San Marcos - Buda - Kyle Edition | October 2024

Election

BY SIERRA MARTIN

Voter Guide

2024

Dates to know

Where to vote

Oct. 21: First day of early voting Oct. 25: Last day to apply for ballot by mail (received, not postmarked) Nov. 1: Last day of early voting Nov. 5: Election Day and the last day to receive ballot by mail (or Nov. 6 if carrier envelope is postmarked by 7 p.m. at location of election on Election Day)

Hays County residents can vote at any Hays County polling place. Visit www.hayscountytx.gov/elections for Hays County polling locations.

Only candidates in contested elections are included. Go to county election websites for information on uncontested races.

KEY: D Democrat G Green L Libertarian R Republican *Incumbent

Federal elections President

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7 R Gina Parker D Nancy Mulder* Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8 R Lee Finley D Chika Anyiam Texas Senate, District 25 R Donna Campbell* D Merrie Fox

Hays County constable, Precinct 2 R David L. Sáenz, Sr. D Michael Torres* Hays County Proposition A: The city will issue

R Donald J. Trump D Kamala D. Harris L Chase Oliver G Jill Stein U.S. Senate R Ted Cruz* D Colin Allred L Ted Brown U.S. Representative, District 21 R Chip Roy* D Kristin Hook L Bob King U.S. Representative, District 35 R Steven Wright D Greg Casar* State elections Texas Railroad Commissioner

$439,634,000 in bonds to build, maintain, and operate roads. A tax will be levied to pay off the bonds and interest. Kyle City Council, District 5

Courtney Goza Marc McKinney Melisa Medina San Marcos mayor Jane Hughson* Juan Miguel Arredondo San Marcos City Council, Place 5

Texas House, District 45 R Tennyson G. Moreno D Erin Zwiener* Texas House, District 73

R Carrie Isaac* D Sally Duval Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals District, Place 2 R John Messinger D Maggie Ellis Judge, District 483 R Tanner Neidhardt* D Alicia Key Local elections Hays County judge, Court-at-Law Number 3 R Robert E. Updegrove D Elaine S. Brown Hays County district clerk (unexpired term) R Philip Muzzy D Amanda K. Calvert Hays County sheriff R Anthony Hipolito, Jr. D Alex Villalobos Hays County commissioner, Precinct 3

Roland Saucedo Atom Von Arndt Griffin Spell Lorenzo Gonzalez San Marcos City Council, Place 6 Amanda Rodriguez Maraya Dunn Austin Community College board of trustees, Place 7 Sherri Lynn Taylor Cole Wilson Austin Community College board of trustees, Place 9 Joe Sefton Julie Ann Nitsch* San Marcos CISD Proposition A: The district is proposing an ad valorem tax rate of $1.015200 per $100 valuation for the current year. This rate will lead to a 1.3% increase in maintenance and operations tax revenue compared to the previous year, resulting in an additional $851,078 for the district.

R Christi Craddick* D Katherine Culbert L Hawk Dunlap G Eddie Espinoza Texas Supreme Court Justice, Place 2 R Jimmy Blacklock* D DaSean Jones Texas Supreme Court Justice, Place 4 R John Devine* D Christine Vinh Weems Texas Supreme Court Justice, Place 6 R Jane Bland* D Bonnie Lee Goldstein L J. David Roberson Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, presiding judge R David J. Schenck D Holly Taylor

R Morgan Hammer D Rebecca Minnick

Order of sample ballot was pulled from the Hays County generic sample ballot.

SOURCE: HAYS COUNTY/COMMUNITY IMPACT

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