Early voting runs Oct. 24-Nov. 4 for the upcoming Nov. 8 election, and voters in Central Austin are able to cast ballots in a number of races.

Below is a guide to what is on the ballot, including links to Q&A's with local candidates as well as information on where to vote.

Dates to know

Oct. 24: First day of early voting

Oct. 28: Last day to apply for ballot by mail (received, not postmarked)


Nov. 4: Last day of early voting

Nov. 8: Election Day

Nov. 8: Last day to receive ballot by mail (or Nov. 9 if carrier envelope is postmarked by 7 p.m. at location of election on Election Day)

Where to vote


Residents may cast their ballots at any polling location in the county in which they are registered to vote.

Early voting hours are Mondays-Saturdays 7 a.m.-7 p.m. and Sundays noon-6 p.m. On Election Day, polls are open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

In Travis County, voting hours will be extended at five megacenters—the Austin Permitting and Development Center, PACE Campus Gym, Southpark Meadows shopping mall, Millennium Youth Complex and the Ben Hur Shrine Center.

Those locations will be open from 7 a.m.-9 p.m. on Oct. 29 and Nov. 4.




Sample ballot

The following list includes elections voters in the South Austin and Dripping Springs area may be eligible to vote in. Only candidates in contested elections are included.

Candidate Q&A's are linked where available.


View the Travis County sample ballot here.

R: Republican, D: Democrat, L: Libertarian, G: Green, *Incumbent

FEDERAL

U.S. House of Representatives, District 35


(R) Dan McQueen

(D) Greg Casar

U.S. House of Representatives, District 37

(R) Jenny Garcia Sharon

(D) Lloyd Doggett*

(L) Clark Patterson

STATE

Governor

(R) Greg Abbott*

(D) Beto O’Rourke

(L) Mark Tippetts

(G) Delilah Barrios

Lieutenant governor

(R) Dan Patrick*

(D) Mike Collier

(L) Shanna Steele

Attorney general

(R) Ken Paxton*

(D) Rochelle Mercedes Garza

(L) Mark Ash

Comptroller of public accounts

(R) Glenn Hegar*

(D) Janet T. Dudding

(L) V. Alonzo Echevarria-Garza

Commissioner of the General Land Office

(R) Dawn Buckingham

(D) Jay Kleberg

(G) Alfred Molison Jr.

Commissioner of agriculture

(R) Sid Miller*

(D) Susan Hays

Railroad commissioner

(R) Wayne Christian*

(D) Luke Warford

(L) Jaime Andres Diez

(G) Hunter Wayne Crow

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 3

(R) Debra Lehrmann*

(D) Erin A. Nowell

(L) Thomas Edward Oxford

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 5

(R) Rebeca Huddle*

(D) Amanda Reichek

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 9

(R) Evan Young*

(D) Julia Maldonado

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 5

(R) Scott Walker*

(D) Dana Huffman

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 6

(R) Jesse F. McClure III*

(D) Robert Johnson

Member, State Board of Education, District 5

(R) Perla Munoz Hopkins

(D) Rebecca Bell-Metereau*

Texas Senate, District 14

(D) Sarah Eckhardt*

(L) Steven E. Haskett

Texas Senate, District 21

(R) Julie Dahlberg

(D) Judith Zaffirini*

(L) Arthur DiBianca

Texas House of Representatives, District 47

(R) Rob McCarthy

(D) Vikki Goodwin*

Texas House of Representatives, District 48

(D) Donna Howard*

(L) Daniel Jerome McCarthy

Texas House of Representatives, District 49

(R) Katherine Griffin

(D) Gina Hinojosa*

(L) J. David Roberson

Texas House of Representatives, District 50

(D) James Talarico

(R) Victor Johnson

(L) Ted Brown

Texas House of Representatives, District 51

(R) Robert Reynolds

(D) Maria Luisa “Lulu” Flores

Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals District, Place 4

(R) Lesli R. Fitzpatrick

(D) Rosa Lopez Theofanis

District judge, 455th Judicial District

(R) Cleve W. Doty

(D) Laurie Eiserloh

LOCAL

Travis County judge

(R) Rupal Chaudhari

(D) Andy Brown*

Travis County clerk

(R) Susan Haynes

(D) Dyana Limon-Mercado

Austin mayor

Phil Campero Brual

Celia Israel

Kirk Watson

Anthony Bradshaw

Jennifer Virden

Gary S. Spellman

Austin City Council, District 1

Misael D. Ramos

Clinton Rarey

Melonie House-Dixon

Natasha Harper-Madison*

Austin City Council, District 3

José Velásquez

Daniela Silva

Gavino Fernandez Jr.

José Noé Elías

Yvonne Weldon

Esala Wueschner

Austin City Council, District 5

Ryan Alter

Bill Welch

Ken Craig

Stephanie Bazan

Aaron Velazquez Webman

Brian Anderson II

Austin City Council, District 9

Zena Mitchell

Zohaib “Zo” Qadri

Greg Smith

Joah Spearman

Kym Olson

Ben Leffler

Linda Guerrero

Tom Wald

City of Austin, Proposition A

The issuance of $350 million in tax-supported general obligation bonds and notes for planning, designing, acquiring, constructing, renovating, improving and equipping affordable housing facilities for low- and moderate-income persons and families, and acquiring land and interests in land and property necessary to do so, funding loans and grants for affordable housing, and funding affordable housing programs, as may be permitted by law; and the levy of a tax sufficient to pay for the bonds and notes.

AISD

Austin ISD board of trustees, District 1

Roxanne J. Evans

Candace L. Hunter

Austin ISD board of trustees, District 4

Kathryn Whitley Chu

Clint Small

Austin ISD board of trustees, at-large Position 9

Arati Singh*

Heather Toolin

Austin ISD, Proposition A

The issuance of $2.32 billion school building bonds for the design, construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, renovation, expansion, improvement and equipment of school buildings in the district (including but not limited to improvements to enhance safety, security, and energy efficiency) and the purchase of the necessary sites therefor and the purchase of new school buses, and levying and imposition of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and the costs of any credit agreements. Required statement for all school district bond propositions pursuant to section 45.003, Texas Education Code: this is a property tax increase.

Austin ISD, Proposition B

The issuance of $75.54 million school building bonds for the design, construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, renovation, expansion, improvement and upgrading of technology systems, infrastructure and equipment, and levying and imposition of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and the costs of any credit agreements. Required statement for all school district bond propositions pursuant to section 45.003, Texas Education code: this is a property tax increase.

Austin ISD, Proposition C

The issuance of $47.43 million school building bonds for the design, construction, rehabilitation, renovation, expansion, improvement and equipment of stadium facilities in the district, and levying and imposition of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and the costs of any credit agreements. Required statement for all school district bond propositions pursuant to section 45.003, Texas Education code: this is a property tax increase.

Austin Community College

Austin Community College trustee, Place 6

Nathaniel Hellman

Steve Jackobs

Austin Community College District Proposition A

The issuance of $770 million bonds for the purpose of constructing, improving, renovating, and equipping college buildings districtwide for workforce training and general education programs which will include, but not be limited to nursing, advanced manufacturing, skilled trades, and information technology, and for student support service such as on-site child care and student health services, and for the modernization of technology, and with such construction, improvement, renovation, and equipping of college buildings to include, but not but limited to: (1) construction of a new campus at the pinnacle site in Southwest Austin for instructional programs including software development and health care; (2) construction of a new campus at the southeast Travis County site for instructional programs including skilled trades, such as welding and automotive technology and advanced manufacturing; (3) expansion of the Hays campus for instructional programs including nursing and health care; (4) expansion of the Highland campus in Central Austin for instructional programs including advanced manufacturing, cybersecurity, and software development; (5) expansion of the Round Rock campus for instructional programs including nursing, advanced manufacturing, and skilled trades such as welding and automotive technology; (6) expansion of the Cypress Creek campus in Cedar Park for instructional programs including cybersecurity and software development; (7) expansion of the downtown Austin Rio Grande campus for instructional programs including computer science and cybersecurity; (8) expansion of the Elgin campus for instructional programs including advanced manufacturing and skilled trades such as welding; (9) expansion of the San Gabriel Campus in Leander for instructional programs including advanced manufacturing and skilled trades such as welding; and (10) technology and facility improvements at various campuses including but not limited to Riverside, Northridge, South Austin, and Eastview; and the levying of the tax in payment thereof.