Houston 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 Houston 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 Houston County

U.S. House, District 10Chris Gober R Donors<1% from progressive-cause donorsCaitlin Rourk D Donors1% from progressive-cause donors

State Board of Education, District 8Audrey G. Young R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsDana Van De Walker D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Texas Senate, District 3Trent Ashby R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsBobby Tillman D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Texas House, District 9RTRocky Thigpen R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsShelley Tatum D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Uncontested: Chief Justice, 12th Court of Appeals District — Brian Hoyle; Justice, 12th Court of Appeals District, Place 3 (Unexpired Term) — Michael Davis

County, school board & city races

Uncontested local: County Judge — Jim Lovell (Republican); Judge, County Court at Law — Josh Liles (Republican); District Clerk — Laura Goolsby (Republican); County Clerk — Terri Meadows (Republican); County Tax Assessor-Collector (Unexpired Term) — Brittani Womack (Republican); County Treasurer — Tiffany Harrison-Byers (Republican); County Commissioner Precinct 2 — Willie Kitchen (Republican); County Commissioner Precinct 4 — Jimmy Henderson (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 — Mike McCreight (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 — Ronnie Jordan (Republican)

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