Then finish the job

Turn Out

Your courts, your commissioners, your schools, your constable — all of it is decided by who actually shows up. Here's everything you need to vote.

Key dates See your ballot

Make your plan

Dates that matter

Tue, Sep 15

National Voter Registration Day. Registration drives across Harris County — the easiest day of the year to get registered or check your status.

Mon, Oct 5

Last day to register to vote. Your application must be postmarked or delivered by this date. Moved recently? You need to re-register at your new address.

Mon, Oct 19

Early voting begins. In Harris County you can vote at any early voting location — not just one near your home.

Fri, Oct 23

Last day to apply for a ballot by mail. Your application must be received by this date, not postmarked.

Fri, Oct 30

Early voting ends. Last chance before Election Day — and the shortest lines are usually here.

Tue, Nov 3

Election Day. Polls open 7 AM to 7 PM. If you are in line by 7 PM, you get to vote. Stay in line.

Confirm all dates and locations with the Harris County Clerk before relying on them.

Three ways

However works for you

01

Vote early

Oct 19–30, at any early voting location in the county. Go on your lunch break, near your job, near your kid's school — anywhere in Harris County counts.

02

Vote on Election Day

Nov 3, 7 AM to 7 PM. Harris County runs countywide voting centers, so you can still vote at any open location, not only your precinct.

03

Vote by mail

Available if you're 65 or older, have a qualifying disability, are out of the county during voting, or are confined in jail but eligible. Apply by Oct 23.

What to bring

Texas asks for one of seven accepted forms of photo ID. If you can't reasonably get one, you can still vote by signing a declaration and showing a supporting document like a utility bill, bank statement, or paycheck. Nobody can turn you away without offering you a provisional ballot.

Verify the current ID list with the Harris County Clerk.

Down the ballot

The races nobody talks about

Most people vote the top of the ticket and stop. But the offices that touch your life most directly sit further down.

Justice of the Peace & Constable — evictions, small claims, truancy, and who serves the warrant.
District & County Judges — bail, sentencing, custody, and probate.
County Commissioners — roads, flood control, parks, and the county budget.
HCDE Trustees — early childhood, after-school, and special education services.

Vote the whole ballot. It's the part that decides your block.

Why it matters

Most people stop voting before the end

Of every 100 people who vote the top of the Harris County ballot, this is roughly how many are still voting by the time they get further down it.

Governor & U.S. Senate100

Congress96

State Representative91

County offices87

District judges78

Justice of the Peace & Constable71

Nearly 3 in 10 voters quit before the bottom of the ballot. Those are the races that decide bail, evictions, custody, and who serves the warrant — decided by the smallest group of people. Voting the whole ballot is the cheapest power there is.

On the ballot

Every race, contested

For the first time in Texas history, there's a Democrat on the ballot in every single state and federal race.

Find who's on your ballot, and back them.

Statewide

On every ballot in Harris County.

James Talarico

James Talarico

U.S. Senate

Gina Hinojosa

Gina Hinojosa

Governor

Vikki Goodwin

Vikki Goodwin

Lt. Governor

Nathan Johnson

Nathan Johnson

Attorney General

Sarah Eckhardt

Sarah Eckhardt

Comptroller of Public Accounts

Benjamin Flores

Benjamin Flores

Land Commissioner

Clayton Tucker

Clayton Tucker

Commissioner of Agriculture

Jon Rosenthal

Jon Rosenthal

Railroad Commission

The rest of your ballot

Harris County elects more judges than almost anywhere in the country. These are the races that decide bail, evictions, custody, and probate — and they are usually decided by the fewest voters. Vote the whole ballot.

U.S. House

9 racesCongress

Shaun FinnieCD-2

Lizzie Pannill FletcherIncumbentCD-7

Laura JonesCD-8

Leticia GutierrezCD-9

Christian D. MenefeeIncumbentCD-18

Marquette Greene-ScottCD-22

Sylvia GarciaIncumbentCD-29

Rhonda HartCD-36

Melissa McDonoughCD-38

Texas Senate

4 races

Ron C. AngelettiSD-4

Shannon DicelySD-11

Borris L. MilesIncumbentSD-13

Erica GillumSD-18

Texas House

24 races

Stefanie BordHD-126

Michelle WilliamsHD-127

Desiree KlausHD-128

Albert WittliffHD-129

Brett RobinsonHD-130

Staci ChildsHD-131

Sara McGeeHD-132

Josh WallensteinHD-133

Ann JohnsonIncumbentHD-134

Odus E. EvbagharuHD-135

Gene WuIncumbentHD-137

Tyler SmithHD-138

Charlene Ward JohnsonIncumbentHD-139

Armando Lucio WalleIncumbentHD-140

Senfronia ThompsonIncumbentHD-141

Harold V. Dutton Jr.IncumbentHD-142

Ana HernandezIncumbentHD-143

Mary Ann PerezIncumbentHD-144

Christina MoralesIncumbentHD-145

Lauren Ashley SimmonsIncumbentHD-146

Jolanda JonesIncumbentHD-147

Penny Morales ShawIncumbentHD-148

Darlene BreauxHD-149

A'Yonna KellumHD-150

State Board of Education

3 races

Michelle PalmerDistrict 6

Tiffany PerkinzDistrict 7

Dana Van De WalkerDistrict 8

Supreme Court of Texas

3 races

Maggie EllisPlace 2 (Chief Justice, unexpired term)

Kristen HawkinsPlace 7

Chari KellyJustice

Court of Criminal Appeals

4 races

Okey AnyiamPlace 3

Audra RileyPlace 4

Gisela D. TrianaPlace 8

Holly TaylorPlace 9

Courts of Appeals

8 races1st, 14th & 15th Districts

Veronica Rivas-MolloyIncumbentJustice, 1st Court of Appeals, Place 3

Julie CountissJustice, 1st Court of Appeals, Place 4 (unexpired term)

Amy GuerraIncumbentJustice, 1st Court of Appeals, Place 5

Sarah Beth LandauChief Justice, 14th Court of Appeals, Place 3

William DemondChief Justice, 14th Court of Appeals, Place 7

Jerry ZimmererChief Justice, 15th Court of Appeals

Tom BakerJustice, 15th Court of Appeals, Place 2

Marc M. MeyerJustice, 15th Court of Appeals, Place 3

District Courts

41 racesCivil, criminal, family & juvenile benches

Latosha Lewis PayneIncumbent55th District Court

Rabeea CollierIncumbent113th District Court

Tanya GarrisonIncumbent157th District Court

Stephanie Morales180th District Court

Danilo "Danny" LacayoIncumbent182nd District Court

Julia Maldonado183rd District Court

Katherine "Kat" ThomasIncumbent184th District Court

Andrea BeallIncumbent185th District Court

Tamika "Tami" CraftIncumbent189th District Court

Beau MillerIncumbent190th District Court

Beverly D. ArmstrongIncumbent208th District Court

Brian Edward Warren209th District Court

Alyson Almaguer228th District Court

Chris MortonIncumbent230th District Court

Josh HillIncumbent232nd District Court

Lauren ReederIncumbent234th District Court

Angela M. LancelinIncumbent245th District Court

Angela Graves-HarringtonIncumbent246th District Court

Janice BergIncumbent247th District Court

Hillary UngerIncumbent248th District Court

Sandra PeakeIncumbent257th District Court

Lori Chambers GrayIncumbent262nd District Court

Melissa Marie MorrisIncumbent263rd District Court

Cory Don SepolioIncumbent269th District Court

Dedra DavisIncumbent270th District Court

Damiane Dianne CurveyIncumbent280th District Court

Christine WeemsIncumbent281st District Court

Donna RothIncumbent295th District Court

Gloria LopezIncumbent308th District Court

Linda Marie DunsonIncumbent309th District Court

Sonya L. HeathIncumbent310th District Court

Germaine Janet TannerIncumbent311th District Court

Teresa WaldropIncumbent312th District Court

Samantha Y. Davis313th District Court

Michelle MooreIncumbent314th District Court

Leah ShapiroIncumbent315th District Court

Veronica M. NelsonIncumbent482nd District Court

Katie Wilson486th District Court

Tiffany M. Hill495th District Court

Ramona FranklinIncumbent496th District Court

BreAnna Schwartz497th District Court

County Civil Courts at Law

5 races

Sonia LopezIncumbentCourt No. 1

Ebony N. WilliamsCourt No. 2

LaShawn A. WilliamsIncumbentCourt No. 3

M. Monica SinghIncumbentCourt No. 4

Jermaine ThomasIncumbentCourt No. 5

County Criminal Courts at Law

15 races

Alex SalgadoIncumbentCourt No. 1

Matthew Ruben PerezCourt No. 2

Carlos Alberto AguayoCourt No. 3

Shannon B. BaldwinIncumbentCourt No. 4

David M. FleischerIncumbentCourt No. 5

Kelley AndrewsIncumbentCourt No. 6

Andrew A. WrightIncumbentCourt No. 7

Erika RamirezIncumbentCourt No. 8

Toria J. FinchIncumbentCourt No. 9

Juanita A. JacksonIncumbentCourt No. 10

Sedrick T. Walker IIIncumbentCourt No. 11

Ashley Mayes GuiceIncumbentCourt No. 12

Raúl RodríguezIncumbentCourt No. 13

Yahaira QuezadaCourt No. 14

Tonya JonesIncumbentCourt No. 15

County Probate Courts

4 races

Jerry SimoneauxIncumbentCourt No. 1

Pamela MedinaIncumbentCourt No. 2

Jason CoxIncumbentCourt No. 3

James S. HorwitzIncumbentCourt No. 4

Harris County — countywide

7 races

Erica DavisIncumbentCounty School Trustee , Position 5, At Large

Silky Joshi MalikIncumbentCounty School Trustee , Position 7

Abbie KaminCounty Attorney

Teneshia HudspethIncumbentCounty Clerk

Letitia PlummerCounty Judge

Carla L. WyattIncumbentCounty Treasurer

Darrell JordanHarris County District Clerk

Commissioners Court

2 races

Adrian GarciaIncumbentPrecinct 2

Lesley BrionesIncumbentPrecinct 4

Harris County Appraisal District

3 races · 5 candidatesElected for the first time in 2026

Kathy Blueford-DanielsPlace 1

Chris EhlingerPlace 2

Jourdyn WilsonPlace 2

Cris MosesPlace 3

Jesus NietoPlace 3

Justices of the Peace

8 races

Steve DubleIncumbentPrecinct 1, Place 2

Dolores LozanoIncumbentPrecinct 2, Place 2

Lucia BatesIncumbentPrecinct 3, Place 2

Sean SimonPrecinct 4, Place 2

Lisa JeffersonPrecinct 5, Place 2

Angela D. RodriguezIncumbentPrecinct 6, Place 2

Melanie MilesPrecinct 7, Place 2

Nicolas JuanPrecinct 8, Place 2

Slate, photos and campaign links come from the Harris County Democratic Party's official candidate list at harrisdemocrats.org/candidates.

Voter protection

Something wrong at the polls? Call it in.

Wrong address on file, a machine down, a line that isn't moving, or anyone telling you that you can't vote — report it and a trained volunteer will help. Never leave without casting at least a provisional ballot.

866-OUR-VOTE

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