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Bo French
Bo French is a Texas Republican who does not currently hold public office. He is a former chairman of the Tarrant County Republican Party and was the Republican nominee for Texas Railroad Commissioner in 2026, losing the November 3, 2026 general election to Democrat Jon Rosenthal, 45.5% to 52.5%, according to final unofficial results. His campaign drew criticism from fellow Republicans over social-media posts about immigrants, Muslims and Jews.
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THE BALLOT RECORD
Bo French’s electoral history
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HOW THEY GOT HERE
A career in milestones
Current position: no public office (Republican; defeated 2026 Railroad Commission nominee)
French holds no elected office. CBS News describes him as originally from Midland and as having been the Tarrant County Republican chairman before running statewide in 2026.
Source ↗Won the Republican nomination for Railroad Commissioner
CBS News reports that many prominent Texas Republicans united against French ahead of the May 2026 runoff, which he won to become the party's nominee for the commission that regulates the state's oil and gas industry.
Source ↗September 2026 post about University of Texas students
CBS News reports French posted that University of Texas students who appeared to be of South Asian descent were a "problem"; several of the students later said they were American citizens. Sen. John Cornyn and Karl Rove said they would not vote for him.
Source ↗Lost the November 3 general election
Final unofficial results compiled by CivicTexas from civicapi.org and the Texas Secretary of State show Rosenthal with 5,105,024 votes (52.5%), French with 4,427,397 (45.5%) and Libertarian Arthur Dibianca with 188,054 (1.9%). Texas Public Radio reports French conceded.
Source ↗Post-election immigration posts
After President Trump told 60 Minutes on November 8, 2026 that his deportation policy may have been "too tough," French posted on X: "NO AMNESTY. Not now, not EVER. EVERY SINGLE ONE must GO."
Source ↗Sources and coverage
Compiled 9 November 2026 from CBS News, NBC News, Texas Public Radio, CivicTexas results and French's own X account. Results are unofficial until the state canvass. This profile is not a complete biography or issue review.
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Selected career milestones, reviewed 2026-11-09. These are sourced historical summaries, not exhaustive biographies. A market listing does not establish that a person has announced a campaign or is eligible to stand.
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Democrat Jon Rosenthal defeats Republican Bo French in ugly race for Texas railroad commissioner ↗
CBS News
Background on French's career, platform, posts and Republican opposition to his candidacy.
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Texas Railroad Commissioner results ↗
CivicTexas
Vote totals compared with Texas Secretary of State figures; unofficial until canvass.
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Democrat Jon Rosenthal defeats Bo French in historic Texas Railroad Commission race ↗
Texas Public Radio / Houston Public Media
Reports French's concession and the historic nature of the result.
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Bo French on the midterm lesson for immigration policy ↗
Bo French on X
French's own case that enforcement was too weak, in his words.
Reviewed 2026-11-09. Reviewed 9 November 2026; all links opened. No official campaign biography page was verified. Statements of support from French's backers are represented by his own X posts; no independent outlet presenting a supportive profile was found.