2026 Texas attorney general race

Incumbent: Ken Paxton (Republican) · not seeking re-election in this race

Mayes MiddletonRepublican Party (United States)46%

Nathan M. JohnsonDemocratic Party (United States)42.5%

vsMiddleton +3.52 polls

IJR Line — pollster average adjusted by community Influence

Where they stand

Expand an issue for what they've actually said, cited

Issue	Middleton	Johnson
	Enforce the law	Unknown
Fentanyl & drug enforcement	Unknown	Unknown
	Expand drilling	Limit fossil fuels
	Tough on crime	Unknown
Gun policy	Unknown	Unknown
	Protect Unborn	Pro Abortion
	Cut taxes	Unknown
Housing costs	Unknown	Unknown
	Deregulate	Unknown
	Require ID	Unknown
	Defund sanctuaries	Unknown
	Parental authority	Unknown
	Open Choice	Government Monopoly
EV mandates	Unknown	Unknown
	Merit Driven - No DEI	Unknown
	Protect Kids - No Transition	Unknown
	Protect Women	Unknown
LGBT causes	Unknown	Unknown
	Unknown	Expand gov role
Social Security & Medicare	Unknown	Unknown
	Cut spending	Unknown
Election integrity: mail ballots	Unknown	Unknown
Free speech & tech censorship	Unknown	Unknown
Marijuana legalization	Unknown	Unknown
Student loan forgiveness	Unknown	Unknown
Congressional term limits	Unknown	Unknown
Congressional stock trading	Unknown	Unknown
Israel	Unknown	Unknown
Ukraine aid	Unknown	Unknown
China & trade	Unknown	Unknown

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