GOTV Intel

Dawn Buckingham

Commissioner of the General Land Office, Texas Commissioner of Public Lands · Republican

OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · Texas Commissioner of Public Lands · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: Texas Secretary of State — Ballot Certification Report, 2026 November General Election · read Sep 24, 2026

Sources (2)
  • Texas Secretary of State — Ballot Certification Report, 2026 November General Election (certified August 28, 2026): Commissioner of the General Land Office — 'DAWN BUCKINGHAM', REP
  • unopposed in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary, listed as incumbent (I)
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Key Votes

The record

  • SB 1: Election integrity and voting procedures — voted Yes

    Final passage · 18–11 · Texas Senate, 87th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2021) · journal page 4

    Aug 12, 2021 · Official · Texas Senate Journal · source

  • HB 3: Public school finance and property tax relief — voted Yes

    Final passage · 26–2 · Texas Senate, 86th Legislature, Regular Session (2019) · journal page 112

    May 6, 2019 · Official · Texas Senate Journal · source

  • HB 1: General Appropriations Act, 2020–21 — voted Yes

    Final passage · 31–0 · Texas Senate, 86th Legislature, Regular Session (2019) · journal page 15

    Apr 9, 2019 · Official · Texas Senate Journal · source

  • SB 1: General Appropriations Act, 2018–19 — voted Yes

    Final passage · 31–0 · Texas Senate, 85th Legislature, Regular Session (2017) · journal page 3

    Mar 28, 2017 · Official · Texas Senate Journal · source

  • SB 4: Enforcement of immigration laws by local governments (sanctuary cities) — voted Yes

    Final passage · 20–10 · Texas Senate, 85th Legislature, Regular Session (2017) · journal page 6

    Feb 8, 2017 · Official · Texas Senate Journal · source

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 25
Raised
$646,865this report
Cash on Hand
$3,216,157this report
Spent
$212,070this report

View the FilingTexas Ethics Commission, latest 2026-cycle report (through Jul 15, 2026)

Finance Reports

  • Campaign finance — latest 2026-cycle report (Texas Ethics Commission)

    Buckingham M.D., Dawn C. (The Honorable) (candidate/officeholder account, TEC filer 00069001) — latest report: SEMIJUL for 01/01/2026–06/30/2026, filed 07/15/2026: contributions this period $646,865.00; expenditures this period $212,069.85; contributions maintained (cash on hand) $3,216,156.76; outstanding loans $0.00.

    Jul 15, 2026 · Official · Texas Ethics Commission

Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.

Advertising

Who is advertising for and against Dawn

  • Advertising summary — for and against (2026 cycle)

    For: own campaign $16,500 on Google (“DAWN BUCKINGHAM CAMPAIGN” 2 ads, Oct 30, 2025–Jan 1, 2026); outside Google ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched. Against: outside Google ads $0–$0; opponent campaign ads $0–$0; Snap $0. 2026 cycle. FEC independent expenditures: not applicable (state race). Meta: not searched — no API access.

    Jan 1, 2026 · Official · Ads summary (2026 cycle) · source

Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.

Polls

Public polls

  • Texas Southern University Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey CenterGeneral election · Land Commissioner

    Dawn Buckingham 47% · Benjamin Flores 39% · Neill Snider 2% · Undecided 12%

    Sep 15, 2026 to Sep 19, 2026 · 1,800 LV · ±2.31 pts · SMS/online (text-to-web) · Texas Southern University Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey Center

Released public polls of this race, as each pollster reported them. A poll is a snapshot, not a forecast.

The 2026 Field

Who else is running for Texas Commissioner of Public Lands

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • Commissioner of the General Land Office · TX-LANDCOMM

    Republican · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot

    Sep 4, 2026 · Official · Texas Secretary of State

Not on file for Dawn yet: In Their Words, In the News, Reach Them. Coverage varies by state and office.

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_e779pngzz.

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