The March 3 election includes democratic and republican candidates from U.S. President down to local county and district judges. If no candidate receives 50% of the vote in a primary race, the top two vote-getters go to a primary election on Tuesday, May 26. Finally, the general election between the Republican and Democratic nominees is held Nov. 3.
Candidates for Austin City Council and Austin ISD do not participate in the primary elections because those races are non-partisan. Here are the candidates running for local office covering Central Austin and Travis County. You can find the federal elected official who represents your area here, as well as a full list of elected officials representing all or parts of Travis County here.
Texas House of Representatives
District 46
Sheryl Cole, D*
Occupation: Attorney
District 48
Donna Howard, D*
Occupation: Community Volunteer
Bill Strieber, R
Occupation: Entrepreneur
District 49
Gina Hinojosa, D*
Occupation: Attorney
Jenai Aragona-Hales, R
Occupation: Realtor
Charles Allan Meyer, R
Occupation: Volunteer Caregiver
District 51
Eddie Rodriguez, D*
Occupation: State representative
Joshua Sanchez, D
Occupation: Student
Robert Reynolds, R
Occupation: Supervisor
Travis County
District Attorney
Margaret Moore, D*
Occupation: District Attorney
Jose Garza, D
Occupation: Attorney
Erin Martinson, D
Occupation: Attorney
Martin Harry, R
Occupation: Attorney
County Attorney
Mike Denton, D
Occupation: Attorney
Laurie Eiserloh, D
Occupation: Attorney
Delia Garza, D
Occupation: Mayor Pro Tem
Dominic Selvera, D
Occupation: Attorney
Sheriff
Sally Hernandez, D*
Occupation: Sheriff
Liz Donegan, D
Occupation: Consultant
John Loughran, D
Occupation: Landscaper
Raul Vargas, R
Occupation: Retired
County Tax Assessor-Collector
Bruce Elfant, D*
Occupation: Tax Assessor
Todd Douglas, R
Occupation: Financial services
Marilyn Jackson, R
Occupation: Insurance agent
County Commissioner: Precinct 1
Jeffrey Travillion, D*
Occupation: County Commissioner
Solomon Arcoven, R
Occupation: Administrator
County Commissioner, Precinct 3
Valinda Bolton, D
Occupation: Community affairs, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
Ann Howard, D
Occupation: Attorney
Shiloh Newman, D
Occupation: Lake Travis Youth Association board president
Sheri Soltes, D
Occupation: CEO, Service Dogs Inc.
Becky Bray, R
Occupation: Transportation engineer
County Constable - Precinct 1
Michael Carter, D
Occupation: Retired
Sam Holt, D
Occupation: Deputy Constable
Tonya Nixon, D
Occupation: Law enforcement
Janie Serna, D
Occupation: Coach
County Constable - Precinct 2
Adan Ballesteros, D*
Occupation: Constable
Deke Pierce, D
Occupation: Deputy
County Constable - Precinct 3
Stacy Suits, D*
Occupation: Constable
County Constable - Precinct 4
George Morales III, D*
Occupation: Constable
County Constable - Precinct 5
Carlos B. Loopez, D*
Occupation: Constable
In Texas, judges are elected in partisan elections from local and district courts all the way through the state supreme court. Here are the county and district judges who filed to appear on the ballot locally.
53rd District Court (Civil)
Maria Cantü Hexsel, D
Occupation: Attorney
Kennon Wooten, D
Occupation: Attorney
98th District Court (Civil)
Rhonda Hurley, D*
Occupation: District Judge
126th District Court (Civil)
Aurora Martinez-Jones, D
Occupation: Judge
167th District Court (Criminal)
David Wahlberg, D*
Occupation: Judge
Dayna Blazey, D
Occupation: Attorney
200th District Court (Civil)
Maggie Ellis, D
Occupation: Attorney
Jessica Mangrum, D
Occupation: Attorney
345th District Court (Civil)
Jan Soifer, D*
Occupation: Judge
353rd District Court (Civil)
Tim Sulak, D*
Occupation: Judge
Madeleine Connor, D
Occupation: Attorney/General Counsel
390th District Court (Criminal)
Julie Kocurek, D*
Occupation: Judge
Albert Amado, D
Occupation: Attorney
427th District Court (Criminal)
Tamara Needles, D*
Occupation: Judge
450th District Court (Criminal)
Brad Urrutia, D*
Occupation: Judge
460th District Court (Criminal)
Selena Alvarenga, D
Occupation: Attorney
Amy Meredith, D
Occupation: Attorney
Geoffrey Puryear, R*
Occupation: Judge
County Court at Law 4 (Criminal)
Dimple Malhotra, D*
Occupation: Judge
Margaret Chen Kercher, D
Occupation: Attorney
Tanisa Jeffers, D
Occupation: Attorney/Judge
County Court at Law 8 (Criminal)
Carlos Barrera, D*
Occupation: Judge
County Court at Law 9 (Criminal)
Kim Williams, D*
Occupation: Judge
