Lubbock 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 · Lubbock County Elections Office: (806) 775-1339

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 Lubbock County

U.S. House, District 19Tom Sell R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsKyle Rable D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Texas Senate, District 28Charles Perry R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsRiley Rodriquez D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Texas House, District 83Dustin Burrows R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsMalik Williams D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Texas House, District 84Carl Tepper R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsMDMargaret Durham D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Uncontested: Chief Justice, 7th Court of Appeals District — Judy Parker; Justice, 7th Court of Appeals District, Place 2 (Unexpired Term) — Laura Pratt; District Judge, 137th Judicial District — Laura Beth Fossett; District Judge, 237th Judicial District — Les Hatch; District Judge, 364th Judicial District — Billy Eichman

County, school board & city races

Uncontested local: Criminal District Attorney Lubbock County — K. Sunshine Stanek (Republican); County Judge — Curtis Parrish (Republican); Judge, County Court at Law No. 1 — Mark Hocker (Republican); Judge, County Court at Law No. 2 — Tom W. Brummett (Republican); Judge, County Court at Law No. 3 — Ben Webb (Republican); District Clerk — Sara L. Smith (Republican); County Treasurer — Chris Winn (Republican); County Commissioner Precinct 2 — Kevin Pounds (Republican); County Commissioner Precinct 4 — Jordan Rackler (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 — Jeff Fisher (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 — Lance Cansino (Republican)

Ballot questions

• Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District, VATRE Proposition A: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. RATIFYING THE AD VALOREM TAX RATE OF $1.1969 IN LUBBOCK-COOPER INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE CURRENT YEAR, A RATE THAT WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASE OF 8.7013 PERCENT IN MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS TAX REVENUE FOR THE DISTRICT FOR THE CURRENT YEAR AS COMPARED TO THE PRECEDING YEAR, WHICH IS AN ADDITIONAL $3,072,732. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot styles 1, 4, 10 and 12.)
• Lorenzo Independent School District, Proposition A: THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE. THE ISSUANCE OF $10,470,000 SCHOOL BUILDING BONDS FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSE: THE CONSTRUCTION, ACQUISITION, RENOVATION, IMPROVEMENT AND EQUIPMENT OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN THE DISTRICT AND THE PURCHASE OF SCHOOL BUSES; AND LEVYING AND IMPOSITION OF TAXES SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS AND THE COSTS OF ANY CREDIT AGREEMENTS. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot style 6.)
• Lorenzo Independent School District, Proposition B: THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE. THE ISSUANCE OF REFUNDING BONDS OF THE LORENZO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $930,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF REFUNDING THE DISTRICT'S MAINTENANCE TAX NOTES, SERIES 2026, AND LEVYING AND IMPOSITION OF TAXES SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON THE BONDS AND THE COSTS OF ANY CREDIT AGREEMENTS. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot style 6.)
• Lorenzo Independent School District, VATRE Proposition A: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. RATIFYING THE AD VALOREM TAX RATE OF $0.7954 PER $100 VALUATION IN LORENZO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE CURRENT YEAR, A RATE THAT WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASE OF 0 PERCENT IN MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS TAX REVENUE FOR THE DISTRICT FOR THE CURRENT YEAR AS COMPARED TO THE PRECEDING YEAR, WHICH IS AN ADDITIONAL $0. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot style 6.)

Sources: Lubbock County Elections Office official sample ballots, Nov 3, 2026 Joint General and Special Election (all 13 ballot styles) · Texas Secretary of State 2026 Ballot Certification (Lubbock County section)