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2 candidates are tracked for Texas House District 49, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Arshia Papari and Montserrat Garibay. Candidate information follows official Travis County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Arshia Papari (Green), Montserrat Garibay (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Texas House District 49. Not on the November ballot: Gina Hinojosa, 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.
Green
Arshia Papari is the Green candidate for Texas House District 49 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Texas Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
Democratic
Montserrat Garibay is the Democratic candidate for Texas House District 49 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Texas Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list. Is a bilingual educator and labor leader with more than 25 years in education and union organizing, per campaign site. Formerly served as vice president of Education Austin and as Secretary-Treasurer of the Texas AFL-CIO, the first Latina elected to that role, per campaign site. Served as a senior official at the U.S. Department of Education during the Biden-Harris administration, per campaign site.
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-06.
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