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. Bastrop County residents can vote at the Bastrop County Courthouse Annex, 804 Pecan St., during early voting or on Election Day. For more polling locations, visit www.bastropvotes.org/voting-schedule.
Only candidates in contested elections are included. Go to county election websites for information on uncontested races.
KEY: R Republican D Democrat *Incumbent
State Representative District 17 R Tom Glass R Stan Gerdes D Robert Salter D Mary Elizabeth Klenz D Frank Gomez III County elections County Judge R Gregory Klaus* R Donald Loucks District Clerk R Tamara “Tammy” Batot R Holly Cox
R Pete “Doc” Chambers R Arturo Espinosa R Mark V. Goloby R Kenneth Hyde R Stephen Samuelson R Ronnie Tullos
R Esala Wueschner D Vikki Goodwin D Courtney Head
Sample ballot
State elections U.S. Senate R John O. Adefope R Anna Bender R Virgil John Bierschwale
D Marcos Velez Attorney general R Joan Hu¤man R Mayes Middleton R Aaron Reitz R Chip Roy D Anthony “Tony” Box D Joe Jaworski D Nathan Johnson State Senator, District 5 R Apollo Hernandez R Charles Schwertner R Larry Nance D Paul Thomasson D Kevin Nelson
R Nathaniel Welch D Patricia Abrego D Chris Bell
R Sara Canady R John Cornyn* R Wesley Hunt R Gulrez “Gus” Khan R Ken Paxton
D Bobby Cole D Carlton Hart D Gina Hinojosa D Jose Navarro Balbuena
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
D Faizan Syed D Zach Vance D Angela “Tia Angie” Villescaz Lieutenant governor R Timothy Mabry R Perla Muñoz Hopkins R Dan Patrick*
R Sarah Loucks* R Ward Northcutt
SOURCES: BASTROP COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE, TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATECOMMUNITY IMPACT
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