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Killeen 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
Killeen city
State
Texas
Census GEOID
4839148
County
Bell County County source
2020 Census population
153,095 Population source
119th Congress district names
  • Congressional District 11
  • Congressional District 31
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 31

  1. JOHN CARTER — REP
  2. JUSTIN EARLY — DEM
  3. GREG STOKER — 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.

Proposition A. Moving Regular City Elections to November. Amend the Charter of the City of Killeen to move regular elections for mayor and all councilmembers to the November uniform election date during odd-numbered years, and to make certain other grammatical and technical changes related thereto.

Proposition B. Repealing the Resign-to-Run Provision. Amend the Charter of the City of Killeen to repeal the requirement that a member of the City Council resign and vacate his/her position upon filing to run for a different office on the City Council, and to make certain other grammatical and technical changes related thereto.

Proposition C. Filling Vacancies on the City Council. Amend the Charter of the City of Killeen to require that any vacancy on the City Council shall be filled by a majority vote of the remaining members of the City Council, allowing for a special election to fill the vacancies should a quorum of the City Council no longer exist, and to make certain other grammatical and technical changes related thereto.

Proposition D. Initiative & Referendum Petition Timeline. Amend the Charter of the City of Killeen to change the number of days in which the City Secretary must certify a petition for initiative or referendum, and in which a petitioner may amend a deficient petition, from 10 days to 30 days, and to make certain other grammatical and technical changes related thereto.

Proposition E. Adoption of Initiatives. Amend the Charter of the City of Killeen to prohibit the City Council from adopting any initiated ordinance that is inconsistent with state law or from submitting any such ordinance to the electors, and to make certain other grammatical and technical changes related thereto.

Proposition F. Grounds for Recall. Amend the Charter of the City of Killeen to require that a petitioner allege incompetence, official misconduct, or malfeasance in office in an affidavit seeking the recall of an elected official, and to make certain other grammatical and technical changes related thereto.

Proposition G. Recall Petition Requirements. Amend the Charter of the City of Killeen to change the number of days in which the City Secretary must provide petition blanks in response to a submitted recall affidavit from 1 day to 5 days, and to make certain other grammatical and technical changes related thereto.

Proposition H. Recall of District Councilmember. Amend the Charter of the City of Killeen to require that a person filing a recall affidavit for a district council member live within the district in which the council member represents, and to make certain other grammatical and technical changes related thereto.

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

COUNTY JUDGE

  1. DAVID BLACKBURN — REP

JUDGE, COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 1

  1. PAUL MOTZ — REP

JUDGE, COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 2

  1. JOHN MISCHTIAN — REP

JUDGE, COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 3

  1. JOHN GAUNTT, JR — REP

DISTRICT CLERK

  1. LACEY MARTINDALE — REP

COUNTY CLERK

  1. SHELLEY COSTON — REP

COUNTY TREASURER

  1. ADRIANE HODGES — REP

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

Related pages

Other places in the same county

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