Election
BY ELLE BENT
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 and Hays County residents can vote at any polling location during early voting or on election day. Visit www.votetravis.gov or www.hayscountytx.gov for polling locations.
Only candidates in contested elections are included. Go to county election websites for information on uncontested races.
KEY: D Democrat R Republican *Incumbent
Lieutenant governor R Timothy Mabry R Perla Muñoz Hopkins R Dan Patrick* R Esala Wueschner
R Mike Wheeler D Gary Taylor D Regina Vanburg D Kristin Hook U.S. Representative District 27 R Michael Cloud* R Chris Hatley D “Stock” Castro-Mendoza D Wayne Raasch D Tanya Llyod Local elections Hays County Criminal District Attorney D Alfonso O. Salazar D Landon Bryan Campbell Hays County Commissioner, Precinct 4
Sample ballot
State elections U.S. Senate R John O. Adefope R Anna Bender R Virgil John Bierschwale
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. Representative District 37 R Ge’nell Gary R Janet Malzahn R Lauren B. Peña D Greg Casar D Esther Amalia De Jesus Fleharty Texas Senate District 21 D Judith Zaffirini D Cortney Jones U.S. Representative District 21
R Sara Canady R John Cornyn* R Wesley Hunt R Gulrez “Gus” Khan R Ken Paxton
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
R WM. Travis Crow R Rob McClelland D Angie Unger D Laurie Brown
Hays County Judge D Ruben Becerra* D Michelle Gutierrez Cohen D Joel W. Martin 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 Gavino Fernandez Jr. D George Morales III
R Daniel Betts R Jason Cahill R Jacques Dubose R Zeke Enriquez R Weston Martinez R Paul Rojas R Kyle Sinclair R Mark Teixeira R Heather Tessmer R Trey Trainor R Peggy Wardlaw
R Nathaniel Welch D Patricia Abrego D Chris Bell
D Bobby Cole D Carlton Hart D Gina Hinojosa D Jose Navarro Balbuena
D Susanna Ledesma Woody D Ofelia Maldonado Zapata Justice of the peace, Precinct 2 D Mariel Kelley D Randall Slagle*
D Faizan Syed D Zach Vance D Angela “Tia Angie” Villescaz
SOURCES: HAYS COUNTY CLERK, TRAVIS COUNTY CLERK/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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