Hunt County, Texas: 2026 Voter Guide

✅ Checked against the official county sample ballot (Oct 18, 2026). City, school, ESD and MUD contests appear only on the precinct ballots for those areas. The City of Josephine races (precinct 215B) are printed as an image on the county's PDF and were proofread visually. See your exact ballot on Texas My Voter Portal.

Official sample ballot · Hunt County Courthouse (main line): (903) 408-4100

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 Hunt County

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

U.S. House, District 32Jace Yarbrough R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsDan Barrios D Donors6% from progressive-cause donors

Texas House, District 2Brent A. Money R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsFatima La'Juan Muse D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Justice, 5th Court of Appeals District, Place 3MKMatthew Kolodoski R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsAmanda Reichek D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donors

Justice, 5th Court of Appeals District, Place 6Ben Smith R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsMonica Purdy D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donors

Justice, 5th Court of Appeals District, Place 8Ashley Wysocki R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsAndrea D. Plumlee D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donors

Uncontested: Justice, 6th Court of Appeals District, Place 3 — Charles Van Cleef; District Judge, 196th Judicial District — Christina Wade Perrone

County, school board & city races

Uncontested local: County Judge — Mark Hutchins (Republican); Judge, County Court at Law No. 1 — David Renshaw (Republican); County Attorney (Unexpired Term) — Elisha Hollis (Republican); District Clerk — Susan Spradling (Republican); County Clerk — Kelly Wineinger (Republican); County Treasurer — Brittni Turner (Republican); County Commissioner Precinct 1 (Unexpired Term) — Daren Peanut Money (Republican); County Commissioner Precinct 2 — David Monroe (Republican); County Commissioner Precinct 4 — Steven M. Harrison (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 1, Place 2 — James J. Smith (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 — Kerry L. Crews (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 — Christie N. Roundtree (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 — Clay Rankin (Republican); City of West Tawakoni Council Place 2 — Ramsey Lindsey; Special Election City of West Tawakoni Council Place 5 — Cecelia Irvan; Cross Creek East Municipal Utility District of Hunt County, Board of Directors — Nicole Dawn Hickman, Jason Jennings, Ben M. Sauls, Asia Simpson, Imani Bolyer; City of Josephine, Mayor — Gary Chappell

Ballot questions

• Bland Independent School District, Proposition A: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE Ratifying the ad valorem tax rate of $0.91090 per $100 valuation in Bland Independent School District for the current year, a rate that will result in an increase of 8.49 percent in maintenance and operations tax revenue for the District for the current year as compared to the preceding year, which is an additional $268,919. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, Pcts 101,103,104,109,110 (SBL).)
• Hunt County Emergency Services District No. 1, Proposition A: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE Authorizing the creation of Hunt County Emergency Services District No. 1, for the purpose of providing emergency services, and the levy of an ad valorem tax at a rate not to exceed ten cents ($0.10) on the $100 valuation of taxable property in the District. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ESD1 precincts.)
• Hunt County Emergency Services District No. 2, Proposition A: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE Authorizing the creation of Hunt County Emergency Services District No. 2, for the purpose of providing emergency services, and the levy of an ad valorem tax at a rate not to exceed ten cents ($0.10) on the $100 valuation of taxable property in the District. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ESD2 precincts.)
• City of Union Valley, Proposition A: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE Increase in sales tax from 1% to 1.5% (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, Pct 216-CUV.)
• Town of Poetry, Proposition A: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE The reauthorization of a local sales and use tax in the Town of Poetry at the rate of one and one-half percent (1.5%) to continue providing revenue for maintenance and repair of municipal streets. The tax expires on the fourth anniversary of the date of this election unless the imposition of the tax is reauthorized. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, Pct 217-TPT.)
• Cross Creek East Municipal Utility District of Hunt County, Proposition A: CONFIRMATION OF THE CREATION OF CROSS CREEK EAST MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT OF HUNT COUNTY (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, Pct 215B.)
• Cross Creek East Municipal Utility District of Hunt County, Proposition B: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE The issuance of $904,000,000 in bonds and the levy of ad valorem taxes, without limit as to rate or amount, sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said bonds (water, sanitary sewer, drainage and storm sewer, organization and administration) (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, Pct 215B.)
• Cross Creek East Municipal Utility District of Hunt County, Proposition C: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE The issuance of $279,700,000 in bonds and the levy of ad valorem taxes, without limit as to rate or amount, sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said bonds in payment of the bonds (macadamized, graveled, and paved roads and turnpikes, including storm drainage in aid of those roads) (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, Pct 215B.)
• Cross Creek East Municipal Utility District of Hunt County, Proposition D: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE The issuance of $1,356,000,000 in refunding bonds to refund bonds issued for water, sanitary sewer, drainage and storm sewer facilities, organization and administration, and the levy of ad valorem taxes, without limit as to rate or amount, sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said refunding bonds (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, Pct 215B.)
• Cross Creek East Municipal Utility District of Hunt County, Proposition E: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE The issuance of $419,550,000 in refunding bonds to refund bonds issued for macadamized, graveled, and paved roads and turnpikes, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads, and the levy of ad valorem taxes, without limit as to rate or amount, sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said refunding road bonds (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, Pct 215B.)
• Cross Creek East Municipal Utility District of Hunt County, Proposition F: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE The levy of a maintenance tax not to exceed one dollar ($1.00) per one hundred dollars ($100.00) of assessed valuation (water, sanitary sewer, drainage and storm sewer, organization and administration, and paved roads and turnpikes) (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, Pct 215B.)

Sources: Hunt County official precinct sample ballots, Nov 3, 2026 General Election (all 39 posted precinct ballots, 101-434 including sub-precincts) · Texas Secretary of State 2026 Ballot Certification (Hunt County section)