TRAVIS COUNTY REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES
2026 PRIMARY ELECTION
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STATE
Governor
Greg Abbott
R.F. "Bob" Achgill
Evelyn Brooks
Pete "Doc" Chambers
Charles Andrew Crouch
Arturo Espinosa
Mark V. Goloby
Kenneth Hyde
Stephen Samuelson
Ronnie Tullos
Nathaniel Welch
Lieutenant Governor
Perla Muñoz Hopkins
Timothy Mabry
Dan Patrick
Esala Wueschner - CENSURED
Attorney General
Joan Huffman
Mayes Middleton
Aaron Reitz
Chip Roy
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Michael Berlanga
Christi Craddick
Kelly Hancock
Don Huffines
Commissioner of the General Land Office
Dawn Buckingham
Commissioner of Agriculture
Sid Miller
Nate Sheets
Railroad Commissioner
Katherine Culbert
Hawk Dunlap
Bo French
James (Jim) Matlock
Jim Wright
Chief Justice, Supreme Court
Jimmy Blacklock
Steve Smith*
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2 - Unexpired Term
James P. Sullivan
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 7
Kyle Hawkins
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8
Brett Busby
David Rogers*
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3
Brent Coffee
Alison Fox
Lesli Fitzpatrick
Thomas Smith
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 4
Kevin Patrick Yeary
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 9
Jennifer Balido
John Messinger
Member, State Board of Education, District 5
Mica Arellano
State Senator, District 21
Julie Dahlberg
State Representative District 19
George Cambanis
Ellen Troxclair
State Representative District 47
Jennifer Mushtaler
State Representative District 48
Anthony Gupta
State Representative District 50
Howard Olsen
State Representative District 51
Jessica Martinez
Chief Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals District
Cory Liu
Chief Justice, 15th Court of Appeals District
Scott Brister
Justice, 15th Court of Appeals District, Place 2
Scott K. Field
Justice, 15th Court of Appeals District, Place 3
April Farris
FEDERAL
U. S. Senator
John O. Adefope
Anna Bender
Virgil John Bierschwale
Sara Canady
John Cornyn
Wesley Hunt
Gulrez "Gus" Khan
Ken Paxton
U. S. Representative District 10
Rob Altman
Ben Bius
Robert Brown
Chris Gober
Brandon Hawbaker
Jessica Karlsruher
Kara King
Scott Macleod
Jenny Garcia Sharon
Jeremy Story
U. S. Representative District 11
August Pfluger
U. S. Representative District 27
Michael Cloud
Chris Hatley
U. S. Representative District 37
Ge'nell Gary
Janet Malzahn
Lauren B. Peña
COUNTY & PRECINCT
County Chairman Jennifer Fleck
Pct 106 Joseph Burton
Pct 111 Bradley Hodges
Pct 116 Mark Pierce
Pct 120 Christopher Sacia
Pct 126 John Roberson
Pct 135 Michael Cargill
Pct 141 Robert Andrews
Pct 142 Julie Mortenson
Pct 143 Kenneth Best
Pct 163 Timothy Bradberry
Pct 164 Stephen Lutostanski
Pct 165 Anne Butler
Pct 170 Earl Wellborn
Pct 173 Martha Gay
Pct 177 Tabatha Vasquez
Pct 178 Lee Wallace
Pct 188 Roy Hill
Pct 205 Robert Green
Pct 206 Paul Luibel
Pct 207 Martin Wallner
Pct 214 Mary Krenek
Pct 220 Stacy Sass
Pct 223 Julia Russell
Pct 226 Spencer Ward
Pct 227 Leland Freeman
Pct 231 Roger Borgelt
Pct 233 Donald Brown
Pct 234 Janette More
Pct 236 Wayne Lott
Pct 238 Nancy Houston
Pct 240 Selma Navarro
Pct 245 Wesley Weaver
Pct 246 David Armstrong
Pct 250 Clay Chip Smith
Pct 255 William Lutz
Pct 260 Leah Gibson
Pct 261 Carol Neal
Pct 264 Rachel Lopez
Pct 267 Mark Williams
Pct 269 Edward Check
Pct 270 Sharon Flippen-Edwards
Pct 272 Suzanne Steadman
Pct 273 Steven Countway / Jan Duncan
Pct 276 Larry Howell
Pct 285 Catherine Cocco
Pct 290 James Kovaric
Pct 292 Penny Handsel
Pct 293 John Choquette
Pct 294 James Keahey
Pct 301 Joe Amato
Pct 306 Trent Smith
Pct 307 Henry Rodriguez
Pct 308 Leland Lytle-Bickers
Pct 314 Bonnie Cudlip
Pct 317 Alex Robinson
Pct 321 Judy Moore
Pct 322 Lindsey Gremont
Pct 323 Gregory Murphy
Pct 327 Eugenio Miravete
Pct 330 Edward Hauser
Pct 332 Gregory Watson
Pct 337 Alejandro San Martin
Pct 344 Timothy Lyke
Pct 347 Regina Dargahi
Pct 349 Thomas Ennis
Pct 351 Patricia Robinson
Pct 352 Victoria Soto
Pct 354 Kent Lattig
Pct 356 Lorie Meynig
Pct 360 Trouba Derrick
Pct 361 Deborah Penn
Pct 362 Jeremiah Diacogiannis
Pct 363 Marianthi Gavriel
Pct 364 Calvin Watson
Pct 365 Gerald Ward
Pct 367 Bonnie Seelig
Pct 370 Douglas Scherer
Pct 375 Benjamin Shrader
Pct 377 Cynthia Davison
Pct 380 Janet Asghar
Pct 384 Thomas Camardo
Pct 385 John Murray
Pct 386 Donald Zimmerman
Pct 388 Michael Herrera, Jr
Pct 390 John Landwermeyer
Pct 394 Lancelot Clopton
Pct 396 Nubia Devine
Pct 400 Walter Riggs
Pct 413 Mitchell Fly
Pct 420 Cameron Carlisle
Pct 446 Chad Zepernick
Pct 447 Elizabeth Brink
Pct 449 Jay Roberson
Pct 464 Carlo Pratt
Pct 481 Randy Purham
Pct 483 Daniel Monplaisir
* = Eligibility under judicial or administrative review.
REPUBLICAN BALLOT REFERENDA (NON-BINDING)
Proposition 1
Texas property taxes should be assessed at the purchase price and phased out entirely over the next six years through spending reductions. FOR/AGAINST
Proposition 2
Texas should require any local government budget that raises property taxes to be approved by voters at a November general election. FOR/AGAINST
Proposition 3
Texas should prohibit denial of healthcare or any medical service based solely on the patient’s vaccination status. FOR/AGAINST
Proposition 4
Texas should require its public schools to teach that life begins at fertilization. FOR/AGAINST
Proposition 5
Texas should ban gender, sexuality, and reproductive clinics and services in K-12 schools. FOR/AGAINST
Proposition 6
Texas should enact term limits on all elected officials. FOR/AGAINST
Proposition 7
Texas should ban the large-scale export or sale of our groundwater and surface water to any single private or public entity. FOR/AGAINST
Proposition 8
The Texas Legislature should reduce the burden of illegal immigration on taxpayers by ending public services for illegal aliens. FOR/AGAINST
Proposition 9
The Republican-controlled Texas Legislature should stop awarding leadership positions, including committee and subcommittee chairmanships and vice chairmanships, to Democrats. FOR/AGAINST
Proposition 10
Texas should prohibit Sharia Law. FOR/AGAINST
NATIONAL CANDIDATES (2024)
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✅ Donald J. Trump / J.D. Vance
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✅ Ted Cruz
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✅ Michael McCaul
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✅ Pete Sessions
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✅ Chip Roy
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Steven Wright
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Jenny Garcia Sharon
STATE AND REGIONAL CANDIDATES (2024)
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✅ Christi Craddick
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✅ Jimmy Blacklock
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✅ John Devine
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✅ Jane Bland
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✅ David J. Schenck
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✅ Gina Parker
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✅ Lee Finley
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John Messinger
LOCAL CANDIDATES (2024)
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✅ Donna Campbell
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✅ Ellen Troxclair
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Nikki Kosich
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Scott Firsing
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Daniel W. Betts
NON-PARTISAN LOCAL ENDORSEMENTS (2024)
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Mackenzie Kelly
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Stephen Liebel
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Jim Sneeringer
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Brandi Burkman
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Gerald Prater
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Joshua Escalante
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Jim Steele
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TRAVIS COUNTY PROPOSITION A
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Travis ESD No. 2 Proposition A
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✅ / ❌School District Tax Rate Increases
Oppose them ALL to preserve your 2024 property tax cut — Austin, Coupland, Manor, Marble Falls, and Round Rock ISDs.
(UPDATE: Coupland ISD Prop. A and RRISD Prop. D failed)
LOCAL CANDIDATES
Texas Senate District 25
✔ Donna Campbell (i)
Texas House District 19
✔ Ellen Troxclair (i)
Texas House District 46
Nicole “Nikki” Kosich
Texas House District 47
Scott Firsing
Travis County District Attorney
Daniel W. Betts
STATE AND REGIONAL CANDIDATES
Railroad Commissioner
✔ Christi Craddick (i)
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2
✔ Jimmy Blacklock (i)
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 4
✔ John Devine (i)
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6
✔ Jane Bland (i)
Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals
✔ David J. Schenck
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7
✔ Gina Parker
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8
✔ Lee Finley
Third Court of Appeals, Place 2
John Messinger
FEDERAL CANDIDATES
President
✔ Donald J. Trump
U.S. Senate
✔ Ted Cruz (i)
Congressional District 10
✔ Michael McCaul (i)
Congressional District 17
✔ Pete Sessions (i)
Congressional District 21
✔ Chip Roy (i)
Congressional District 35
Steven Wright
Congressional District 37
Jenny Garcia Sharon
NON-PARTISAN LOCAL ENDORSEMENTS
Austin City Council District 6
Mackenzie Kelly (i)
Lago Vista City Council, Place 6
Stephen Liebel
Leander ISD Place 3
Jim Sneeringer
Leander ISD Place 4
Brandi Burkman
Leander ISD Place 5
Gerald Prater
Round Rock ISD Place 1
Joshua Escalante
Round Rock ISD Place 7
Jim Steele
All ISD Bond propositions
✔ / X Vote Against
(Coupland ISD Prop. A and RRISD Prop. D failed)
Travis County Prop. A
Vote Against
(Tax hike & market distortion for childcare services)
Travis County ESD No. 2 Prop. A
Vote FOR
(Abolish tax for canceled EMS services in Pflugerville)
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