Collin 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 · Collin County Elections: (972) 547-1990

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 Collin County

U.S. House, District 3Keith Self R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsEvan Hunt D Donors2% from progressive-cause donors

U.S. House, District 4Pat Fallon R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsJason Pearce D Donors

U.S. House, District 32Jace Yarbrough R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsDan Barrios D Donors6% from progressive-cause donors

Texas Senate, District 2Bob Hall R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsKeenen Colbert D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donors

Texas House, District 33Katrina Pierson R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsOrlando Lopez D Donors2% from progressive-cause donors

Texas House, District 61Keresa Richardson R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsBrittany Black D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donorsACAnissa Chilmeran G Donors

Texas House, District 66Matt Shaheen R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsSandeep Srivastava D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Texas House, District 67Jeff Leach R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsJordan Wheatley D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Texas House, District 70George Flint R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsMihaela Elizabeth Plesa D Donors2% from progressive-cause donors

Texas House, District 89Candy Noble R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsAngie Carraway D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donors

Justice, 5th Court of Appeals District, Place 3MKMatthew Kolodoski R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsAmanda Reichek D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donors

Justice, 5th Court of Appeals District, Place 6Ben Smith R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsMonica Purdy D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donors

Justice, 5th Court of Appeals District, Place 8Ashley Wysocki R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsAndrea D. Plumlee D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donors

Uncontested: District Judge, 219th Judicial District — Jennifer Edgeworth; District Judge, 296th Judicial District — Piper McCraw; District Judge, 366th Judicial District — Tom Nowak; District Judge, 417th Judicial District — Cyndi McCrann Wheless; District Judge, 429th Judicial District — Jill Willis; District Judge, 471st Judicial District — Bryan Gantt; District Judge, 494th Judicial District — Kathryn Pruitt

County, school board & city races

Uncontested local: Criminal District Attorney Collin County — Greg Willis (Republican); Judge, County Court at Law No. 1 — Corinne Mason (Republican); Judge, County Court at Law No. 2 — Barnett Walker (Republican); Judge, County Court at Law No. 3 — Lance S. Baxter (Republican); Judge, County Court at Law No. 4 — David Rippel (Republican); Judge, County Court at Law No. 5 — Randy Johnson (Republican); Judge, County Court at Law No. 6 — Jay A. Bender (Republican); Judge, County Court at Law No. 7 — David Waddill (Republican); Probate Court — Sarah R. Duff (Republican); District Clerk — Mike Gould (Republican); County Commissioner Precinct 2 — Michael Slaughter (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 — Paul M. Raleeh (Republican); Collin County Appraisal District Board of Directors, Place 1 — Randal Shinn; Collin County Appraisal District Board of Directors, Place 3 — Joe Corcoran; City of Josephine, Mayor — Gary Chappell; City of Lowry Crossing, City Council, Ward 2 — Cynthia Sandlin; City of Lowry Crossing, City Council, Ward 3 — Cindy Cash; City of Princeton, Councilmember, Place 7 — DeShawyna Walker; Wylie Independent School District, Board of Trustees, Place 1 — Stacie Smith; Wylie Independent School District, Board of Trustees, Place 5 — Virdie Montgomery; Wylie Independent School District, Board of Trustees, Place 6 — Jacob Day; Blue Meadow Municipal Utility District No. 2 of Collin County — Emily Barke, Lori Vinz, Ethan Spradlin, Tommy McAden, Reeves Atkins; Blue Meadow Municipal Utility District No. 4 of Collin County — Hunter Dansby, Fletcher Lutz, Tyler Barke, Alan Card, Devin Mitchell; The Preserve Municipal Utility District of Collin County — Shane Williams, Julio Ramos, Tate Tyler, Jake Delancey, Jody Lee Bills

Ballot questions

• Collin County Proposition A: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE; The issuance of $296,500,000 bonds for the purpose of designing, developing, constructing, renovating, improving, expanding, and equipping court facilities, adult detention facilities, medical and mental health detention facilities, and including adult probation facilities, and the levy of a tax sufficient to pay principal and interest thereon. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 2.)
• Collin County Proposition B: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE; The issuance of $475,000,000 bonds for the purpose of designing, developing, constructing, renovating, improving, extending, expanding and maintaining non-tolled roads and bridges within Collin County, including the acquisition of land and rights-of-way therefor, and the levy of a tax sufficient to pay principal and interest thereon. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 2.)
• Collin County Proposition C: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE; The issuance of $6,000,000 bonds for the purpose of acquiring, designing, developing, constructing, renovating, improving, and equipping land for park and open space purposes, and including joint county-city projects, and the levy of a tax sufficient to pay principal and interest thereon. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 2.)
• Collin County Proposition D: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE; The issuance of $40,000,000 bonds for the purpose of designing, developing, constructing, and equipping a new County elections and storage facility, including (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 2.)
• Collin County Community College District Proposition A: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE; the issuance of $600,000,000 in bonds for college facilities used for workforce training, career and technical education, and academic instruction, and the levy of taxes sufficient to pay the principal and interest on the bonds. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 2.)
• City of Anna Proposition A: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE; the issuance of bonds in the amount of $60,000,000 for street improvements and the levy of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 2.)
• City of Dallas Proposition A: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE;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 thereon; the estimated amount of repayment, including principal and interest based on current market conditions being $629,618,180. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 2.)
• City of Garland Proposition A: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE; 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 $100 of valuation than the voter-approval tax rate of the City of Garland, Texas, for the purpose of increasing staff for the police department, fire department, 9-1-1 dispatch department and parks department, increasing funding for roadway … (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 2.)
• Lavon Municipal Development District Proposition No.1: The creation of the Lavon Municipal Development District and the imposition of a sales and use tax at the rate of one-half of one percent (0.50%) for the purpose of financing development projects beneficial to the district. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 3.)
• City of Plano Proposition A: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE; Authorizing the City’s venue project, specifically being a new multipurpose arena for professional or amateur sports, entertainment, and civic events in The Shops at Willow Bend shopping mall area in the City, and authorizing imposition of one or more of the following for the purpose of financing the venue project: (1) a short-term motor vehicle rental tax in the City at a rate not to exceed … (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 3.)
• City of Wylie Proposition A: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE 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. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 3.)
• City of Wylie Proposition B: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE 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. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 3.)
• City of Wylie Proposition C: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE 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. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 3.)
• City of Wylie Proposition D: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE The issuance of $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. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 3.)
• City of Wylie Proposition E: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE 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. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 3.)
• Bland Independent School District Proposition A: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE Ratifying the ad valorem tax rate of $0.91090 per $100 valuation in Bland Independent School District for the current year, a rate that will result in an increase of 8.49 percent in maintenance and operations tax revenue for the District for the current year as compared to the preceding year, which is an additional $268,919. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 3.)
• McKinney Independent School District Proposition A: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE Ratifying the ad valorem tax rate of $1.0664 per $100 valuation in the McKinney Independent School District for the current year, a rate that will result in an increase of 4.4222 percent in maintenance and operations tax revenue for the District for the current year as compared to the preceding year, which is an additional $9,142,763. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 3.)
• McKinney Independent School District Proposition B: THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE The issuance of $430,950,000 of bonds by the McKinney Independent School District for designing, constructing, renovating, improving, upgrading, updating, acquiring, and equipping school facilities, the purchase of the necessary sites for school facilities, buses and vehicles and the levying of a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 4.)
• McKinney Independent School District Proposition C: THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE The issuance of $62,000,000 of bonds by the McKinney Independent School District for instructional technology equipment and the levying of a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 4.)
• McKinney Independent School District Proposition D: THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE The issuance of $4,500,000 of bonds by the McKinney Independent School District for designing, renovating, improving, upgrading, updating, acquiring, and equipping the existing McKinney High School training pool, and the levying of a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 4.)
• McKinney Independent School District Proposition E: THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE The issuance of $2,550,000 of bonds by the McKinney Independent School District for designing, renovating, improving, upgrading, updating, acquiring, and equipping existing stadium facilities and related infrastructure and the levying of a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 4.)
• Blue Meadow Municipal Utility District No. 2 of Collin County Proposition A: Confirmation of the creation of Blue Meadow Municipal Utility District No. 2 of Collin County (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 4.)
• Blue Meadow Municipal Utility District No. 2 of Collin County Proposition B: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE; The issuance of $282,400,000 in bonds and the levy of ad valorem taxes, without limit as to rate or amount, sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said bonds (water, sanitary sewer, drainage and storm sewer, organization and administration) (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 4.)
• Blue Meadow Municipal Utility District No. 2 of Collin County Proposition C: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE; The issuance of $271,650,000 in bonds and the levy of ad valorem taxes, without limit as to rate or amount, sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said bonds (macadamized, graveled, or paved roads and turnpikes, or improvements, including storm drainage in aid of those roads) (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 4.)
• Blue Meadow Municipal Utility District No. 2 of Collin County Proposition D: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE; The issuance of $423,600,000 in refunding bonds to refund bonds issued for water, sanitary sewer, drainage and storm sewer facilities and the levy of ad valorem taxes, without limit as to rate or amount, sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said refunding bonds (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 4.)
• Blue Meadow Municipal Utility District No. 2 of Collin County Proposition E: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE; The issuance of $407,475,000 in refunding bonds to refund bonds issued for macadamized, graveled, and paved roads and turnpikes or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads, and the levy of ad valorem taxes, without limit as to rate or amount, sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said refunding road bonds (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 4.)
• Blue Meadow Municipal Utility District No. 2 of Collin County Proposition F: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE; The levy of a maintenance tax not to exceed one dollar and twenty cents ($1.20) per one hundred dollars ($100.00) of assessed valuation (water, sanitary sewer, drainage and storm sewer, organization and administration, and paved roads and turnpikes) (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 4.)
• Blue Meadow Municipal Utility District No. 2 of Collin County Proposition G: The fire plan and contract to provide fire-fighting services for the District (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 4.)
• Blue Meadow Municipal Utility District No. 4 of Collin County Proposition A: Confirmation of the creation of Blue Meadow Municipal Utility District No.4 of Collin County (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 4.)
• Blue Meadow Municipal Utility District No. 4 of Collin County Proposition B: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE; The issuance of $135,500,000 in bonds and the levy of ad valorem taxes, without limit as to rate or amount, sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said bonds (water, sanitary sewer, drainage and storm sewer, organization and administration) (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 4.)
• Blue Meadow Municipal Utility District No. 4 of Collin County Proposition C: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE; The issuance of $152,450,000 in bonds and the levy of ad valorem taxes, without limit as to rate or amount, sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said bonds (macadamized, graveled, or paved roads and turnpikes, or improvements, including storm drainage in aid of those roads) (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 4.)
• Blue Meadow Municipal Utility District No. 4 of Collin County Proposition D: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE; The issuance of $203,250,000 in refunding bonds to refund bonds issued for water, sanitary sewer, drainage and storm sewer facilities and the levy of ad valorem taxes, without limit as to rate or amount, sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said refunding bonds (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 4.)
• Blue Meadow Municipal Utility District No. 4 of Collin County Proposition E: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE; The issuance of $228,675,000 in refunding bonds to refund bonds issued for macadamized, graveled, and paved roads and turnpikes or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads, and the levy of ad valorem taxes, without limit as to rate or amount, sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said refunding road bonds (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 5.)
• Blue Meadow Municipal Utility District No. 4 of Collin County Proposition F: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE; The levy of a maintenance tax not to exceed one dollar and twenty cents ($1.20) per one hundred dollars ($100.00) of assessed valuation (water, sanitary sewer, drainage and storm sewer, organization and administration, and paved roads and turnpikes) (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 5.)
• Blue Meadow Municipal Utility District No. 4 of Collin County Proposition G: The fire plan and contract to provide fire-fighting services for the district (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 5.)
• The Preserve Municipal Utility District of Collin County Proposition A: The Confirmation of the Creation of The Preserve Municipal Utility District of Collin County (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 5.)
• The Preserve Municipal Utility District of Collin County Proposition B: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE; The Issuance of $74,097,319 Utility Bonds and the Levy of Ad Valorem Taxes Adequate to Provide for the Payment of the Utility Bonds by The Preserve Municipal Utility District of Collin County (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 5.)
• The Preserve Municipal Utility District of Collin County Proposition C: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE; The Issuance of $111,145,978 Utility Refunding Bonds and the Levy of Ad Valorem Taxes Adequate to Provide for the Payment of the Utility Refunding Bonds by The Preserve Municipal Utility District of Collin County (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 5.)
• The Preserve Municipal Utility District of Collin County Proposition D: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE; The Issuance of $19,667,643 Road Bonds and the Levy of Ad Valorem Taxes Adequate to Provide for the Payment of the Road Bonds by The Preserve Municipal Utility District of Collin County (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 5.)
• The Preserve Municipal Utility District of Collin County Proposition E: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE; The Issuance of $29,501,464 Road Refunding Bonds and the Levy of Ad Valorem Taxes Adequate to Provide for the Payment of the Road Refunding Bonds by The Preserve Municipal Utility District of Collin County (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 5.)
• The Preserve Municipal Utility District of Collin County Proposition F: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE; The Imposition and Levy of a Maintenance Tax in an Amount Not to Exceed $0.92 per $100/Assessed Valuation by The Preserve Municipal Utility District of Collin County (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 5.)

Sources: Collin County official all-race sample ballot, Nov 3, 2026 Joint General and Special Election (5 pages) · Texas Secretary of State 2026 Ballot Certification (Collin County section)