Dawn Buckingham, the Republican incumbent, is seeking another term as Texas land commissioner in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. The official ballot certification lists Democrat Benjamin Flores and Libertarian Neill Snider as her opponents.

Background and public service

Buckingham won the land commissioner election in 2022 after serving in the Texas Senate. Her campaign biography describes earlier service as a volunteer firefighter.

The General Land Office’s official biography identifies her as a physician who attended the University of Texas at Austin and earned her medical degree at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. She specialized in oculoplastic surgery.

Priorities

Her campaign emphasizes public education funding, veterans services, disaster recovery, border security, energy development and preservation of the Alamo.

The General Land Office identifies support for education and veterans, oil and gas, and border security among the commissioner’s initiatives. Buckingham’s campaign also says she supports developing hydrogen, geothermal and nuclear technologies as part of maintaining energy independence.

These positions come from official and campaign material. No submitted Surround Sound Media questionnaire answers were available for this profile.

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