Waller County, Texas: 2026 Voter Guide

⚠️ Partly checked: Not yet checked: Waller County MUD No. 69 also holds a Nov. 3 confirmation, director, bond and tax election (county-posted notice of election), but no sample ballot for it is posted, so its contests are not listed here. Confirm your ballot on Texas My Voter Portal. See your exact ballot on Texas My Voter Portal.

Official county election notice · Waller County Elections: (979) 826-7643

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 Waller County

U.S. House, District 8Jessica Hart Steinmann R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsLaura Jones D Donors7% from progressive-cause donors

State Board of Education, District 8Audrey G. Young R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsDana Van De Walker D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Texas Senate, District 18Lois W. Kolkhorst R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsErica Gillum D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Texas House, District 85Dennis "Goose" Geesaman R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsLawrence Brandyburg D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Chief Justice, 14th Court of Appeals DistrictKevin Jewell R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsSarah Beth Landau D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 3TFTodd Frankfort R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsVRVeronica Rivas-Molloy D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 4 (Unexpired Term)David Gunn R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsJulie Countiss D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Justice, 1st Court of Appeals District, Place 5Jessica Caird R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsAGAmy Guerra D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Justice, 14th Court of Appeals District, Place 7KWKen Wise R DonorsWilliam Demond D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

County, school board & city races

Uncontested local: Criminal District Attorney Waller County — Sean G Whittmore (Republican); County Judge — Justin Glenn Beckendorff (Republican); Judge, County Court at Law No. 1 — Bennett R Dodson (Republican); District Clerk — Liz Pirkle (Republican); County Clerk — Debbie Hollan (Republican); County Treasurer — Joan Beaty (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 — Candice Gresham Adams (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 — J.r. Woolley (Republican); Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 — Marian Elaine Jackson (Democratic); Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 — Ted Krenek (Republican); Royal Independent School District Board of Trustees Position 1 — Scott Hartman; Harris-Waller Counties Municipal Utility District No. 8, Directors — William "Will" McGuire, Lanham Bass, Benjamin "Benji" Cooksey, Marvin "Maurice" Hawkins, Jerry D. Philen; Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 66, Directors — Karen Chen-Manning, Erin Corbett, Carla Martinez, Noell B. Myska, De'Aunte Theall; Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 70, Directors — Lisa Angell, Tyler Nunez, Steven Tennis, Courtney Wilcox; Woodside Manor Municipal Utility District, Directors — David Ciarella, Adam Anderson, Roman Khoja, Ryan Hutson, Nancy Chance

Ballot questions

• Waller County Assistance District No. 1 Proposition A: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. AUTHORIZING THE CREATION OF THE WALLER COUNTY ASSISTANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 AND THE IMPOSITION OF A SALES AND USE TAX AT THE RATE OF ONE PERCENT (1%) FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING THE OPERATIONS OF THE DISTRICT. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 2.)
• Waller County Assistance District No. 2 Proposition A: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. AUTHORIZING THE CREATION OF THE WALLER COUNTY ASSISTANCE DISTRICT NO. 2 AND THE IMPOSITION OF A SALES AND USE TAX AT THE RATE OF ONE PERCENT (1%) FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING THE OPERATIONS OF THE DISTRICT. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 2.)
• Waller County Assistance District No. 3 Proposition A: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. AUTHORIZING THE CREATION OF THE WALLER COUNTY ASSISTANCE DISTRICT NO. 3 AND THE IMPOSITION OF A SALES AND USE TAX AT THE RATE OF ONE PERCENT (1%) FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING THE OPERATIONS OF THE DISTRICT. (Full ballot language: official sample ballot, page 2.)
• Harris-Waller Counties Municipal Utility District No. 8 Proposition A: CONFIRMATION OF THE DISTRICT (Full ballot language: the district's official sample ballot posted by Waller County Elections.)
• Harris-Waller Counties Municipal Utility District No. 8 Proposition B: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. The issuance of $241,000,000 in bonds and the levy of ad valorem taxes, without limit as to rate or amount, sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said bonds (water, sanitary sewer, drainage and storm sewer, organization and administration) (Full ballot language: the district's official sample ballot posted by Waller County Elections.)
• Harris-Waller Counties Municipal Utility District No. 8 Proposition C: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. The issuance of $120,500,000 in refunding bonds to refund bonds issued for water, sanitary sewer, drainage and storm sewer, organization and administration, or refunding of such bonds and the levy of ad valorem taxes, without limit as to rate or amount, sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said refunding bonds (Full ballot language: the district's official sample ballot posted by Waller County Elections.)
• Harris-Waller Counties Municipal Utility District No. 8 Proposition D: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. The issuance of $115,000,000 in bonds and the levy of ad valorem taxes, without limit as to rate or amount, sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said bonds (macadamized, graveled, or paved roads and turnpikes, or improvements, including storm drainage in aid of those roads) (Full ballot language: the district's official sample ballot posted by Waller County Elections.)
• Harris-Waller Counties Municipal Utility District No. 8 Proposition E: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. The issuance of $57,500,000 in refunding bonds to refund bonds issued for macadamized, graveled, or paved roads and turnpikes, or improvements, including storm drainage in aid of those roads, or refunding of such bonds and the levy of ad valorem taxes, without limit as to rate or amount, sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said refunding bonds (Full ballot language: the district's official sample ballot posted by Waller County Elections.)
• Harris-Waller Counties Municipal Utility District No. 8 Proposition F: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. The issuance of $114,000,000 in park and recreational facilities bonds and the levy of ad valorem taxes, without limit as to rate or amount, sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said bonds. (Full ballot language: the district's official sample ballot posted by Waller County Elections.)
• Harris-Waller Counties Municipal Utility District No. 8 Proposition G: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. The issuance of $57,000,000 in refunding bonds to refund bonds issued for park and recreational facilities or refunding of such bonds and the levy of ad valorem taxes, without limit as to rate or amount, sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said refunding bonds (Full ballot language: the district's official sample ballot posted by Waller County Elections.)
• Harris-Waller Counties Municipal Utility District No. 8 Proposition H: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. The levy of an operation and maintenance tax not to exceed one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per one hundred dollars ($100.00) of assessed valuation (water, sanitary sewer, drainage and storm sewer, organization and administration) (Full ballot language: the district's official sample ballot posted by Waller County Elections.)
• Harris-Waller Counties Municipal Utility District No. 8 Proposition I: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. The levy of an operation and maintenance tax not to exceed one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per one hundred dollars ($100.00) of assessed valuation (roads) (Full ballot language: the district's official sample ballot posted by Waller County Elections.)
• Harris-Waller Counties Municipal Utility District No. 8 Proposition J: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. The levy of an operation and maintenance tax not to exceed ten cents ($0.10) per one hundred dollars ($100.00) of assessed valuation (park and recreational facilities) (Full ballot language: the district's official sample ballot posted by Waller County Elections.)
• Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 66 Proposition A: Ballot choices: FOR DISTRICT / AGAINST DISTRICT. (Full ballot language: the district's official sample ballot posted by Waller County Elections.)
• Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 66 Proposition B: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. The issuance of up to $331,155,700 in total principal amount of bonds for water, sanitary sewer and drainage and storm sewer facilities and the imposition of taxes, without limit as to rate or amount, sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds (Full ballot language: the district's official sample ballot posted by Waller County Elections.)
• Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 66 Proposition C: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. The issuance of up to $156,055,200 in total principal amount of bonds for recreational facilities and the imposition of taxes, without limit as to rate or amount, sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds (Full ballot language: the district's official sample ballot posted by Waller County Elections.)
• Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 66 Proposition D: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. The issuance of up to $108,699,300 in total principal amount of bonds for road facilities and the imposition of taxes, without limit as to rate or amount, sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds (Full ballot language: the district's official sample ballot posted by Waller County Elections.)
• Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 66 Proposition E: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. The issuance of up to $331,155,700 in total principal amount of refunding bonds to refund bonds issued for water, sanitary sewer and drainage and storm sewer facilities, and any refunding bonds related thereto, and the imposition of taxes, without limit as to rate or amount, sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds (Full ballot language: the district's official sample ballot posted by Waller County Elections.)
• Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 66 Proposition F: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. The issuance of up to $156,055,200 in total principal amount of refunding bonds to refund bonds issued for recreational facilities, and any refunding bonds related thereto, and the imposition of taxes, without limit as to rate or amount, sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds (Full ballot language: the district's official sample ballot posted by Waller County Elections.)
• Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 66 Proposition G: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. The issuance of up to $108,699,300 in total principal amount of refunding bonds to refund bonds issued for road facilities, and any refunding bonds related thereto, and the imposition of taxes, without limit as to rate or amount, sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds (Full ballot language: the district's official sample ballot posted by Waller County Elections.)
• Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 66 Proposition H: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. An operation and maintenance tax not to exceed one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per one hundred dollars ($100) valuation of taxable property (Full ballot language: the district's official sample ballot posted by Waller County Elections.)
• Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 70 Proposition A: Ballot choices: FOR DISTRICT / AGAINST DISTRICT. (Full ballot language: the district's official sample ballot posted by Waller County Elections.)
• Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 70 Proposition B: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. The issuance of $187,500,000 bonds for water, sanitary sewer, and drainage and storm sewer systems, including refunding bonds, and the levy of taxes, without limit as to rate, sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds (Full ballot language: the district's official sample ballot posted by Waller County Elections.)
• Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 70 Proposition C: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. The issuance of $22,500,000 bonds for recreational facilities, including refunding bonds, and the levy of taxes, without limit as to rate, sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds (Full ballot language: the district's official sample ballot posted by Waller County Elections.)
• Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 70 Proposition D: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. The issuance of $75,000,000 bonds for roads, including refunding bonds, and the levy of taxes, without limit as to rate, sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds (Full ballot language: the district's official sample ballot posted by Waller County Elections.)
• Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 70 Proposition E: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. An operation and maintenance tax for conservation and reclamation facilities authorized by Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, not to exceed one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per one hundred dollars ($100) valuation of taxable property (Full ballot language: the district's official sample ballot posted by Waller County Elections, page 2.)
• Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 70 Proposition F: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. An operation and maintenance tax for road facilities authorized by Article III, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution, not to exceed twenty-five cents ($0.25) per one hundred dollars ($100) valuation of taxable property (Full ballot language: the district's official sample ballot posted by Waller County Elections.)
• Woodside Manor Municipal Utility District Proposition A: CONFIRMATION OF THE DISTRICT (Full ballot language: the district's official sample ballot posted by Waller County Elections.)
• Woodside Manor Municipal Utility District Proposition B: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. The issuance of $50,000,000 in bonds and the levy of ad valorem taxes, without limit as to rate or amount, sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said bonds (water, sanitary sewer, drainage and storm sewer, organization and administration) (Full ballot language: the district's official sample ballot posted by Waller County Elections.)
• Woodside Manor Municipal Utility District Proposition C: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. The issuance of $50,000,000 in refunding bonds to refund bonds issued for water, sanitary sewer, drainage and storm sewer, organization and administration, or refunding of such bonds and the levy of ad valorem taxes, without limit as to rate or amount, sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said refunding bonds (Full ballot language: the district's official sample ballot posted by Waller County Elections.)
• Woodside Manor Municipal Utility District Proposition D: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. The issuance of $38,250,000 in bonds and the levy of ad valorem taxes, without limit as to rate or amount, sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said bonds (macadamized, graveled, or paved roads and turnpikes, or improvements, including storm drainage in aid of those roads) (Full ballot language: the district's official sample ballot posted by Waller County Elections.)
• Woodside Manor Municipal Utility District Proposition E: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. The issuance of $38,250,000 in refunding bonds to refund bonds issued for macadamized, graveled, or paved roads and turnpikes, or improvements, including storm drainage in aid of those roads, or refunding of such bonds and the levy of ad valorem taxes, without limit as to rate or amount, sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said refunding bonds (Full ballot language: the district's official sample ballot posted by Waller County Elections.)
• Woodside Manor Municipal Utility District Proposition F: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. The issuance of $16,500,000 in park and recreational facilities bonds and the levy of ad valorem taxes, without limit as to rate or amount, sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said bonds (Full ballot language: the district's official sample ballot posted by Waller County Elections.)
• Woodside Manor Municipal Utility District Proposition G: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. The issuance of $16,500,000 in refunding bonds to refund bonds issued for park and recreational facilities or refunding of such bonds and the levy of ad valorem taxes, without limit as to rate or amount, sufficient to pay the principal and interest on said refunding bonds (Full ballot language: the district's official sample ballot posted by Waller County Elections.)
• Woodside Manor Municipal Utility District Proposition H: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. The levy of an operation and maintenance tax not to exceed one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per one hundred dollars ($100.00) of assessed valuation (water, sanitary sewer, drainage and storm sewer, organization and administration) (Full ballot language: the district's official sample ballot posted by Waller County Elections.)
• Woodside Manor Municipal Utility District Proposition I: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. The levy of an operation and maintenance tax not to exceed one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per one hundred dollars ($100.00) of assessed valuation (roads) (Full ballot language: the district's official sample ballot posted by Waller County Elections.)
• Woodside Manor Municipal Utility District Proposition J: THIS IS A TAX INCREASE. The levy of an operation and maintenance tax not to exceed ten cents ($0.10) per one hundred dollars ($100.00) of assessed valuation (park and recreational facilities) (Full ballot language: the district's official sample ballot posted by Waller County Elections.)

Sources: Waller County Elections official sample ballots, Nov 3, 2026 Joint General Election (all 22 precinct ballot styles, the all-precincts specimen ballot, and the 4 posted MUD special election ballots) · Texas Secretary of State 2026 Ballot Certification (Waller County section)