Potter County, Texas: 2026 Voter Guide

✅ Checked against the official county sample ballot (Oct 18, 2026). The county posts four ballots (precincts in the 100s, 200s, 300s and 400s); none lists a city, school-district or other local contest. See your exact ballot on Texas My Voter Portal.

Official sample ballot · Potter County Elections Administration

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 Potter County

U.S. House, District 13Ronny Jackson R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsMark Nair D Donors1% from progressive-cause donors

Texas Senate, District 31Kevin Sparks R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsJohn Betancourt D Donors

Texas House, District 87Caroline Fairly R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsDiana Loya D Donors<1% 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, 47th Judicial District — Dee Johnson; District Judge, 181st Judicial District — Titiana D. Frausto; District Judge, 251st Judicial District — Ana E. Estevez; District Judge, 320th Judicial District — Steven Denny

County, school board & city races

Uncontested local: Judge, County Court at Law No. 1 — Walt Weaver (Republican); Judge, County Court at Law No. 2 — Matt Hand (Republican); County Clerk — Julie Smith (Republican); County Treasurer — Brooke Graves (Republican); County Commissioner Precinct 2 — Jeff Raef (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 — Robert J Taylor (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 — Gary Jackson (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 — Thomas Jones (Democratic)

Sources: Potter County official sample ballots, Nov 3, 2026 (100s, 200s, 300s and 400s precincts) · Texas Secretary of State 2026 Ballot Certification (Potter County section)