Quitman man running for Texas governor in 2026
Posted/updated on: July 2, 2025 at 5:01 am
QUITMAN – Retired firefighter and local cattle man, Bobby Cole, is running for Texas governor in the 2026 election, according to a report from our news partner KETK.
Cole has announced his run against current Gov. Greg Abbott for Texas governor in the upcoming election. According to Cole’s campaign website, he is an ordinary Texan Democrat looking to lower prices on essentials and boost an economy that helps working Texans. Hard work is nothing new to Cole, as he spent several years working two jobs as a firefighter and farmer while driving several miles back and fourth.
“His commute to work in Texarkana, and later in Plano where he retired from the fire department as a Lieutenant, were over 100 miles each way,” Cole’s campaign website said. “Despite the journey, getting home to Quitman after a 24-hour shift, he would work his dairy farm, making sure cows were milked twice a day, every day of the year.”
According to ballotpedia.org, Cole has declared for the general election of the gubernatorial race that is set to take place on Nov. 3, 2026
