Liberty County, Texas: 2026 Voter Guide

✅ Checked against the official county sample ballot (Oct 18, 2026). Local contests appear only on the ballot styles for those areas: Tarkington ISD (styles 25-BS0017, 8-BS0035, 9-BS0037), City of Liberty Prop A (5 styles), Hull FWSD Prop 1 (13-BS0005, 3-BS0023), Bayou Belle MMD No. 1 (30-BS0026). The county's file has no styles numbered BS0003, BS0004, BS0020, BS0028, BS0029 or BS0034, but every precinct is covered. See your exact ballot on Texas My Voter Portal.

Official sample ballot · Liberty County Elections

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 Liberty County

U.S. House, District 9Alex Mealer R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsLeticia Gutierrez D Donors0% from progressive-cause 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 House, District 18Janis Holt R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsVBValorie Barton D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Uncontested: Chief Justice, 9th Court of Appeals District — Scott Golemon; District Judge, 75th Judicial District — James "Jd" Chandler; District Judge, 253rd Judicial District — Josh Fitzgerald

County, school board & city races

Uncontested local: County Judge — Jay Knight (Republican); Judge, County Court at Law No. 1 — Thomas A. "Tommy" Chambers (Republican); District Clerk — Dolores Wiley (Republican); County Clerk — Lee Haidusek Chambers (Republican); County Treasurer — Kim Harris (Republican); County Commissioner Precinct 2 — Wade Brown (Republican); County Commissioner Precinct 4 — Gerald Kolarik (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 — Stephen Hebert (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 — Jimmy Belt (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 — Cody Parrish (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 — Larry Wilburn (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 — Joe McAnally (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 6 — Ralph Fuller (Republican); Tarkington Independent School District, Board of Trustees, Position #2 — Ryan Smith; Tarkington Independent School District, Board of Trustees, Position #3 — John Kirchner; Bayou Belle Municipal Management District No. 1, Directors — Remard Mason, Dez Carson, Kye Sampson, John Grygar, Michael Zdeneck

Ballot questions

• Hull Fresh Water Supply District, Proposition 1: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE SHALL THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF HULL FRESH WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO LEVY AND COLLECT AN OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX AT AN UNLIMITED RATE ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE DISTRICT TO SECURE FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE PURPOSES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FUNDS FOR PLANNING, CONSTRUCTING, ACQUIRING, MAINTAINING, REPAIRING AND OPERATING ALL NECESSARY LAND, PLANTS, … (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, 13-BS0005, 3-BS0023.)
• City of Liberty, Proposition A: The termination of the Liberty Community Development Corporation and the abolition of the existing one-half of one percent (.5%) sales and use tax for the promotion and development of new and expanded business enterprises; and the adoption of a local sales and use tax in the City of Liberty at the rate of one and one-half percent (1.5%). This would result in no change to the total sales tax rate. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, 18-BS0008, 19-BS0009, 3-BS0022, 30-BS0025, 6-BS0032.)
• Bayou Belle Municipal Management District No. 1, Proposition A: The Confirmation of the Creation of Bayou Belle Municipal Management District No. 1. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, 30-BS0026.)
• Bayou Belle Municipal Management District No. 1, Proposition B: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE - The Issuance of $665,415,000 Utility Bonds and the Levy of Ad Valorem Taxes Sufficient to Pay the Principal of and Interest on the Debt Obligations to Pay for the Utility Bonds by Bayou Belle Municipal Management District No. 1. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, 30-BS0026.)
• Bayou Belle Municipal Management District No. 1, Proposition C: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE - The Issuance of $665,415,000 Utility Refunding Bonds and the Levy of Ad Valorem Taxes Sufficient to Pay the Principal of and Interest on the Debt Obligations to Pay for the Utility Refunding Bonds by Bayou Belle Municipal Management District No. 1. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, 30-BS0026.)
• Bayou Belle Municipal Management District No. 1, Proposition D: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE - The Issuance of $558,750,000 Road Bonds and the Levy of Ad Valorem Taxes Sufficient to Pay the Principal of and Interest on the Debt Obligations to Pay for the Road Bonds by Bayou Belle Municipal Management District No. 1. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, 30-BS0026.)
• Bayou Belle Municipal Management District No. 1, Proposition E: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE - The Issuance of $558,750,000 Road Refunding Bonds and the Levy of Ad Valorem Taxes Sufficient to Pay the Principal of and Interest on the Debt Obligations to Pay for the Road Refunding Bonds by Bayou Belle Municipal Management District No. 1 (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, 30-BS0026.)
• Bayou Belle Municipal Management District No. 1, Proposition F: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE - The Imposition and Levy of an Operation and Maintenance Tax in an Amount Not to Exceed One Dollar and Fifty Cents ($1.50) per One Hundred Dollars ($100) Valuation of Taxable Property by Bayou Belle Municipal Management District No. 1. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, 30-BS0026.)

Sources: Liberty County official sample ballots, Nov 3, 2026 General Election (one file of 31 ballot styles covering all 22 voting precincts on the county's Notice of Consolidated Precincts) · Texas Secretary of State 2026 Ballot Certification (Liberty County section)