Aransas County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Aransas County, Texas

6 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 3 Aransas County races, led by the Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District, Place 6 contest.

3 races on the November ballot · 6 candidates
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Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District, Place 6Clarissa Silva (R) · John Ball (D)

Clarissa Silva (R) and John Ball (D) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District, Place 6.

Clarissa Silva Republican Incumbent

Top priorities
  • Protecting constitutional principles, due process and fair application of the law

Per the campaign site.

About Clarissa Silva

Clarissa Silva has served on the Thirteenth Court of Appeals, Place 6, since January 1, 2021, per MyRGV reporting. She previously worked as a prosecutor in the Nueces County District Attorney's Office and the San Patricio County Attorney's Office.

John Ball Democrat

John Ball practices family and criminal law in McAllen and previously worked in the Hidalgo County District Attorney's Office Border Prosecution Unit, per his campaign site. He is double board certified in Criminal Law and Family Law.

Elected by the voters of the 13th Court of Appeals District, which covers 20 counties, so this race is on every November 3, 2026 ballot there. District lines are set by Texas Government Code section 22.201.

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Texas Senate District 18Lois W. Kolkhorst (R) · Erica Gillum (D)

Lois W. Kolkhorst Republican Incumbent

Top priorities
  • restricting land sales to foreign entities designated national security threats
  • food labeling requirements
  • government transparency and private property rights

Per the campaign site.

About Lois W. Kolkhorst
Lois W. Kolkhorst

Lois W. Kolkhorst is the Republican candidate for Texas Senate District 18 and the sitting senator. She chairs the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services and the Sunset Advisory Commission, and served seven terms in the Texas House before her election to the Senate in a 2014 special election, per her campaign site. She is a small business owner and Texas Christian University graduate.

Erica Gillum Democratic

Top priorities
  • Fully funding neighborhood schools and paying teachers more
  • Addressing rural water shortages and aging infrastructure
  • Creating jobs and supporting small businesses

Per the campaign site.

About Erica Gillum

Erica Gillum is a Realtor and real estate investor who served on Hempstead City Council beginning in 2020 and was mayor of Hempstead from 2022 to 2024, according to her campaign site. She has more than two decades of experience in real estate, per the same source.

Lois W. Kolkhorst (Republican), Erica Gillum (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Texas Senate District 18; Lois W. Kolkhorst is the sitting member, per the Texas Senate' official 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.

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Texas House District 32Todd Hunter (R) · Gabriel "Gabe" Lozano Marroquin (D)

Todd Hunter Republican Incumbent

Top priorities
  • Suicide prevention
  • Domestic violence prevention
  • Windstorm insurance

Per the campaign site.

About Todd Hunter
Todd Hunter

Hunter practices civil law through his own firm in Corpus Christi, with a practice covering insurance, commercial, banking and appellate law, per the campaign site. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Kansas and a law degree from Southern Methodist University, per the campaign site. He first served in the Legislature from 1988 to 1997 and returned in 2008, now serving representing District 32, per the campaign site.

Gabriel "Gabe" Lozano Marroquin Democratic

Gabriel "Gabe" Lozano Marroquin is the Democratic candidate for Texas House District 32 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Texas Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.

Todd Hunter (Republican), Gabriel "Gabe" Lozano Marroquin (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Texas House District 32; Todd Hunter is the sitting member, per the Texas House of Representatives' official 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.

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Texas nominees were set by the March 3 primary and May 26 runoffs; unopposed nominees still print on the November 3 ballot, a plurality wins, and declared write-in votes count but write-in names do not print, per the Secretary of State.

Aransas County 2026 election questions

Who is on the ballot in Aransas County, Texas on November 3, 2026?

Aransas County sample ballot 2026: who is running for texas court of appeals, texas senate and texas house, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.

When is the 2026 general election in Texas?

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