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2 candidates are tracked for Texas Senate District 24, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Joe Paz Herrera and Pete Flores. Candidate information follows official Bandera County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Joe Paz Herrera (Democratic), Pete Flores (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Texas Senate District 24; Pete Flores is the sitting member, per the Texas Senate' official roster. Nominees were chosen at the March 3 primary (or a May 26 runoff) or advanced unopposed; the field is the Texas Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Joe Paz Herrera is the Democratic candidate for Texas Senate District 24 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Texas Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list. Herrera has worked in the food manufacturing industry, including for The Hershey Company, Bimbo Bakeries, and Ferrara Candy, per campaign site. He holds a degree from the University of Texas at San Antonio and an MBA from Our Lady of the Lake University, and was the Democratic nominee for Texas House District 53 in 2020, 2022 and 2024, per campaign site.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Addressing food affordability for Texas families
- Supporting local business owners, farmers and volunteer firefighters
- Expanding access to healthcare in rural areas and lowering property taxes
Source: candidate campaign site.
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Pete Flores is the Republican incumbent for Texas Senate District 24. He is a retired Texas Game Warden who served 27 years, retiring in 2012 as the first Hispanic Texas Game Warden Colonel in history, according to his official Senate biography. He chairs the Senate Committee on Criminal Justice, co-founded the Texas Hispanic Republican Caucus in 2024, and has held the seat since a 2018 special election.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Public safety
- Conservative fiscal budgeting
- Constitutional governance
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