What is a Primary? | 2026 Texas Midterm Primary Elections

About this episode

Dan Panetti interviews Texas State Representative Matt Shaheen about the political system and the upcoming Texas primary elections.

Guest: Matt Shaheen, Texas State Representative, District 66 If you’d like to watch this podcast, check out the PCA YouTube page. This was such a powerful conversation with Texas State Representative Matt Shaheen sharing some helpful insights into the political system and how primary and general elections work. Early voting in Texas runs through Friday, February 27th and the primary election date is Tuesday, March 3, 2026. If you are in another state, make sure you check for your primary election date and get out and vote! In Texas there are several hotly contested races on the federal, state, and levels from one US Senator position to every House member. On the state level, the Texas Governor, Lt. Gov., Attorney General, Land Commissioner, Ag Commissioner, and Railroad Commissioner are also in contested primary battles on both sides of the political spectrum!

People in this episode

Host: Dan Panetti

Guest: Matt Shaheen

Topics covered

• politics
• elections
• Texas
• primary elections
• voting
• government

Keywords

• Texas elections
• primary elections
• Matt Shaheen
• voting
• political system
• early voting
• government positions

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Texas, Texas State Representative, District 66

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