General elections are statewide elections held every two years in even-numbered years on the the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
- Presidential elections are a type of general election in which the United States presidency is the highest office on the ballot. They are held every four years in even-numbered years that are not multiples of four, e.g. 2016, 2020, 2024, 2028, etc.
- Gubernatorial elections, also called midterm elections, are a type of general election in which the Texas governorship is the highest office on the ballot. They are a held every four years on years that are even-numbered but not multiples of four, e.g. 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026, 2030, etc.
Texas Senate elections are held every four years on the same date as gubernatorial elections.
Texas House elections are held every two years on even-numbered years.
A candidate must receive at least 50 percent plus one vote to win a general election. If there are three or more candidates on the ballot and none of them receives a majority of the votes cast, then the top two candidates will advance to a runoff election.
