Denton 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 Denton 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 Denton County

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

U.S. House, District 13Ronny Jackson R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsMark Nair D Donors1% from progressive-cause donors

U.S. House, District 26Brandon Gill R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsSteven Shook D Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsPhil Gray L Donors

State Board of Education, District 14Mindy Bumgarner R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsAmy Taylor D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Texas House, District 57Richard Hayes R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsRay Stith D Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsDarren Hamilton L Donors

Texas House, District 63Ben Bumgarner R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsDWDenise Wooten D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donors

Texas House, District 64Andy Hopper R Donors<1% from progressive-cause donorsJulie Evans D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Texas House, District 65Mitch Little R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsDetrick Deburr D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Texas House, District 106Jared Patterson R Donors<1% from progressive-cause donorsJoe Mayes D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

District Judge, 481st Judicial DistrictCECrystal Edmonson Levonius R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsSFSeth Fuller D Donors

Uncontested: Justice, 2nd Court of Appeals District, Place 2 — Chris Taylor; Justice, 2nd Court of Appeals District, Place 7 — Brian Walker; District Judge, 158th Judicial District — Steve Burgess; District Judge, 211th Judicial District — Brody Shanklin; District Judge, 367th Judicial District — Brent Hill; District Judge, 467th Judicial District — Derbha Jones; District Judge, 477th Judicial District — Michael Dickens

County, school board & city races

Uncontested local: Criminal District Attorney Denton County — Paul Johnson (Republican); Judge, County Court at Law No. 1 — Kimberly McCary (Republican); Judge, County Court at Law No. 2 — Robert Ramirez (Republican); Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 1 — Lauri Ragland (Republican); Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 2 — Susan Piel (Republican); Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 3 — Forrest C. Beadle (Republican); Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 4 — Chance Oliver (Republican); Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 5 — Coby Waddill (Republican); Judge, County Probate Court at Law No. 1 — David Jahn (Republican); Judge, County Probate Court at Law No. 2 — Christopher J. Everett (Republican); District Clerk — David Trantham (Republican); County Treasurer — Cindy Yeatts Brown (Republican); County Constable Precinct 1 (Unexpired Term) — Trevor Krueger (Republican)

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