2026 Midterm ElectionWhen is Early Voting? Early voting begins Monday, Oct. 19 and runs through Friday, Oct. 30. A list of voting locations is here for Collin County, Dallas County, Denton County, Tarrant CountyWhen is Election Day? Tuesday, Nov. 3, is Election Day and polling locations will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. You can vote if you’re in line by 7 p.m. on Election Day.Federal races: (U.S. Senate, U.S. House)State races: (Governor, Lt. Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller, GLO Commissioner, Agriculture Commissioner, Railroad Commissioner, State Board of Education, Texas Senate, Texas House)County races: (Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Kaufman, Rockwall, Tarrant)Judicial races: (Texas Supreme Court, Court of Criminal Appeals, Court of Appeals, District Courts, County Courts, Justice of the Peace Courts)Bonds and Props: There are several bonds and propositions on ballots; they’re broken down here by schools, municipalities and counties.Previous results: Here are the results from the March primary and runoff.
Below is a list of all contests being voted on in Dallas County for the 2026 Midterm election. Party abbreviations: REP = Republican; DEM = Democratic; LIB = Libertarian; GRN = Green. Candidate races appear first. Bond elections, propositions, and tax questions follow. The race list combines districts and municipalities; not every contest appears on every voter’s ballot.
Federal
United States Senator
Ken Paxton (REP)
James Talarico (DEM)
Ted Brown (LIB)
Write-in (unnamed)
United States Representative, District 5
Lance Gooden (REP)
Chelsey Hockett (DEM)
United States Representative, District 6
Jake Ellzey (REP)
Danny Minton (DEM)
United States Representative, District 24
Beth Van Duyne (REP)
Kevin Burge (DEM)
United States Representative, District 30
Everett Jackson (REP)
Frederick D. Haynes III (DEM)
United States Representative, District 32
Jace Yarbrough (REP)
Dan Barrios (DEM)
United States Representative, District 33
Patrick David Gillespie (REP)
Colin Allred (DEM)
Write-in
Statewide Executive
Governor
Greg Abbott (REP)
Gina Hinojosa (DEM)
Pat Dixon (LIB)
Write-in (unnamed)
Lieutenant Governor
Dan Patrick (REP)
Vikki Goodwin (DEM)
Anthony Cristo (LIB)
Kevin McCormick (GRN)
Write-in (unnamed)
Attorney General
Mayes Middleton (REP)
Nathan Johnson (DEM)
Tom Oxford (LIB)
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Don Huffines (REP)
Sarah Eckhardt (DEM)
V. Alonzo Echavarria-Garza (LIB)
Shehla Faizi (GRN)
Commissioner of the General Land Office
Dawn Buckingham (REP)
Benjamin Flores (DEM)
Neill Snider (LIB)
Commissioner of Agriculture
Nate Sheets (REP)
Clayton Tucker (DEM)
Austin R. Kelly (LIB)
Railroad Commissioner
Bo French (REP)
Jon Rosenthal (DEM)
Arthur Dibianca (LIB)
State Judiciary
Texas Supreme Court
The Texas Supreme Court is the state’s highest court for non-criminal, civil, and juvenile matters and sits in Austin. The Texas Supreme Court is composed of a chief justice and eight other justices, elected in partisan elections and serving six-year terms. This year, justices in places 1 (chief justice), 2, 7 and 8 are up for reelection.
Chief Justice, Supreme Court
Jimmy Blacklock (REP)
Maggie Ellis (DEM)
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2, Unexpired Term
James P. Sullivan (REP)
Chari Kelly (DEM)
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 7
Kyle Hawkins (REP)
Kristen Hawkins (DEM)
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8
Brett Busby (REP)
Gisela D. Triana (DEM)
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is the highest court for criminal cases and sits in Austin near the Capitol. The court has nine judges, including a presiding judge and eight other judges, who are elected statewide in partisan elections every six years. Because they are elected statewide, the places (Place 2, Place 3, etc.) are not based on a geographic location. This year, Places 3, 4 and 9 are up for election.
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3
Thomas Smith (REP)
Okey Anyiam (DEM)
Mark Ash (LIB)
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4
Kevin Patrick Yeary (REP)
Audra Riley (DEM)
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9
John Messinger (REP)
Holly Taylor (DEM)
Texas State Board of Education
Texas State Board of Education races
Eight members of the Texas State Board of Education are up for election this year, including districts 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13 and 14. The districts up for election in North Texas are 9, 13 and 14. District 2 is along the Texas Gulf Coast, District 5 is in the Hill Country, and Districts 6-8 are near Houston. District 9 covers Hunt, Rockwall and Kaufman counties and counties to the east; District 13 covers parts of Dallas and Tarrant counties and District 14 covers counties surrounding the Metroplex and to the south and southwest of DFW. See a district map here.
Member, State Board of Education, District 9
Kason Huddleston (REP)
Ericka Ledferd (DEM)
Member, State Board of Education, District 13
Carlos (Charlie) Garza (REP)
Tiffany Clark (DEM)
Member, State Board of Education, District 14
Mindy Bumgarner (REP)
Amy Taylor (DEM)
State Legislature
Texas Senate
Roughly half of the state’s 31 senators are up for election every two years. This year, 16 are running for reelection in districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 11, 13, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 26, 28, and 31.
State Senator, District 2
Bob Hall (REP)
Keenen Colbert (DEM)
Texas House
All 150 of Texas’s state representatives are up for reelection every two years.
State Representative, District 100
Jordan Scott Hoffnagle (REP)
Venton Jones (DEM)
State Representative, District 102
Bonnie Abadie (REP)
Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos (DEM)
State Representative, District 103
Melanie Medley-Thomas (REP)
Rafael Anchia (DEM)
State Representative, District 104
State Representative, District 105
State Representative, District 107
State Representative, District 108
Morgan Meyer (REP)
Allison Mitchell (DEM)
State Representative, District 109
Will Campbell (REP)
Aicha Davis (DEM)
State Representative, District 110
State Representative, District 111
State Representative, District 112
Angie Chen Button (REP)
Zach Herbert (DEM)
State Representative, District 113
Stephen W. Stanley (REP)
Rhetta Andrews Bowers (DEM)
State Representative, District 114
Tim McDonough (REP)
John Bryant (DEM)
State Representative, District 115
Danny Rosellini (REP)
Cassandra Hernandez (DEM)
Courts of appeals and district courts
Texas’s 15th Court of Appeals
The 15th Court of Appeals was created in 2023 and became effective on Sept. 1, 2024. The court will ultimately consist of a chief justice and four justices, but SB1045 states it will have a chief justice and two justices for the first three years after its creation. That’s why only a chief justice and two justices appear on the ballot. Place 4 takes effect Sept. 1, 2028, and Place 5 takes effect Sept. 1, 2029; both will appear on the 2030 general election ballot.
Chief Justice, 15th Court of Appeals District
Scott Brister (REP)
Jerry Zimmerer (DEM)
Justice, 15th Court of Appeals District, Place 2
Scott K. Field (REP)
Tom Baker (DEM)
Justice, 15th Court of Appeals District, Place 3
April Farris (REP)
Marc M. Meyer (DEM)
Texas Court of Appeals
Texas has 15 courts of appeals with intermediate appellate jurisdiction. The 1st through 14th courts have geographic jurisdiction over civil and criminal appeals from district or county courts. The 15th Court of Appeals has statewide civil intermediate appellate jurisdiction and exclusive intermediate appellate jurisdiction over civil appeals against the state, state agencies, or a state university system. Each court has a chief justice and at least two other justices, for a total of three to 13 justices.
Justice, 5th Court of Appeals District, Place 3
Matthew Kolodoski (REP)
Amanda Reichek (DEM)
Justice, 5th Court of Appeals District, Place 6
Ben Smith (REP)
Monica Purdy (DEM)
Justice, 5th Court of Appeals District, Place 8
Ashley Wysocki (REP)
Andrea D. Plumlee (DEM)
District Courts and County Criminal District Courts
District judges in Texas preside over felony criminal cases and major civil and family law cases. District judges are elected locally in partisan elections. Party nominees who win the primary meet in the November general election, and the winner serves a four-year term representing that judicial district. There are hundreds of district courts across the state, including 32 in Dallas County, 24 in Tarrant County, 15 in Collin County and 12 in Denton County. A map of the courts’ jurisdiction area is available at txcourts.gov. County Criminal Courts have the same jurisdiction as District Courts and hear felony criminal cases.
District Judge, 44th Judicial District
District Judge, 68th Judicial District
District Judge, 101st Judicial District
District Judge, 116th Judicial District
District Judge, 134th Judicial District
District Judge, 160th Judicial District
District Judge, 191st Judicial District
District Judge, 192nd Judicial District
District Judge, 193rd Judicial District
District Judge, 194th Judicial District
District Judge, 195th Judicial District
Etta Barnett-Miller (DEM)
District Judge, 203rd Judicial District
Raquel “Rocky” Jones (DEM)
District Judge, 204th Judicial District
District Judge, 254th Judicial District
District Judge, 255th Judicial District
District Judge, 256th Judicial District
Heather Nicole Johnson (DEM)
District Judge, 261st Judicial District
District Judge, 282nd Judicial District
Alison Grinter Allen (DEM)
District Judge, 283rd Judicial District
District Judge, 291st Judicial District
Stephanie N. Mitchell Huff (DEM)
District Judge, 292nd Judicial District
District Judge, 298th Judicial District
Clark B. Will (REP)
Ashley Smith (DEM)
District Judge, 363rd Judicial District
Criminal District Judge, District No. 1
Criminal District Judge, District No. 5
Criminal District Judge, District No. 6
Criminal District Judge, District No. 7
Family District Courts
Family district courts are intermediate courts within the district-level court system.
Family District Judge, 301st Judicial District
Family District Judge, 302nd Judicial District
Family District Judge, 303rd Judicial District
Family District Judge, 304th Judicial District
Family District Judge, 305th Judicial District
Family District Judge, 330th Judicial District
County Courts
County Courts at Law are trial courts that handle smaller, less complex civil cases and Class A&B misdemeanor cases. County Courts at Law can hear appeals from justices of the peace and municipal courts. County Criminal Courts have the same jurisdiction as District Courts and hear adult felony cases.
Judge, County Court at Law No. 1
Judge, County Court at Law No. 2
Judge, County Court at Law No. 3
Judge, County Court at Law No. 4
Judge, County Court at Law No. 5
Dallas County Criminal Court of Appeals
The Dallas County Criminal Court of Appeals handles appeals from the Dallas County justices of the peace and municipal courts.
Judge, County Criminal Court of Appeals No. 1
Judge, County Criminal Court of Appeals No. 2
County Criminal Court
A county criminal court handles minor-to-moderate criminal offenses like misdemeanors, appellate matters and local ordinance violations.
Judge, County Criminal Court No. 1
Judge, County Criminal Court No. 2
Judge, County Criminal Court No. 3
Audrey Faye Morehead (DEM)
Judge, County Criminal Court No. 4
Dominique Torres Williams (DEM)
Judge, County Criminal Court No. 5
Judge, County Criminal Court No. 6
Judge, County Criminal Court No. 7
Rameko Tranisha Edwards (DEM)
Judge, County Criminal Court No. 8
Judge, County Criminal Court No. 9
Judge, County Criminal Court No. 10
Monique J. Bracey Huff (DEM)
Judge, County Criminal Court No. 11
Justice of the Peace
Justices of the Peace hear small civil claims and debt cases under $20,000, evictions, and Class C misdemeanor cases, such as traffic tickets or minor alcohol violations.
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 1, Place 1
Lizbeth Diaz (REP)
Thomas G. Jones (DEM)
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 1, Place 2
Valencia Nash (DEM)
Write-in
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 2, Place 1
Vickie Whiteside (REP)
Margaret O’Brien (DEM)
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 2, Place 2
Antoinette N Harris (DEM)
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 3, Place 1
Lynn A. Benedetto (REP)
Adam M. Swartz (DEM)
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 3, Place 2
Michael L. Geller (REP)
Paula M. Rosales (DEM)
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 4, Place 1
Fred Van Liew (REP)
Mike Jones (DEM)
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 4, Place 2
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 5, Place 1
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 5, Place 2
Probate Courts
A probate court is a specialized court that handles a deceased person’s will, pays debts, and transfers property to heirs. Texas does not use the same court structure in every county. In larger counties, like Dallas or Tarrant, specialized courts handle only probate and guardianship matters. In medium-sized counties, a general county court may handle probate matters. In rural counties, the county judge or district courts may have jurisdiction over probate cases.
Judge, County Probate Court No. 1
Judge, County Probate Court No. 2
Ingrid Michelle Warren (DEM)
Judge, County Probate Court No. 3
Margaret Jones-Johnson (DEM)
County Constable
A county constable is an elected, licensed peace officer who performs various law enforcement functions for a particular precinct within a county. The constable serves as the primary process server for the local judicial system, and the constable and their appointed deputies are fully empowered officers with the same legal authority as municipal police officers or county sheriffs, with county-wide jurisdiction.
Constable, Precinct No. 1
Constable, Precinct No. 2
Chad Calvert (REP)
Deanna Hammond (DEM)
Constable, Precinct No. 3
Constable, Precinct No. 4
Constable, Precinct No. 5
Dallas County elections
Special Election – Dallas County Special Election – Proposition A
The ballot labels this proposition “THIS IS A TAX INCREASE” and concerns approval of Dallas County’s ad valorem tax rate. The full English text and precise tax amounts need higher-resolution verification before they can be faithfully reproduced.
Dallas County Criminal District Attorney
Amber Givens (DEM)
Write-in
Dallas County Judge
Mike McClure (REP)
Clay Jenkins (DEM)
Dallas County District Clerk
Dave Muehlhauser (REP)
Felicia Pitre (DEM)
Dallas County Clerk
Skye Garcia (REP)
Damarcus L. Offord (DEM)
Dallas County Treasurer
Corasyn Brigham Phelps (REP)
Pauline Medrano (DEM)
Dallas County Commissioner, Precinct No. 2
Barry Wernick (REP)
Andy Sommerman (DEM)
Dallas County Commissioner, Precinct No. 4
Municipal and school district elections
City of Dallas Bond Election – Proposition A
The issuance of $443,000,000 general obligation bonds for public safety improvements and facilities, including fire, police and emergency services; the levying of a tax sufficient to pay principal and interest theron; the estimated amount of repayment including principal and interest based on current market conditions being $629,618,180. THIS IS A TAX INCREASE
City of Garland Election to Approve Tax Rate – Proposition A
Approving the ad valorem tax rate of $0.679900 per $100 valuation in the city of Garland, Texas, for the current year, a rate that is $0.036646 higher per $1200 valuation than the voter-approval tax rate of the city of Garland, Texcas, for hte purpose of incresing staff for the police department, fire department, 9-1-1 dispatch department and parks department, increasing funding for roadway construction and maintenance, maintaining and enhancing levels of city-wide services and competitive pay for public safety and city personnel. Last year, the ad valorem tax rate in the City of Garland, Texas, was $0.689746 per $100 valuation. THIS IS A TAX INCREASE
City of University Park Special Election – Proposition A
Approving the ad valorem tax rate of $0.220055 per $100 valuation in the City of University Park, Texas for the current year, a rate that is $0.009665
higher per $100 valuation than the voter-approval tax rate of the City of University Park, Texas, for the purpose of increasing staff for the police department and the fire department, providing a pension adjustment for the Firemen’s Relief and Retirement Fund (FRRF), and implementing technology for residential parking districts. Last year, the ad valorem tax rate in the City of University Park, Texas was $0.218565 per $100 valuation. THIS IS A TAX INCREASE
City of Wylie Bond Election – Proposition A
The issuance of $25,500,000 general obligation bonds for street improvements in the Wylie Downtown Historic District and Ballard/Sachse Road and the imposition of a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds. THIS IS A TAX INCREASE
City of Wylie Bond Election – Proposition B
The issuance of $22,500,000 general obligation bonds for park and recreation facilities at Founders Park, Community Park, East Fork Park and Avalon Lake Park, the acquisition of land for future park facilities, the renovation of an existing city building for a parks building and the imposition of a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds. THIS IS A TAX INCREASE
City of Wylie Bond Election – Proposition C
The issuance of $25,000,000 general obligation bonds for public safety facilities and the imposition of a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds. THIS IS A TAX INCREASE
City of Wylie Bond Election – Proposition D
The issuance at $5,500,000 general obligation bonds for a public works complex, the renovation of an existing city building for a public works building
and the imposition of a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds. THIS IS A TAX INCREASE
City of Wylie Bond Election – Proposition E
The issuance of $12,000,000 general obligation bonds for an animal shelter and the imposition of a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds. THIS IS A TAX INCREASE
Irving Independent School District Bond Election – Proposition A
The issuance of $552,173,783 of bonds for the construction, acquisition, renovation and equipment of school buildings in the District, including equipment used for school safety and security purposes, a new Lively Elementary School, a new T. Haley Elementary School, a new J.O. Davis Elementary School, and a new Travis Middle School, and for the purchase of the necessary sites for school buildings, and the levying of a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the
bonds and the costs of any credit agreements executed in connection with the bonds. THIS IS A TAX INCREASE
Irving Independent School District Bond Election – Proposition B
The issuance of $300,000,000 of bonds for the construction, acquisition, and equipment of a new Irving High School, and the levying of a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and the costs of any credit agreements executed in connection with the bonds. THIS IS A TAX INCREASE
Irving Independent School District Bond Election – Proposition C
The issuance of $40,000,000 of bonds for the acquisition or update of technology equipment, and the levying of a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and the costs of any credit agreements executed in connection with the bonds. THIS IS A TAX INCREASE
Irving Independent School District Bond Election – Proposition D
The issuance of $60,162,278 of bonds for the construction, acquisition and equipment of three multi-purpose indoor facilities at Irving High School, MacArthur High School and Nimitz High School for ROTC, athletics, and marching band, and they levying of a tax sufficient to pay the principal and interest on the bonds and the costs of any credit agreements executed in connection with the bonds. THIS IS A TAX INCREASE
Mesquite Independent School District Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election – Proposition A
Ratifying the ad valorem tax rate of $1.1762 per $100 valuation in the Mesquite Independent School District for the current year, a rate that will
result in an increase of 16.3 percent in maintenance and operations tax revenue for the District for the current year as compared to the preceding year, which is an additional $16,009,008. THIS IS A TAX INCREASE