Guadalupe 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 Guadalupe 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 Guadalupe County

U.S. House, District 35Carlos De La Cruz R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsJohnny C. Garcia D Donors1% from progressive-cause donors

State Board of Education, District 5MAMica Arellano R DonorsAllison Bush D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Texas Senate, District 19Marcus Cardenas R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsRoland Gutierrez D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Texas Senate, District 21Julie Dahlberg R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsJudith Zaffirini D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Texas House, District 44Alan Schoolcraft R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsEric Norman D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donors

Chief Justice, 4th Court of Appeals DistrictBert Richardson R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsAntonia "Toni" Arteaga D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Uncontested: District Judge, 274th Judicial District — Gary L. Steel; District Judge, 456th Judicial District — Heather Hines

County, school board & city races

Uncontested local: County Judge — Michael R Carpenter (Republican); Judge, County Court at Law — William "Bill" Squires, III (Republican); Judge, County Court at Law No. 2 — Kirsten Legore (Republican); District Clerk — Linda Balk (Republican); County Clerk — Teresa Kiel (Republican); County Treasurer — Linda Douglass (Republican); County Commissioner Precinct 2 — Ronnie Clark (Republican); County Commissioner Precinct 3 (Unexpired Term) — Jim Wolverton (Republican); County Commissioner Precinct 4 — Stephen Germann (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 — Katherine Torrence (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 — Sheryl Sachtleben (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 — John D. Terry (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 — Todd Friesenhahn (Republican)

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