Editor's note: an earlier version of this story left out Proposition A from the city of San Marcos ballot.
Early voting will start Oct. 24 for the upcoming Nov. 8 election, and Hays County 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 Hays County 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 county’s elections website.
Sample ballot
Only candidates in contested elections are included. View the sample ballots for Hays County here.
R: Republican, D: Democrat, L: Libertarian, G: Green, I: Independent
*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 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 McClure*
D Robert Johnson
State Board of Education, District 5
D Rebecca Bell-Metereau*
R Perla Hopkins
Texas Senate, District 21
D Judith Zaffirini*
R Julie Dahlberg
L Arthur DiBianca
Texas Senate, District 25
R Donna Campbell*
D Robert Walsh
Texas House, District 45
D Erin Zwiener*
R Michelle M. Lopez
Texas House, District 73
R Carrie Isaac
D Justin Calhoun
FEDERAL
U.S. House of Representatives, District 15
R Monica De La Cruz
D Michelle Vallejo
L Ross Lynn Leone, Jr.
U.S. House of Representatives, District 21
R Chip Roy*
D Claudia Zapata
U.S. House of Representatives, District 35
R Dan McQueen
D Greg Casar
LOCAL
Hays County
Judge
D Ruben Becerra*
R Mark Jones
County Court at Law No. 1
R Robert Updegrove*
D Jimmy Alan Hall
County Court at Law No. 2
R Chris Johnson*
D Paul Hill
County Court at Law No. 3
R Dan O’Brien*
D Elaine S. Brown
District clerk
R Beverly Crumley*
D Avery Anderson
County clerk
D Elaine Cárdenas*
R Linda Duran
County treasurer
R Britney Bolton Richey*
D Daphne Sanchez Tenorio
County commissioner Precinct 2
D Michelle Gutierrez Cohen
R Mike Gonzalez
County commissioner Precinct 4
R Walt Smith*
I Susan Cook
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5
R Karen Marshall
D Sandra Bryant
San Marcos
Mayor
Jane Hughson*
John Thomaides
City Council Place 1
Maxfield Baker*
Matthew Mendoza
City Council Place 2
Saul Gonzales*
Atom Von Arndt
Proposition A
An ordinance to eliminate low level marijuana enforcement.
Kyle
City Council Place 1
Bear Heiser
Nick Madsen
Marc McKinney
Marina Tupikov
Neal Breen
Amanda Stark
City Council Place 3
Robert Rizo*
Miguel A. Zuniga
Proposition A
A total of $294.4 million to provide funding for transportation projects in order to decrease congestion and improve overall safety and mobility in Kyle. There are eight roadway projects totaling 10.3 miles of new location, reconstruction and widening projects for the city’s transportation network. These projects will create more connections between the east and west sides of Kyle, and construct key segments of the Vybe trail system. Taxes are projected to increase $0.0917 per $100 evaluation, according to the city.
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 healthcare; (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 healthcare; (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.
