Austin County, Texas: 2026 Voter Guide

⚠️ NOT YET CHECKED against the county sample ballot. Partisan races below come from the Texas Secretary of State’s official 2026 Ballot Certification for Austin County; nonpartisan city, school-district and proposition items are not yet listed. Confirm on Texas My Voter Portal. See your exact ballot on Texas My Voter Portal.

Statewide races (every Texas voter)

U.S. SenateJames Talarico D Donors1% from progressive-cause donorsKen Paxton R Donors<1% from progressive-cause donorsTed Brown L Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

GovernorGina Hinojosa D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donorsGreg Abbott R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsPat Dixon L Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Lieutenant GovernorVikki Goodwin D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donorsDan Patrick R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsAnthony Cristo L Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsKevin McCormick G Donors

Attorney GeneralMayes Middleton R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsNathan Johnson D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donorsTom Oxford L Donors

Comptroller of Public AccountsDon Huffines R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsSarah Eckhardt D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donorsVAV. Alonzo Echavarria-Garza L DonorsShehla Faizi G Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Commissioner of the General Land OfficeDawn Buckingham R Donors2% from progressive-cause donorsBenjamin Flores D Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsNSNeill Snider L Donors

Commissioner of AgricultureNate Sheets R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsClayton Tucker D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donorsAustin R. Kelly L Donors

Railroad CommissionerBo French R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsJon Rosenthal D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donorsArthur DiBianca L Donors

Chief Justice, Supreme CourtJimmy Blacklock R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsMaggie Ellis D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donors

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2 (Unexpired Term)James P. Sullivan R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsChari Kelly D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 7Kyle Hawkins R DonorsKristen Hawkins D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8Brett Busby R DonorsGisela D. Triana D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3Thomas Smith R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsOkey Anyiam D DonorsMark Ash L Donors

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4Kevin Patrick Yeary R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsAudra Riley D Donors

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9John Messinger R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsHolly Taylor D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Chief Justice, 15th Court of Appeals DistrictSBScott Brister R DonorsJerry Zimmerer D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Justice, 15th Court of Appeals District, Place 2Scott K. Field R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsTBTom Baker D Donors

Justice, 15th Court of Appeals District, Place 3AFApril Farris R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsMMMarc M. Meyer D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Congress, Legislature & district races in Austin County

U.S. House, District 27Michael Cloud R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsTanya Lloyd D Donors3% from progressive-cause donors

Texas Senate, District 18Lois W. Kolkhorst R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsErica Gillum D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Texas House, District 85Dennis "Goose" Geesaman R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsLawrence Brandyburg D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Chief Justice, 14th Court of Appeals DistrictKevin Jewell R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsSarah Beth Landau D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 3TFTodd Frankfort R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsVRVeronica Rivas-Molloy D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 4 (Unexpired Term)David Gunn R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsJulie Countiss D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 5Jessica Caird R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsAGAmy Guerra D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 7KWKen Wise R DonorsWilliam Demond D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Uncontested: District Judge, 155th Judicial District — Jeff R Steinhauser

County, school board & city races

Uncontested local: Criminal District Attorney Austin County — Brandy Robinson (Republican); County Judge — Tim Lapham (Republican); Judge, County Court at Law — Daniel W Leedy (Republican); District Clerk — Sue Murphy (Republican); County Clerk — Diane Day (Republican); County Treasurer — Bryan Haevischer (Republican); County Commissioner Precinct 2 — Robert Wayne "Bobby" Rinn (Republican); County Commissioner Precinct 4 — Chip Reed (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 — Dana Neu (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 — Wesley Peschel (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 — Connie Drake (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 — Bernice Burger (Republican)

Sources: Texas Secretary of State 2026 Ballot Certification (Austin County section)