Election
BY HANNAH NORTON
Voter Guide
2026
Dates to know
Where to vote
Feb. 17: First day of early voting Feb. 20: Last day to apply for a ballot by mail (received, not postmarked) Feb. 27: Last day of early voting March 3: Election day and the last day for counties to receive completed mail-in ballots (or 5 p.m. March 4 if the carrier envelope is postmarked by 7 p.m. on election day)
Registered voters may cast ballots in either Texas’ Republican or Democratic primary, but not both. Third-party candidates will appear on the ballot in November. Travis County residents can vote at any polling location during early voting or on election day. Visit www.votetravis.gov for polling locations.
Only candidates in contested elections are included. Go to county election websites for information on uncontested races.
KEY: R Republican D Democrat *Incumbent
D Patricia Abrego D Chris Bell
R Jeremy Story D Dawn Marshall
Sample ballot
D Bobby Cole D Carlton Hart D Gina Hinojosa D Jose Navarro Balbuena
D Bernie Reyna D Caitlin Rourk D Linda Trevino Texas Senate District 21
Federal elections U.S. Senate R John O. Adefope R Anna Bender R Virgil John Bierschwale
D Faizan Syed D Zach Vance D Angela “Tia Angie” Villescaz Lieutenant governor R Timothy Mabry R Perla Muñoz Hopkins R Dan Patrick* R Esala Wueschner
D Judith Zaffirini D Cortney Jones
R Sara Canady R John Cornyn* R Wesley Hunt R Gulrez “Gus” Khan R Ken Paxton
Travis County Travis County commissioner, Precinct 2 D Reese Ricci Armstrong D Rick Astray-Caneda III D Amanda Marzullo D Brigid Shea* Travis County commissioner, Precinct 4
D Jasmine Crockett D Ahmad R. Hassan D James Talarico U.S. Representative District 37 R Ge’nell Gary
D Vikki Goodwin D Courtney Head
D Marcos Velez Attorney general R Joan Huffman R Mayes Middleton R Aaron Reitz R Chip Roy D Anthony “Tony” Box D Joe Jaworski D Nathan Johnson U.S. House District 10 R Rob Altman R Ben Buis R Robert Brown R Chris Gober R Brandon Hawbaker R Jessica Karlsruher R Kara King R Scott Macleod R Jenny Garcia Sharon
D Gavino Fernandez Jr D George Morales III
R Janet Malzahn R Lauren B. Peña D Greg Casar D Esther Amalia De Jesus Fleharty
D Susanna Ledesma Woody D Ofelia Maldonado Zapata Justice of the peace, Precinct 2 D Mariel Kelley D Randall Slagle*
State elections Governor R Greg Abbott* R R.F. “Bob” Achgill R Charles Andrew Crouch R Evelyn Brooks R Pete “Doc” Chambers R Arturo Espinosa R Mark V. Goloby R Kenneth Hyde R Stephen Samuelson R Ronnie Tullos R Nathaniel Welch
SOURCES: TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATE, TRAVIS COUNTY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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