Election
BY VANESSA HOLT & 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. Montgomery County residents can cast their ballots at any early voting polling location during early voting and must vote in their precinct on election day. Visit https://elections.mctx.org 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
State Board of Education, District 6 R Barbara Denson R Tiffany Nelson Montgomery County County Judge R Mark Keough* R Wayne Mack Commissioner, Precinct 2 R Charlie Riley* R Bob Harvey Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 R Brian Luly R Scott Carson R William Waggoner Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5 R Ashton Hedrick R Billy Masden
R R.F. “Bob” Achgill R Ronnie Tullos
D Courtney Head D Vikki Goodwin D Marcos Isaias Velez Attorney general R Aaron Reitz R Chip Roy R Mayes Middleton R Joan Huffman D Nathan Johnson D Joe Jaworski
Sample ballot
R Arturo Espinosa R Nathaniel Welch R Greg Abbott* R Stephen Samuelson D Chris Bell D Bobby Cole D Jose Navarro Balbuena D Patricia Abrego D Angela “Tia Angie” Villescaz D Andrew White D Zach Vance D Gina Hinojosa
Federal elections U.S. House, District 8
R Brett Jensen R Stephen Long R Jay Fondren R Jessica Hart Steinmann R Nick Tran R Deddrick T. Wilmer D Laura Jones D Keith Coleman
D Anthony “Tony” Box Texas House, District 3 R Cecil Bell, Jr.* R Kristen Plaisance D James Franklin Alvarado D Nicole King Texas House, District 16 R Jon Bouche R Will Metcalf*
State elections Governor R Kenneth Hyde R Mark V. Goloby R Evelyn Brooks
D Carlton W. Hart Lieutenant governor R Dan Patrick* R Timothy Mabry R Perla Muñoz Hopkins R Esala Wueschner
R Pete “Doc” Chambers R Charles Andrew Crouch
NOTE: TO VIEW THE FULL LIST OF ALL CONTESTED STATE AND NATIONAL RACES, VISIT WWW.COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM/VOTER-GUIDE.
SOURCES: MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATE/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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