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Texas Elections Calendar - 2025 and 2026

Primary Election - March 3,2026​

Statewide and Federal primaries are held on the first Tuesday in March of each even-numbered year to select the nominees of the major political parties for partisan offices - TX ELECTION § 41.007

Poll Hours: 7:00 AM-7:00 PM

March Primary Election Election's Important Dates:
February 1, 2026 Voter Registration Deadline In Person: You can register in person at your county Voter Registrar’s office. In person registration deadline is 30 days before Election Day. . Note: The original date is February 1, which is a Sunday. Please double check with your local election office if they have moved this date to Monday - February 2
February 1, 2026 Voter Registration Deadline By Mail, Fax or email attachment: You may fill out a voter registration application online, print it and mail it to the voter registrar in your county of residence. Registration by mail must be postmarked 30 days before Election Day . . Note: The original date is February 1, which is a Sunday. Please double check with your local election office if they have moved this date to Monday - February 2
February 14, 2026 Early voting begins: Early voting starts 17 day before Election Day. If that day falls on a weekend, then early voting starts the following Monday. . . Note: The original date is February 14, which is a Saturday. Please double check with your local election office if they have moved this date to Monday - February 16
February 27, 2026 Early voting ends: Early voting ends four days before Election Day..

General Election - November 3,2026​

November General election is held the Tuesday after the first Monday of the month of November

Poll Hours: 7:00 AM-7:00 PM

November General Election Election's Important Dates:
October 4, 2026 Voter Registration Deadline In Person: You can register in person at your county Voter Registrar’s office. In person registration deadline is 30 days before Election Day. . Note: The original date is October 4, which is a Sunday. Please double check with your local election office if they have moved this date to Monday - October 5
October 4, 2026 Voter Registration Deadline By Mail, Fax or email attachment: You may fill out a voter registration application online, print it and mail it to the voter registrar in your county of residence. Registration by mail must be postmarked 30 days before Election Day . . Note: The original date is October 4, which is a Sunday. Please double check with your local election office if they have moved this date to Monday - October 5
October 17, 2026 Early voting begins: Early voting starts 17 day before Election Day. If that day falls on a weekend, then early voting starts the following Monday. . . Note: The original date is October 17, which is a Saturday. Please double check with your local election office if they have moved this date to Monday - October 19
October 30, 2026 Early voting ends: Early voting ends four days before Election Day..

NOTES​

This page contains dates and deadlines information on elections occurring in Texas

Election dates,voter registration deadlines,early voting, absenstee voting, and voting hours apply to statewide elections in most cases. However, Check with your Town Clerk for the hours of voting, and voter registration deadlines as they vary by town. Please be advised that these dates are updated regularly but are subject to scheduling changes at the local level.

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