Lee County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District, Chief Justice, Texas Senate and Texas House, and where they stand on agriculture, taxes and water.
Judges
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District, Chief JusticeCory Liu (Republican) · Darlene Byrne (Democrat)
Cory Liu (Republican) and Darlene Byrne (Democrat) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District, Chief Justice.
Cory Liu
Cory Liu is the Republican candidate for Chief Justice of the Third Court of Appeals. He currently serves as a district judge in Travis County and previously worked in legal roles for Texas state leaders, per his campaign site. He holds degrees from the University of Chicago and Harvard Law School.
Darlene Byrne
Darlene Byrne is Chief Justice of the Third Court of Appeals of Texas, elected to the court in 2020, per the campaign site. Per the campaign site, she served 20 years as presiding judge of the 126th District Court of Travis County, graduated from the University of Houston Law Center, and has served as President of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.
Elected by the voters of the 3rd Court of Appeals District, which covers 24 counties, so this race is on every November 3, 2026 ballot there. District lines are set by Texas Government Code section 22.201.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Find your districts by addressTexas Senate District 18Lois W. Kolkhorst (R) · Erica Gillum (D)
Lois W. Kolkhorst
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- restricting land sales to foreign entities designated national security threats
- food labeling requirements
- government transparency and private property rights
About Lois W. Kolkhorst
Lois W. Kolkhorst is the Republican candidate for Texas Senate District 18 and the sitting senator. She chairs the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services and the Sunset Advisory Commission, and served seven terms in the Texas House before her election to the Senate in a 2014 special election, per her campaign site. She is a small business owner and Texas Christian University graduate.
Erica Gillum
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Fully funding neighborhood schools and paying teachers more
- Addressing rural water shortages and aging infrastructure
- Creating jobs and supporting small businesses
About Erica Gillum
Erica Gillum is a Realtor and real estate investor who served on Hempstead City Council beginning in 2020 and was mayor of Hempstead from 2022 to 2024, according to her campaign site. She has more than two decades of experience in real estate, per the same source.
Lois W. Kolkhorst (Republican), Erica Gillum (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Texas Senate District 18; Lois W. Kolkhorst is the sitting member, per the Texas Senate' 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.
Full race pageTexas House District 17Stan Gerdes (R) · Mary Elizabeth Klenz (D)
Stan Gerdes
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Reduce property taxes
- Increase border security funding and rural law enforcement funding
- Protect Second Amendment rights
About Stan Gerdes
Stan Gerdes represents Texas House District 17 and is a fifth-generation Central Texan from Smithville, per his campaign site. He worked with former Governor Rick Perry for more than a decade, including as senior advisor to Perry at the U.S. Department of Energy, per his campaign site, and is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin.
Mary Elizabeth Klenz
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Protect aquifers and manage water resources
- Expand rural healthcare access
- A smart, constitutional border and immigration system
About Mary Elizabeth Klenz
Dr. Mary Elizabeth Klenz is an Ob/Gyn physician who practiced for 25 years in the Rio Grande Valley before moving to a ranch near Giddings, per the campaign site. She served in the Peace Corps in Southern Africa and attended medical school at Duke University, per the campaign site.
Stan Gerdes (Republican), Mary Elizabeth Klenz (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Texas House District 17; Stan Gerdes 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.
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Who is on the ballot in Lee County, Texas on November 3, 2026?
Lee County sample ballot 2026: see where the texas court of appeals, texas senate and texas house candidates stand on agriculture, taxes and water. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
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