Texas Secretary of State 2026 candidate dates

… October 30, 2026</strong></p></td> <td width="80%"><p>Last day of early voting by personal appearance for November 3 general election.  [Sec. 85.001(a)]  </p></td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" align="center">November 2026</th> </tr> <tr> <td width="20%" bgcolor="#F7F6F6"><p align="center"><strong>Tuesday, <br> November 3, 2026</strong></p></td> <td width="80%"><p>General election day.  [Sec. 41.002]  </p></td> </tr> </table> <h2><a name="_Toc201305703">Note Concerning Conventions of Parties Holding Primary Elections</a></h2> <h3><em>Precinct Conventions</em></h3> <h4>Time and Place</h4> <blockquote> Precinct conventions may be held at a time and place determined by rules adopted by the state executive committee of a political party. If precinct conventions are held on the general primary election day, the hour for convening may not be earlier than 7:00 p.m. or later than 9:00 p.m., but a convention may not convene until the last voter has voted at the precinct polling place. If precinct conventions are held on a day other than the general primary election day, the county executive committee must set the hour for convening or a time frame in which the convention must convene.  [Secs. 174.021, 174.022] <br /> …