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2 candidates are tracked for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Joe Evans and Benjamin "Ben" Collins, Sr.. Candidate information follows official Jefferson County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
March 3 primary result: Benjamin "Ben" Collins, Sr. won the Democratic nomination by 43 votes over Stacey Lewis, Jr. (4,164 to 4,121) and meets Republican Joe Evans, unopposed in his primary, on the November 3 ballot, per the county's official March 3 primary results (Jefferson County Elections, results.enr.clarityelections.com).
Joe Evans is the outgoing chair of the Jefferson County Republican Party and a Beaumont ISD Board of Trustees member who has worked in the juvenile justice system for more than 15 years, including as a Guardian ad Litem for more than 20 youths, per 12News Now and KFDM. He is the Republican nominee for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 2. Joe Evans appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 2, per the county elections office's certified candidate list.
Benjamin "Ben" Collins Sr. is the incumbent Justice of the Peace for Jefferson County Precinct 1, Place 2, seeking a third term, per 12News Now. Benjamin "Ben" Collins, Sr. appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 2, per the county elections office's certified candidate list.
