New Braunfels Edition | February 2026

Election

BY AMIRA VAN LEEUWEN

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. Comal and Guadalupe County residents can vote at any polling location during early voting or on Election Day. Visit www.comalcounty.gov/193/Elections-Voter-Registration or www.guadalupetx.gov/page/elections.home for polling locations.

Only a portion of candidates in contested elections are included. Go to county election websites for information on all contested and uncontested races.

KEY: D Democrat R Republican *Incumbent **Appointed Incumbent

Sample ballot

State Senator, District 21 D Judith Zaffirini* D Cortney Jones State Senator, District 19

Lieutenant governor R Timothy Mabry R Perla Muñoz Hopkins R Dan Patrick* R Esala Wueschner

State elections U.S. Senate R John O. Adefope R Anna Bender R Virgil John Bierschwale

R Marcus Cardenas R Robert Marks, Jr. R Adam Ernest Salyer Guadalupe County Commissioner, Precinct 2 R Ronnie Clark R Noah Webster Guadalupe County Commissioner, Precinct 3 - Unexpired term R Jim Wolverton** R Allison Heyward Guadalupe County Commissioner, Precinct 4 R Joel Hicks R Mark Allen R Stephen Germann* Guadalupe County Judge, County Court at Law No. 1 R William “Bill” Squires, III R John Green Guadalupe County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 R Willie Ybarra R Sheryl Sachtleben Comal County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1

D Vikki Goodwin D Courtney Head

R Sara Canady R John Cornyn* R Wesley Hunt R Gulrez “Gus” Khan R Ken Paxton

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

D Jasmine Crockett 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

Local elections Comal County Judge

R Kayne Parrish R Deb Hindman

R Kristen H. Hoyt Comal County Clerk R Garrison G. Maurer

R Romelle “Mell” Walkup R Ryan Bourbon-Stuart R Leann Miller Comal County Commissioner, Precinct 2 R John Stratemann R Steve Minus R Steven Rollins State Representative, District 44 R Alan Schoolcraft

R Tom Clark* R Mark Long R Susan L. “Susie” Patterson

R Nathaniel Welch D Patricia Abrego D Chris Bell

SOURCES: TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATE, GUADALUPE AND COMAL COUNTY/ COMMUNITY IMPACT

D Bobby Cole D Carlton Hart D Gina Hinojosa D Jose Navarro Balbuena

D Faizan Syed D Zach Vance D Angela “Tia Angie” Villescaz

R Gabriel Ortiz D Eric Norman D Steve Schwab

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