Hood County, Texas: 2026 Voter Guide

⚠️ Partly checked: The county's link for the Precinct 103 City of Granbury (GCTY) ballot opens the Precinct 101 ballot instead, so that ballot was not checked. The county also doesn't post a precinct-to-ballot-style list, so we couldn't confirm that the 17 precincts with posted ballots are the full set. Confirm your ballot on Texas My Voter Portal. See your exact ballot on Texas My Voter Portal.

Official county election notice · Hood County Elections & Voter Registration: (817) 408-2525

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 Hood County

U.S. House, District 25Roger Williams R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsDione Sims D Donors

Texas Senate, District 22David Cook R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsAmy Martinez-Salas D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Texas Senate, District 22 (Special Election, Unexpired Term)David Cook R DonorsAmy Martinez-Salas D Donors

Texas House, District 59Shelby Slawson R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsAndrew Turner D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Uncontested: Justice, 2nd Court of Appeals District, Place 2 — Chris Taylor; Justice, 2nd Court of Appeals District, Place 7 — Brian Walker; District Judge, 355th Judicial District — Bryan Bufkin

County, school board & city races

Uncontested local: County Judge — Mark Lowery (Republican); Judge, County Court at Law — Richard L. Hattox (Republican); District Clerk — Melanie Graft (Republican); County Clerk — Christine Leftwich (Republican); County Treasurer — Leigh Ann McCoy (Republican); County Commissioner Precinct 2 — Nannette Samuelson (Republican); County Commissioner Precinct 4 — Dave Eagle (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 — Jeff Kelley (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 — Stephen Barnett (Republican); City of Granbury, Councilperson, Place 6 — Alex Wolf; Tolar ISD Board of Trustees, Place 1 — Brad Cooper; Tolar ISD Board of Trustees, Place 2 — Kelvin Murray

Sources: Checked against the official Hood County sample ballots (by precinct) · Texas Secretary of State 2026 Ballot Certification (Hood County section)