On every Pearland ballot
JudgeRob Giesecke (R) · Eugene Howard (D)
Rob Giesecke
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Lowering taxes and cutting wasteful spending, including a tax freeze for seniors and disabled residents, per Community Impact Q&A
- Investing in flood mitigation and road improvements, per Community Impact Q&A
- Addressing jail overcrowding cost-effectively, per Community Impact Q&A
About Rob Giesecke
Giesecke is chairman of the Port Freeport Commission, which oversees Texas's fifth-largest port, and works as a commercial real estate broker, per Community Impact. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Eugene Howard
Howard owns Visionary Outreach Inc., a nonprofit organization, and previously sought the Democratic nomination for U.S. House District 14 in 2022, per Community Impact. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
ClerkJoyce Hudman (R) · Adrienne Bell (D)
Joyce Hudman
Joyce Hudman is the incumbent Brazoria County Clerk running for re-election as the Republican nominee, per the Texas State Directory Online. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Adrienne Bell
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Modernizing county records with user-friendly digital systems
- Expanding early voting and poll worker training as a nonpartisan election administrator
- Measurable customer-service standards for the Clerk's office
About Adrienne Bell
Bell is an educator and community leader with a background in classroom teaching and public sector work, per the campaign site. She is running for Brazoria County Clerk on a platform of efficiency, transparency and accountability, per the campaign site.
TreasurerAngela Dees (R) · Steve Sanders (D)
Angela Dees
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Manage taxpayer funds with integrity and transparency
About Angela Dees
Angela Dees is running for Brazoria County Treasurer in Texas. She worked as a commercial and mortgage loan officer for several Brazoria County financial institutions and co-owns Dees Properties and Rocking 6 Construction with her husband, per her campaign site. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Business from Texas A&M's Mays School of Business in 2001, per her campaign site.
Steve Sanders
Steve Sanders, the Democratic nominee for Brazoria County Treasurer, is president of a credit union and has served multiple terms as secretary-treasurer of his labor union, per The Facts. He is an Army veteran and Brazoria County resident. Steve Sanders appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Brazoria County Treasurer, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
County Court at Law No. 1 and Probate CourtCourtney T. Gilbert (R)
Courtney T. Gilbert
Courtney T. Gilbert currently serves as judge of Brazoria County Court at Law No. 1 and Probate Court, per the county's official website. Courtney T. Gilbert appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Brazoria County Court at Law No. 1 and Probate Court, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
County Court at Law No. 2 and Probate CourtThomas L. Pfeiffer (R) · Matt Muller (D)
Thomas L. Pfeiffer
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Balanced bail setting that weighs community safety and against oppressive detention
- Balancing punishment and rehabilitation in juvenile cases per the Texas Family Code
About Thomas L. Pfeiffer
Thomas L. Pfeiffer is the incumbent judge of Brazoria County Court at Law No. 2, elected in 2022 after more than 18 years as an assistant Brazoria County district attorney. He served eight years as defense counsel in the U.S. Army Reserve JAG Corps, including active duty in 2006, per his campaign site. Thomas L. Pfeiffer appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Brazoria County Court at Law No. 2 and Probate Court, per the county elections office's certified candidate list.
Matt Muller
Matt Muller appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Brazoria County Court at Law No. 2 and Probate Court, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Matt Muller.
County Court at Law No. 3 and Probate CourtJeremy E. Warren (R)
Jeremy E. Warren
Jeremy E. Warren currently serves as judge of Brazoria County Court at Law No. 3 and Probate Court, per the county's official website. Jeremy E. Warren appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Brazoria County Court at Law No. 3 and Probate Court, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
County Court at Law No. 4 and Probate CourtMatt Allen (R)
Matt Allen
Matt Allen appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Brazoria County Court at Law No. 4 and Probate Court, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Matt Allen.
By address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Find your districts by addressCriminal District AttorneyTom Selleck (R) · Bianca Santorini (D)
Tom Selleck
Selleck has served as Brazoria County Criminal District Attorney since October 2020. He is an attorney and owner of the Law Office of Tom Selleck, P.C., serves as a deputy sheriff for the Brazoria County Sheriff's Department, and holds degrees in criminology from Florida State University and law from South Texas College of Law, per Texas State Directory Online. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Bianca Santorini
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Structured case intake with early evidence review
- Timely compliance with discovery obligations to defense counsel
- Charging decisions based on evidence rather than outside pressure
About Bianca Santorini
Santorini is an attorney with more than 15 years of experience in criminal defense, immigration and family law. She holds a J.D. from Thurgood Marshall School of Law and a bachelor's degree from UT El Paso, and previously served as outside counsel to the Mexican Consulate in Yuma, Arizona, per her campaign site.
District ClerkCassandra Tigner (R) · Grandison Porter (D)
Cassandra Tigner
Cassandra Tigner is the incumbent Brazoria County District Clerk and the Republican nominee for re-election, per the county's official website. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Grandison Porter
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Efficiency and transparency, including regular audits
- Modernizing e-filing and case-management systems
About Grandison Porter
Grandison Porter, the Democratic nominee for Brazoria County District Clerk, is a U.S. Army veteran of more than 20 years who managed over 750,000 records for the Army Recruiting Command, per his campaign site. He works as an Army JROTC instructor and pastor. Grandison Porter appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Brazoria County District Clerk, per the county elections office's certified candidate list.
District Judge, 149th Judicial DistrictJessica Pulcher (R)
Jessica Pulcher
Jessica Pulcher currently serves as judge of the 149th District Court in Brazoria County, per the county's official website. Jessica Pulcher appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Brazoria County District Judge, 149th Judicial District, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
District Judge, 239th Judicial DistrictGreg Hill (R)
Greg Hill
Greg Hill currently serves as judge of the 239th District Court in Brazoria County, per the county's official website. Greg Hill appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Brazoria County District Judge, 239th Judicial District, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
District Judge, 300th Judicial DistrictChad Bradshaw (R)
Chad Bradshaw
Chad Bradshaw currently serves as judge of the 300th District Court in Brazoria County, per the county's official website. Chad Bradshaw appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Brazoria County District Judge, 300th Judicial District, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
District Judge, 412th Judicial DistrictJustin R. Gilbert (R)
Justin R. Gilbert
Justin R. Gilbert currently serves as judge of the 412th District Court in Brazoria County, per the county's official website. Justin R. Gilbert appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Brazoria County District Judge, 412th Judicial District, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 2Gale Froberg (R) · William Cook (D)
Gale Froberg
Froberg has been a Texas Peace Officer for over 20 years, holding the title of Master Peace Officer, and worked as a Civil Deputy for a local law enforcement agency, per the campaign site. Froberg has lived in Brazoria County Precinct One for more than 20 years and is running for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 Place 2.
William Cook
William Cook appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Brazoria County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 2, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for William Cook.
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 2Richard B. Davis (R) · Shenequa Harrison (D)
Richard B. Davis
Richard B. Davis currently serves as Brazoria County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 2, per the county's official website. Richard B. Davis appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Brazoria County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 2, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Shenequa Harrison
Shenequa Harrison appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Brazoria County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 2, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Shenequa Harrison.
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Place 2Jon Albin (R) · Mark Wright (D)
Jon Albin
Albin has over 25 years of law enforcement experience, entirely in Brazoria County, per the campaign site. Albin is a United States Marine Corps veteran who worked as a State of Texas Corrections Officer at the Clemens Unit and served as Vice President of the Pearland Police Officer Association. Albin has lived in Precinct 3 since 2009.
Mark Wright
Mark Wright appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Brazoria County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Place 2, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Mark Wright.
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Place 2Blaine Chesser (R) · Stephanie Baird (D)
Blaine Chesser
Blaine Chesser appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Brazoria County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Place 2, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Blaine Chesser.
Stephanie Baird
Baird is a U.S. Coast Guard veteran and a nurse of nearly 16 years, with clinical work in correctional, mental health and substance-use facilities, per the campaign site. Baird earned an Airframe and Powerplant certification after Coast Guard service before transitioning into nursing. Baird is running for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 Place 2, in Brazoria County.
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District, Place 3Todd Frankfort (R) · Veronica Rivas-Molloy (D)
Todd Frankfort
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Applying the law as written rather than changing it from the bench
About Todd Frankfort
Todd Frankfort is a Houston attorney with more than 30 years of experience focused on family law, per his campaign site. He is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Veronica Rivas-Molloy
Veronica Rivas-Molloy is a Justice on the Texas First Court of Appeals seeking reelection, per her campaign site. She has served on the court for five years, authoring more than 250 majority opinions in civil, criminal, probate and family law matters, per her campaign site. Before joining the bench she practiced law for 20 years, including at Baker Botts LLP and Jones Walker LLP, and clerked for U.S. District Judge Ewing Werlein Jr., per her campaign site. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at El Paso and the University of Houston Law Center.
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District, Place 4 (unexpired term)David M. Gunn (R) · Julie Countiss (D)
David M. Gunn
David M. Gunn joined the First Court of Appeals in October 2024, per the court's official biography, after more than two decades as an appellate partner at a Houston law firm. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
Julie Countiss
Julie Countiss is a former justice of the First Court of Appeals of Texas, where she served a six-year term through December 31, 2024 and wrote more than 300 opinions, per the campaign site. Per the campaign site, she earned her law degree from the University of Houston Law Center in 2002 and worked as an Assistant County Attorney with the Harris County Attorney's Office and as a Teach for America teacher in the South Bronx.
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District, Place 5Amy Guerra (D) · Jessica Caird (R)
Amy Guerra
Amy Guerra, who serves on the bench as Justice Amparo 'Amy' Guerra, is the Democratic candidate for the First Court of Appeals, where she has served since 2021, per her campaign site. She practiced as a private attorney for nearly 20 years, served as a Houston municipal court judge from 2005 to 2010, and was the first Hispanic partner at her law firm.
Jessica Caird
Jessica Caird is the Republican candidate for the First Court of Appeals. She has served 26 years as an Assistant District Attorney in Harris County, including as Appellate Division Chief since 2021, and is admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court Bar, per her campaign site. She holds a law degree from the University of Houston Law Center.
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District, Chief JusticeSarah Beth Landau (D) · Kevin Jewell (R)
Sarah Beth Landau
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Modernizing court operations and expanding legal education access for law students
About Sarah Beth Landau
Sarah Beth Landau served as a justice on the First Court of Appeals from 2019 to 2024, per her campaign site. She previously worked as a federal public defender and commercial litigator.
Kevin Jewell
Kevin Jewell is the Republican candidate for Chief Justice of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals, where he has served as a justice since being elected on November 8, 2016, per his campaign site. Before joining the bench he spent 23 years in private practice as an appellate litigation shareholder and is board certified in civil appellate law. He holds degrees from the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Houston Law Center.
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District, Place 7Ken Wise (R) · William Demond (D)
Ken Wise
Ken Wise is the incumbent Place 7 justice on the Fourteenth Court of Appeals, appointed in October 2013, per the court's official biography. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
William Demond
William Demond is the Democratic candidate for the Fourteenth Court of Appeals, Place 7. He currently serves as a staff attorney for the Fifth District Court of Appeals in Dallas and previously practiced as a partner in his own law firms, focusing on constitutional rights litigation for more than a decade, per his campaign site.
Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the Brazoria County page.
Statewide races
U.S. SenateKen Paxton (R) · James Talarico (D) · Ted Brown (Libertarian)
Ken Paxton
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Carry the torch for Trump's agenda
- Take on Big Food and Big Pharma
- Sovereignty matters; borders must hold
About Ken Paxton
Ken Paxton is a candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, per the campaign site. The campaign site describes him as Texas' 51st attorney general and says he has sued the Biden administration more than 100 times, per the campaign site. His campaign theme is Unshakable. Unbroken. Unafraid., per the campaign site.
James Talarico
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Corruption and democracy
- Taxes and cost of living
- Public education
About James Talarico
James Talarico is an eighth-generation Texan, a former middle school teacher, a Presbyterian seminarian and a state representative, per the campaign site. The campaign site says he first ran for the Texas House in 2018 and is running for U.S. Senate to take his fight against corruption to Washington, per the campaign site.
Ted Brown
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Protect digital privacy and freedom
- Repeal the income tax and abolish the IRS
- Replace immigration limits with an Ellis Island-style system
About Ted Brown
Ted Brown is a retired self-employed independent insurance adjuster who lives in Austin, per the campaign site. He earned a political science degree from UCLA in 1984 and joined the Libertarian Party in 1979, per the campaign site. He was the Libertarian candidate for this Senate seat in 2024, per Houston Public Media.
GovernorGreg Abbott (R) · Gina Hinojosa (D) · Pat Dixon (L)
Greg Abbott
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Cut and reform property taxes with his Empowering Texas Taxpayers plan
- Continue border security through Operation Lone Star
- Keep growing Texas jobs and defending constitutional freedoms
About Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott is Texas's incumbent governor and the Republican nominee for a fourth term, which would make him the state's longest-serving governor. A former attorney general and state supreme court justice, he launched his re-election bid with a property tax reform plan, and his tenure is defined by border security through Operation Lone Star, school choice legislation, and economic development.
Gina Hinojosa
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Quality and accessible health care for all Texans
- An affordable Texas that works for everyone
- Back-to-basics public education, not vouchers
About Gina Hinojosa
Gina Hinojosa is the Democratic nominee for Texas governor, a state representative from Austin, attorney, and former Austin school board president. Her populist campaign argues tax dollars are being spent to pad the pockets of the well-connected, with priorities focused on affordability, public education, and health care access.
Pat Dixon
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Apply limited-government principles to Texas
- Expand individual liberty and free markets
- Offer a third-party alternative for governor
About Pat Dixon
Dixon is the Libertarian Party candidate for Governor of Texas; he has held several executive-level positions in private industry, non-profit, and political organizations, has worked with the Texas legislature since 2004, and is an engineer and business owner through DPAS-INC, per the campaign site.
Lieutenant GovernorDan Patrick (R) · Vikki Goodwin (D) · Kevin McCormick (G) · Anthony Cristo (L)
Dan Patrick
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Continue conservative leadership of the Texas Senate
- Cut property taxes and secure the border
- Advance school choice and family values legislation
About Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick is Texas's incumbent lieutenant governor and the Republican nominee for a fourth term. A former radio host and state senator, he has presided over the Texas Senate since 2015, driving conservative priorities on border security, property taxes, and school choice.
Vikki Goodwin
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Fund neighborhood public schools, not private school vouchers
- Protect clean water and a reliable energy grid
- Make housing and health care affordable
About Vikki Goodwin
Vikki Goodwin is the Democratic nominee for Texas lieutenant governor, a state representative from Austin and real estate broker. Her campaign theme is a good win for Texas, promising a Senate leader who collaborates rather than dictates, with priorities on public schools, clean water and energy, housing affordability, and health care.
Kevin McCormick
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Expanding public transit
- Investing in the rural economy
- Election reform including ranked choice voting
About Kevin McCormick
McCormick holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of Houston Law Center and has most recently worked as a high school math teacher in San Antonio, per the campaign site. He previously ran for Congress in Texas's 24th District as a Green Party candidate in 2016 and now lives in the Lindale area of east Texas, per the campaign site.
Anthony Cristo
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Cutting both taxes and spending
- Free market economics
- Marijuana legalization
About Anthony Cristo
High school English and debate teacher Anthony Cristo is a military veteran who resides in Cibolo, Texas, per his campaign site. He is the Libertarian Party candidate for Texas Lieutenant Governor. Anthony Cristo appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Lieutenant Governor, per the Texas Secretary of State's certified candidate list.
Attorney GeneralMayes Middleton (R) · Nathan Johnson (D) · Tom Oxford (L)
Mayes Middleton
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Secure the border and enforce deportation orders against criminal networks
- Ensure strict election integrity and voter ID enforcement
- Root out government waste, fraud, and abuse
About Mayes Middleton
Mayes Middleton is the Republican nominee for Texas attorney general in the open race created by Ken Paxton's Senate run. A seventh-generation Texan, oil company president, attorney, and state senator who chaired the Texas House Freedom Caucus, he authored the Save Women's Sports Act, and his platform emphasizes the border, election integrity, and a DOGE-style attack on government waste.
Nathan Johnson
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Restore an attorney general's office that works for Texans, not partisans
- Take on market abuse and political corruption
- Protect Texans' rights, freedoms, and access to health care
About Nathan Johnson
Nathan Johnson is the Democratic nominee for Texas attorney general, a state senator from Dallas and attorney. His campaign argues the office has been corrupted and abused for personal and partisan ends, and points to his Senate record reforming the state insurance marketplace, fortifying the power grid after Winter Storm Uri, and leading on Medicaid expansion.
Tom Oxford
Tom Oxford is a personal injury and civil rights attorney who owns a law firm near Beaumont and belongs to the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, per the San Antonio Report. No campaign website was found as of September 3, 2026.
ComptrollerDon Huffines (R) · Sarah Eckhardt (D) · Shehla Faizi (G) · V. Alonzo Echavarria-Garza (L)
Don Huffines
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- DOGE Texas government to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse
- Demand honest, transparent state budgets
- Keep Texas dollars in Texas and defend taxpayers
About Don Huffines
Don Huffines is the Republican nominee for Texas comptroller and, as of July 2026, the appointed incumbent after Governor Abbott installed him in the office he had already won the nomination for. A fifth-generation Texan, real estate developer, and former state senator, his platform is to DOGE Texas government: eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse and demand honest, transparent budgets.
Sarah Eckhardt
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Stop no-bid contracts and audit the voucher program
- Tell Texans honestly where their tax money goes
- Fight health care costs and break single-party rule
About Sarah Eckhardt
Sarah Eckhardt is the Democratic nominee for Texas comptroller, a state senator from Austin, attorney, and former Travis County judge. Her campaign promises to tell Texans honestly where their money is going, targeting no-bid contracts, the private school voucher program, and corporate tax breaks.
Shehla Faizi
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Keeping Texas tax dollars in Texas
- Ending tax breaks for large corporations
- Restoring checks and balances to the office
About Shehla Faizi
Faizi is a graphic designer with a career in advertising and marketing journalism who was raised in Karachi, Pakistan, and moved to Texas in 2012, per the campaign site. She became politically active after 2016 and volunteered for the Green Party's 2024 presidential campaign before running for comptroller, per the campaign site.
V. Alonzo Echavarria-Garza
V. Alonzo Echavarria-Garza is on the Texas Secretary of State's certified list of November 3, 2026 candidates as the Libertarian nominee for comptroller; the SOS filing records the occupation chief financial officer. No campaign website was found as of September 3, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for V. Alonzo Echavarria-Garza.
Agriculture CommissionerNate Sheets (R) · Clayton Tucker (D) · Austin R. Kelly (L)
Nate Sheets
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Bring agribusiness experience to the agriculture department
- Support Texas farmers and ranchers
- Restore integrity to the office
About Nate Sheets
Sheets is a candidate for Texas Agriculture Commissioner and an agriculture entrepreneur and beekeeper who built a large branded honey business from a backyard operation; he is also a U.S. Navy Reserves veteran, per the campaign site.
Clayton Tucker
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Stand up for family farms and ranches
- Promote fair trade for Texas producers
- Protect rural water and land
About Clayton Tucker
Tucker is a candidate for Texas Agriculture Commissioner and a farmer and rancher who operates a family farm near Lampasas raising cattle, goats, and donkeys; he previously served as Secretary of the Texas Farmers Union and worked as a water researcher and teacher, per the campaign site.
Austin R. Kelly
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Water conservation protecting aquifers and groundwater rights
- Property rights and fighting eminent domain abuse
- Removing barriers to selling what farmers grow
About Austin R. Kelly
Kelly holds a Ph.D. in ecology and founded ARK Ecological Consulting; he is running for Texas Agriculture Commissioner and describes himself as a scientist rather than a career politician, per the campaign site.
Land CommissionerDawn Buckingham (R) · Benjamin Flores (D) · Neill Snider (L)
Dawn Buckingham
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Border security through General Land Office land actions
- Public education funding through the Permanent School Fund
- Veterans programs through the Veterans Land Board
About Dawn Buckingham
Dawn Buckingham is Texas's sitting land commissioner, per the Secretary of State's statewide officials roster, elected in 2022 as the first woman to hold the office. An eye surgeon and former state senator, she was the first Republican elected to the Texas Senate from Travis County, per her campaign site.
Benjamin Flores
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Directing General Land Office revenue toward public schools
- Expanding Veterans Land Board programs and outreach
- Protecting Texas beaches and strengthening storm-recovery programs
About Benjamin Flores
Benjamin Flores announced in 2026 that he had been diagnosed with leukemia, stayed in the race, and later announced he was in remission, per the Texas Tribune; he remains an active candidate. A Bay City councilman with a background in cybersecurity and compliance, he won a two way Democratic primary, per the San Antonio Report.
Neill Snider
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- reducing the taxpayer burden through transparent management of state lands and mineral rights
- supporting responsible energy production and fair leasing practices
- reducing spending within the General Land Office
About Neill Snider
Neill Snider is the Libertarian candidate for Texas Land Commissioner. He has worked as a mechanical contractor for nearly four decades and operates a small cattle ranch, with experience as an oil and gas investor in East Texas, per his campaign site.
Railroad CommissionerBo French (R) · Jon Rosenthal (D) · Arthur DiBianca (L)
Bo French
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Reducing regulation on Texas oil and gas producers
- Enforcing state restrictions on foreign ownership of Texas land
About Bo French
Bo French is a former chair of the Tarrant County Republican Party, an energy trader and rancher who has owned businesses providing security for energy companies, per the San Antonio Report. He won the May 26 runoff over sitting commissioner Jim Wright, per the Texas Tribune.
Jon Rosenthal
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Data center energy policy
- Fair and affordable gas utility rates
- Texas energy jobs
About Jon Rosenthal
Jon Rosenthal is a four term Texas House member from Houston who spent 25 years in oil and gas as an engineer and project manager, per his campaign site.
Arthur DiBianca
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Free market energy policy without subsidies or mandates
- Defending mineral and surface property rights
- Operator accountability for well plugging through bonding and insurance
About Arthur DiBianca
Arthur DiBianca is a longtime Libertarian activist from Austin who has testified before the Texas Legislature, per his campaign site.
Supreme Court, Chief JusticeJimmy Blacklock (R) · Maggie Ellis (D)
Jimmy Blacklock
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Applying the Constitution and law as written rather than 'legislating from the bench'
About Jimmy Blacklock
Jimmy Blacklock is the incumbent Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, appointed to the court in 2018 and named the 28th Chief Justice in January 2025, per the court's official biography. He previously served as General Counsel to Gov. Greg Abbott.
Maggie Ellis
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Fair treatment of the public and access to the courts
About Maggie Ellis
Maggie Ellis is a justice on the Texas Third Court of Appeals, elected to that court in 2024, per the court's official biography. Before joining the bench she practiced law representing individuals and is Board Certified in Juvenile Law, per the same source.
Supreme Court, Place 2 (Unexpired Term)Chari Kelly (D) · James P. Sullivan (R)
Chari Kelly
Chari Kelly is a justice on the Texas Third Court of Appeals, elected in 2019, per the court's official biography. Before the bench she was a felony prosecutor in Travis and Comal counties and an Assistant Attorney General, and she is a former U.S. Army paratrooper and captain.
James P. Sullivan
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Applying the Constitution and law as written
About James P. Sullivan
James P. Sullivan is the incumbent on the Texas Supreme Court, appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott in January 2025, per the court's official biography. He previously served as the Governor's General Counsel and as an Assistant Solicitor General, and clerked on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
Supreme Court, Place 7Kristen Hawkins (D) · Kyle D. Hawkins (R)
Kristen Hawkins
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Civility, professionalism and respect in the legal profession
About Kristen Hawkins
Kristen Hawkins is the judge of the 11th District Court in Harris County, elected in 2016 and reelected in 2020, per her campaign site. She holds board certifications in Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Law.
Kyle D. Hawkins
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Humility, diligence and applying the law as written
About Kyle D. Hawkins
Kyle D. Hawkins is the incumbent on the Texas Supreme Court, appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott in October 2025, per the court's official biography. He previously served as Texas Solicitor General.
Supreme Court, Place 8Gisela D. Triana (D) · Brett Busby (R)
Gisela D. Triana
Gisela D. Triana is a justice on the Texas Third Court of Appeals, elected in 2018, per the court's official biography. She previously spent 14 years as judge of the 200th District Court.
Brett Busby
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Applying laws faithfully without rewriting them from the bench
- Expanding access to justice, including a licensing system for legal paraprofessionals
About Brett Busby
Brett Busby is the incumbent on the Texas Supreme Court, appointed in 2019 and elected in 2020, per the court's official biography. He previously served six years as a justice on the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston.
Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3Thomas Smith (R) · Okey Anyiam (D) · Mark Ash (L)
Thomas Smith
Thomas Smith has served as Special Assistant Attorney General for Criminal Justice in the Texas Attorney General's office since 2015, per his campaign site. He earlier practiced civil law and clerked for an Ohio Supreme Court chief justice.
Okey Anyiam
Okey Anyiam is a criminal defense lawyer in Dallas who has practiced law since 1997, per the San Antonio Report. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
Mark Ash
Mark Ash is a candidate for Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the state's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4Kevin Patrick Yeary (R) · Audra Riley (D)
Kevin Patrick Yeary
Kevin Patrick Yeary is the Republican candidate for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4, and the sitting judge, having served on the court for ten years, per his campaign site.
Audra Riley
Audra Riley is the presiding judge of Criminal District Court 3 in Dallas County, per the San Antonio Report. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9John Messinger (R) · Holly Taylor (D)
John Messinger
John Messinger is the Republican candidate for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9. He is a career appellate prosecutor with the Office of the State Prosecuting Attorney since 2011, previously worked in the McLennan County District Attorney's Office, and is a Baylor Law School graduate, per his campaign site.
Holly Taylor
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- An independent voice ensuring fair and thorough case review
- Upholding the Constitution and treating everyone with dignity
About Holly Taylor
Holly Taylor is a criminal defense attorney who spent more than 17 years as a prosecutor, per the San Antonio Report.
Court of Appeals, 15th District, Chief JusticeScott Brister (R) · Jerry Zimmerer (D)
Scott Brister
Scott Brister is the Republican candidate for Chief Justice of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals, a position he has held since the court's creation in September 2024, per his campaign site. He previously served six years on the Texas Supreme Court, three years as a justice and chief justice of the First and Fourteenth Courts of Appeals, and eleven years as presiding judge of the 234th District Court in Harris County. He is a Duke University and Harvard Law School graduate.
Jerry Zimmerer
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Court efficiency
About Jerry Zimmerer
Jerry Zimmerer previously served as an elected justice on the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston for six years, per his campaign site.
Court of Appeals, 15th District, Place 2Scott K. Field (R) · Tom Baker (D)
Scott K. Field
Scott K. Field is the incumbent Place 2 justice on the Fifteenth Court of Appeals, per the court's official biography. He previously served as the inaugural judge of the 480th District Court in Williamson County. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
Tom Baker
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Judicial impartiality regardless of party affiliation
About Tom Baker
Tom Baker is a U.S. Navy JAG Corps veteran who previously served as an elected justice on the Third Court of Appeals in Austin from 2019 to 2024, per his campaign site.
Court of Appeals, 15th District, Place 3April Farris (R) · Marc M. Meyer (D)
April Farris
April Farris is the Republican candidate for the Fifteenth Court of Appeals. She was appointed to the court by Governor Abbott effective September 1, 2024, after previously serving as a justice on the First Court of Appeals, and worked as an appellate litigation partner and assistant solicitor general for the State of Texas, per her campaign site. She is a Harvard Law School graduate and clerked for Fifth Circuit Judge Jennifer Walker Elrod.
Marc M. Meyer
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Protecting individual rights against state power
About Marc M. Meyer
Marc M. Meyer is a retired Houston Fire Department captain and paramedic with 20 years of service who now practices law defending health care providers, per his campaign site.
Voting info and more
Voting info and more
City boundaries and ZIP codes from the U.S. Census Bureau (2024 Gazetteer, 2020 ZCTA relationships). Candidate fields follow official election office filings; confirm with the Texas election office before voting.
