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November 2026

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Court Of Appeals, 1st District, Place 3: Texas 2026

Todd Frankfort (R) and Veronica Rivas-Molloy (D) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Court Of Appeals, 1st District, Place 3 in Texas. This seat is elected only inside its court district or county, so it appears on some Texas ballots, not all; enter your address in the lookup to check yours.

Todd Frankfort (R)

Todd Frankfort is a Houston attorney with more than 30 years of experience focused on family law, per his campaign site. He is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Priorities: Applying the law as written rather than changing it from the bench, per the campaign site

Veronica Rivas-Molloy (D) Incumbent

Veronica Rivas-Molloy is a candidate for Court of Appeals, 1st District, Place 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the state's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.

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