Amy Martinez-Salas (Democratic), David Cook (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Texas Senate District 22. A separate special election for the unexpired term of this seat (same two candidates) also appears on the November 3 ballot; the seat is currently vacant. 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.
Amy Martinez-Salas · Democratic▾
Amy Martinez-Salas is a legal assistant and first-time candidate who was raised in Arlington by a single mother who immigrated from Mexico, according to the Fort Worth Report. She graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2024 and is the Democratic nominee for Texas Senate District 22.
Priorities: Secure the Texas Water Fund to modernize aging infrastructure and protect rural wells · Expand healthcare access in rural Texas · Increase teacher funding, oppose school vouchers and end high-stakes testing (per the Fort Worth Report)
David Cook currently represents Texas House District 96, first taking office in 2021 after serving as Mayor of Mansfield from 2008 to 2021, according to his official Texas House biography. He is a managing partner of the law firm Harris Cook LLP, board certified in family law. Cook is the Republican nominee for Texas Senate District 22.
Priorities: Property tax relief · Cut government waste · Oppose illegal immigration and support enforcement of state law (per the campaign site)
Shelby Slawson (Republican), Andrew Turner (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Texas House District 59; Shelby Slawson is the sitting member, per the Texas House of Representatives' 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.
Shelby Slawson · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Shelby Slawson is the Republican incumbent for Texas House District 59, representing Coryell, Erath, Hamilton, and Hood counties. She is an attorney and small business owner based in Stephenville who earned a BA summa cum laude from the University of Texas at Dallas and a JD from the University of Texas at Austin, according to her official biography, and was the first freshman since 1985 to serve on the House Calendars Committee.
Priorities: Restricting abortion · Property tax relief · Parental rights in education (per the campaign site)
Andrew Turner is a Texas Air National Guard member and combat veteran who previously served in the U.S. Coast Guard on border enforcement duty. He is a cancer survivor treated at MD Anderson and holds degrees in health management and engineering from Tarleton State University, per his campaign site. He is running as a Democrat for Texas House District 59.
Priorities: Reducing state mandates so local communities retain control over decisions · Expanding healthcare access, informed by his own experience with cancer treatment · Increasing investment in public education funding (per the campaign site)
These race previews show candidates we’re tracking now. A ZIP code shows your statewide and congressional races; a street address adds county and city contests. Local races are address-specific. This guide previews tracked contests, while the lookup tool narrows the list to a voter’s exact address. Tap any name to see the race, full candidate profiles, and everything else on your exact ballot. Texas nominees were set by the March 3 primary and May 26 runoffs; unopposed nominees still print on the November 3 ballot, a plurality wins, and declared write-in votes count but write-in names do not print, per the Secretary of State.
Sample ballot by ZIP code in Hamilton County
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