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Texas · State, district and county races · Nov. 3, 2026

Gonzales County, TX

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15 days to Election Day
Early voting is underway through Friday, Oct. 30.Sites and hours are set by your county. Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Only eligible, registered voters may vote. Who can vote in Texas. Hours checked Oct. 6, 2026 from official sources.

Every state, district and county race on the Gonzales County ballot, from the Texas Secretary of State. City, school and special district races are on your county sample ballot.
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Before you vote

15 days to Election Day
Early voting is underway through Friday, Oct. 30.Sites and hours are set by your county. Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Only eligible, registered voters may vote. Who can vote in Texas. Hours checked Oct. 6, 2026 from official sources.

Key Dates

October 5, 2026Voter registration deadline
Oct 19–30, 2026Early voting
October 23, 2026Last day to apply for a mail ballot (received)
November 3, 2026Election Day (polls open 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.)

Source: Texas Secretary of State

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U.S. Senate

On every Texas ballot
2026 General Election · 6-year term

U.S. Senator

One of Texas's two members of the U.S. Senate. Senators vote on federal laws, confirm federal judges and cabinet officials, and approve treaties.

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Statewide Offices

On every Texas ballot
2026 General Election · 4-year term

Governor

The chief executive of Texas. The governor signs or vetoes bills passed by the Legislature, appoints members of state boards, can call special legislative sessions, and commands the Texas Military Forces.

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2026 General Election · 4-year term

Lieutenant Governor

Presides over the Texas Senate, appoints Senate committees, and has major influence over which bills reach a vote. First in line to succeed the governor.

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2026 General Election · 4-year term

Attorney General

The state's lawyer. Represents Texas in court, issues legal opinions to state agencies, and enforces child support and consumer protection laws.

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2026 General Election · 4-year term

Comptroller of Public Accounts

The state's chief tax collector, accountant and revenue estimator. The comptroller certifies whether the state budget fits within expected revenue.

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Shehla Faizi is a Texas mom who has over the years seen the increase in financial disparity in Texas (despite it having the 2nd highest GDP in the U.S.!) Shehla is running for Texas State Comptroller to ensure that Texas taxes are only for the people of Texas! Not for propping up foreign entities, not for tax breaks for big corporations, but for Texans.

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2026 General Election · 4-year term

Commissioner of the General Land Office

Manages state-owned lands and mineral rights, including land whose revenue supports public schools, and oversees coastal protection and the Alamo.

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2026 General Election · 4-year term

Commissioner of Agriculture

Leads the Texas Department of Agriculture, which regulates agriculture, fuel pumps and scales, and runs school nutrition programs.

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2026 General Election · 6-year term

Railroad Commissioner

One of three members of the Railroad Commission, which today regulates the oil and gas industry, pipelines and surface mining in Texas.

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Statewide Courts

Texas Supreme Court, Court of Criminal Appeals and 15th Court of Appeals; on every Texas ballot
2026 General Election · 6-year term

Chief Justice, Supreme Court

Leads the Supreme Court of Texas, the state's highest court for civil and juvenile cases.

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2026 General Election · Remainder of an unexpired term

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2 (Unexpired Term)

A seat on the Supreme Court of Texas, the state's highest court for civil and juvenile cases. This election fills the rest of a term left open before it ended.

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2026 General Election · 6-year term

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 7

A seat on the Supreme Court of Texas, the state's highest court for civil and juvenile cases.

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2026 General Election · 6-year term

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8

A seat on the Supreme Court of Texas, the state's highest court for civil and juvenile cases.

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2026 General Election · 6-year term

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3

A seat on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the state's highest court for criminal cases, including all death penalty appeals.

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2026 General Election · 6-year term

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4

A seat on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the state's highest court for criminal cases, including all death penalty appeals.

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2026 General Election · 6-year term

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9

A seat on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the state's highest court for criminal cases, including all death penalty appeals.

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2026 General Election · 6-year term

Chief Justice, 15th Court of Appeals

Leads the Fifteenth Court of Appeals, a statewide appeals court created in 2023 to hear appeals involving the state government, such as challenges to state laws and cases brought by or against state agencies.

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2026 General Election · 6-year term

Justice, 15th Court of Appeals, Place 2

A seat on the Fifteenth Court of Appeals, a statewide appeals court created in 2023 to hear appeals involving the state government.

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2026 General Election · 6-year term

Justice, 15th Court of Appeals, Place 3

A seat on the Fifteenth Court of Appeals, a statewide appeals court created in 2023 to hear appeals involving the state government.

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Congress, Legislature and Courts of Appeals

The districts that include part of Gonzales County; you vote in one of each
2026 General Election · 2-year term

U.S. Representative District 15

A member of the U.S. House of Representatives for one congressional district. House members vote on federal laws and must start all tax and spending bills.

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2026 General Election · 4-year term

Texas Senate District 18

A member of the Texas Senate for one of 31 state senate districts. State senators write and vote on Texas laws and the state budget.

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2026 General Election · 2-year term

Texas House District 44

A member of the Texas House of Representatives for one of 150 districts. State representatives write and vote on Texas laws and the state budget.

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2026 General Election · 6-year term

Justice, 13th Court of Appeals, Place 6

A seat on the 13th Court of Appeals, one of Texas's regional appeals courts, which hears civil and criminal appeals from trial courts in its counties. Only voters in the counties this court serves vote in this race.

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Gonzales County and District Courts

Countywide offices and district courts are on every ballot in the county; commissioner, justice of the peace and constable races depend on your precinct
2026 General Election · 4-year term

Gonzales County County Judge

Unopposed Only one candidate is certified for this race.

Presides over the Gonzales County Commissioners Court, which sets the county budget and tax rate, and serves as the county's chief executive and emergency management director.

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2026 General Election · 4-year term

Gonzales County District Clerk

Unopposed Only one candidate is certified for this race.

Keeps the records of Gonzales County's district courts and manages jury selection.

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2026 General Election · 4-year term

Gonzales County County Clerk

Unopposed Only one candidate is certified for this race.

Keeps Gonzales County's public records, including property records, marriage licenses and county court records.

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2026 General Election · 4-year term

Gonzales County County Treasurer

Unopposed Only one candidate is certified for this race.

Receives and pays out Gonzales County's money and keeps its financial records.

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2026 General Election · 4-year term

Gonzales County County Surveyor

Unopposed Only one candidate is certified for this race.

Surveys and keeps records of land boundaries in Gonzales County.

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2026 General Election · 4-year term

Gonzales County Commissioner, Precinct 2

Unopposed Only one candidate is certified for this race.

One of four precinct members of the Gonzales County Commissioners Court, which sets the county budget and tax rate and oversees county roads. Only voters in this precinct vote in this race.

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2026 General Election · 4-year term

Gonzales County Commissioner, Precinct 4

Unopposed Only one candidate is certified for this race.

One of four precinct members of the Gonzales County Commissioners Court, which sets the county budget and tax rate and oversees county roads. Only voters in this precinct vote in this race.

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2026 General Election · 4-year term

Gonzales County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1

Unopposed Only one candidate is certified for this race.

Hears small claims, evictions, traffic tickets and other minor cases in this precinct. Only voters in this precinct vote in this race.

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2026 General Election · 4-year term

Gonzales County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3

Unopposed Only one candidate is certified for this race.

Hears small claims, evictions, traffic tickets and other minor cases in this precinct. Only voters in this precinct vote in this race.

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2026 General Election · 4-year term

Gonzales County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4

Unopposed Only one candidate is certified for this race.

Hears small claims, evictions, traffic tickets and other minor cases in this precinct. Only voters in this precinct vote in this race.

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Ballot Questions

There are no statewide propositions on the Nov. 3, 2026 Texas ballot. Cities, school districts and other local governments may have propositions; check your county's sample ballot.

Source: official referendum list.

Where and When to Vote

Early voting in person

Monday, Oct. 19, to Friday, Oct. 30.

Gonzales County sets its own early voting sites and hours. Check with the county elections office (below) or VoteTexas.gov.

Source: VoteTexas.gov, where to vote.

Election Day

Tuesday, Nov. 3, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Some Texas counties let you vote at any countywide vote center; others assign a polling place by precinct. If you are in line at 7 p.m., you may vote.

Registration deadlines

  • The deadline to register for the Nov. 3 election was Monday, Oct. 5.
  • Check that you are registered, and find your polling place, on the Texas Secretary of State's Am I Registered page.

Vote by mail (if you qualify)

  • You may vote by mail only if you are 65 or older, sick or disabled, out of the county during early voting and on Election Day, expected to give birth within three weeks of Election Day, or confined in jail but otherwise eligible.
  • Your application must be received by the county's early voting clerk by Friday, Oct. 23.
  • Your ballot must arrive by 7 p.m. on Election Day, or by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 4, if it is postmarked by 7 p.m. on Election Day.

Bring one of these seven photo IDs

  • Texas driver's license (DPS)
  • Texas Election Identification Certificate (DPS)
  • Texas personal identification card (DPS)
  • Texas handgun license (DPS)
  • U.S. military identification card with your photo
  • U.S. citizenship certificate with your photo
  • U.S. passport (book or card)

Your ID may be expired up to four years (any length of time if you are 70 or older). If you do not have one and cannot reasonably get one, you can sign a Reasonable Impediment Declaration and show another document such as a voter registration certificate, utility bill or bank statement.

Official links

Gonzales County elections office (Elections Administrator): (830) 519-4054, elections@co.gonzales.tx.us, 427 Saint George, Suite 306, Gonzales 78629.

Sources

Candidates appear as listed on the official candidate list; write-in candidates are not shown. Party labels are those on the ballot. Checked Oct. 6, 2026.

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