Jefferson County, Texas: 2026 Voter Guide

✅ Checked against the official county sample ballot (Oct 18, 2026). See your exact ballot on Texas My Voter Portal.

Official sample ballot · Jefferson County Clerk, Elections: (409) 835-8760

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 Jefferson County

U.S. House, District 14Randy Weber R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsThurman Bill Bartie D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

U.S. House, District 36Brian Babin R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsRhonda Hart D Donors

State Board of Education, District 7Julie Pickren R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsTiffany Perkinz 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 Senate, District 4Brett W. Ligon R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsRon C. Angeletti D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donors

Texas House, District 21RCRay Callas R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsJacqueline "Jacky" Hernandez D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Uncontested: Texas House, District 22 — Christian Manuel; Chief Justice, 9th Court of Appeals District — Scott Golemon; District Judge, 58th Judicial District — W. Kent Walston; District Judge, 172nd Judicial District — Mitch Templeton; District Judge, 252nd Judicial District — Raquel West; District Judge, 279th Judicial District — Randy Shelton; District Judge, 317th Judicial District — Gordon Friesz

County, school board & city races

Uncontested local: Criminal District Attorney Jefferson County — Keith F. Giblin (Democratic); County Judge — Jeff R. Branick (Republican); Judge, County Court at Law No. 1 — Gerald W. Eddins (Democratic); Judge, County Court at Law No. 2 — Terrence L. Holmes (Democratic); Judge, County Court at Law No. 3 — Clint Woods (Republican); District Clerk — Jamie D. Smith (Democratic); County Commissioner Precinct 2 — Cary Erickson (Republican); County Commissioner Precinct 4 — Albert "Aj" Turner (Democratic); Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 — Brandon Bartie (Democratic); Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 — Justin Ray Chesson (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 6 — Ransom "Duce" Jones (Democratic); Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 — Brad Burnett (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 8 — Kalan Gardner, Sr (Democratic); City of Bevil Oaks, Councilmember Ward No. 2, Unexpired Term — Tara Drennen; City of Bevil Oaks, Councilmember Ward No. 3 — Jim Wright; City of Groves, Mayor — Chris Borne; Hamshire-Fannett Independent School District, Trustee, Position 6 — William Reneau

Ballot questions

• Nederland Independent School District, Proposition A: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. "RATIFYING THE AD VALOREM TAX RATE OF $0.928409 IN NEDERLAND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE CURRENT YEAR, A RATE THAT WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASE OF 15.33 PERCENT IN MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS TAX REVENUE FOR THE DISTRICT FOR THE CURRENT YEAR AS COMPARED TO THE PRECEDING YEAR, WHICH IS AN ADDITIONAL $3,409,870.07." (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 3.)

Sources: Jefferson County Clerk official sample ballot, Nov 3, 2026 Joint General Election (single sample ballot covering all entities) · Texas Secretary of State 2026 Ballot Certification (Jefferson County section)