Dates to know
- Oct. 21: First day of early voting
- Oct. 25: Deadline for ballot by mail application
- Nov. 1: Last day of early voting
- Nov. 5: Election Day
Hays County has dozens of polling places registered voters can go to for both early voting and Election Day, which are listed on the county’s website. Registered voters in Hays County can vote at any location in the county.
Use the sidebar of the map below to see early voting polling locations.
Voters should bring one of seven approved forms of identification to the polls. A list of acceptable identification can be found here.
On the ballot
Hays County, San Marcos, Buda, Kyle and San Marcos CISD have several propositions and elected positions on the November ballot.
Hays County residents will have the opportunity to vote on the 2024 Hays County Transportation Program—a $440 million transportation bond—this November.
If approved, the bond will fund the construction, design and right of way needed for 35 transportation projects across the county. The plan focuses on projects that will enhance safety, mobility and regional connectivity in Hays County, county officials said. You can learn more about the proposition through previous Community Impact reporting.
San Marcos CISD officials have decided to place a voter-approval tax rate election, or VATRE, on the Nov. 5 general election ballot. The VATRE was called in an effort to help offset the district’s nearly $18 million budget shortfall for the 2024-25 fiscal year, according to previous reporting by Community Impact.
A VATRE is required when a school board adopts a tax rate that exceeds the district’s voter-approval tax rate, according to the Texas Association of School Business Officials.
The following list shows contested races throughout Hays County. List order was determined by the Hays County sample ballot. Read Q&A's from local candidates and previous Community Impact coverage by clicking on the links below:
* indicates incumbent
Federal elections
President
- Donald J. Trump (R)
- Kamala D. Harris (D)
- Chase Oliver (L)
- Jill Stein (G)
- Ted Cruz* (R)
- Colin Allred (D)
- Ted Brown (L)
- Chip Roy* (R)
- Kristin Hook (D)
- Bob King (L)
- Steven Wright (R)
- Greg Casar* (D)
Texas Railroad Commissioner
- Christi Craddick* (R)
- Katherine Culbert (D)
- Hawk Dunlap (L)
- Eddie Espinoza (G)
- Jimmy Blacklock* (R)
- DaSean Jones (D)
- John Devine* (R)
- Christine Vinh Weems (D)
- Jane Bland* (R)
- Bonnie Lee Goldstein (D)
- J. David Roberson (L)
- David J. Schenck (R)
- Holly Taylor (D)
- Gina Parker (R)
- Nancy Mulder* (D)
- Lee Finley (R)
- Chika Anyiam (D)
- Donna Campbell* (R)
- Merrie Fox (D)
- Tennyson G. Moreno (R)
- Erin Zwiener* (D)
- Carrie Isaac* (R)
- Sally Duval (D)
- John Messinger (R)
- Maggie Ellis (D)
- Tanner Neidhardt* (R)
- Alicia Key (D)
Hays County judge, Court-at-Law Number 3
- Robert E. Updegrove (R)
- Elaine S. Brown (D)
- Philip Muzzy (R)
- Amanda K. Calvert (D)
- Anthony Hipolito Jr. (R)
- Alex Villalobos (D)
- Morgan Hammer (R)
- Rebecca Minnick (D)
- David L. Sáenz Sr. (R)
- Michael Torres* (D)
Kyle City Council, District 5
- Courtney Goza
- Marc McKinney
- Melisa Medina
- Jane Hughson*
- Juan Miguel Arredondo
- Roland Saucedo
- Atom Von Arndt
- Griffin Spell
- Lorenzo Gonzalez
- Amanda Rodriguez
- Maraya Dunn
- Sherri Lynn Taylor
- Cole Wilson
- Joe Sefton
- Julie Ann Nitsch*
