Election
BY HANNAH NORTON & AUBREY HOWELL
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. Fort Bend County residents can cast their ballots at any voting locations during early voting or on Election day. Visit www.fortbendcountytx.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 Ahmad R. Hassan D James Talarico 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
D Anthony “Tony” Box D Joe Jaworski D Nathan Johnson Texas House, District 26 D Elizabeth “Eliz” Markowitz D Daniel Lee Texas House, District 27 D Ron Reynolds D Paul Prevot Texas House, District 28 D Kristyna Payton Loundy D Sandy Ibanez Texas House, District 76 R Linda Howell R Lea C.S. Simmons R Christian Amuta D Suleman Lalani D Marie Asher Baptiste Fort Bend County County Judge R Daryl Aaron R Kenneth Omoruyi R Melissa M. Wilson R Daniel Wong R KP George D Eddie Sajjad D Cynthia Lenton-Gary D J. Christian Becerra D Dexter L. McCoy D Rachelle Carter District Clerk R John Minchew R Audrey Lee D Beverley McGrew Walker
D Muzaffar Vohra D Iris R. Lewis County Clerk R Tamara McFarlane R J.J. Clemence D Montreal L. Peterson
Sample ballot
Federal elections U.S. House, District 7 R Erin M. Montgomery R Tina Cohen R Alexander Hale R Alexander Z. Kalai U.S. House, District 18 R Ronald Dwayne Whitfield R Elizabeth Vences D Gretchen Brown D Amanda Edwards D Al Green D Christian D. Menefee U.S. House, District 22
D Shah Haleem D Sonya Jones D Maria T. Jackson
County Treasurer D Rahim Rupani D Jeffrey L. Boney D Eric B. Lister D Pedro Valencia D Sara Khan District Attorney R Shawn McDonald R Mark Rubal Commissioner, Precinct 2
R Nathaniel Welch D Patricia Abrego D Chris Bell
D Bobby Cole D Carlton Hart D Gina Hinojosa D Jose Navarro Balbuena
R Rebecca Clark R Trever Nehls
D Robert “Puga” Thomas D Marquette Greene-Scott
D Grady Prestage D Larry Blackmon
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 Sterling Gadison D Chris Fernandez D Pearl Vuorinen
State elections U.S. Senate R John O. Adefope R Anna Bender R Virgil John Bierschwale
SOURCES: TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATE/COMMUNITY IMPACT
D Vikki Goodwin D Courtney Head D Marcos Velez Attorney general R Joan Huffman R Mayes Middleton R Aaron Reitz R Chip Roy
R Sara Canady R John Cornyn* R Wesley Hunt R Gulrez “Gus” Khan R Ken Paxton D Jasmine Crockett
For more election coverage, go to www.communityimpact.com/ voter-guide.
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