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One candidate is tracked for McLennan County Court at Law No. 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Pat Atkins. Candidate information follows official Mclennan County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Single-nominee race: Incumbent Pat Atkins filed as the only candidate in the Republican primary. No Democrat filed, so he is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot, per the Waco Bridge's comprehensive filing list for McLennan County (Texas prints unopposed nominees).
Republican
J. Patrick "Pat" Atkins is the incumbent judge of McLennan County Court at Law No. 3, appointed to the bench in early 2024 after practicing law in McLennan County for more than 30 years, per KWTX. A Baylor Law School graduate, he previously served as a longtime Waco ISD board president, per the Waco Tribune-Herald. Pat Atkins appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for McLennan County Court at Law No. 3, per the county elections office's certified candidate list.