San Augustine County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for Texas Senate and Texas House, and where they stand on taxes and agriculture.
Local races not included. We have not yet gathered San Augustine County's county, city and school board races, so they are not shown here. Your ballot may carry them. See the Texas Secretary of State elections page.
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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 3Trent Ashby (R) · Bobby Tillman (D)
Trent Ashby
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Property tax relief, per The Texan / KETK
About Trent Ashby
Trent Ashby is the Republican nominee for Texas Senate District 3, an open seat as current Senator Robert Nichols is not seeking reelection. Ashby is the sitting State Representative for Texas House District 9 and Senior Vice President for VerraBank, according to his official House biography; he grew up on a dairy farm in Rusk County and holds a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics from Texas A&M University. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Bobby Tillman
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Rural medical care, per Lufkin Daily News
- Volunteer fire and EMS funding, per Lufkin Daily News
- Support for veterans and small-town economies, per Lufkin Daily News
About Bobby Tillman
Bobby Tillman is a sixth-generation Texan who spent more than 40 years in the commercial flooring business and the last 15 years raising beef cattle in East Texas, per the campaign site.
Trent Ashby (Republican), Bobby Tillman (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Texas Senate District 3. Not on the November ballot: Robert Nichols, the sitting member per the 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 9Shelley Tatum (D) · Rocky Thigpen (R)
Shelley Tatum
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Increase state funding for public school districts and oppose the state voucher program
- Protect groundwater under the rule of capture from large-scale extraction
- Support state funding for rural hospitals and physicians
About Shelley Tatum
Shelley Tatum is the Democratic nominee for Texas House District 9 and a retired educator with 35 years of teaching experience in Texas public schools, including 19 years in Lufkin ISD, per her campaign site. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in communications and English from Stephen F. Austin State University and is a lifelong East Texan raised in Lufkin, per her campaign site.
Rocky Thigpen
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Deliver property tax relief for Texas homeowners and families
About Rocky Thigpen
Rocky Thigpen is the Republican nominee for the open Texas House District 9 seat. He is a lifelong East Texan and retired sergeant with the Texas Department of Public Safety, having patrolled all six counties of House District 9, per his campaign site. He now serves as vice president of Overseas Hardwoods Company and lives in Lufkin, per his campaign site.
Shelley Tatum (Democratic), Rocky Thigpen (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Texas House District 9. Not on the November ballot: Trent Ashby, the sitting member per the 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 San Augustine County, Texas on November 3, 2026?
San Augustine County sample ballot 2026: see where the texas senate and texas house candidates stand on taxes and agriculture. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
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