Early voting will start Oct. 24 for the upcoming Nov. 8 election, and New Braunfels voters will vote on numerous races.

Here is a guide to knowing what is on the ballot and where to cast your 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


Voters in Comal and Guadalupe counties can vote at any early voting location in their county and at any voting center on Election Day instead of only their precinct location. Early voting locations can be found on the counties’ elections websites, www.co.comal.tx.us/Elections.htm and www.co.guadalupe.tx.us/elections/index.php.



Sample ballot

Only candidates in contested elections are included. View the sample ballots for Comal County here and for Guadalupe County here.


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

*Incumbent

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

Commissioner of agriculture

R Sid Miller*

D Susan Hays

Railroad commissioner

R Wayne Christian*

D Luke Warford

L Jaime Andres Diez

G Hunter Crow

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 3

R Debra Lehrmann*

D Erin Nowell

L Thomas Edward Oxford

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 McClure*

D Robert Johnson

State Board of Education, District 5

D Rebecca Bell-Metereau*

R Perla Hopkins

State Senate, District 25

R Donna Campbell*

D Robert Walsh

State Rep., District 44

R John Kuempel*

D Robert Bohmfalk

State Rep., District 73

R Carrie Isaac

D Justin Calhoun

FEDERAL

U.S. Representative, District 15


R Monica De La Cruz

D Michelle Vallejo

U.S. Representative, District 21

R Chip Roy*

D Claudia Zapata

U.S. Representative, District 28

D Henry Cuellar*

R Cassy Garcia

U.S. Representative, District 35

R Dan McQueen

D Greg Casar

LOCAL

Guadalupe County judge


R Kyle Kutscher*

L Nolan Schmidt