The Texas Democratic and Republican parties will hold joint primary elections on Tuesday, March 3. Early voting runs from Tuesday, Feb. 17, to Friday, Feb. 27.
Primary elections are elections held by political parties to decide who will appear on the November ballot. Winners of the March 3 primaries will appear on the Nov. 3, 2026 midterm election ballot.
Texas has open primaries, meaning voters do not need to register as a member of either party to vote in the primaries. Voters can only vote on one party’s primary ballot.
A full list of polling locations for early voting and on election can be found on the Hays County election’s website.
The Star compiled a list of all candidates for elected offices and propositions that will appear of the primary Ballot.
Democratic Ballot
U.S. Senator (Dem)
- James Talarico
- Ahmad R. Hassan
- Jasmine Crockett
U.S. Representative, District 21 (Dem)
- Regina Vanburg
- Kristin Hook
- Gary Taylor
U.S. Representative, District 27 (Dem)
- Wayne Raasch
- Tanya Lloyd
- “Stock” Castro-Menodza
Governor (Dem)
- Carlton W. Hart
- Jose Navarro Balbuena
- Bobby Cole
- Zach Vance
- Angela “TíaAngie” Villescaz
- Gina Hinojosa
- Andrew White
- Chris Bell
- Patricia Abrego
Lieutenant Governor (Dem)
- Marcos Isaias Velez
- Vikki Goodwin
- Courtney Head
Attorney General (Dem)
- Nathan Johnson
- Joe Jaworski
- Anthony “Tony” Box
Comptroller of Public Accounts (Dem)
- Sarah Eckhardt
- Michael Lange
- Savant Moore
Commissioner of the General Land Office (Dem)
- Benjamin Flores
- Jose Loya
Commissioner of Agriculture (Dem)
- Clayton Tucker
Railroad Commissioner (Dem)
- Jon Rosenthal
Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Texas (Dem)
- Maggie Ellis
- Cory L. Carlyle
Justice, Supreme Court of Texas, Place 2 (Dem)
- Chari Kelly
Justice, Supreme Court of Texas Place 7 (Dem)
- Gordon Goodman
- Kristen Hawkins
Justice, Supreme Court of Texas Place 8 (Dem)
- Gisela D. Triana
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3 (Dem)
- Okey Anyiam
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4 (Dem)
- Audra Riley
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9 (Dem)
- Holly Taylor
Member, State Board of Education, District 5 (Dem)
- Victor Sampson
- Kevin Jackson
- Neto Longoria
- Stephanie Limon Bazan
- Allison Bush
- Abigail Gray
State Senator, District 21 (Dem)
- Judith Zaffirini
- Cortney Jones
State Representative, District 45 (Dem)
- Erin Zwiener
State Representative, District 73 (Dem)
- Merrie Fox
Chief Justice, 15th Court of Appeals District (Dem)
- Jerry Zimmerer
Justice, 15th Court of Appeals District, Place 2 (Dem)
- Tom Baker
Justice, 15th Court of Appeals District, Place 3 (Dem)
- Marc M. Meyer
Chief Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals District (Dem)
- Darlene Byrne
District Judge, 428th District (Dem)
- Cassie Benoist-Templeton
- Joe Pool
- Bill Henry
Criminal District Attorney (Dem)
- Alfonso O. Salazar
- Landon Bryan Campbell
County Judge (Dem)
- Michelle Gutierrez Cohen
- Joel W. Martin
- Ruben Becerra
County Court-at-Law #2 (Dem)
- Chris Johnson
- W. David Friesenhahn
- Thomas Just
District Clerk (Dem)
- Amanda K. Calvert
County Clerk (Dem)
- Cynthia A. Millonzi
- DeeDee Rodgers
- Nicholas “Nico” Costilla
County Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Dem)
- Johnny Flores
- Bryan Escobar
County Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Dem)
- Angie Unger
- Laurie Brown
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 2 (Dem)
- Maggie Hernandez Moreno
- Elizabeth Trevino Amaya
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 1 (Dem)
- Beth Smith
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5 (Dem)
- Sandra Bryant
Proposition 1 (Dem)
Survey: Texas should expand Medicaid and ensure access to affordable healthcare for all.
Proposition 2 (Dem)
Survey: Texans should support humane and dignified immigration policies and pathways to citizenship.
Proposition 3 (Dem)
Survey: Texans should have the right to make their own healthcare decisions, including reproductive rights.
Proposition 4 (Dem)
Survey: Texas should address the state’s housing crisis in affordability and access in both urban and rural communities.
Proposition 5 (Dem)
Survey: Texas should fund all public schools at the same per-pupil rate as the national average.
Proposition 6 (Dem)
Survey: Secure online voter registration should be accessible to all eligible Texas residents.
Republican Ballot
U.S. Senator (Rep)
- Ken Paxton
- Wesley Hunt
- Gulrez “Gus” Khan
- Virgil John Bierschwale
- John Cornyn
- Sara Canady
- John O. Adefope
- Anna Bender
U.S. Representative, District 21 (Rep)
- Weston Martinez
- Mike Wheeler
- James “Trey” Trainor, III
- Jason Cahill
- Paul Rojas
- Mark Teixeira
- Jacques DuBose
- Kyle Sinclair
- Peggy McCormick Wardlaw
- Daniel W. Betts
- Zeke Enriquez
- Heather Tessmer
U.S. Representative, District 27 (Rep)
- Chris Hatley
- Michael Cloud
Governor (Rep)
- Mark V. Goloby
- Arturo Espinosa
- Greg Abbott
- Evelyn Brooks
- Ronnie Tullos
- Kenneth Hyde
- Nathaniel Welch
- Pete “Doc” Chambers
- Stephen Samuelson
- R.F. “Bob” Achgill
- Charles Andrew Crouch
Lieutenant Governor (Rep)
- Dan Patrick
- Esala Wueschner
- Perla Muñoz Hopkins
- Timothy Mabry
Attorney General (Rep)
- Joan Huffman
- Chip Roy
- Aaron Reitz
- Mayes Middleton
Comptroller of Public Accounts (Rep)
- Kelly Hancock
- Christi Craddick
- Don Huffines
- Michael Berlanga
Commissioner of the General Land Office (Rep)
- Dawn Buckingham
Commissioner of Agriculture (Rep)
- Nate Sheets
- Sid Miller
Railroad Commissioner (Rep)
- Hawk Dunlap
- Katherine Culbert
- Bo French
- Jim Wright
- James (Jim) Matlock
Railroad Commissioner (Rep)
- Jimmy Blacklock
Justice, Supreme Court of Texas, Place 2 (Rep)
- James P. Sullivan
Justice, Supreme Court of Texas, Place 7 (Rep)
- Kyle Hawkins
Justice, Supreme Court of Texas, Place 7 (Rep)
- Brett Busby
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3 (Rep)
- Lesli Fitzpatrick
- Brent Coffee
- Alison Fox
- Thomas Smith
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4 (Rep)
- Kevin Patrick Yeary
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9 (Rep)
- John Messinger
- Jennifer Balido
Member, State Board of Education, District 5 (Rep)
- Mica Arellano
State Senator, District 21 (Rep)
- Julie Dahlberg
State Representative, District 45 (Rep)
- Tennyson G. Moreno
State Representative, District 73 (Rep)
- Carrie Isaac
Chief Justice, 15th Court of Appeals District (Rep)
- Scott Brister
Justice, 15th Court of Appeals District, Place 3 (Rep)
- April Farris
Chief Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals District (Rep)
- Cory Liu
District Judge, 207th District (Rep)
- Tracie Wright Reneau
District Judge, 274th District (Rep)
- Gary L. Steel
District Judge, 428th District (Rep)
- Paul Still
County Judge (Rep)
- Geoffrey Tahuahua
County Court-at-Law #2 (Rep)
- Charmaine Wilde
County Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Rep)
- Abby Gibson
County Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Rep)
- Rob McClelland
- Wm. Travis Crow
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 1 (Rep)
- Janie Flores
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Rep)
- Joseph Jamieson
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Rep)
- John Burns
Proposition 1 (Rep)
Texas property taxes should be assessed at the purchase price and phased out entirely over the next six years through spending reductions.
Proposition 2 (Rep)
Texas should require any local government budget that raises property taxes to be approved by voters at a November general election.
Proposition 3 (Rep)
Texas should prohibit denial of healthcare or any medical service based solely on the patient’s vaccination status.
Proposition 4 (Rep)
Texas should require its public schools to teach that life begins at fertilization.
Proposition 5 (Rep)
Texas should ban gender, sexuality, and reproductive clinics and services in K-12 schools.
Proposition 6 (Rep)
Texas should enact term limits on all elected officials.
Proposition 7 (Rep)
Texas should ban the large-scale export or sale of our groundwater and surface water to any single private or public entity.
Proposition 8 (Rep)
The Texas Legislature should reduce the burden of illegal immigration on taxpayers by ending public services for illegal aliens.
Proposition 9 (Rep)
The Republican-controlled Texas Legislature should stop awarding leadership positions, including committee and subcommittee chairmanships and vice chairmanships, to Democrats.
Proposition 10 (Rep)
Texas should prohibit Sharia Law.
