San Patricio County, Texas: 2026 Voter Guide

✅ Checked against the official county sample ballot (Oct 18, 2026). Coverage confirmed: the 19 posted ballots cover every precinct from 101 to 127, including the Skidmore-Tynan ISD, Gregory-Portland ISD and Taft ward splits. The groundwater conservation district election was cancelled (unopposed candidates). See your exact ballot on Texas My Voter Portal.

Official sample ballot · San Patricio County Elections Administration: (361) 364-6121

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 San Patricio County

U.S. House, District 15Monica De La Cruz R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsBobby Pulido D Donors2% from progressive-cause donors

U.S. House, District 27Michael Cloud R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsTanya Lloyd D Donors3% from progressive-cause donors

State Board of Education, District 2Victoria Hinojosa R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsThomas Ray Garcia D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Texas House, District 43J.M. Lozano R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsJTJeffrey T Jackson D Donors

Justice, 13th Court of Appeals District, Place 6Clarissa Silva R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsJohn Ball D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Uncontested: District Judge, 36th Judicial District — Starr Bauer; District Judge, 156th Judicial District — Boyd Bauer

County, school board & city races

Uncontested local: County Judge — David R. Krebs (Republican); Judge, County Court at Law No. 1 — Elizabeth Welborn (Republican); District Clerk — Heather B. Marks (Republican); County Treasurer — April Garcia (Republican); County Surveyor — Julius Petrus (Republican); County Commissioner Precinct 4 — Howard J. Gillespie (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 — Leslie Deases (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 — Daniel "Danny" Garza (Democratic); Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 — Karen Diaz (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 6 — Susan Price (Republican); City of Taft, Alderman Ward 1 — Adam Babcock

Ballot questions

• Skidmore-Tynan Independent School District, Proposition A: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE Ratifying the ad valorem tax rate of $1.1509 in Skidmore-Tynan ISD for the current year, a rate that will result in an increase of 8.98% tax revenue under the adopted rate as compared to maintenance and operations tax revenue for the district for the current year as compared to the preceding year, which is an additional $214,445.43. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, ballot "105 S-T ISD".)
• Gregory-Portland Independent School District, Proposition A: Authorizing the board of trustees of Gregory-Portland Independent School District to purchase attendance credit from the state with local tax revenues. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, G-P ISD ballots (precincts 106, 108, 110, 112, 113, 115, 116, 119, 121).)
• City of Taft, Proposition A: "THIS IS A TAX INCREASE" "A SALES AND USE TAX IS ADOPTED WITHIN THE CITY AT THE RATE OF ONE AND ONE-QUARTER (1.25) PERCENT" (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, Taft ward ballots.)

Sources: San Patricio County official sample ballots, Nov 3, 2026 General Election (19 posted ballots covering all precincts 101-127) · Texas Secretary of State 2026 Ballot Certification (San Patricio County section)