Primary documents first

Sources and methods

Use these primary records to verify statewide candidates, write-ins, state and federal finance summaries, voting deadlines, the absence of statewide measures, and statewide judicial scope.

Ballot and candidates

Who is running statewide?

2026 general election information Final ballot certification Official statewide sample ballot Certified write-in candidates

Campaign finance

What did candidates report?

Texas Ethics Commission search July Semiannual candidate and officeholder totals Active candidate and officeholder filer list 2026 state filing schedule FEC Texas Senate election

Courts and statewide questions

What judicial and ballot-question scope applies?

Official statewide sample ballot Fifteenth Court of Appeals Texas Government Code Chapter 22

Voting and ballot checks

What rules and dates apply?

Important 2026 election dates Register or check registration Find voting locations Voting by mail Voter identification requirements County election offices

Publication method

How records become a W4POLITICS comparison

Use official election records as the rosterDo not infer a general-election candidate from a campaign site or news story.
Keep state and federal records separateUse the disclosure system responsible for each office.
Match identities conservativelyPublish numeric summaries only when the record supports the candidate-to-filer match.
Preserve source terminologyUse the official field labels and avoid invented totals.
Show the boundaryList missing and uncertain coverage beside completed work.

Found an error or newer filing? Use the corrections process and include the page, field, and original public document when possible.

Source review completed October 1, 2026.