Waller County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
19 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 11 Waller County races, led by the Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District, Place 3 contest.
County offices
JudgeBrent Davis (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Brent Davis (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Waller County Judge.
Brent Davis Republican
About Brent Davis
Listed from official election filings. The Ballot Brief has not yet researched a profile for this candidate; confirm the race and candidate with the official election office linked at the bottom of this page.
Precinct 4 commissioner - District 2Brian Cantrell (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Brian Cantrell (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Waller County Precinct 4 commissioner - District 2.
Brian Cantrell Republican
About Brian Cantrell
Listed from official election filings. The Ballot Brief has not yet researched a profile for this candidate; confirm the race and candidate with the official election office linked at the bottom of this page.
Precinct 4 commissionerEthel Wilmore (D) · Dan Smith (R)
Ethel Wilmore (Democratic) and Dan Smith (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Waller County Precinct 4 commissioner.
Ethel Wilmore Democratic
About Ethel Wilmore
Listed from official election filings. The Ballot Brief has not yet researched a profile for this candidate; confirm the race and candidate with the official election office linked at the bottom of this page.
Dan Smith Republican
About Dan Smith
Listed from official election filings. The Ballot Brief has not yet researched a profile for this candidate; confirm the race and candidate with the official election office linked at the bottom of this page.
Judges
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District, Place 3Todd Frankfort (R) · Veronica Rivas-Molloy (D)
Todd Frankfort (R) and Veronica Rivas-Molloy (D) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District, Place 3.
Todd Frankfort Republican
- Applying the law as written rather than changing it from the bench
Per the campaign site.
About Todd Frankfort
Todd Frankfort is a Houston attorney with more than 30 years of experience focused on family law, per his campaign site. He is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Veronica Rivas-Molloy Democrat Incumbent
Veronica Rivas-Molloy is a Justice on the Texas First Court of Appeals seeking reelection, per her campaign site. She has served on the court for five years, authoring more than 250 majority opinions in civil, criminal, probate and family law matters, per her campaign site. Before joining the bench she practiced law for 20 years, including at Baker Botts LLP and Jones Walker LLP, and clerked for U.S. District Judge Ewing Werlein Jr., per her campaign site. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at El Paso and the University of Houston Law Center.
Elected by the voters of the 1st Court of Appeals District, which covers Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Harris, Waller and Washington counties, so this race is on every November 3, 2026 ballot there. District lines are set by Texas Government Code section 22.201.
Full race pageTexas Court of Appeals, 1st District, Place 4 (unexpired term)David M. Gunn (R) · Julie Countiss (D)
David M. Gunn (R) and Julie Countiss (D) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District, Place 4 (unexpired term).
David M. Gunn Republican Incumbent
David M. Gunn joined the First Court of Appeals in October 2024, per the court's official biography, after more than two decades as an appellate partner at a Houston law firm. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
Julie Countiss Democrat
Julie Countiss previously served as a justice on the First Court of Appeals, per Houston Chronicle reporting. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
Elected by the voters of the 1st Court of Appeals District, which covers Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Harris, Waller and Washington counties, so this race is on every November 3, 2026 ballot there. District lines are set by Texas Government Code section 22.201.
Full race pageTexas Court of Appeals, 1st District, Place 5Amy Guerra (D) · Jessica Caird (R)
Amy Guerra (D) and Jessica Caird (R) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District, Place 5.
Amy Guerra Democrat Incumbent
Amy Guerra, who serves on the bench as Justice Amparo 'Amy' Guerra, is the Democratic candidate for the First Court of Appeals, where she has served since 2021, per her campaign site. She practiced as a private attorney for nearly 20 years, served as a Houston municipal court judge from 2005 to 2010, and was the first Hispanic partner at her law firm.
Jessica Caird Republican
Jessica Caird is the Republican candidate for the First Court of Appeals. She has served 26 years as an Assistant District Attorney in Harris County, including as Appellate Division Chief since 2021, and is admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court Bar, per her campaign site. She holds a law degree from the University of Houston Law Center.
Elected by the voters of the 1st Court of Appeals District, which covers Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Harris, Waller and Washington counties, so this race is on every November 3, 2026 ballot there. District lines are set by Texas Government Code section 22.201.
Full race pageTexas Court of Appeals, 14th District, Chief JusticeSarah Beth Landau (D) · Kevin Jewell (R)
Sarah Beth Landau (D) and Kevin Jewell (R) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District, Chief Justice.
Sarah Beth Landau Democrat
- Modernizing court operations and expanding legal education access for law students
Per the campaign site.
About Sarah Beth Landau
Sarah Beth Landau served as a justice on the First Court of Appeals from 2019 to 2024, per her campaign site. She previously worked as a federal public defender and commercial litigator.
Kevin Jewell Republican
Kevin Jewell is the Republican candidate for Chief Justice of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals, where he has served as a justice since being elected on November 8, 2016, per his campaign site. Before joining the bench he spent 23 years in private practice as an appellate litigation shareholder and is board certified in civil appellate law. He holds degrees from the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Houston Law Center.
Elected by the voters of the 14th Court of Appeals District, which covers Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Harris, Waller and Washington counties, so this race is on every November 3, 2026 ballot there. District lines are set by Texas Government Code section 22.201.
Full race pageTexas Court of Appeals, 14th District, Place 7Ken Wise (R) · William Demond (D)
Ken Wise (R) and William Demond (D) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District, Place 7.
Ken Wise Republican Incumbent
Ken Wise is the incumbent Place 7 justice on the Fourteenth Court of Appeals, appointed in October 2013, per the court's official biography. No campaign website was found as of September 15, 2026.
William Demond Democrat
William Demond is the Democratic candidate for the Fourteenth Court of Appeals, Place 7. He currently serves as a staff attorney for the Fifth District Court of Appeals in Dallas and previously practiced as a partner in his own law firms, focusing on constitutional rights litigation for more than a decade, per his campaign site.
Elected by the voters of the 14th Court of Appeals District, which covers Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Harris, Waller and Washington counties, so this race is on every November 3, 2026 ballot there. District lines are set by Texas Government Code section 22.201.
Full race pageJudge - District 2Justin Beckendorff (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Justin Beckendorff (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Waller County Judge - District 2.
Justin Beckendorff Republican
About Justin Beckendorff
Listed from official election filings. The Ballot Brief has not yet researched a profile for this candidate; confirm the race and candidate with the official election office linked at the bottom of this page.
By address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Find your districts by addressTexas Senate District 18Lois W. Kolkhorst (R) · Erica Gillum (D)
Lois W. Kolkhorst Republican Incumbent
- 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 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
- 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.
Full race pageTexas House District 85Lawrence Brandyburg (D) · Dennis "Goose" Geesaman (R)
Lawrence Brandyburg Democratic
Lawrence Brandyburg is the Democratic candidate for Texas House District 85 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.
Dennis "Goose" Geesaman Republican
Dennis "Goose" Geesaman is the Republican candidate for Texas House District 85 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Texas Secretary of State's certified 2026 General Election candidate list. Is a former mayor of Flatonia, per The Texan. Is a military veteran endorsed by Grassroots America We the People and Texas Gun Rights PAC, per The Texan. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Lawrence Brandyburg (Democratic), Dennis "Goose" Geesaman (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Texas House District 85. Not on the November ballot: Stan Kitzman, the sitting member per the 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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Who is on the ballot in Waller County, Texas on November 3, 2026?
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