Texas Sample Ballot 2026: Every Candidate on Your November Ballot

Prince is a project manager with Prairie View A&M University's Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center, where she works on reducing juvenile crime and strengthening families, per the campaign site. She holds bachelor's degrees in public administration and public relations from Stephen F. Austin State University and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Texas at Arlington, per the campaign site. She has also held leadership roles with the League of Women Voters, the NAACP and the Smith County Democratic Party, per the campaign site.

Nathaniel Moran is the Republican candidate for U.S. House in Texas's 1st District and the sitting representative. He previously served as Smith County Judge and was a small business owner before being elected to Congress, per his campaign site.

Finnie worked as an oil and gas lawyer for three years before spending three decades in investment banking, focusing on energy sector mergers and acquisitions, per the campaign site. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics, a law degree and an MBA in finance and accounting from Northwestern University, per the campaign site. He has served on the John Cooper School's Board of Trustees and has taught personal finance to young Texans for seven years, per the campaign site.

Toth is a Texas legislator who has served in the state House, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Toth authored curriculum standards legislation and, as a member of the Appropriations Committee, secured funding for border security initiatives, per the campaign site.

Hunt is a retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel with 20 years of military service as a combat aviator, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Hunt has held executive roles in the defense and aerospace industry and lives in McKinney, Texas, per the campaign site.

Keith Self is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, per the House Clerk's current member roster, first elected in 2022 after a 25 year Army career and three terms as Collin County Judge, per his official House biography. He serves on the Foreign Affairs committee.

Jason Pearce is a Plano, Texas native who built a career in sales and customer-facing roles, including work in the mortgage industry and later in finance and insurance, per his campaign site. He is running for U.S. House in Texas's 4th Congressional District. Jason Pearce appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House, TX-4, per the Texas Secretary of State's certified candidate list.

Chelsey Hockett is a union-family mom in East Texas who previously worked as a general manager at a retail store, per her campaign site and a Lone Star Left interview. She has said the store closed two weeks after COVID-19 hit, leaving her family facing a nearly $100,000 hospital bill from an emergency c-section and NICU stay. She is running for U.S. House in Texas's 5th Congressional District. Chelsey Hockett appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House, TX-5, per the Texas Secretary of State's certified candidate list.

Lance Gooden is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, per the House Clerk's current member roster, first elected in 2018 after three terms in the Texas House, per his official House biography. He serves on the Judiciary and Armed Services committees.

Danny Minton is vice president of sales at Clarix Imaging, a breast cancer surgery company, after 30 years working in healthcare, per the Fort Worth Report. He holds a bachelor's degree in zoology from the University of Oklahoma and has never held elected office. He is running for U.S. House in Texas's 6th Congressional District. Danny Minton appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House, TX-6, per the Texas Secretary of State's certified candidate list.

Jake Ellzey is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, per the House Clerk's current member roster, first elected in a 2021 special election. A 20 year Navy fighter pilot and former Texas state representative, he serves on the Appropriations committee, per his official House biography.

Lizzie Pannill Fletcher is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, per the House Clerk's current member roster, first elected in 2018. A former Houston litigator, she is vice ranking member of the Energy and Commerce committee, per her official House biography.

Hale works as an energy and chemicals consultant for Alvarez & Marsal in Houston, per the campaign site. He previously interned with the American Enterprise Institute and the office of U.S. Senator Ben Sasse in Washington, and served as an analyst for the Baylor Angel Network, per the campaign site. He graduated from Baylor University with degrees in finance, political science, philosophy and business, per the campaign site.

Ngabo has worked in information technology for nearly a decade, including roles at BrandSafway, Entegris and Kapsch Group, per the campaign site. He currently serves as a regional IT analyst at BrandSafway, maintaining systems that businesses depend on, per the campaign site.

Jones is a small business owner and Army mom who describes herself as a lifelong Texan and working-class American, per the campaign site.

Jessica Hart Steinmann is an attorney who serves as executive general counsel at the America First Policy Institute and directed a Justice Department victims office from 2020 to 2021, per her campaign site.

Gutierrez holds a finance degree from the University of St. Thomas and has spent 15 years as a community organizer and advocate, working with elected officials and government agencies on behalf of her district, per the campaign site.

Alex Mealer is a West Point graduate, Army explosive ordnance disposal veteran, and former oil and gas finance executive with Harvard law and business degrees who was the 2022 Republican nominee for Harris County Judge, per her campaign site and the Texas Tribune.

Caitlin Rourk is an Army military intelligence officer who served full time in the Texas Army National Guard and led communications at Dell, with a University of Chicago degree and a UT McCombs MBA, per her campaign site.

Chris Gober is an election law attorney who led a major national political committee in 2024 and headed Texas redistricting defense, per his campaign site and the Texas Tribune. A Harvard Law graduate raised in Throckmorton, he won the March primary outright.

Reynolds holds a journalism degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism and a law degree from the University of San Diego School of Law, and has lived in Texas since 2007, per the campaign site.

August Pfluger is the incumbent U.S. Representative for Texas' 11th Congressional District, seeking reelection in 2026, per pfluger.house.gov. He served nearly two decades in the U.S. Air Force, including as an F-22 fighter pilot, and later as a national security advisor on the National Security Council staff, per his campaign site. Pfluger is a seventh-generation Texan who has worked in his family's ranching business and founded an energy investment company in the Permian Basin, per his campaign site.

Angela “Heli” Rodriguez Prilliman is a Fort Worth entrepreneur and educator with more than a decade in the technology sector, raised in Stephenville and a Texas A&M graduate, per her campaign site and the Fort Worth Report.

Craig Goldman is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, per the House Clerk's current member roster, first elected in 2024 after 12 years in the Texas House, where he chaired the House Republican Caucus, per his official House biography. He serves on the Energy and Commerce committee.

Nair is an educator, innovator, inventor, and entrepreneur running for the U.S. House, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Nair's family has been part of the district for more than 30 years, per the campaign site.

Ronny Jackson is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, per the House Clerk's current member roster, first elected in 2020. A retired Navy rear admiral who served as White House physician to Presidents Obama and Trump, he serves on the Intelligence, Agriculture, Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs committees, per his official House biography.

Bartie is a lifelong Port Arthur native who served as Mayor and was the first African American Justice of the Peace in Precinct 8, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Bartie's career reflects public service, education, ministry, and community leadership, per the campaign site.

Randy Weber is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, per the House Clerk's current member roster, first elected in 2012. A former Texas state representative who founded an air conditioning business in 1981, he serves on the Energy and Commerce and Science committees, per his official House biography.

Bobby Pulido is a Tejano music star from Edinburg with a three decade recording career and a St. Mary's University political science degree, per the Texas Tribune and his campaign site.

Monica De La Cruz is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, per the House Clerk's current member roster, first elected in 2022 as the first Republican Latina to represent Texas in Congress, per her official House biography. She serves on the Agriculture and Financial Services committees, and told the Texas Tribune her 2026 priorities center on the local economy, border security, farms, and protecting Social Security and Medicare.

Veronica Escobar is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, per the House Clerk's current member roster, first elected in 2018. A former El Paso County Judge, she serves on the Appropriations committee, per her official House biography.

Adam Bauman is a career Border Patrol veteran who served on its tactical unit and a Navy special warfare veteran who now runs a canine drug detection business, per his campaign site and El Paso Matters.

Shepard is a civil rights advocate running for Congress to represent Central Texas, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Shepard's work has focused on advocating for people without resources to have their concerns heard, per the campaign site.

Pete Sessions is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, per the House Clerk's current member roster. First elected to Congress in 1996, he chaired the Rules committee from 2013 to 2019 and returned in the Waco based 17th district in 2020, per his official House biography and congressional records. He chairs an Oversight subcommittee and serves on Financial Services.

Christian Dashaun Menefee is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, per the House Clerk's current member roster, sworn in February 2026. Previously the youngest and first Black Harris County Attorney, he serves on the Science, Space, and Technology committee, per his official House biography.

Rable is a Texas Tech PhD candidate, a U.S. Army Reserves captain, and a member of CWA Local 6186, per the campaign site. He previously served as secretary of the Lubbock County Democratic Party, per the campaign site.

Sell served as a top aide to former U.S. Rep. Larry Combest, working on the 2002 Farm Bill and the Crop Insurance Reform Act of 2000 while Combest chaired the House Agriculture Committee, per the campaign site. He later co-founded a Lubbock firm with Combest serving West Texas producers and communities, per the campaign site. He holds a bachelor's degree in agribusiness and a law degree from Texas Tech University, per the campaign site.

Baez has served as a soldier, critical care nurse, and attorney practicing law for over two decades, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Baez brings military discipline and legal advocacy experience to a congressional campaign in the greater San Antonio area, per the campaign site.

Kristin Hook is a biologist with a Cornell doctorate who worked at the National Institutes of Health and as a Government Accountability Office scientist, and was the 2024 nominee for this seat, per Texas Public Radio.

Teixeira is a former Major League Baseball All Star who played 14 seasons, earning three All Star selections and a 2009 World Series championship with the New York Yankees, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Teixeira attended Georgia Tech, was drafted fifth overall by the Texas Rangers in 2001, and has been active in community service since returning to Texas in 2021, per the campaign site.

Greene-Scott serves as Mayor Pro Tem of the City of Iowa Colony, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Greene-Scott is running for Texas Congressional District 22 with an emphasis on evaluating issues independent of strict party alignment, per the campaign site.

Trever Nehls is a retired Army colonel with 33 years of service and a former Fort Bend County constable, per Fox News and his campaign site. He is the twin brother of the retiring congressman and not the incumbent.

Katy Padilla Stout is a San Antonio attorney who represents children in foster care, a former teacher, and a mother of four, per KENS 5 and the San Antonio Report. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.

Herrera is an entrepreneur running for Congress in Texas's 23rd District, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Herrera built a firearm manufacturing business and has focused on firearm safety and Second Amendment advocacy, per the campaign site.

Mediator, running as the Independent candidate in this district, per the occupation recorded on the Texas Secretary of State's certified candidate filing. No campaign website was found as of September 3, 2026; the filing is the only verifiable source for Ben Mendoza.

Kevin Burge is a Marine Corps veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan and former Defense Intelligence Agency officer who worked in the White House Situation Room, now an IT security specialist, per the Fort Worth Report.

Dione Sims is the founder of a Fort Worth nonprofit and the granddaughter of Juneteenth activist Opal Lee, per the Fort Worth Report.

Roger Williams is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, per the House Clerk's current member roster. He serves on the Financial Services and Small Business committees, per the House Clerk's member profile.

Shook, MSN, RN, AGACNP-BC, has provided care to critically ill and injured patients since 2009, per the campaign site. Born and raised in Fort Worth, Shook holds degrees from Tarrant County College, Texas Tech University, and the University of Texas at Arlington, and comes from a family of healthcare providers and small business owners, per the campaign site.

Brandon Gill is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, per the House Clerk's current member roster, elected in 2024. A Dartmouth graduate and former investment banker from Flower Mound, he serves on the Judiciary, Budget, and Oversight committees, per his official House biography.

Property manager, running as the Libertarian candidate in this district, per the occupation recorded on the Texas Secretary of State's certified candidate filing. No campaign website was found as of September 3, 2026; the filing is the only verifiable source for Phil Gray.

Lloyd is a fifth generation Texan and longtime public school teacher running for U.S. House in Texas's 27th Congressional District, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Lloyd worked in car dealerships and real estate before earning a bachelor's degree in education and teaching in the Lockhart Independent School District, per the campaign site.

Michael Cloud is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, per the House Clerk's current member roster. He serves on the Appropriations and Oversight committees, per the House Clerk's member profile.

Tijerina is a South Texas native and former Webb County Judge, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Tijerina has focused on infrastructure improvements, law enforcement support, and expanding opportunities for young people in the region, per the campaign site.

Durán is a community activist, organizer, and English and Spanish translator who grew up undocumented in McAllen, per the campaign site.

Sylvia Garcia is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, per the House Clerk's current member roster, elected in 2018 as one of the first two Latinas from Texas in Congress. A former Houston city controller and Harris County commissioner, she is vice ranking member of the Financial Services committee, per her official House biography.

Fierro is the director of Texas Rotunda Prayer & Worship, which partners with more than 200 churches and ministries across Houston on civic engagement, per the campaign site. She began working at 19 as a health care worker at the Texas Medical Center and later founded the SheSpoke mentoring program for small business owners, per the campaign site. A first-generation college graduate, she holds two degrees from the University of Houston, per the campaign site.

Haynes has served as senior pastor of Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas for more than four decades, growing the congregation from fewer than 100 members to more than 13,000, per the campaign site. He founded the THRIVE Intern and Leadership Program, which provides paid employment and job training, and has served on the boards of the Conference of National Black Churches and Paul Quinn College, per the campaign site. He holds degrees from Bishop College, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, the Graduate Theological Foundation and Christian Theological Seminary, per the campaign site.

Justin Early is a cybersecurity architect at Dell Technologies, a former Army paratrooper, and a Georgetown resident, per the Williamson County Sun and KVUE.

John Carter is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, per the House Clerk's current member roster. A former Williamson County district judge, he chairs the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations subcommittee, per his official House biography.

Stoker is a U.S. Army Ranger who served four combat deployments in Afghanistan, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Stoker has since worked as a political analyst and is running as a Green Party candidate in Texas Congressional District 31, per the campaign site.

Barrios was born and raised in Brownsville and has lived in North Texas for more than 25 years, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Barrios was elected to the Richardson City Council in 2023 and is now running for Congress, per the campaign site.

Jace Yarbrough is an Air Force veteran and constitutional lawyer with Stanford Law and UT Austin degrees who co-founded a classical Christian academy, per his campaign site. He became the nominee when his runoff opponent withdrew, per KSAT.

Colin Allred represented the Dallas based 32nd district in the U.S. House from 2019 to 2025 and was the 2024 Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, per congressional records. A Dallas native, former NFL linebacker, and civil rights attorney, he won the May 26 runoff, per the Texas Tribune.

Patrick David Gillespie is a candidate for U.S. House District 33 in Texas, per the campaign site.

Vicente Gonzalez is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, per the House Clerk's current member roster, first elected in 2016 and serving this district since 2022. An attorney who earned a GED before his law degree, he co-chairs the Blue Dog Coalition and serves on Financial Services, per his official House biography.

Flores is an infantry officer and prosecutor, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Flores brings experience from military service and the courtroom to the campaign for Congress, per the campaign site.

Eddie Espinoza is a Desert Storm Army combat veteran and retired Rio Grande Valley elementary teacher of 26 years whose 2024 statewide run helped secure his party's Texas ballot access, per his campaign site.

Royal is a Libertarian Party candidate for Congress in Texas, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Royal advocates for constitutional principles and limited government spending, per the campaign site.

Johnny C. Garcia was born and raised on San Antonio's West Side and has spent about two decades with the Bexar County Sheriff's Office, where he serves as public information officer after work as a SWAT hostage negotiator, per Texas Public Radio.

De La Cruz is a 20 year U.S. Air Force veteran who served deployments to the Middle East and at Lackland Air Force Base, including border service, per the campaign site. The campaign site says De La Cruz is a Texas native and small business owner, per the campaign site.

Rhonda Hart is a disabled Army veteran whose daughter was killed in the 2018 Santa Fe High School shooting and who worked to pass the safe storage provision in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, per Houston Public Media.

Brian Babin is the sitting U.S. Representative for this district, per the House Clerk's current member roster, sworn in January 2015. A dentist and former Woodville mayor and Air Force captain, he chairs the House Science, Space, and Technology committee, per his official House biography.

Lauren B. Peña is a paralegal and mother of six who describes herself as a trafficking survivor in her campaign materials, per KVUE.

McDonough has spent nearly 30 years as a Realtor and 20 years owning and managing a real estate brokerage overseeing more than 45 agents, per the campaign site. She has served as a national marketing director across 24 states and previously led the Women's Council of Realtors' Houston chapter, per the campaign site. A Harris County resident for nearly three decades, she has also volunteered on the Tomball ISD school bond committee, per the campaign site.

Bonck is a mortgage industry professional and real estate professional from greater Houston with more than two decades of experience helping families with homeownership, per the campaign site. The campaign site says Bonck serves as a deacon and Bible study teacher at Second Baptist Church, per the campaign site.

McMenemy is a Green Party candidate from Tomball, Texas who studied accounting and theatre, per the campaign site. The campaign site says McMenemy grew up in a working class family and has worked as a musician and cyclist advocate, per the campaign site.