This is a developing story. Last updated on 11/3/26 at 11:26 a.m.
Texans across the state weighed in on nine Texas Board of Education races on Nov. 3. While one consequential race is still awaiting final results, here’s what we currently know.
Democrat Thomas Garcia flipped the seat in District 2, defeating Republican Victoria Hinojosa with 58.1% of the vote. The district covers parts of Corpus Christi and Brownsville.
In District 4, which was a special election after Democrat Staci Childs stepped down from her position to run for Texas House District 131, Democrat Coretta Mallet-Fontenot defeated Republican Tammie Nielsen with 78.5% of the vote. The district represents parts of Harris County.
In District 5, Allison Bush secured the Democrat’s seat after the incumbent in the district, Democrat Rebecca Bell-Metereau, did not seek reelection. Bush defeated Republican Mica Arellano, receiving 69.7% of the vote. The district includes parts of Travis, Caldwell, Guadalupe, and Blanco counties.
In District 6, which represents parts of Conroe and Tomball outside of Houston, Democrat Michelle Palmer is leading Republican Tiffany Nelson at the time of writing with 50.7% of the vote with 99% of votes counted. The incumbent in this district, Republican Will Hickman, did not seek reelection.
Republican incumbent Julie Pickren is leading Democrat Tiffany Perkinz in District 7 with 51.4% of the vote at the time of writing. The district represents parts of Beaumont, Galveston, and Pearland.
At the time of writing, Republican incumbent Audrey Young and her Democrat challenger Dana Van de Walker are in dead heat in District 8, which represents parts of Trinity and San Jacinto counties. With 96% of votes recorded, Walker holds a narrow lead over Young—300,108 to 299,544 votes.
In District 9, Republican Kason Huddleston is projected to win with 58% of the vote against Democrat Ericka Ledferd. The district seat, which represents parts of Mesquite, Long View, Mount Pleasant, and Nacogdoches, was up for grabs after Republican Keven Ellis didn’t seek reelection.
In District 13 in North Texas, Democrat incumbent Tiffany Clark defeated Republican Carlos Garza with 80% of the vote.
Republican Mindy Bumgarner defeated Democrat Amy Taylor with 55.4% of the vote in District 14, which represents Corsicana and Waco. Republicans will hold onto that seat, as it was previously held by Evelyn Brooks, who ran for governor in 2026 and lost in the Republican primary.
The results of District 8 will determine which party holds the majority on the board, and could break the Republican-dominated hold.
