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One candidate is tracked for Denton County Criminal Court at Law No. 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Lauri Ragland. Candidate information follows official Denton County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Single-nominee race: Lauri Ragland is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot, per the county's certified primary candidate list (Texas prints unopposed candidates).
Republican · Incumbent
Ragland has presided over County Criminal Court No. 1 since January 2023, after 15 years in the Denton County District Attorney's Office, including as chief felony prosecutor and chief of the child abuse unit, per search-engine-verified officeholder biography. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 3, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Lauri Ragland.