Harris County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

An open seat: Lina Hidalgo is not seeking reelection, per the Texas Tribune. Both nominations were decided in May 26 runoffs.

• Letitia Plummer · Democratic▾

  Letitia Plummer is a dentist, small business owner, and former at-large Houston City Council member who served from 2020 to 2025, per Houston Public Media. She won the Democratic nomination in the May 26 runoff over former Houston mayor Annise Parker, per the county's official runoff results.

  Priorities: Emergency preparedness, per her campaign site · Affordability and healthcare access, per her campaign site · Public safety, per her campaign site

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• Orlando Sanchez · Republican▾

  Orlando Sanchez served as Harris County Treasurer from 2007 to 2018 and earlier on the Houston City Council, and twice ran for Houston mayor, per Houston Public Media. He won the Republican nomination in the May 26 runoff, per the county's official runoff results.

  Priorities: Experienced leadership and common-sense solutions, per his campaign site · Fiscal discipline, per his endorsement materials · Flood control and public safety, per his endorsement materials

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A special contest for the unexpired term after Christian Menefee's election to Congress.

• Abbie Kamin · DemocraticIncumbent▾

  Abbie Kamin is the sitting Harris County Attorney, sworn in after her appointment to the vacancy in 2026, and the first woman to hold the office, per the county attorney's official site. A former Houston City Council member and civil rights litigator, she won the Democratic nomination outright in March, per the county's official primary results.

  Priorities: Voting rights protection, per her campaign site · Environmental and flood-control enforcement, per her campaign site · Consumer protection and a new Civil Rights Division, per her campaign site

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• Jacqueline Lucci Smith · Republican▾

  Jacqueline Lucci Smith is a former judge of Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 2 and a former assistant county attorney who narrowly lost the 2024 county attorney race, per the Houston Chronicle. She was unopposed on her side of the March primary, per the county's official results.

An open seat: Marilyn Burgess is retiring, per Houston Public Media. The Democratic nomination was decided in the May 26 runoff.

• Darrell Jordan, Jr · Democratic▾

  Darrell Jordan, Jr is a former judge of Harris County Criminal Court at Law No. 16, serving from 2017 to 2024, per Houston Public Media. He won the Democratic nomination in the May 26 runoff, per the county's official runoff results.
• Chris Daniel · Republican▾

  Chris Daniel is an attorney who served two terms as Harris County District Clerk from 2011 to 2019, per CBS coverage of his campaign announcement. He was unopposed on his side of the March primary, per the county's official results.

The sitting county clerk faces a former county school trustee.

• Teneshia Hudspeth · DemocraticIncumbent▾

  Teneshia Hudspeth is Harris County's sitting county clerk, elected in 2020 after 19 years in the office, and the first African American woman in the role, per the county clerk's official site.
• Mike Wolfe · Republican▾

  Mike Wolfe is a consultant and former at-large trustee of the Harris County Department of Education, serving from 2015 to 2020, per Community Impact. He won the Republican nomination in March, per the county's official results.

The sitting treasurer is challenged by the Republican primary winner.

• Carla L. Wyatt · DemocraticIncumbent▾

  Carla L. Wyatt is Harris County's sitting treasurer, in office since 2023, per the treasurer's official site.
• Marc Cowart · Republican▾

  Marc Cowart won the Republican nomination for Harris County Treasurer in the county's official 2026 primary results and prints on the November 3 ballot.

A petition to the Texas Supreme Court over the seat is pending, per Houston Public Media.

• Adrian Garcia · DemocraticIncumbent▾

  Adrian Garcia is Harris County's sitting Precinct 2 commissioner, per the county's official Commissioners Court roster, and has served since 2019.
• Richard Vega · Republican▾

  Richard Vega is a local pastor, per a Community Impact candidate interview. He won the Republican nomination in March, per the county's official results.

The sitting commissioner faces a long-tenured former commissioner.

• Lesley Briones · DemocraticIncumbent▾

  Lesley Briones is Harris County's sitting Precinct 4 commissioner, per the county's official Commissioners Court roster, in office since 2023.
• Steve Radack · Republican▾

  Steve Radack served 32 years as Harris County's Precinct 3 commissioner before retiring in 2020, and before that as Precinct 5 constable and a Houston police sergeant, per his campaign site and the Houston Chronicle.

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A countywide seat on the Harris County Department of Education board.

• Erica Davis · DemocraticIncumbent▾

  Erica Davis is the sitting Position 5 at-large trustee and first vice president of the Harris County Department of Education board, and chief of staff in the Precinct One Constable's Office, per the board's official roster.
• Sartaj Bal · Republican▾

  Sartaj Bal is an attorney, per Community Impact's filing coverage, and was unopposed on his side of the March primary, per the county's official results.

The Republican side was set when the March runner-up withdrew and the runoff was canceled, per the county's official runoff materials.

• Silky Joshi-Malik · DemocraticIncumbent▾

  Silky Joshi-Malik is the sitting Position 7 at-large trustee, appointed in 2025, per the Harris County Department of Education board roster, with a cancer-research background at MD Anderson.
• Denise Dick · Republican▾

  Denise Dick is a law firm manager, per the Houston Chronicle. She led the March Republican primary and advanced when the runoff was canceled after the runner-up withdrew, per the county's official runoff materials.

Only one nominee prints in November.

• Steve Duble · Democratic▾

  Steve Duble won the Democratic nomination for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 2 in the county's official 2026 primary results and prints on the November 3 ballot.

• Dolores Lozano · Democratic▾

  Dolores Lozano won the Democratic nomination for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 2 in the county's official 2026 primary results and prints on the November 3 ballot.
• Jack Ezell · Republican▾

  Jack Ezell won the Republican nomination for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 2 in the county's official 2026 primary results and prints on the November 3 ballot.

Only one nominee prints in November.

• Lucia Bates · Democratic▾

  Lucia Bates won the Democratic nomination for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Place 2 in the county's official 2026 primary results and prints on the November 3 ballot.

• Sean Simon · Democratic▾

  Sean Simon won the Democratic nomination for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Place 2 in the county's official 2026 primary results and prints on the November 3 ballot.
• Laryssa Korduba · Republican▾

  Laryssa Korduba won the Republican nomination for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Place 2 in the county's official 2026 primary results and prints on the November 3 ballot.

• Lisa Jefferson · Democratic▾

  Lisa Jefferson won the Democratic nomination for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5, Place 2 in the county's official 2026 primary results and prints on the November 3 ballot.
• Mark Fury · Republican▾

  Mark Fury won the Republican nomination for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5, Place 2 in the county's official 2026 primary results and prints on the November 3 ballot.

Only one nominee prints in November.

• Angela D. Rodriguez · Democratic▾

  Angela D. Rodriguez won the Democratic nomination for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 6, Place 2 in the county's official 2026 primary results and prints on the November 3 ballot.

The Democratic nomination was decided in the May 26 runoff; only one nominee prints in November.

• Melanie Miles · Democratic▾

  Melanie Miles won the Democratic nomination for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 7, Place 2 in the county's official 2026 primary results and prints on the November 3 ballot.

• Nicolas Juan · Democratic▾

  Nicolas Juan won the Democratic nomination for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 8, Place 2 in the county's official 2026 primary results and prints on the November 3 ballot.
• Louie Ditta · Republican▾

  Louie Ditta won the Republican nomination for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 8, Place 2 in the county's official 2026 primary results and prints on the November 3 ballot.