The Ballot Brief
Temple, Texas

November 2026

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Temple, Texas sample ballot 2026

Temple voters (Bell County, Texas) see U.S. Senate, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General plus 14 Bell County races on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Your U.S. House district and any precinct-level races depend on your street address.

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Bell County races on every Temple ballot

Bell County Judge

County
  • David Blackburn (Republican)

Bell County Clerk

County
  • Shelley Coston (Republican)

Bell County Treasurer

County
  • Adriane Hodges (Republican)

Bell County Court at Law No. 1

County
  • Paul Motz (Republican)

Bell County Court at Law No. 2

County
  • John Mischtian (Republican)

Bell County Court at Law No. 3

County
  • John Gauntt, Jr. (Republican)

District races in Bell County (which one you vote in depends on your address)

Bell County District Clerk

By district
  • Lacey Martindale (Republican)

Bell County District Judge, 169th Judicial District

By district
  • Cari Starritt-Burnett (Republican)

Bell County District Judge, 264th Judicial District

By district
  • Paul L. LePak (Republican)

Bell County District Judge, 478th Judicial District

By district
  • Wade Faulkner (Republican)

Bell County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1

By district
  • Patrick "Pat" Patterson (Republican)

Bell County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2

By district
  • Michael Tice (Republican)

Bell County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Place 2

By district
  • Larry Wilkey (Republican)

Bell County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Place 2

By district
  • Beatrice "Bea" Cox (Republican)
  • Jessica A. Gonzalez (Democratic)

Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the Bell County page.

Statewide races on every Temple ballot

U.S. Senate

Statewide
  • Ken Paxton (Republican)
  • James Talarico (Democratic)
  • Ted Brown (Libertarian)

Governor

Statewide
  • Greg Abbott (Republican) Incumbent
  • Gina Hinojosa (Democratic)
  • Pat Dixon (Libertarian)

Lieutenant Governor

Statewide
  • Dan Patrick (Republican) Incumbent
  • Vikki Goodwin (Democratic)
  • Kevin McCormick (Green)
  • Anthony Cristo (Libertarian)

Attorney General

Statewide
  • Mayes Middleton (Republican)
  • Nathan Johnson (Democratic)
  • Tom Oxford (Libertarian)

Comptroller

Statewide
  • Don Huffines (Republican) Incumbent
  • Sarah Eckhardt (Democratic)
  • Shehla Faizi (Green)
  • V. Alonzo Echavarria-Garza (Libertarian)

Agriculture Commissioner

Statewide
  • Nate Sheets (Republican)
  • Clayton Tucker (Democratic)
  • Austin R. Kelly (Libertarian)

Land Commissioner

Statewide
  • Dawn Buckingham (Republican) Incumbent
  • Benjamin Flores (Democratic)
  • Neill Snider (Libertarian)

Railroad Commissioner

Statewide
  • Bo French (Republican)
  • Jon Rosenthal (Democratic)
  • Arthur DiBianca (Libertarian)

Sample ballot by ZIP code in Temple

765017650276504

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.