State · November 3, 2026 General Election
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Presides over the Texas Senate and decides which bills get considered there — widely described as one of the most powerful offices in state government.
What this office does
Texas voters elect the lieutenant governor at the same election as the governor, for the same term and with the same qualifications. By virtue of the office, the lieutenant governor is President of the Senate, may debate and vote on all questions when the Senate sits as a Committee of the Whole, and casts the deciding vote when the Senate is equally divided. If the governor is absent from the state, temporarily unable to serve, or impeached, the lieutenant governor exercises the governor's powers, and becomes governor if that office becomes vacant.
| What we compare | Anthony Cristo | Vikki Goodwin | Kevin McCormick | Dan PatrickHolds this office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | — | Texas House of Representatives, District 47 (serving her fourth term)Texas House of Representatives – Member Biography ↗ | — | Lieutenant Governor of TexasOffice of the Lieutenant Governor – About Dan Patrick ↗ |
| Before | — | — | — | Texas State Senator, District 7 (2007–2015). The Texas Legislative Reference Library's official member record also lists an alternate surname on file: "Goeb."Texas Legislative Reference Library – Member Profile: Dan Patrick ↗ |
| Work | — | Small business owner and real estate brokerTexas House of Representatives – Member Biography ↗ | Non-Law-Related EmploymentState Bar of Texas – Find A Lawyer (Bar Card No. 13460600) ↗ | — |
| Raised | $21.3M$21,283,853 raised across 2 filings, through Sep 24, 2026 — Search the Texas Ethics Commission for Dan Patrick's filings$300K their own campaign account$21.0M Texans for Dan Patrick | |||
| How we count this | Texas lets a campaign raise through the candidate's own account and, separately, through a committee the state records as supporting them. We add them so the comparison answers the question a reader is actually asking. Money moved between the two is reported by both filings, so a combined figure can count a transfer twice — it is an upper bound, not a reconciled total. The parts are listed so you can see what went into it. | |||
| Their words | “I'm Anthony Cristo of Cibolo, Texas—a high school English and debate teacher, a military veteran, and a proud Libertarian candidate for Lieutenant Governor.”Anthony Cristo for Lt. Governor - TX (Campaign Site) ↗ | “I need your help to restore sanity to OUR Texas government.”Vikki Goodwin Campaign Website – Home ↗ | “I am running in the 2026 election as the Green Party candidate for Texas Lieutenant Governor.”Kevin McCormick Campaign Site – About ↗ | “This Legislative Session we have already passed the most conservative agenda in Texas history – including school choice, property tax relief, investing in our water infrastructure, our electric grid, banning non-citizens from voting, and returning prayer and the Ten Commandments to our public schools.”Dan Patrick Campaign Site – Lt. Governor Announces His 2026 Campaign For Re-election ↗ |
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| We searched the same 4 official registries for every candidate in this race on 28 July 2026 and found no adverse findings for any of them. | ||||
How we count this
Texas lets a campaign raise through the candidate's own account and, separately, through a committee the state records as supporting them. We add them so the comparison answers the question a reader is actually asking. Money moved between the two is reported by both filings, so a combined figure can count a transfer twice — it is an upper bound, not a reconciled total. The parts are listed so you can see what went into it.We searched the same 4 official registries for every candidate in this race on 28 July 2026 and found no adverse findings for any of them.
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