Texas: Comptroller of Public Accounts

2026 General Election · November 3, 2026

The state's chief tax collector, accountant and revenue estimator. The comptroller certifies whether the state budget fits within expected revenue. It is a 4-year term.

This race is on every Texas ballot.

Election Quick Facts

October 5, 2026Voter registration deadline

Oct 19–30, 2026Early voting

October 23, 2026Last day to apply for a mail ballot (received)

November 3, 2026Election Day (polls open 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.)

Source: Texas Secretary of State

Results

Nov. 3, 2026 general election · All results

Unofficial winnerUnofficial results, as of Nov 04, 2026 17:14

Sarah Eckhardt D

51.3%4,983,999 votes26.2% of registered voters

Don Huffines R

46.2%4,488,794 votes23.6% of registered voters

V. Alonzo Echavarria-Garza L

1.9%183,878 votes1.0% of registered voters

Shehla Faizi G

0.7%62,879 votes0.3% of registered voters

9,719,550 votes counted · 19,041,684 registered voters · 51.0% turnout · Source: Texas Secretary of State, Election Night Returns (unofficial)

2026 Candidates

4 certified for the general election

Don Huffines R

Republican

46.2% of the vote

Previously served in the Texas Senate, District 16, from 2015 to 2019.

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Sarah Eckhardt D

Democratic

Won, 51.3%

Member of the Texas Senate for District 14 since 2020.

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V. Alonzo Echavarria-Garza L

Libertarian

1.9% of the vote

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Shehla Faizi is a Texas mom who has over the years seen the increase in financial disparity in Texas (despite it having the 2nd highest GDP in the U.S.!) Shehla is running for Texas State Comptroller to ensure that Texas taxes are only for the people of Texas! Not for propping up foreign entities, not for tax breaks for big corporations, but for Texans.

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Candidate list from the Texas Secretary of State 2026 Ballot Certification. Write-in candidates are not shown.

Compare the Candidates

Where each candidate stands on the key issues facing Texas. A position appears only after we verify it from the candidate's own statements, votes or official record, with a link to the source.

Issue	Don Huffines R	Sarah Eckhardt D	V. Alonzo Echavarria-Garza L	Shehla Faizi G
Economy & Cost of Living	Supports eliminating business regulations the campaign says raise the cost of living. (source)	Research in progress	Research in progress	Research in progress
Taxes	Proposes returning budget surpluses as property tax relief for businesses, renters, and homeowners. (source)	Research in progress	Research in progress	Calls for redirecting tax break dollars to disaster relief and public schools and giving Texans input on tax incentives. (source)
Jobs, Wages & Workers	Supports reducing government's role to promote entrepreneurship and wage growth. (source)	Research in progress	Research in progress	Research in progress
Government Spending, Deficit & Debt	Proposes forensic audits of all state agencies and local governments to review how tax dollars are spent. (source)	Supports a state government she describes as effective, efficient, fair, and minimally intrusive. (source)	Research in progress	Supports public transparency on how state tax dollars are spent. (source)
Energy & the Electric Grid	Research in progress	Research in progress	Research in progress	Research in progress
Housing & Homelessness	Calls for cutting property taxes and regulation, which the campaign says drive up housing costs. (source)	Research in progress	Research in progress	Research in progress
Health Care	Research in progress	Proposes having the Comptroller report the cost to the state of not expanding Medicaid. (source)	Research in progress	Research in progress
K–12 Education	Supports the state education savings account program and proposes overseeing it with the Legislature and TEA. (source)	Proposes using the Comptroller's office to protect public schools and audit the state voucher program. (source)	Research in progress	Calls for administering school vouchers without religious bias, citing denial of voucher funds to accredited Islamic schools. (source)
Immigration & Border Security	Calls for no state tax dollars to go to people in the country illegally, terrorists, or what the campaign calls woke ideology. (source)	Research in progress	Research in progress	Proposes challenging the SB8 grant program that pays sheriffs' offices to cooperate with federal ICE operations. (source)
Government Ethics & Money in Politics	Proposes investigating government corruption and seeking prosecution of those who steal taxpayer funds. (source)	Calls for ending no-bid state contracts to donors and stopping incentives for AI data centers. (source)	Research in progress	Research in progress
Civil Rights & Equal Treatment	Research in progress	Research in progress	Research in progress	Supports ending the Texas anti-BDS law, which the campaign calls unconstitutional. (source)
Infrastructure & Transportation	Proposes working with the Legislature to modernize highways, airports, ports, and power systems. (source)	Research in progress	Research in progress	Research in progress
Foreign Policy & National Security	Research in progress	Research in progress	Research in progress	Proposes seeking legal opinions so the Comptroller can divest the state from all foreign bonds. (source)
Trade, Tariffs & Manufacturing	Supports giving Texas companies priority for state contracts. (source)	Research in progress	Research in progress	Research in progress
AI, Technology & Privacy	Research in progress	Research in progress	Research in progress	Opposes state tax breaks for data centers, citing their cost and low job requirements. (source)

Ads in This Race

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Don Huffines RNo campaign-account ads listed yet

Sarah Eckhardt DNo campaign-account ads listed yet

V. Alonzo Echavarria-Garza LNo campaign-account ads listed yet

Shehla Faizi GNo campaign-account ads listed yet