Ken Paxton
U.S. Senate · TexasTexas attorney general and the 2026 Republican nominee for U.S. Senate.
2026 election
2026 Endorsements
See YRT’s complete statewide endorsement record, who remains on the November ballot, and the direct source behind every listing.Top of ticket and closest to Plano
Four races to know now.
These YRT-endorsed candidates are confirmed Republican nominees for November. District 32 reaches Collin County; the three statewide races appear on ballots across Texas.
Mayes Middleton
Texas Attorney General · Runoff endorsementTexas state senator and the Republican nominee for attorney general.
Jace Yarbrough
Congressional District 32Constitutional attorney and Air Force Reserve officer; Republican nominee for District 32.
Don Huffines
Texas ComptrollerFormer Texas state senator and the Republican nominee for comptroller.
Every endorsement YRT published
The complete 2026 record.
Open a ballot level to see every name, office, campaign link, and YRT receipt. “November nominee” marks candidates confirmed for the general election; “Primary record” preserves an earlier endorsement.
United States Senate01Open
- November nomineeKen PaxtonU.S. Senate · Texas
Texas attorney general and the 2026 Republican nominee for U.S. Senate.
United States House06Open
- November nomineeSteve TothCongressional District 2
Texas state representative and the Republican nominee for District 2.
- Primary recordBriscoe CainCongressional District 9
Texas state representative and YRT-backed candidate in the District 9 Republican primary.
- November nomineeBrandon HerreraCongressional District 23
Entrepreneur and the Republican nominee for District 23.
- November nomineeJace YarbroughCongressional District 32
Constitutional attorney and Air Force Reserve officer; Republican nominee for District 32.
- Primary recordFred HinojosaCongressional District 34
2026 Republican candidate for District 34 and part of YRT’s primary endorsement record.
- Primary recordJosh CortezCongressional District 35
Former congressional adviser and South Texas political director who ran in District 35.
Statewide races08Open
- November nomineeMayes MiddletonTexas Attorney General · Runoff endorsement
Texas state senator and the Republican nominee for attorney general.
- Primary recordAaron ReitzTexas Attorney General · Primary endorsement
Former Texas deputy attorney general and YRT’s original primary endorsement in the attorney general contest.
- November nomineeDon HuffinesTexas Comptroller
Former Texas state senator and the Republican nominee for comptroller.
- November nomineeBo FrenchRailroad Commissioner
Former Tarrant County GOP chair and the Republican nominee for railroad commissioner.
- November nomineeNate SheetsAgriculture Commissioner
Texas rancher and the Republican nominee for agriculture commissioner.
- November nomineeThomas SmithCourt of Criminal Appeals · Place 3
Republican nominee for judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3.
- Primary recordBarbara DensonState Board of Education · District 6
Engineer, author, and civic advocate who ran for State Board of Education District 6.
- November nomineeKason HuddlestonState Board of Education · District 9
Republican nominee for State Board of Education District 9.
Texas Senate01Open
- Primary recordRhonda WardSenate District 3
Business owner, real-estate appraiser, and SREC member who ran in Senate District 3.
Texas House04Open
- November nomineeKatrina PiersonHouse District 33
Current Texas House member and the Republican nominee for District 33.
- November nomineeKeresa RichardsonHouse District 61
Current Texas House member and the Republican nominee for District 61.
- November nomineeDavid LoweHouse District 91
Current Texas House member and the Republican nominee for District 91.
- November nomineeScott BowenHouse District 129
Republican nominee for Texas House District 129.
Local races03Open
- Primary recordWoody HuffinesCollin County Commissioner · Precinct 4
Finance and project-management executive who ran for Collin County commissioner.
- Local recordRob FarquharsonKaufman County Court at Law No. 2
Attorney who ran for Kaufman County Court at Law No. 2 with YRT’s endorsement.
- Local recordShilo PlattsJefferson County GOP Chair
YRT’s published endorsement in the Jefferson County party-chair contest.
Plano YR record
Plano endorsements stay separate.
Nothing above is relabeled as a Plano YR endorsement. When Plano YR takes a formal position of its own, it will appear here with the office, decision date, campaign link, and public source.