Texas Supreme Court primaries: Who is running and what to know

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Place 1, Chief Justice

Cory Carlyle
Democrat
💰 Campaign finance:
$3,717 cash on hand
💰 Major donors this cycle:
Paul Wingo, Dallas attorney
Charles Brady, Arlington attorney
Thomas Lester, Washington, D.C. attorney

Maggie Ellis
Democrat
💰 Campaign finance:
$21,392 cash on hand
💰 Major donors this cycle:
Blue Victory Communications, a political consulting firm, in-kind video production donation
Madeleine Connor, controversial former Travis County district judge
Carlos Salinas, Austin family attorney

Place 2

Chari Kelly
Democrat
💰 Campaign finance:
$74,328 cash on hand
💰 Major donors this cycle:
Susan Miller, retired Austin attorney
Debra Shivers, business manager at Jones Family Farm

Place 7

Gordon Goodman
Democrat
💰 Campaign finance:
$1,004 cash on hand
💰 Major donors this cycle:
Goodman loaned his campaign $6,096

Kristen Hawkins
Democrat
💰 Campaign finance:
$309,660 cash on hand
💰 Major donors this cycle:
Kurt Arnold and Jason Itkin, partners at Houston-based Arnold & Itkin, a law firm that is working to elect candidates who oppose tort reform measures
Mike Lowenberg, Houston attorney
Kherker Garcia, a Houston personal injury law firm
Sean Roberts and the Roberts Markland personal injury law firm

Place 8

Gisela Triana
Democrat
💰 Campaign finance:
$123,622 cash on hand
💰 Major donors this cycle:
Triana has not raised any money this cycle but carried over funds in her campaign account from a previous run.




https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/03/2026-texas-supreme-court-primary-guide/