| Jul 15 to Jul 17, 2026 | Texas Governor | Slingshot Strategies | 1,048 Likely voters |
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| Jun 19 to Jun 27, 2026 | Texas Governor | The New York Times/Siena University | 656 Likely voters |
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| Jun 5 to Jun 12, 2026 | Texas Governor | Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas/YouGov | 1,200 Registered voters |
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| Jun 1 to Jun 4, 2026 | Texas Governor | ReconMR/Siena University | 807 Likely voters |
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| May 27 to May 28, 2026 | Texas Governor | Slingshot Strategies | 1,670 Likely voters |
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| May 22 to May 23, 2026 | Texas Governor | Public Policy Polling Partisan sponsor: Democratic | 643 Likely voters |
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| Apr 22 to May 6, 2026 | Texas Governor | Texas Southern University Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center | 1,223 Likely voters |
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| Apr 17 to Apr 20, 2026 | Texas Governor | Slingshot Strategies | 1,018 Likely voters |
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| Apr 10 to Apr 20, 2026 | Texas Governor | The Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin/YouGov | 1,200 Registered voters |
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| Feb 13 to Feb 22, 2026 | Texas Governor | University of Texas at Tyler | 1,117 Registered voters |
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| Feb 13 to Feb 22, 2026 | Texas Governor | University of Texas at Tyler Center for Opinion Research | 1,117 Registered voters |
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| Feb 13 to Feb 22, 2026 | Texas Governor | University of Texas at Tyler Center for Opinion Research | 1,117 Registered voters |
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| Jan 20 to Jan 31, 2026 | Texas Governor | University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs/YouGov | 1,502 Likely voters |
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| Jan 20 to Jan 31, 2026 | Texas Governor | University of Houston/YouGov | 1,502 Likely voters |
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| Jan 10 to Jan 12, 2026 | Texas Governor | Emerson College | 1,165 Registered voters |
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| Jan 10 to Jan 12, 2026 | Texas Governor | Emerson College | 1,165 Registered voters |
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| Aug 27 to Aug 29, 2025 | Texas Governor | Slingshot Strategies | 843 Registered voters |
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- 52%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 48%Gina Hinojosa
ActiVote · Oct 23 to Oct 29, 2026 · 400 likely voters
Pollster release- 52%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 46%Gina Hinojosa
Quantus Insights · Oct 26 to Oct 28, 2026 · 1,221 likely voters
Pollster release- 48%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 46%Gina Hinojosa
CNN/SSRS · Oct 20 to Oct 27, 2026 · 923 likely voters
Pollster release- 50%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 47%Gina Hinojosa
- 2%Pat Dixon
Texas Southern University Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center · Oct 21 to Oct 25, 2026 · 2,000 likely voters
Pollster release- 53%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 48%Gina Hinojosa
ActiVote · Oct 17 to Oct 21, 2026 · 400 likely voters
Pollster release- 48%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 46%Gina Hinojosa
YouGov · Oct 13 to Oct 21, 2026 · 1,000 registered voters
Pollster release- 48%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 46%Gina Hinojosa
- 1%Pat Dixon
VoteHub/Verasight · Oct 1 to Oct 20, 2026 · 601 likely voters
Pollster release- 52%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 47%Gina Hinojosa
Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. Research · Oct 15 to Oct 19, 2026 · 1,398 likely voters
Pollster release- 49%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 45%Gina Hinojosa
- 1%Pat Dixon
Emerson College · Oct 17 to Oct 19, 2026 · 1,000 likely voters
Pollster release- 46%Gina Hinojosa
- 45%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 2%Pat Dixon
Pollfinity · Oct 15 to Oct 18, 2026 · 278 likely voters
Pollster release- 51%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 48%Gina Hinojosa
- 1%Pat Dixon
Slingshot Strategies · Oct 15 to Oct 18, 2026 · 969 likely voters
Pollster release- 51%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 49%Gina Hinojosa
ActiVote · Sep 30 to Oct 14, 2026 · 400 likely voters
Pollster release- 48%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 47%Gina Hinojosa
ReconMR/Siena University · Oct 5 to Oct 8, 2026 · 617 likely voters
Pollster release- 49%Gina Hinojosa
- 46%Greg AbbottIncumbent
The New York Times/Siena University · Sep 22 to Sep 30, 2026 · 605 likely voters
Pollster release- 52%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 47%Gina Hinojosa
Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. Research · Sep 24 to Sep 28, 2026 · 881 likely voters
Pollster release- 46%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 44%Gina Hinojosa
- 4%Pat Dixon
Guidant Polling and Strategy · Sep 20 to Sep 28, 2026 · 800 likely voters
Pollster release- 48%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 44%Gina Hinojosa
- 1%Pat Dixon
University of Massachusetts Lowell Center for Public Opinion/YouGov · Sep 18 to Sep 28, 2026 · 850 likely voters
Pollster release- 50%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 46%Gina Hinojosa
- 2%Pat Dixon
Slingshot Strategies · Sep 19 to Sep 22, 2026 · 1,007 likely voters
Pollster release- 49%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 45%Gina Hinojosa
- 2%Pat Dixon
Texas Southern University Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center · Sep 15 to Sep 19, 2026 · 1,800 likely voters
Pollster release- 49%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 46%Gina Hinojosa
- 2%Pat Dixon
Emerson College · Sep 12 to Sep 14, 2026 · 1,000 likely voters
Pollster release- 49%Gina Hinojosa
- 45%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 0%Pat Dixon
ReconMR/Siena University · Sep 8 to Sep 11, 2026 · 614 likely voters
Pollster release- 47%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 47%Gina Hinojosa
YouGov · Aug 27 to Sep 4, 2026 · 1,000 registered voters
Pollster release- 49%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 46%Gina Hinojosa
Fabrizio Ward/Impact Research · Aug 30 to Sep 1, 2026 · 895 likely voters
Pollster release- 49%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 42%Gina Hinojosa
- 1%Pat Dixon
- 1%Jenn Mack Raphoon
Slingshot Strategies · Aug 21 to Aug 24, 2026 · 1,000 likely voters
Pollster release- 45%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 40%Gina Hinojosa
- 3%Pat Dixon
The Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin/YouGov · Aug 5 to Aug 13, 2026 · 1,218 registered voters
Pollster release- 49%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 45%Gina Hinojosa
Emerson College · Aug 9 to Aug 10, 2026 · 1,000 likely voters
Pollster release- 49%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 46%Gina Hinojosa
Cygnal · Jul 29 to Jul 31, 2026 · 800 likely voters · Partisan sponsor: Republican
Pollster release- 50%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 44%Gina Hinojosa
Wedgewood Polls · Jul 30 to Jul 31, 2026 · 800 likely voters
Pollster release- 46%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 45%Gina Hinojosa
- 0%Pat Dixon
ReconMR/Siena University · Jul 27 to Jul 30, 2026 · 619 likely voters
Pollster release- 49%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 43%Gina Hinojosa
- 3%Pat Dixon
Texas Southern University Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center · Jul 27 to Jul 30, 2026 · 1,200 likely voters
Pollster release- 50%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 49%Gina Hinojosa
Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. Research · Jul 23 to Jul 27, 2026 · 1,006 registered voters
Pollster release- 45%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 42%Gina Hinojosa
- 1%Pat Dixon
- 1%Jenn Mack Raphoon
Slingshot Strategies · Jul 15 to Jul 17, 2026 · 1,048 likely voters
Pollster release- 51%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 44%Gina Hinojosa
The New York Times/Siena University · Jun 19 to Jun 27, 2026 · 656 likely voters
Pollster release- 47%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 40%Gina Hinojosa
Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas/YouGov · Jun 5 to Jun 12, 2026 · 1,200 registered voters
Pollster release- 49%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 44%Gina Hinojosa
- 0%Pat Dixon
ReconMR/Siena University · Jun 1 to Jun 4, 2026 · 807 likely voters
Pollster release- 46%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 41%Gina Hinojosa
Slingshot Strategies · May 27 to May 28, 2026 · 1,670 likely voters
Pollster release- 48%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 44%Gina Hinojosa
Public Policy Polling · May 22 to May 23, 2026 · 643 likely voters · Partisan sponsor: Democratic
Pollster release- 49%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 43%Gina Hinojosa
Texas Southern University Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center · Apr 22 to May 6, 2026 · 1,223 likely voters
Pollster release- 48%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 43%Gina Hinojosa
Slingshot Strategies · Apr 17 to Apr 20, 2026 · 1,018 likely voters
Pollster release- 44%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 38%Gina Hinojosa
The Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin/YouGov · Apr 10 to Apr 20, 2026 · 1,200 registered voters
Pollster release- 49%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 41%Gina Hinojosa
University of Texas at Tyler · Feb 13 to Feb 22, 2026 · 1,117 registered voters
Pollster release- 51%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 39%Chris Bell
University of Texas at Tyler Center for Opinion Research · Feb 13 to Feb 22, 2026 · 1,117 registered voters
Pollster release- 49%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 41%Gina Hinojosa
University of Texas at Tyler Center for Opinion Research · Feb 13 to Feb 22, 2026 · 1,117 registered voters
Pollster release- 49%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 42%Gina Hinojosa
University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs/YouGov · Jan 20 to Jan 31, 2026 · 1,502 likely voters
Pollster release- 49%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 42%Gina Hinojosa
University of Houston/YouGov · Jan 20 to Jan 31, 2026 · 1,502 likely voters
Pollster release- 50%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 42%Gina Hinojosa
Emerson College · Jan 10 to Jan 12, 2026 · 1,165 registered voters
Pollster release- 50%Greg AbbottIncumbent
- 42%Gina Hinojosa
Emerson College · Jan 10 to Jan 12, 2026 · 1,165 registered voters
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Polling data from VoteHub (https://votehub.com/polls/api/), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Records reformatted by Election Wrld.
“Incumbent” marks a name that exactly matches the current holder of that seat in our officials files. Some polls were fielded in 2025. Last poll added to our copy: October 30, 2026. The polls API returns the same rows as JSON, or as CSV with ?format=csv.