2 candidates are tracked for Lubbock County Clerk, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Sandy Garcia and Kerri Poeling Padilla. Candidate information follows official Lubbock County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Sandy Garcia led the March 3 Republican primary with 45.9% to Jim Baxa's 37% and Rebeca Gonzales's 17.1%; Baxa withdrew from the race before the scheduled May 26 runoff, making Garcia the Republican nominee. She meets Democrat Kerri Poeling Padilla, who was unopposed in her primary, on the November 3 ballot. Re-verify against the county's official May 26 runoff canvass: the March count sent this race to a runoff (Precinct 2: Pounds 39.5 percent, Newton, Martin; Precinct 4: Rackler 47.5 percent, Seay, Peterson; County Clerk: Garcia 45.9 percent, Baxa, Gonzales), per the county's official March 3 primary results (Lubbock County Elections, results.enr.clarityelections.com).
County clerk. The county clerk keeps the county board's official records and minutes and, depending on the state, issues marriage licenses, business filings and vehicle registrations. In many states the county clerk also runs elections: voter registration, ballots, polling places and the certification of local results.
This race. Every voter in Lubbock County votes on this seat.
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Republican
Per the campaign site.
Sandy Garcia has more than 24 years of experience working in the Lubbock County Clerk's office, per her campaign site. She led the March 2026 Republican primary and became the party's nominee for County Clerk after the second-place finisher withdrew ahead of the runoff.
Democratic
Kerri Poeling Padilla is a nurse and lifelong Lubbock resident, per EverythingLubbock.com (KLBK/KAMC). She is a Lubbock High School graduate who attended Texas Tech University and trained at the Covenant School of Nursing. Kerri Poeling Padilla appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Lubbock County Clerk, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
Who is running for Lubbock County Clerk in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Lubbock County Clerk, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Sandy Garcia and Kerri Poeling Padilla. Candidate information follows official Lubbock County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Lubbock County Clerk election in Texas?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Texas are on the Texas election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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Candidate roster from official Lubbock County and state election office filings, last verified September 27, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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