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What to expect in Texas on Election Day

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The 2026 midterm election is one of the biggest tests of Republican dominance in Texas in decades. Voters in the Lone Star state will cast ballots in a hotly contested U.S. Senate race and elect U.S. House representatives to districts newly redrawn to favor Republican candidates in contests that could be decisive in Democrats’ bid to retake control of Congress. Voters will also elect a governor, state and local representatives and judges, and decide on ballot measures.

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