Except as otherwise provided by law, to be elected to a public office, a candidate must receive more votes than any other candidate for the office.
Official text of the Texas Election Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.
Election Code › Title 1 › Chapter 2 › Subchapter A
Texas Election Code § 2.001
Plurality Vote Required
Vote Required for Election to Office · Election by Plurality
Legislative history
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.