See the races and measures on Houston ballots, plus when and where to vote, in plain English. Covers Harris County.
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Key dates
- Last day to register by mail: Mon, Oct 5Mailed applications had to be postmarked on or before Monday, October 5, 2026 (30 days before the election).
- Last day to register in person: Mon, Oct 5In-person applications at the county voter registrar's office or a volunteer deputy registrar were due Monday, October 5, 2026.
- Early voting: Mon, Oct 19 to Fri, Oct 30Monday, Oct. 19 through Friday, Oct. 30, including the weekend of Oct. 24 and 25. Hours are set by each county. Travis: every day 7 AM to 7 PM, with some sites open until 10 PM on Oct. 29 and 30. Harris: Mon through Sat 7 AM to 7 PM, Sunday Oct. 25 noon to 7 PM. Dallas: Mon through Sat 7 AM to 7 PM, Sunday Oct. 25 noon to 6 PM. Bexar regular sites: October 19 to 23, 8 AM to 6 PM; October 24, 7 AM to 7 PM; October 25, noon to 6 PM; October 26 to 30, 7 AM to 7 PM. Two branch sites, Bexar County Justice Center and Valley Ranch Community Center, open weekdays only, 8 AM to 6 PM, throughout October 19 to 30. Check your county's site for exact hours at your location.
- Last day to ask for a mail ballot: Fri, Oct 23Your application must be received (not postmarked) by your county's Early Voting Clerk by Friday, October 23, 2026. Get the form (6-1f) at VoteTexas.gov or from your county. You can submit it by mail, in person, by fax or by email as a signed scanned attachment, but if you fax or email it the signed original must arrive by mail within 4 business days. The application must include your Texas driver license, personal ID or Election Identification Certificate number (not your VUID), or if you have none of those, the last 4 digits of your Social Security number. Send it to the Early Voting Clerk in the county where you're registered.
- Mail ballot deadline: Tue, Nov 37:00 PM CT
- mail (USPS) to your county Early Voting Clerk, arriving by 7:00 PM Nov. 3, OR postmarked by 7:00 PM Nov. 3 and arriving by 5:00 PM Wednesday, Nov. 4
- common or contract carrier (FedEx, UPS) arriving by 7:00 PM Nov. 3, or by 5:00 PM Wednesday, Nov. 4 if the carrier's receipt mark shows a time before 7:00 PM Nov. 3 (Travis County lists this)
- hand-deliver it yourself, in person, to the county Early Voting Clerk's office, but only on Election Day (Nov. 3) while polls are open, with your photo ID (Election Code 86.006(a-1))
- Texas does not use ballot drop boxes
- Election Day: Tue, Nov 3You can vote from 7 AM to 7 PM. If you are inside or in line at the polling place at 7:00 PM, you get to vote. Stay in line. (Election Code 41.032)
Where to vote
- Find your Election Day polling place
- Track your mail ballot
- Check your registration
- See your official sample ballot
Your election office: Harris County Clerk's Office, Elections Department
General line: (713) 755-6965
Mail ballot line: 713-755-3150
Registration questions or showing ID after a provisional ballot (Harris County Tax Office): 713-274-8683 (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 8 AM to 4:30 PM; closed Wednesdays)
15600 Morales Road, Houston 77032
What to bring
Photo ID required in person.
No ID? If you don't have one of the seven photo IDs and can't reasonably get one, you can still vote a regular ballot: show a supporting document (voter registration certificate, current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, certified birth certificate, or any government document with your name and address, copy or original) and sign a Reasonable Impediment Declaration at the polls. If you have none of that, you vote a provisional ballot and have until the 6th day after the election (Monday, Nov. 9, 2026) to bring ID to the county voter registrar's office so it counts (Election Code 65.0541). You can also leave and come back with ID before polls close.
What's on the ballot in Houston
121 races and 10 measures across Houston. Your address decides which ones are on your ballot. Enter it in the guide to see yours.
Federal
- U.S. Senator
Ken Paxton (Republican), James Talarico (Democratic), Ted Brown (Libertarian), Avery Ayers (Write-in), Bradford 'Brad' Hall (Write-in), Zul Mohamed (Write-in), Jade Simmons (Write-in)
- U.S. Representative Your address determines your district.
- District 2 Steve Toth (Republican), Shaun Finnie (Democratic)
- District 7 Alexander Hale (Republican), Lizzie Pannill Fletcher (Democratic), Espoir Ngabo (Green)
- District 8 Jessica Hart Steinmann (Republican), Laura Jones (Democratic)
- District 9 Alex Mealer (Republican), Leticia Gutierrez (Democratic)
- District 18 Ronald Dwayne Whitfield (Republican), Christian Dashaun Menefee (Democratic)
- District 22 Trever Nehls (Republican), Marquette Greene-Scott (Democratic)
- District 29 Martha Fierro (Republican), Sylvia Garcia (Democratic)
- District 36 Brian Babin (Republican), Rhonda Hart (Democratic)
- District 38 Jon Bonck (Republican), Melissa McDonough (Democratic), Alex McMenemy (Green)
State
- Governor
Greg Abbott (Republican), Gina Hinojosa (Democratic), Pat Dixon (Libertarian), Edward Earl Giles (Write-in), Jenn Mack (Write-in), Jinghpaw Majoishingra (Write-in), Mike Miller (Write-in)
- Lieutenant Governor
Dan Patrick (Republican), Vikki Goodwin (Democratic), Anthony Cristo (Libertarian), Kevin McCormick (Green), Arturo Espinosa (Write-in), Stephen Samuelson (Write-in)
- Attorney General
Mayes Middleton (Republican), Nathan Johnson (Democratic), Tom Oxford (Libertarian)
- Comptroller of Public Accounts
Don Huffines (Republican), Sarah Eckhardt (Democratic), V. Alonzo Echavarria-Garza (Libertarian), Shehla Faizi (Green)
- Commissioner of the General Land Office
Dawn Buckingham (Republican), Benjamin Flores (Democratic), Neill Snider (Libertarian)
- Commissioner of Agriculture
Nate Sheets (Republican), Clayton Tucker (Democratic), Austin R. Kelly (Libertarian)
- Railroad Commissioner
Bo French (Republican), Jon Rosenthal (Democratic), Arthur DiBianca (Libertarian)
- Member, State Board of Education Your address determines your district.
- SBOE District 4, unexpired term Tammie Nielsen (Republican), Coretta Mallet-Fontenot (Democratic)
- SBOE District 6 Tiffany Nelson (Republican), Michelle Palmer (Democratic), Margo Jordan (Write-in)
- SBOE District 7 Julie Pickren (Republican), Tiffany Perkinz (Democratic)
- SBOE District 8 Audrey G. Young (Republican), Dana Van De Walker (Democratic)
- State Senator Your address determines your district.
- District 4 Brett W. Ligon (Republican), Ron C. Angeletti (Democratic)
- District 11 Dennis Paul (Republican), Shannon Dicely (Democratic)
- District 13 Unopposed: Borris L. Miles (Democratic)
- District 18 Lois W. Kolkhorst (Republican), Erica Gillum (Democratic)
- State Representative Your address determines your district.
- District 126 Stan Stanart (Republican), Stefanie Bord (Democratic)
- District 127 Charles Cunningham (Republican), Michelle Williams (Democratic)
- District 128 Tom Butler (Republican), Desiree Klaus (Democratic)
- District 129 Scott Bowen (Republican), Albert Wittliff (Democratic)
- District 130 Tom Oliverson (Republican), Brett Robinson (Democratic)
- District 131 Scott Whitmarsh (Republican), Staci Childs (Democratic)
- District 132 Mike Schofield (Republican), Sara McGee (Democratic)
- District 133 Mano DeAyala (Republican), Josh Wallenstein (Democratic)
- District 134 Mike Michna (Republican), Ann Johnson (Democratic)
- District 135 Liz Ramos (Republican), Odus E. Evbagharu (Democratic)
- District 137 Helen Zhou (Republican), Gene Wu (Democratic)
- District 138 Lacey Hull (Republican), Tyler Smith (Democratic)
- District 139 Kyle Harding (Republican), Charlene Ward Johnson (Democratic)
- District 140 Laura Garcia DeLeon (Republican), Armando Lucio Walle (Democratic)
- District 141 Julie Hunt (Republican), Senfronia Thompson (Democratic)
- District 142 Heidi Hall (Republican), Harold V. Dutton, Jr (Democratic)
- District 143 Frank Salazar (Republican), Ana Hernandez (Democratic)
- District 144 David Flores (Republican), Mary Ann Perez (Democratic)
- District 145 Inocensia Moreno (Republican), Christina Morales (Democratic)
- District 146 Alexandria Nicole Butler (Republican), Lauren Ashley Simmons (Democratic)
- District 147 Theodis Daniel (Republican), Jolanda Jones (Democratic)
- District 148 Amanda LaBrie (Republican), Penny Morales Shaw (Democratic)
- District 149 Dave Bennett (Republican), Darlene Breaux (Democratic)
- District 150 Valoree Swanson (Republican), A'Yonna Kellum (Democratic)
Courts
- Chief Justice, Supreme Court Place 1
Jimmy Blacklock (Republican), Maggie Ellis (Democratic)
- Justice, Supreme Court Place 2, unexpired term
James P. Sullivan (Republican), Chari Kelly (Democratic)
- Justice, Supreme Court Place 7
Kyle Hawkins (Republican), Kristen Hawkins (Democratic)
- Justice, Supreme Court Place 8
Brett Busby (Republican), Gisela D. Triana (Democratic)
- Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3
Thomas Smith (Republican), Okey Anyiam (Democratic), Mark Ash (Libertarian)
- Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4
Kevin Patrick Yeary (Republican), Audra Riley (Democratic)
- Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9
John Messinger (Republican), Holly Taylor (Democratic)
- Chief Justice, 15th Court of Appeals Place 1
Scott Brister (Republican), Jerry Zimmerer (Democratic)
- Justice, 15th Court of Appeals Place 2
Scott K. Field (Republican), Tom Baker (Democratic)
- Justice, 15th Court of Appeals Place 3
April Farris (Republican), Marc M. Meyer (Democratic)
- Justice, 1st Court of Appeals Place 3
Todd Frankfort (Republican), Veronica Rivas-Molloy (Democratic)
- Justice, 1st Court of Appeals Place 4, unexpired term
David Gunn (Republican), Julie Countiss (Democratic)
- Justice, 1st Court of Appeals Place 5
Jessica Caird (Republican), Amy Guerra (Democratic)
- Chief Justice, 14th Court of Appeals
Kevin Jewell (Republican), Sarah Beth Landau (Democratic)
- Justice, 14th Court of Appeals Place 7
Ken Wise (Republican), William Demond (Democratic)
- Civil District Judge 55th Judicial District
Nile Copeland (Republican), Latosha Lewis Payne (Democratic)
- Civil District Judge 113th Judicial District
Paul M. Sullivan (Republican), Rabeea Collier (Democratic)
- Civil District Judge 157th Judicial District
Gerald Fowler (Republican), Tanya Garrison (Democratic)
- Civil District Judge 189th Judicial District
Vance Christopher (Republican), Tamika "Tami" Craft (Democratic)
- Civil District Judge 190th Judicial District
Aaron Adams (Republican), Beau Miller (Democratic)
- Civil District Judge 234th Judicial District
David "Dave" Harvey (Republican), Lauren Reeder (Democratic)
- Civil District Judge 269th Judicial District
Celena Guerra Pawlak (Republican), Cory Don Sepolio (Democratic)
- Civil District Judge 270th Judicial District
Brian Staley (Republican), Dedra Davis (Democratic)
- Civil District Judge 281st Judicial District
Chris Carmona (Republican), Christine Weems (Democratic)
- Civil District Judge 295th Judicial District
Greg Travis (Republican), Donna Roth (Democratic)
- Juvenile District Judge 313th Judicial District
Amy Strickling (Republican), Samantha Y. Davis (Democratic)
- Juvenile District Judge 314th Judicial District
Unopposed: Michelle Moore (Democratic)
- Juvenile District Judge 315th Judicial District
Maria Valeria Brock (Republican), Leah Shapiro (Democratic)
- Criminal District Judge 180th Judicial District
Tami C. Pierce (Republican), Stephanie Morales (Democratic)
- Criminal District Judge 182nd Judicial District
Brent Haynes (Republican), Danilo "Danny" Lacayo (Democratic)
- Criminal District Judge 183rd Judicial District
Lance Long (Republican), Julia Maldonado (Democratic)
- Criminal District Judge 184th Judicial District
Heather Hudson (Republican), Katherine "Kat" Thomas (Democratic)
- Criminal District Judge 185th Judicial District
Mark Goldberg (Republican), Andrea Beall (Democratic)
- Criminal District Judge 208th Judicial District
Stephen F. Driver (Republican), Beverly D. Armstrong (Democratic)
- Criminal District Judge 209th Judicial District
Tony Coveny (Republican), Brian Edward Warren (Democratic)
- Criminal District Judge 228th Judicial District
Caroline Dozier (Republican), Alyson Almaguer (Democratic)
- Criminal District Judge 230th Judicial District
Megan Long (Republican), Chris Morton (Democratic)
- Criminal District Judge 232nd Judicial District
Chuck Silverman (Republican), Josh Hill (Democratic)
- Criminal District Judge 248th Judicial District
David W. Overhuls (Republican), Hilary Unger (Democratic)
- Criminal District Judge 262nd Judicial District
Nathan Moss (Republican), Lori Chambers Gray (Democratic)
- Criminal District Judge 263rd Judicial District
Jason A. Campo (Republican), Melissa Marie Morris (Democratic)
- Criminal District Judge 482nd Judicial District
Bryan Honeycutt (Republican), Veronica M. Nelson (Democratic)
- Criminal District Judge 496th Judicial District
Dan Simons (Republican), Ramona Franklin (Democratic)
- Criminal District Judge 497th Judicial District
Peyton Peebles (Republican), Breanna Schwartz (Democratic)
- Criminal District Judge 495th Judicial District
Lori Ann DeAngelo (Republican), Tiffany M. Hill (Democratic)
- Criminal District Judge 486th Judicial District, unexpired term
Vanessa Velasquez (Republican), Kathryn "Katie" Wilson (Democratic)
- Family District Judge 245th Judicial District
Paula Vlahakos (Republican), Angela M Lancelin (Democratic)
- Family District Judge 246th Judicial District
Unopposed: Angela Graves-Harrington (Democratic)
- Family District Judge 247th Judicial District
Unopposed: Janice Berg (Democratic)
- Family District Judge 257th Judicial District
Unopposed: Sandra Peake (Democratic)
- Family District Judge 280th Judicial District
Rose Cardenas (Republican), Damiane Dianne Curvey (Democratic)
- Family District Judge 308th Judicial District
Unopposed: Gloria Lopez (Democratic)
- Family District Judge 309th Judicial District
Melissa Fertel (Republican), Linda Marie Dunson (Democratic)
- Family District Judge 310th Judicial District
Unopposed: Sonya L. Heath (Democratic)
- Family District Judge 311th Judicial District
Joe Radler (Republican), Germaine Janet Tanner (Democratic)
- Family District Judge 312th Judicial District
Jesus Guillen (Republican), Teresa Waldrop (Democratic)
- Judge, County Civil Court at Law No. 1
Jamie King (Republican), Sonia Lopez (Democratic)
- Judge, County Civil Court at Law No. 2
Mark Montgomery (Republican), Ebony N. Williams (Democratic)
- Judge, County Civil Court at Law No. 3
Israel Garcia (Republican), LaShawn A. Williams (Democratic)
- Judge, County Civil Court at Law No. 4
John Donovan (Republican), M. Monica Singh (Democratic)
- Judge, County Civil Court at Law No. 5, unexpired term
Richard Lanier Fason (Republican), Jermaine Thomas (Democratic)
- Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 1
Erin Swanson (Republican), Alex Salgado (Democratic)
- Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 2
Matt Alford (Republican), Matthew Ruben Perez (Democratic)
- Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 3
Leslie R. Johnson (Republican), Carlos Alberto Aguayo (Democratic)
- Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 4
Rebecca Philips Aceto (Republican), Shannon B. Baldwin (Democratic)
- Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 5
Stella Stevens (Republican), David M. Fleischer (Democratic)
- Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 6
Joshua Normand (Republican), Kelley Andrews (Democratic)
- Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 7
Thomas Adam Brodrick (Republican), Andrew A. Wright (Democratic)
- Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 8
Victor Flores (Republican), Erika Ramirez (Democratic)
- Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 9
Xavier Alfaro (Republican), Toria J. Finch (Democratic)
- Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 10
Bao Hoang (Republican), Juanita A. Jackson (Democratic)
- Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 11
Elizabeth Buss (Republican), Sedrick T. Walker II (Democratic)
- Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 12
Anna Emmons (Republican), Ashley Mayes Guice (Democratic)
- Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 13
Amber Cox (Republican), Raul Rodriguez (Democratic)
- Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 14
Jessica N. Padilla (Republican), Yahaira Quezada (Democratic)
- Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 15
Stephen C. St. Martin (Republican), Tonya Jones (Democratic)
- Judge, County Probate Court No. 1
Loyd H. Wright (Republican), Jerry Simoneaux (Democratic)
- Judge, County Probate Court No. 2
Paul Shanklin (Republican), Pamela Medina (Democratic)
- Judge, County Probate Court No. 3
Ronald Schramm (Republican), Jason Cox (Democratic)
- Judge, County Probate Court No. 4
Kevin Fulton (Republican), James S. Horwitz (Democratic)
- Justice of the Peace Your address determines your district.
- Precinct 1, Place 2 Unopposed: Steve Duble (Democratic)
- Precinct 2, Place 2 Jack Ezell (Republican), Dolores Lozano (Democratic)
- Precinct 3, Place 2 Unopposed: Lucia Bates (Democratic)
- Precinct 4, Place 2 Laryssa Korduba (Republican), Sean Simon (Democratic)
- Precinct 5, Place 2 Mark Fury (Republican), Lisa Jefferson (Democratic)
- Precinct 6, Place 2 Unopposed: Angela D. Rodriguez (Democratic)
- Precinct 7, Place 2 Unopposed: Melanie Miles (Democratic)
- Precinct 8, Place 2 Louie Ditta (Republican), Nicolas Juan (Democratic)
County
- County Judge
Orlando Sanchez (Republican), Letitia Plummer (Democratic), Vince Duncan (Write-in), Marianne "Yan" Hess (Write-in)
- County Attorney Unexpired term
Jacqueline Lucci Smith (Republican), Abbie Kamin (Democratic)
- District Clerk
Chris Daniel (Republican), Darrell Jordan, Jr (Democratic)
- County Clerk
Mike Wolfe (Republican), Teneshia Hudspeth (Democratic)
- County Treasurer
Marc Cowart (Republican), Carla L. Wyatt (Democratic)
- County School Trustee (Harris County Department of Education) Position 5, at large
Sartaj Bal (Republican), Erica Davis (Democratic)
- County School Trustee (Harris County Department of Education) Position 7, at large
Denise Dick (Republican), Silky Joshi Malik (Democratic)
- County Commissioner Your address determines your district.
- Precinct 2 Richard Vega (Republican), Adrian Garcia (Democratic)
- Precinct 4 Steve Radack (Republican), Lesley Briones (Democratic), Michelle Gwinn (Write-in)
School
- Klein ISD Trustee Position 1 Only in parts of Houston
Linda Ford, Dustin Qualls
- Klein ISD Trustee Position 2 Only in parts of Houston
Unopposed: Doug James
- Spring ISD Trustee Position 4 Only in parts of Houston
Unopposed: Winford Adams, Jr.
- Spring ISD Trustee Position 5 Only in parts of Houston
Rhonda Newhouse, Kenneth Williams Jr.
- Sheldon ISD Trustee Position 4 Only in parts of Houston
Tiffany Lockett, Fred Rivas
- Sheldon ISD Trustee Position 5 Only in parts of Houston
Pamela Smith Robinson, Kevin Gaines, Bethel Nwachukwu, Kristin Williams-White
- Sheldon ISD Trustee Position 6 Only in parts of Houston
Unopposed: Devora Myles
- Sheldon ISD Trustee Position 7 Only in parts of Houston
Erika Martinez, Nora Banks Willis
- Tomball ISD Trustee Position 1 Only in parts of Houston
Lacey Derrington, Patrick Beecher
- Tomball ISD Trustee Position 2 Only in parts of Houston
Unopposed: Michael Pratt
- Tomball ISD Trustee Position 3 Only in parts of Houston
Joseph Ferguson, John E. McStravick
- Tomball ISD Trustee Position 4 Only in parts of Houston
Unopposed: Mark Lewandowski
- Huffman ISD Trustee Position 1 Only in parts of Houston
Lori Freshour, Vernon Reed
- Huffman ISD Trustee Position 2 Only in parts of Houston
Unopposed: Luke Hight
- Huffman ISD Trustee Position 3 Only in parts of Houston
Unopposed: Ray Burt
- New Caney ISD Trustee Position 1 Only in parts of Houston
Unopposed: Elizabeth Rhoden Harrell
- New Caney ISD Trustee Position 2 Only in parts of Houston
Ryan Schurdell, Kevin D. Jensen II, Chad Turner, Kristina Haggard
Other local districts
- Director, Harris Central Appraisal District At-Large, Place 1
Kathy Blueford-Daniels, Beverly Barrett
- Director, Harris Central Appraisal District At-Large, Place 2
Chris Ehlinger, Jourdyn Wilson, Claudio Gutierrez
- Director, Harris Central Appraisal District At-Large, Place 3
Cris Moses, Ericka McCrutcheon, Jesus Nieto
Ballot measures
- City of Houston Proposition A: Marijuana policing and no-knock warrants
- Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Proposition A: Cy-Fair school operating tax Only in parts of Houston
- Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Proposition B: Cy-Fair school renovation bonds Only in parts of Houston
- Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Proposition C: Cy-Fair school technology bonds Only in parts of Houston
- Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Proposition D: Cy-Fair stadium renovation bonds Only in parts of Houston
- Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Proposition E: Cy-Fair school swimming pool bonds Only in parts of Houston
- Spring ISD Proposition A: Spring school operating tax Only in parts of Houston
- Huffman ISD Proposition A: Huffman school operating tax Only in parts of Houston
- Crosby ISD Proposition A: Crosby school facility bonds Only in parts of Houston
- Crosby ISD Proposition B: Crosby middle school bonds Only in parts of Houston