Franklin 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County

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

State Board of Education, District 9Kason Huddleston R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsEricka Ledferd D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Texas Senate, District 1Bryan Hughes R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsLaticia Ambroz D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Texas House, District 62Shelley Luther R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsCatherine Thorne D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Uncontested: Justice, 6th Court of Appeals District, Place 3 — Charles Van Cleef; District Judge, 62nd Judicial District — Gary D. Young

County, school board & city races

Uncontested local: County Judge — Scott Lee (Republican); District Clerk — Kathy Lovier Johnson (Republican); County Clerk — Brook Emerson Bussell (Republican); County Treasurer — Paris Tillery (Republican); County Commissioner Precinct 1 (Unexpired Term) — Joe Dan (Jody) Stanley (Republican); County Commissioner Precinct 2 — Toby Godfrey (Republican); County Commissioner Precinct 4 — Scott Smith (Republican); Justice of the Peace — Robert W Zinn (Republican)

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