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Houston 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
Houston city
State
Texas
Census GEOID
4835000
Counties
Fort Bend County, Harris County, Montgomery County, and Waller County County source
2020 Census population
2,304,580 Population source
119th Congress district names
  • Congressional District 2
  • Congressional District 7
  • Congressional District 8
  • Congressional District 9
  • Congressional District 10
  • Congressional District 18
  • Congressional District 22
  • Congressional District 29
  • Congressional District 36
  • Congressional District 38
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 36

  1. BRIAN BABIN — REP
  2. RHONDA HART — DEM

U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 22

  1. TREVER NEHLS — REP
  2. MARQUETTE GREENE-SCOTT — DEM

U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 7

  1. ALEXANDER HALE — REP
  2. LIZZIE PANNILL FLETCHER — DEM
  3. ESPOIR NGABO — GRE

U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 2

  1. STEVE TOTH — REP
  2. SHAUN FINNIE — DEM

U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 8

  1. JESSICA HART STEINMANN — REP
  2. LAURA JONES — DEM

U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 9

  1. ALEX MEALER — REP
  2. LETICIA GUTIERREZ — DEM

U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 18

  1. RONALD DWAYNE WHITFIELD — REP
  2. CHRISTIAN DASHAUN MENEFEE — DEM

U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 29

  1. MARTHA FIERRO — REP
  2. SYLVIA GARCIA — DEM

U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 38

  1. JON BONCK — REP
  2. MELISSA MCDONOUGH — DEM
  3. ALEX MCMENEMY — 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.

City of Houston, Proposition A. Shall the City Charter of the City of Houston be amended to 1) require the Houston Police Department to make enforcement of Class A and Class B misdemeanor marijuana possession its lowest law-enforcement priority with related reporting requirements and 2) prohibit Houston police officers from requesting or executing “no-knock” search warrants?

The Texas ballot certification lists these local offices under Fort Bend County.

COUNTY JUDGE

  1. DANIEL WONG — REP
  2. DEXTER L MCCOY — DEM

JUDGE, COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 1

  1. CHRIS MORALES — REP
  2. NIREASHA MURRAY — DEM

JUDGE, COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 2

  1. JORDEN MALJOVEC — REP
  2. TYRA MCCOLLUM — DEM

JUDGE, COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 3

  1. JESSICA JARAMILLO — REP
  2. JULI A. MATHEW — DEM

JUDGE, COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 4

  1. MICHAEL CODY MOORE — REP
  2. TONI WALLACE — DEM

JUDGE, COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 6

  1. DEAN HRBACEK — REP
  2. STEPHEN LONGORIA — DEM

DISTRICT CLERK

  1. AUDREY LEE — REP
  2. BEVERLEY MCGREW WALKER — DEM

COUNTY CLERK

  1. TAMARA MCFARLANE — REP
  2. SONYA JONES — DEM

COUNTY TREASURER

  1. BILL RICKERT — REP
  2. JEFFREY L BONEY — DEM

The certification also lists precinct contests, judicial-district or court-of-appeals contests, and State Board of Education contests under Fort Bend 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 Harris County.

COUNTY JUDGE

  1. ORLANDO SANCHEZ — REP
  2. LETITIA PLUMMER — DEM

JUDGE, COUNTY CIVIL COURT AT LAW NO. 1

  1. JAMIE KING — REP
  2. SONIA LOPEZ — DEM

JUDGE, COUNTY CIVIL COURT AT LAW NO. 2

  1. MARK MONTGOMERY — REP
  2. EBONY N. WILLIAMS — DEM

JUDGE, COUNTY CIVIL COURT AT LAW NO. 3

  1. ISRAEL GARCIA — REP
  2. LASHAWN A. WILLIAMS — DEM

JUDGE, COUNTY CIVIL COURT AT LAW NO. 4

  1. JOHN DONOVAN — REP
  2. M. MONICA SINGH — DEM

JUDGE, COUNTY CIVIL COURT AT LAW NO. 5 (UNEXPIRED TERM)

  1. RICHARD LANIER FASON — REP
  2. JERMAINE THOMAS — DEM

JUDGE, COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT AT LAW NO. 1

  1. ERIN SWANSON — REP
  2. ALEX SALGADO — DEM

JUDGE, COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT AT LAW NO. 2

  1. MATT ALFORD — REP
  2. MATTHEW RUBEN PEREZ — DEM

JUDGE, COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT AT LAW NO. 3

  1. LESLIE R. JOHNSON — REP
  2. CARLOS ALBERTO AGUAYO — DEM

JUDGE, COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT AT LAW NO. 4

  1. REBECCA PHILIPS ACETO — REP
  2. SHANNON B. BALDWIN — DEM

JUDGE, COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT AT LAW NO. 5

  1. STELLA STEVENS — REP
  2. DAVID M. FLEISCHER — DEM

JUDGE, COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT AT LAW NO. 6

  1. JOSHUA NORMAND — REP
  2. KELLEY ANDREWS — DEM

JUDGE, COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT AT LAW NO. 7

  1. THOMAS ADAM BRODRICK — REP
  2. ANDREW A. WRIGHT — DEM

JUDGE, COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT AT LAW NO. 8

  1. VICTOR FLORES — REP
  2. ERIKA RAMIREZ — DEM

JUDGE, COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT AT LAW NO. 9

  1. XAVIER ALFARO — REP
  2. TORIA J. FINCH — DEM

JUDGE, COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT AT LAW NO. 10

  1. BAO HOANG — REP
  2. JUANITA A. JACKSON — DEM

JUDGE, COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT AT LAW NO. 11

  1. ELIZABETH BUSS — REP
  2. SEDRICK T. WALKER II — DEM

JUDGE, COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT AT LAW NO. 12

  1. ANNA EMMONS — REP
  2. ASHLEY MAYES GUICE — DEM

JUDGE, COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT AT LAW NO. 13

  1. AMBER COX — REP
  2. RAUL RODRIGUEZ — DEM

JUDGE, COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT AT LAW NO. 14

  1. JESSICA N. PADILLA — REP
  2. YAHAIRA QUEZADA — DEM

JUDGE, COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT AT LAW NO. 15

  1. STEPHEN C. ST. MARTIN — REP
  2. TONYA JONES — DEM

JUDGE, PROBATE COURT NO. 1

  1. LOYD H. WRIGHT — REP
  2. JERRY SIMONEAUX — DEM

JUDGE, PROBATE COURT NO. 2

  1. PAUL SHANKLIN — REP
  2. PAMELA MEDINA — DEM

JUDGE, PROBATE COURT NO. 3

  1. RONALD SCHRAMM — REP
  2. JASON COX — DEM

JUDGE, PROBATE COURT NO. 4

  1. KEVIN FULTON — REP
  2. JAMES S. HORWITZ — DEM

COUNTY ATTORNEY (UNEXPIRED TERM)

  1. JACQUELINE LUCCI SMITH — REP
  2. ABBIE KAMIN — DEM

DISTRICT CLERK

  1. CHRIS DANIEL — REP
  2. DARRELL JORDAN, JR — DEM

COUNTY CLERK

  1. MIKE WOLFE — REP
  2. TENESHIA HUDSPETH — DEM

COUNTY TREASURER

  1. MARC COWART — REP
  2. CARLA L. WYATT — DEM

HARRIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, PLACE 5

  1. SARTAJ BAL — REP
  2. ERICA DAVIS — DEM

HARRIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, PLACE 7

  1. DENISE DICK — REP
  2. SILKY JOSHI MALIK — DEM

The certification also lists precinct contests, judicial-district or court-of-appeals contests, and State Board of Education contests under Harris 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 Montgomery County.

COUNTY JUDGE

  1. MARK KEOUGH — REP
  2. JAMES GRAF — DEM

JUDGE, COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 1

  1. JOHN C. HAFLEY — REP

JUDGE, COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 3

  1. AMY TUCKER — REP

JUDGE, COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 4

  1. ECHO HUTSON — REP

JUDGE, COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 6

  1. SCHARLENE WHITE VALDEZ — REP

PROBATE COURT NO. 1

  1. CLAUDIA LAIRD — REP

DISTRICT CLERK

  1. MELISA MILLER — REP

COUNTY CLERK

  1. BRANDON STEINMANN — REP

COUNTY TREASURER

  1. MELANIE K. BUSH — REP

The certification also lists precinct contests, judicial-district or court-of-appeals contests, and State Board of Education contests under Montgomery 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 Waller County.

CRIMINAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY WALLER COUNTY

  1. SEAN G WHITTMORE — REP

COUNTY JUDGE

  1. JUSTIN GLENN BECKENDORFF — REP

JUDGE, COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 1

  1. BENNETT R DODSON — REP

DISTRICT CLERK

  1. LIZ PIRKLE — REP

COUNTY CLERK

  1. DEBBIE HOLLAN — REP

COUNTY TREASURER

  1. JOAN BEATY — REP

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

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