Statewide · Incumbent: Dan Patrick
Lt. Governor of Texas
Patrick wants a fourth term, sits on more than $30M, and won his March primary by the widest margin of his tenure.
The desk’s rating
Safe Republican
Democrat
Vikki Goodwin
State Rep from Austin (HD-47); won May D runoff over Marcos Velez
- Cash on hand
- $161K
- Raised
- $368K
- Spent
- $492K
Republican · Incumbent
Dan Patrick
Seeking 4th term; Patrick has $30M+ CoH and won March primary by widest margin in his tenure
- Cash on hand
- $37.70M
- Raised
- $1.80M
- Spent
- $951K
Money
Dan Patrick holds 234x as much cash.
Cash on hand as reported in each campaign’s latest filing (as of Dec 2025 and Jan 2026). Full finance records
The desk’s notes
Dan Patrick seeks a 4th term with $30M+ in cash on hand and Trump's endorsement. D nominee Vikki Goodwin, a state rep from Austin, won the May runoff. Late-July 2026 polling on the race diverged sharply: ReconMR for Texas A&M's Bush School (July 27-30, 619 likely voters) had Goodwin ahead 48-46, while a Texas Southern University poll fielded the same window (1,200 likely voters) had Patrick ahead 46-39.
Both polls found most voters still don't know enough about Goodwin to rate her. The structural R lean of Texas statewide races makes this safe-R barring a major environment shift.
What changed
August 10
Two polls fielded the same week disagree: one has Goodwin up 2, the other has Patrick up 7.
Source: Texas A&M Bush School; Texas Southern University
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