Who is running in Dallas County, Texas in 2026
- County Judge
- Clay Jenkins and Mike Immler
- District Clerk
- Felicia Pitre and Dave Muehlhaeusler
- County Clerk
- Damarcus L. Offord and Skye Garcia
- County Treasurer
- Pauline Medrano and Corsandra Brigham Phelps
- County Commissioner, Precinct 2
- Andy Sommerman and Barry Wernick
- U.S. Senator
- James Talarico and Ken Paxton
- Governor
- Gina Hinojosa and Greg Abbott
- Lieutenant Governor
- Vikki Goodwin and Dan Patrick
- Attorney General
- Nathan Johnson and Mayes Middleton
- U.S. Representative, District 5
- Chelsey Hockett and Lance Gooden
- U.S. Representative, District 6
- Danny Minton and Jake Ellzey
- U.S. Representative, District 24
- Kevin Burge and Beth Van Duyne
- U.S. Representative, District 30
- Frederick D. Haynes III and Everett Jackson
- U.S. Representative, District 32
- Dan Barrios and Jace Yarbrough
- U.S. Representative, District 33
- Colin Allred and Patrick David Gillespie
- State Senator, District 2
- Keenen Colbert and Bob Hall
- State Representative, District 100
- Venton Jones and Jordan Scott Hoffnagle
- State Representative, District 102
- Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos and Bonnie Abadie
- State Representative, District 103
- Rafael Anchia and Melanie Medley-Thomas
- State Representative, District 108
- Allison Mitchell and Morgan Meyer
- State Representative, District 109
- Aicha Davis and Will Campbell
- State Representative, District 112
- Zach Herbert and Angie Chen Button
- State Representative, District 113
- Rhetta Andrews Bowers and Stephen W. Stanley
- State Representative, District 114
- John Bryant and Tim McDonough
- State Representative, District 115
- Cassandra Hernandez and Danny Rosellini
Dallas County
These races are partisan. Only one commissioners court seat, Precinct 2, is contested this year. No city council or school board seats are on the county's November ballot.
County Judge
Vote for oneJenkins has led the commissioners court since 2011. Immler was unopposed in the March Republican primary.
Clay Jenkins
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratLed the county through the 2014 Ebola cases and issued the shelter-in-place orders early in COVID. In 2022 a 1983 Baylor trespass arrest resurfaced in which police said he wore dark paint; he says it was camouflage face paint for a prank.
Sources: Wikipedia, Texas Tribune
Mike Immler
Compromised RepublicanSays the county should renovate the Lew Sterrett jail and shrink its population instead of borrowing billions for a new one. Endorsed by former Texas GOP chair Allen West.
Sources: Campaign video, Wikipedia
District Clerk
Vote for onePitre is seeking a fourth term.
Felicia Pitre
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratBrought in the first electronic case system for juvenile courts and co-founded the county's yearly Expunction Expo. Her office drew lawsuits after the 2023 Odyssey software rollout, when records backlogs helped keep people in jail past their release dates.
Sources: Dallas County, Texas Metro News
Dave Muehlhaeusler
Compromised RepublicanHas spoken at commissioners court about the 26,000 criminal record errors after the software rollout, and wants fully digital, bilingual court records and a jail dashboard so no one is held past release. Supported by the county Republican Party.
Sources: Campaign site, Grand Prairie Republicans
County Clerk
Vote for oneOpen seat. Clerk John Warren is retiring.
Damarcus L. Offord
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratEndorsed by retiring Clerk John Warren, and running on customer service and better coordination between county departments. Also backed by Stonewall Democrats and Lake Highlands/White Rock Democrats.
Sources: KERA, Campaign site, LHWR Democrats
Skye Garcia
Not good people RepublicanCampaigns as an "America First Republican." Her platform calls for new technology to cut wait times and errors, plus language services for the county's many communities.
Sources: Campaign site, Wikipedia
County Treasurer
Vote for onePauline Medrano
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratWas mayor pro tem on the Dallas council, and is 2025 to 2026 president of the County Treasurers Association of Texas and a past board chair of NALEO.
Sources: Dallas County, Campaign site
Corsandra Brigham Phelps
Not enough info RepublicanWants plain-language financial reports, digital treasury tools and free financial literacy classes. Says "we need God back in government."
Sources: Campaign site, Interview video
County Commissioner, Precinct 2
Vote for oneAndy Sommerman
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratUnseated Republican J.J. Koch in 2022. Moved the 2024 county tax rate increase that passed 3 to 2, and voted for more sheriff and marshal staff.
Sources: Community Impact, Campaign site
Barry Wernick
Not good people RepublicanAfter narrowly losing a 2024 state House primary he demanded a recount, claiming "irregularities." Wants county jails to work with ICE, and is endorsed by Texas Eagle Forum and Texans for Vaccine Choice.
Sources: KERA, Campaign site, Ballotpedia
Contested judges, justices of the peace and constables
Not profiledDistrict Judge, 298th (Clark B. Will, R; Ashley Smith, D); Justice of the Peace Precinct 1, Place 1 (Lizbeth Diaz, R; Thomas G. Jones, D), Precinct 2, Place 1 (Vickie Whiteside, R; Margaret O'Brien, D), Precinct 3, Place 1 (Lynn A. Benedetto, R; Adam M. Swartz, D), Precinct 3, Place 2 (Michael L. Geller, R; Paula M. Rosales, D) and Precinct 4, Place 1 (Fred Van Liew, R; Mike Jones, D); Constable Precinct 2 (Chad Calvert, R; Deanna Hammond, D). We haven't profiled these yet.
Unopposed county races
No contestCriminal District Attorney (Amber Givens); County Commissioner Precinct 4 (Elba Garcia); Justices of the Peace Precinct 1, Place 2 (Valencia Nash), Precinct 2, Place 2 (Antoinette N. Harris), Precinct 4, Place 2 (Sasha Moreno), Precinct 5, Place 1 (Sara Martinez) and Precinct 5, Place 2 (Omar Narvaez); Constables Precinct 1 (Tracey Gulley), 3 (Henry Curry), 4 (Eddie Brown Jr.) and 5 (Michael Orozco). All are Democrats. The ballot also lists 53 unopposed Democratic judges (district, family, criminal district, county court at law, county criminal, county criminal appeals and probate courts) in one block, with a single "Vote for All" or "Vote for None" choice.
State and federal
Dallas County is split among six congressional districts and more than a dozen state house districts, so check your own sample ballot to see which are yours. State Senate District 2 is the only state senate seat on the ballot here.
U.S. Senator
Vote for oneAlso on the ballot: Ted Brown (Libertarian).
James Talarico
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratA former teacher who wrote the Texas law capping insulin at $25 a month and co-wrote a ban on police chokeholds.
Sources: Wikipedia
Ken Paxton
Not good people RepublicanSued to throw out four states' 2020 votes and spoke at the January 6 rally. The Republican-led Texas House impeached him for corruption 121 to 23.
Sources: Wikipedia
Governor
Vote for oneAlso on the ballot: Pat Dixon (Libertarian).
Gina Hinojosa
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratA public school advocate who ran the Austin school board before the Legislature.
Sources: Texas Tribune
Greg Abbott
Not good people RepublicanSigned SB 4, which lets state police arrest and deport people on suspicion of illegal entry, and bused more than 100,000 migrants to other cities as a stunt. Also signed the school voucher law.
Sources: Texas Tribune, Wikipedia
Lieutenant Governor
Vote for oneAlso on the ballot: Anthony Cristo (Libertarian), Kevin McCormick (Green).
Vikki Goodwin
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratRunning on school funding and against vouchers.
Sources: Texas Tribune
Attorney General
Vote for oneAlso on the ballot: Tom Oxford (Libertarian).
Nathan Johnson
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratHas passed about 134 bills since 2019 and promises to run the AG's office as a law office again instead of a political shop.
Sources: Texas Tribune
Mayes Middleton
Not good people RepublicanCalls himself "MAGA Mayes" and has called 2020 "a stolen election." Beat Chip Roy by attacking him for certifying the 2020 results.
Sources: Texas Tribune, KSAT
Everything else on the statewide ballot
Not profiledComptroller, Land Commissioner, Agriculture Commissioner, Railroad Commissioner, the State Board of Education, and the Supreme Court and appeals court seats. We haven't profiled these yet.
U.S. Representative, District 5
Vote for oneChelsey Hockett
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratRunning on Medicare for All, a $25 minimum wage, higher taxes on corporations and the wealthy, and full funding for public schools. Endorsed by the Texas AFL-CIO, Stonewall Democrats of Dallas and Moms Demand Action.
Sources: Campaign site, Campaign site
Lance Gooden
Not good people RepublicanVoted to object to Arizona's and Pennsylvania's 2020 electoral votes. In July 2026 the House Ethics Committee extended an inquiry into his campaign spending, which he calls "baseless."
Sources: Ballotpedia, FOX 4, Washington Examiner
U.S. Representative, District 6
Vote for oneDanny Minton
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratWants congressional term limits and an end to school vouchers, and says ICE should be abolished or cut back with its budget moved to local police and Border Patrol.
Sources: Lone Star Left, Courage for Democracy
Jake Ellzey
Compromised RepublicanEndorsed by the NRA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Voted against the Respect for Marriage Act in 2022.
Sources: NRA-PVF, New Republic, U.S. Chamber
U.S. Representative, District 24
Vote for oneKevin Burge
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratRunning on Medicare for All, affordable housing, tuition-free college and trade school, and abortion rights. Endorsed by the Northeast Tarrant County Democrats.
Sources: Campaign site, Take Back Congress
Beth Van Duyne
Not good people RepublicanVoted on January 7, 2021, to object to Pennsylvania's electoral votes. As Irving mayor she backed an anti-"sharia law" resolution and defended the 2015 arrest of a Muslim student over a homemade clock.
Sources: Lone Star Left, Ballotpedia
U.S. Representative, District 30
Vote for oneOpen seat. Rep. Jasmine Crockett is not running again.
Frederick D. Haynes III
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratRunning on health care for all, limits on payday lenders and abolishing ICE. Endorsed by Rep. Jasmine Crockett and Commissioner Alisa Simmons.
Sources: KERA
Everett Jackson
Not enough info RepublicanWon the Republican runoff in May with 58% of the vote. We found little else.
Sources: FOX 4
U.S. Representative, District 32
Vote for oneDan Barrios
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratLeft the council to run, on living costs, consumer protection and health care. Calls the new district "gerrymandered" and says "government requires participation."
Sources: Retrograde News, Lake Highlands Advocate, McKinney Area Democratic Club
Jace Yarbrough
Not good people RepublicanSays he is running because "President Trump needs reinforcements in DC." Endorsed by Trump, Speaker Johnson and the Freedom Caucus Fund; worked as an "election integrity" lawyer in Detroit in 2024.
Sources: Campaign site, Texas Tribune
U.S. Representative, District 33
Vote for oneColin Allred
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratBeat Rep. Julie Johnson in the May runoff. In Congress he worked on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, and he has been endorsed by both the AFL-CIO and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Sources: Texas Tribune, Wikipedia, MoveOn
Patrick David Gillespie
Not enough info RepublicanRuns low-budget campaigns without donations. Opposes student loan forgiveness and wants abortion left to the states, with abortion pills banned.
Sources: DCR United, iVoterGuide
State Senator, District 2
Vote for oneKeenen Colbert
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratRunning on full funding for public schools, against vouchers, for reproductive rights, and on housing and utility costs. Endorsed by Planned Parenthood Texas Votes and the McKinney Area Democratic Club.
Sources: BallotReady, McKinney Area Democratic Club, Planned Parenthood Texas Votes
Bob Hall
Compromised RepublicanHas filed bills again and again to end countywide voting centers and cut back voting machines in favor of hand-marked ballots. Endorsed by Texans for Fiscal Responsibility and NFIB.
Sources: Express-News, TXBIZ, Wikipedia
State Representative, District 100
Vote for oneVenton Jones
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratVice chair of the House Corrections Committee and sits on Appropriations. The first openly HIV-positive member of the Legislature; scored 100% with the Texas AFL-CIO.
Sources: Wikipedia, Texas House, Texas AFL-CIO
Jordan Scott Hoffnagle
Not enough info RepublicanRunning on property tax caps, equal parenting in family courts, police accountability and trade schools. Supports expanding Medicaid as long as the federal match stays at 90% or more.
Sources: Campaign site, Dallas County GOP
State Representative, District 102
Vote for oneAna-Maria Rodriguez Ramos
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratJoined the quorum breaks against Republican voting and redistricting bills and was fined for it. Says opposing Trump is what first got her to run, and argues state immigration mandates burden local police.
Sources: Texas House, The Texas Voice, Texas Standard
Bonnie Abadie
Not good people RepublicanOpposes school vouchers, but wants to end countywide vote centers, cut early voting sites and close party primaries. Promoted by the North Dallas Republicans America First Group.
Sources: Branch, Dallas County GOP
State Representative, District 103
Vote for oneRafael Anchia
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratAfter the 2021 grid failure he wrote 2023 amendments setting home energy demand-response goals. Voted against and protested the 2017 "sanctuary cities" law, SB 4.
Sources: Wikipedia, Campaign site, Texas Observer
Melanie Medley-Thomas
Not enough info RepublicanWants to drop most STAAR testing so teachers can test students on the units they teach. We found little else.
Sources: Dallas County GOP
State Representative, District 108
Vote for oneAllison Mitchell
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratRunning on public schools and against vouchers, warning special education will be hit first. Endorsed by the Texas AFL-CIO and backed by the DLCC.
Sources: Dallas Observer, DLCC
Morgan Meyer
Compromised RepublicanLed the 2023 $18 billion property tax cut and was one of the House managers who prosecuted Ken Paxton's impeachment. Endorsed by Americans for Prosperity-Texas, TXBIZ PAC and Texas Alliance for Life.
Sources: Ballotpedia, AFP-Texas, TXBIZ
State Representative, District 109
Vote for oneAicha Davis
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratWrote a bill exempting veterans and people with disabilities from the state's DEI program limits. Endorsed by Texas Parent PAC and the Texas AFL-CIO.
Sources: Wikipedia, Texas Tribune, Teach the Vote
Will Campbell
Not enough info RepublicanCampaigns on a plan to end homeowner property taxes and limit local taxing power, and has defended the State Board of Education's history standards.
Sources: Campaign site
State Representative, District 112
Vote for oneZach Herbert
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratRunning against vouchers and for full school funding, higher teacher pay and Medicaid expansion. Backed by the DLCC and the county Democratic Party.
Sources: DLCC, Hoodline, Campaign site
Angie Chen Button
Compromised RepublicanDefends the state's private school voucher program. Censured by the Dallas County GOP in 2025 over the House speaker vote, and endorsed by Americans for Prosperity-Texas and NFIB.
Sources: Hoodline, Texas Scorecard, AFP-Texas
State Representative, District 113
Vote for oneRhetta Andrews Bowers
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratWrote the Texas CROWN Act, signed in 2023, which bans discrimination over hairstyles in schools, jobs and housing. Endorsed by Barack Obama, the Garland Fire Fighters Association and the Texas REALTORS PAC.
Sources: Texas Tribune, Black Enterprise, Campaign site
Stephen W. Stanley
Compromised RepublicanRunning on tax relief, the border and school choice; this is his second run against Bowers. Endorsed by Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Sources: Ballotpedia, Texas Scorecard, Dallas County GOP
State Representative, District 114
Vote for oneJohn Bryant
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratCame back to politics saying "the threat to our democracy now requires everyone to get off the sidelines." Endorsed by Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Texas AFT and the Texas AFL-CIO.
Sources: Campaign site, Texas AFT, Ballotpedia
Tim McDonough
Not enough info RepublicanCalls property taxes "a tyranny on all households" and wants them abolished, with limits on city and school bonds. Wants cartel activity treated as "a military matter" and an end to discretionary bail.
Sources: Campaign site, BallotReady
State Representative, District 115
Vote for oneCassandra Hernandez
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratServes on Appropriations, and says she has opposed bills targeting immigrants and LGBTQ+ Texans while backing school funding and property tax relief.
Sources: Wikipedia, Campaign site
Danny Rosellini
Not enough info RepublicanWants property taxes eventually eliminated, more school money moved from administration to classrooms, and large data centers made to pay for their own utility costs.
Sources: Campaign site
Fifth Court of Appeals
Not profiledAlso on the ballot, and not rated: Place 3 (Matthew Kolodoski, Republican; Amanda Reichek, Democrat), Place 6 (Ben Smith, Republican; Monica Purdy, Democrat) and Place 8 (Ashley Wysocki, Republican; Andrea D. Plumlee, Democrat).
Unopposed state races
No contestState Representative District 104 (Jessica Gonzalez), District 105 (Terry Meza), District 107 (Linda Garcia), District 110 (Toni Rose) and District 111 (Yvonne Davis). All are Democrats.
County, city and school propositions
We describe what each proposition does and don't make recommendations. Each one appears only on the ballots of voters who live in that county, city or school district. Statewide races (U.S. Senate, governor and so on) are in the State and federal section.
Dallas County, Proposition A
Propositions- Prop A: Approves a county tax rate of $0.24865 per $100 of value, 2.4 cents above the rate allowed without voter approval, to pay for programs that reduce homelessness and clear encampments, mental health treatment, and stable housing. Last year's rate was $0.2155.
Dallas, Proposition A
Propositions- Prop A: $443 million in bonds for fire, police and emergency services buildings and improvements. The city estimates total repayment with interest at about $629.6 million.
Garland, Proposition A
Propositions- Prop A: Approves a tax rate of $0.6799 per $100 of value, about 3.7 cents above the rate allowed without voter approval, to hire more police, fire, 9-1-1 and parks staff, spend more on roads, and raise pay. Last year's rate was $0.6897.
Irving ISD, Propositions A to D
Propositions- Prop A: $552.2 million in bonds for school buildings and safety equipment, including new Lively, T. Haley and J.O. Davis elementary schools, a new Travis Middle School, and land.
- Prop B: $300 million in bonds for a new Irving High School.
- Prop C: $40 million in bonds for technology equipment.
- Prop D: $60.2 million in bonds for indoor multipurpose buildings at Irving, MacArthur and Nimitz high schools, for ROTC, athletics and marching band.
Mesquite ISD, Proposition A
Propositions- Prop A: Ratifies a $1.1762 tax rate, a 16.3% increase in operating revenue, about $16 million more than last year.
University Park, Proposition A
Propositions- Prop A: Approves a tax rate of $0.220055 per $100 of value, about 1 cent above the rate allowed without voter approval, to add police staff, adjust the firefighters' pension fund, and add parking technology in residential districts. Last year's rate was $0.218565.
Wylie, Propositions A to E
PropositionsFor residents of the Dallas County part of Wylie.
- Prop A: $25.5 million in bonds for streets in the downtown historic district and on Ballard/Sachse Road.
- Prop B: $22.5 million in bonds for Founders, Community, East Fork and Avalon Lake parks, land for future parks, and converting a city building for the parks department.
- Prop C: $25 million in bonds for public safety buildings.
- Prop D: $5.5 million in bonds for a public works complex.
- Prop E: $12 million in bonds for an animal shelter.