Starr County, Texas: 2026 Voter Guide

⚠️ Partly checked: Rio Grande City Grulla ISD ordered a trustee election for Places 3, 6 and 7 on Nov. 3 (election day voting joint with Starr County), but it isn't on the posted county sample ballots and no district sample ballot is posted, so it isn't shown here. Confirm your ballot on Texas My Voter Portal. See your exact ballot on Texas My Voter Portal.

Official county election notice · Starr County Elections Administration: (956) 716-4800

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 Starr County

U.S. House, District 28Tano E. Tijerina R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsHenry Cuellar D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donorsMarlón Durán G Donors

Texas Senate, District 21Julie Dahlberg R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsJudith Zaffirini D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Texas House, District 31Ryan Guillen R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsJennifer "JJ" Dominguez D Donors<1% from progressive-cause donors

Chief Justice, 4th Court of Appeals DistrictBert Richardson R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsAntonia "Toni" Arteaga D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Uncontested: District Judge, 229th Judicial District — Baldemar "Balde" Garza

County, school board & city races

Uncontested local: Judge, County Court at Law — Orlando Rodriguez (Democratic); District Clerk — Orlando Velasquez (Democratic); County Clerk — Humberto "Bert" Gonzalez, Jr (Democratic); County Treasurer — Romeo Gonzalez (Democratic); Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 — J.m. "Chuy" Alvarez (Democratic); Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 — Ramiro Guillen (Democratic); Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 — Eloy Zarate, Jr (Democratic); Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 — Veronica "Ronnie" Alaniz (Democratic); Justice of the Peace Precinct 7 — Raul Vidal (Democratic); Justice of the Peace Precinct 8 — Luis Garcia, Jr (Democratic); San Isidro Independent School District, Board of Trustees Place 2 — Eddie Garcia; San Isidro Independent School District, Board of Trustees Place 3 — Daisy Melton; San Isidro Independent School District, Board of Trustees Place 5 — Ricardo Vela

Sources: Checked against the official Starr County sample ballots · Texas Secretary of State 2026 Ballot Certification (Starr County section)