Abbott Announces Special Election to Replace Former State Sen. Brian Birdwell

Abbott announces special election to replace former state Sen. Brian Birdwell

Gov. Greg Abbott has set a special election to finish out former state Sen. Brian Birdwell's term after he resigned the seat to a take a position as an assistant U.S. secretary of defense.

Special election set to replace Texas Sen. Brian Birdwell, who resigned for Pentagon post

Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday set a special election to replace former Texas Sen. Brian Birdwell for Election Day after the five-term Granbury Republican resigned

Gov. Greg Abbott sets special election for Texas Senate District 22

Gov. Greg Abbott set a special election for Texas Senate District 22 on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, officials said. The election will fill the unexpired term after Sen. Brian Birdwell vacated the seat, according to the governor’s proclamation. The filing deadline was specifically set by Gov. Greg Abbott’s order, in accordance with Texas Election Code requirements that the governor establish candidate-filing deadlines when an election is scheduled on …

The Governor Who Can't Be Bothered To Give Texans A Fair Election

Internal Republican polling must be really bad. I mean really bad, because Greg Abbott just pulled a stunt that can only be described as “desperate.” After sitting on a Senate vacancy in SD22 for 84 days, he declared a special election yesterday afternoon, giving candidates only TWO DAYS to file. The special election will take place on November 3, the same day as the general election. Since both Republican and Democratic candidates are already o…