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Corpus Christi city, TX 2026 Elections: Candidates & Races

Last updated: October 17, 2026. Unofficial information. Confirm with your official election office (Texas Secretary of State — Elections). Report an error. Census sources are on the sources page.

Census facts

Place name
Corpus Christi city
State
Texas
Census GEOID
4817000
Counties
Aransas County, Kleberg County, Nueces County, and San Patricio County County source
2020 Census population
317,863 Population source
119th Congress district names
  • Congressional District 27
  • Congressional District 34
What these district names mean

2026 general election candidates

U.S. House contests follow the 120th block assignment.

U. S. SENATOR

  1. KEN PAXTON — REP
  2. JAMES TALARICO — DEM
  3. TED BROWN — LIB

GOVERNOR

  1. GREG ABBOTT — REP
  2. GINA HINOJOSA — DEM
  3. PAT DIXON — LIB

U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 15

  1. MONICA DE LA CRUZ — REP
  2. BOBBY PULIDO — DEM

U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 27

  1. MICHAEL CLOUD — REP
  2. TANYA LLOYD — DEM

U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 34

  1. ERIC FLORES — REP
  2. VICENTE GONZALEZ — DEM
  3. CHRIS ROYAL — LIB
  4. EDDIE ESPINOZA — GRE

Source: Texas Secretary of State, 2026 ballot certification for the November 3, 2026 general election, signed August 28, 2026 · accessed October 17, 2026

Local races

The Texas ballot certification prints November 03, 2026.

Citywide offices and city measure titles below are copied from the official list linked for this place. Candidate names are copied in the order printed on that list. Party is copied only when that list prints it.

Mayor

  1. Kaylynn Paxson
  2. David Ainsworth Sr.
  3. Paulette M. Guajardo
  4. Gil Hernandez
  5. Chelise Hyatt
  6. Davian N. Gomez
  7. John Calkusic
  8. Anna Marie Hernandez
  9. Dave Heasley

At-Large

  1. Anthem Powers
  2. Merida Nardone Mendoza
  3. Scott F. Corliss
  4. Sammy Gonzales
  5. Zoraida Basaldu
  6. Michael Miller
  7. Joshua Fraedrick
  8. Willie Morales Jr.
  9. Mark Scott
  10. Nancy Vera
  11. Julian Jacob Hernandez
  12. Carolyn Vaughn
  13. Richard Shelton
  14. Dan McQueen
  15. Alex Johnston

PROPOSITION A. CONTINUATION OF CORPUS CHRISTI CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT. Whether the Corpus Christi Crime Control and Prevention District should be continued for ten years and the crime control and prevention district sales tax should be continued for ten years.

PROPOSITION B. Shall Article IX of the City Charter be amended to terminate and prohibit programs that exempt large industrial water users from drought surcharges or curtailment requirements during declared drought stages, and require large industrial water users to pay drought surcharges at rates set by the City Council in the March 2025 Drought Contingency Plan?

The election order also calls council contests for District One, District Two, District Three, District Four, and District Five. Those are single-member districts and are not copied here. Mayor and At-Large names are copied in the order printed in the City Secretary’s August 25, 2026 ballot-order notice. The list does not print a party.

The Texas ballot certification lists these local offices under Aransas County.

COUNTY JUDGE

  1. RAY A GARZA — REP

JUDGE, COUNTY COURT AT LAW

  1. KEVIN M LAMBERT — REP

DISTRICT CLERK

  1. ZACH WESTLAKE — REP

COUNTY CLERK

  1. MISTY KIMBROUGH — REP

COUNTY TREASURER

  1. JAMIE MURPHY — REP

COUNTY SURVEYOR

  1. JERALD "JERRY" BRUNDRETT — REP

The certification also lists precinct contests, judicial-district or court-of-appeals contests, and State Board of Education contests under Aransas County and does not identify which places are in each of those districts, so those contests are not copied here.

The Texas ballot certification lists these local offices under Kleberg County.

COUNTY JUDGE

  1. RUDY MADRID — REP
  2. RUBEN CANALES — DEM

JUDGE, COUNTY COURT AT LAW

  1. J. DEAN CRAIG — REP
  2. JAIME E. CARRILLO — DEM

DISTRICT CLERK

  1. JENNIFER L. WHITTINGTON — REP

COUNTY CLERK

  1. SALVADOR "SONNY" BARRERA, III — REP

COUNTY TREASURER

  1. OSCAR FUENTES — REP
  2. PRISCILLA ALANIZ CANTU — DEM

The certification also lists precinct contests, judicial-district or court-of-appeals contests, and State Board of Education contests under Kleberg County and does not identify which places are in each of those districts, so those contests are not copied here.

The Texas ballot certification lists these local offices under Nueces County.

COUNTY JUDGE

  1. CONNIE SCOTT — REP
  2. AIDEE HERNANDEZ — DEM

JUDGE, COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 1

  1. TODD ROBINSON — REP
  2. JOSEPH BARRIENTOS — DEM

JUDGE, COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 2

  1. JERRY BATEK — REP
  2. LISA GONZALES — DEM

JUDGE, COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 3

  1. NEELY BALKO — REP
  2. DEEANNE SVOBODA GALVAN — DEM

JUDGE, COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 4

  1. MARK H. WOERNER — REP

JUDGE, COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 5

  1. TIM MCCOY — REP

DISTRICT CLERK

  1. ANNE LORENTZEN — REP
  2. MARIA CAROLINA (KINA) VENTURA — DEM

COUNTY CLERK

  1. KARA SANDS — REP
  2. LEANNA GUTIERREZ GONZALES — DEM

The certification also lists precinct contests, judicial-district or court-of-appeals contests, and State Board of Education contests under Nueces County and does not identify which places are in each of those districts, so those contests are not copied here.

The Texas ballot certification lists these local offices under San Patricio County.

COUNTY JUDGE

  1. DAVID R. KREBS — REP

JUDGE, COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 1

  1. ELIZABETH WELBORN — REP

DISTRICT CLERK

  1. HEATHER B. MARKS — REP

COUNTY CLERK

  1. COLETTE WALLS — REP
  2. GRACIE ALANIZ-GONZALES — DEM

COUNTY TREASURER

  1. APRIL GARCIA — REP

COUNTY SURVEYOR

  1. JULIUS PETRUS — REP

The certification also lists precinct contests, judicial-district or court-of-appeals contests, and State Board of Education contests under San Patricio County and does not identify which places are in each of those districts, so those contests are not copied here.

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