Bell County, Texas: 2026 Voter Guide

✅ Checked against the official county sample ballot (Oct 18, 2026). See your exact ballot on Texas My Voter Portal.

Official sample ballot · Bell County Elections Administration: (254) 933-5774

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 Bell County

U.S. House, District 17Pete Sessions R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsCasey Shepard D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

U.S. House, District 31John Carter R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsJustin Early D Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsGreg Stoker G Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Texas Senate, District 24Pete Flores R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsJoe Paz Herrera D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Texas House, District 54BBBrad Buckley R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsDawn Richardson D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Texas House, District 55Hillary Hickland R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsAmelia Rabroker D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donors

Chief Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals DistrictCory Liu R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsDarlene Byrne D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Uncontested: District Judge, 169th Judicial District — Cari Starritt-Burnett; District Judge, 264th Judicial District — Paul L. Lepak; District Judge, 478th Judicial District — Wade Faulkner

County, school board & city races

Uncontested local: County Judge — David Blackburn (Republican); Judge, County Court at Law No. 1 — Paul Motz (Republican); Judge, County Court at Law No. 2 — John Mischtian (Republican); Judge, County Court at Law No. 3 — John Gauntt, Jr (Republican); District Clerk — Lacey Martindale (Republican); County Clerk — Shelley Coston (Republican); County Treasurer — Adriane Hodges (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 — Patrick "Pat" Patterson (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 — Michael Tice (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 3, Place 2 — Larry Wilkey (Republican); Bell County Appraisal District, Bell County, Board of Directors, Place 1 — Kevin Koch; Solana Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1, Directors Election — Joe Birdwell, Theresa Canchola, Becky Hinojosa, Martha Mangum, Sandra Wilm

Ballot questions

• Bartlett Independent School District, Proposition A: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE: Ratifying the ad valorem tax rate of $1.28040 in Bartlett ISD for the current year, a rate that will result in an increase of 18.1708% tax revenue under the adopted rate as compared to maintenance and operations tax revenue for the district for the current year as compared to the preceding year, which is an additional $220,000. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot styles 107BISD, 108BISD, 218BISD.)
• Bartlett Independent School District, Proposition B: THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE. The issuance of not to exceed $3,300,000 of Bartlett Independent School District refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding all or a portion of the principal, interest, and redemption premium on previously issued maintenance tax obligations of the District styled "Bartlett Independent School District Maintenance Tax Notes, Series 2024, dated March 1, 2024" and the levying of a tax … (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot styles 107BISD, 108BISD, 218BISD.)
• Bartlett Independent School District, Proposition C: THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE: The issuance of not to exceed $1,000,000 of Bartlett Independent School District refunding bonds for the purpose of refunding all or a portion of the principal, interest, and redemption premium on previously issued time warrants of the District styled "Bartlett Independent School District Time Warrants, Series 2024, dated March 1, 2024" and the levying of a tax sufficient to pay the … (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot styles 107BISD, 108BISD, 218BISD.)
• City of Killeen Proposition A: Moving Regular City Elections to November: Amend the Charter of the City of Killeen to move regular elections for mayor and all councilmembers to the November uniform election date during odd-numbered years, and to make certain other grammatical and technical changes related thereto. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot styles 106, 109, 110KIL, 116, 117, 201KIL, 203KIL, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210, 211KIL, 214KIL, 215KIL, 217, 401KIL, 402KIL, 404KIL, 405KIL, 406, 408, 409KIL, 410, 412, 413, 414, 415, 419KIL, 420.)
• City of Killeen Proposition B: Repealing the Resign-to-Run Provision: Amend the Charter of the City of Killeen to repeal the requirement that a member of the City Council resign and vacate his/her position upon filing to run for a different office on the City Council, and to make certain other grammatical and technical changes related thereto. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot styles 106, 109, 110KIL, 116, 117, 201KIL, 203KIL, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210, 211KIL, 214KIL, 215KIL, 217, 401KIL, 402KIL, 404KIL, 405KIL, 406, 408, 409KIL, 410, 412, 413, 414, 415, 419KIL, 420.)
• City of Killeen Proposition C: Filling Vacancies on the City Council: Amend the Charter of the City of Killeen to require that any vacancy on the City Council shall be filled by a majority vote of the remaining members of the City Council, allowing for a special election to fill the vacancies should a quorum of the City Council no longer exist, and to make certain other grammatical and technical changes related thereto. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot styles 106, 109, 110KIL, 116, 117, 201KIL, 203KIL, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210, 211KIL, 214KIL, 215KIL, 217, 401KIL, 402KIL, 404KIL, 405KIL, 406, 408, 409KIL, 410, 412, 413, 414, 415, 419KIL, 420.)
• City of Killeen Proposition D: Initiative & Referendum Petition Timeline: Amend the Charter of the City of Killeen to change the number of days in which the City Secretary must certify a petition for initiative or referendum, and in which a petitioner may amend a deficient petition, from 10 days to 30 days, and to make certain other grammatical and technical changes related thereto. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot styles 106, 109, 110KIL, 116, 117, 201KIL, 203KIL, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210, 211KIL, 214KIL, 215KIL, 217, 401KIL, 402KIL, 404KIL, 405KIL, 406, 408, 409KIL, 410, 412, 413, 414, 415, 419KIL, 420.)
• City of Killeen Proposition E: Adoption of Initiatives: Amend the Charter of the City of Killeen to prohibit the City Council from adopting any initiated ordinance that is inconsistent with state law or from submitting any such ordinance to the electors, and to make certain other grammatical and technical changes related thereto. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot styles 106, 109, 110KIL, 116, 117, 201KIL, 203KIL, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210, 211KIL, 214KIL, 215KIL, 217, 401KIL, 402KIL, 404KIL, 405KIL, 406, 408, 409KIL, 410, 412, 413, 414, 415, 419KIL, 420.)
• City of Killeen Proposition F: Grounds for Recall: Amend the Charter of the City of Killeen to require that a petitioner allege incompetence, official misconduct, or malfeasance in office in an affidavit seeking the recall of an elected official, and to make certain other grammatical and technical changes related thereto. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot styles 106, 109, 110KIL, 116, 117, 201KIL, 203KIL, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210, 211KIL, 214KIL, 215KIL, 217, 401KIL, 402KIL, 404KIL, 405KIL, 406, 408, 409KIL, 410, 412, 413, 414, 415, 419KIL, 420.)
• City of Killeen Proposition G: Recall Petition Requirements: Amend the Charter of the City of Killeen to change the number of days in which the City Secretary must provide petition blanks in response to a submitted recall affidavit from 1 day to 5 days, and to make certain other grammatical and technical changes related thereto. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot styles 106, 109, 110KIL, 116, 117, 201KIL, 203KIL, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210, 211KIL, 214KIL, 215KIL, 217, 401KIL, 402KIL, 404KIL, 405KIL, 406, 408, 409KIL, 410, 412, 413, 414, 415, 419KIL, 420.)
• City of Killeen Proposition H: Recall of District Councilmember: Amend the Charter of the City of Killeen to require that a person filing a recall affidavit for a district council member live within the district in which the council member represents, and to make certain other grammatical and technical changes related thereto. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot styles 106, 109, 110KIL, 116, 117, 201KIL, 203KIL, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210, 211KIL, 214KIL, 215KIL, 217, 401KIL, 402KIL, 404KIL, 405KIL, 406, 408, 409KIL, 410, 412, 413, 414, 415, 419KIL, 420.)
• City of Nolanville Proposition A: Shall Section 1.05 - Wards of the Nolanville Charter be deleted to remove provisions authorizing the creation of council wards and ward boundaries? If approved, this section will be deleted: 1. SECTION 1.05 - Wards The city council shall have the power to create wards or change the boundaries of wards so created, designating and describing same by metes and bounds or other adequate means, provided that at no time … (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot styles 111NOL, 114NOL.)
• City of Nolanville Proposition B: Shall Section 3.03 - Qualifications of the Nolanville Charter be amended to require that candidates for Mayor or City Council have resided continuously within the corporate limits of the City for twelve (12) months immediately preceding the filing deadline for office, rather than the date of the election or appointment? If approved, Section 3.03 will read: SECTION 3.03 - Qualifications Have resided continuously in … (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot styles 111NOL, 114NOL.)
• City of Nolanville Proposition C: Shall Section 3.06 of the Nolanville Home Rule Charter be amended to remove the provision authorizing the Mayor, with the advice and consent of the City Council, to appoint members of citizen advisory boards and commissions in order to eliminate conflicting language within the Charter? If approved, Section 3.06 will read: SECTION 3.06 - Mayor The Mayor shall be the presiding officer of the City Council and shall be … (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot styles 111NOL, 114NOL.)
• City of Nolanville Proposition D: Shall Section 3.08 - Vacancies; Forfeiture of Office; Filling of Vacancies of the Nolanville Charter be amended to clarify the process for determining whether three consecutive absences from regular City Council meetings are excused or unexcused prior to any forfeiture of office? If approved, the sections will read: SECTION 3.08 - Vacancies; Forfeiture of Office; Filling of Vacancies Fails to attend three … (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot styles 111NOL, 114NOL.)
• City of Nolanville Proposition E: Shall Section 3.08 - Vacancies; Forfeiture of Office; Filling of Vacancies of the Nolanville Charter be amended to provide that the City Council shall be the final authority in determining whether a forfeiture of office has occurred and the effective date of that forfeiture? If approved, the sections will read: SECTION 3.08 - Vacancies; Forfeiture of Office; Filling of Vacancies The City Council shall be the final … (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot styles 111NOL, 114NOL.)
• City of Nolanville Proposition F: Shall Section 3.08 - Vacancies; Forfeiture of Office; Filling of Vacancies of the Nolanville Charter be amended to require the City Council to fill a vacancy in the office of Mayor or City Council within ninety (90) days and provide that the appointee shall serve until the next regular November municipal election, at which time a successor shall be elected to serve the remainder of the unexpired term, if any? If … (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot styles 111NOL, 114NOL.)
• City of Nolanville Proposition G: Shall Section 3.09 - Prohibitions of the Nolanville Charter be amended to revise the term limit provisions by limiting an individual to four (4) two-year terms in any one elective office regardless of whether the terms are consecutive, while retaining separate term limits for each elective office? If approved, this section will read: SECTION 3.09 - Prohibitions Term Limits. No person shall serve for more than four … (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot styles 111NOL, 114NOL.)
• City of Nolanville Proposition H: Shall Section 8.03 - Franchises of the Nolanville Charter be amended to remove the Charter requirement for publication of franchise ordinances in the City's official newspaper before such ordinances take effect? If approved, this section will read: SECTION 8.03 - Franchises Any ordinance granting, renewing or extending franchises shall not take effect until at least thirty (30) days after its passage. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot styles 111NOL, 114NOL.)
• City of Nolanville Proposition I: Shall Section 9.13 - Referendum; Petition; Procedure; Effect Prior to Election of the Nolanville Charter be amended to revise the timeframe for the City Council to repeal or submit a referendum ordinance to the qualified voters from thirty (30) days to sixty (60) days, consistent with other provisions of the Charter? If approved, this section will read: SECTION 9.13 - Referendum; Petition; Procedure; Effect Prior to … (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot styles 111NOL, 114NOL.)
• City of Temple Proposition A: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE; the issuance of bonds in the amount of $15,000,000 for the Sammons Community Center, and the levy of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot styles 102TEM, 104TEM, 105TEM, 113TEM, 115TEM, 120TEM, 301TEM, 302TEM, 303, 304TEM, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309TEM, 311TEM, 313, 314, 315, 317TEM, 318TEM, 319, 320TEM, 321, 322.)
• Emergency Services District No. 3, Proposition A: THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE: Confirmation of the creation of Bell County Emergency Services District No 3 and the levy by the district of a tax not to exceed ten (10) cents on the one hundred dollars ($100.00) of valuation. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot styles 101ESD3, 103ESD3, 111ESD3, 111NOL, 114ESD3, 114NOL, 118ESD3, 119ESD3, 201ESD3.)
• Florence Independent School District - Proposition A: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE Ratifying the ad valorem tax rate of $1.0182 per $100 valuation in Florence Independent School District for the current year, a rate that will result in an increase of 9.07 percent in maintenance and operations tax revenue for the District for the current year as compared to the preceding year, which is an additional $734,420. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot styles 203FISD, 419FISD.)
• Florence Independent School District - Proposition B: THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE The issuance of $1,450,000 of refunding bonds for the purpose of refinancing the principal of, interest on, and any redemption premium on that certain previously issued maintenance tax and revenue note of the District designated as the "Florence Independent School District Maintenance Tax and Revenue Note, Series 2015", and the levy and imposition of taxes sufficient to pay the … (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot styles 203FISD, 419FISD.)
• Holland Independent School District, Proposition A: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE: Ratifying the ad valorem tax rate of $1.0269 in Holland ISD for the current year, a rate that will result in an increase of 4.39 percent in maintenance and operations tax revenue for the district for the current year as compared to the preceding year, which is an additional $432,918. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot styles 107HISD, 108HISD, 213HISD, 218HISD.)
• Hospital Services District, Proposition A: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE: The creation of a Hospital district and the levy of a tax not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 of the taxable value of Property taxable by the district. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, all 117 ballot styles.)
• Solana Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1, Proposition A: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE: Confirming Creation of Solana Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot style 203SRM1.)

Sources: Bell County Elections Administration official sample ballots, Nov 3, 2026 General Election (all 117 precinct ballot styles; scanned PDFs, read by OCR and proofread against the ballot images) · Texas Secretary of State 2026 Ballot Certification (Bell County section)