Mayes Middleton
Republican Texas state senator for District 11, Galveston, and oil and gas executive.
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US Midterms 2026Background
Mayes Middleton is the Republican nominee for Attorney General of Texas in 2026. On the Texas Secretary of State's unofficial feed on 4 November, he trailed the Democrat, Nathan Johnson. The result was not yet certified.
Middleton has represented Senate District 11, based in Galveston, since 2023. Before that he served two terms in the Texas House for Chambers and Galveston counties, chairing the House Freedom Caucus in his second. He is president and chief executive of Middleton Oil, an Independent oil and gas company, and runs ranching and farming operations.
The seat opened when Ken Paxton left it to run for the US Senate. Middleton beat US Representative Chip Roy in the 26 May Republican runoff, with endorsements from Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and Aaron Reitz, a rival he had knocked out in March.
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