What residents should know
Voters should note the following dates of importance in the upcoming Nov. 5 general election:
- Oct. 21: First day of early voting
- Oct. 25: Last day to apply for ballot by mail (received, not postmarked)
- Nov. 1: Last day of early voting
- Nov. 5: Election Day and the last day to receive ballot by mail (or Nov. 6 if carrier envelope is postmarked by 7 p.m. at location of election on Election Day)
What's on the ballot?
The following federal, state and local elections will appear on the Nov 5 ballots of voters in the Bellaire, Meyerland and West U areas. Only contested races affecting the local area are listed, and not all judge races are listed. For a full sample ballot, go to www.harrisvotes.com.
*Indicates incumbent
Federal elections
President / Vice President
- Donald J. Trump / JD Vance (Republican)
- Kamala D. Harris / Tim Walz (Democrat)
- Chase Oliver / Mike Ter Maat (Libertarian)
- Jill Stein / Rudolph Ware (Green)
- Ted Cruz* (Republican)
- Colin Allred (Democrat)
- Ted Brown (Libertarian)
- Caroline Kane (Republican)
- Lizzie Flecher* (Democrat)
Texas railroad commissioner
- Christi Craddick* (Republican)
- Katherine Culbert (Democrat)
- Hawk Dunlap (Libertarian)
- Eddie Espinoza (Green)
- Jimmy Blacklock* (Republican)
- DaSean Jones (Democrat)
- John Devine* (Republican)
- Christine Vinh Weems (Democrat)
- Jane Bland* (Republican)
- Bonnie Lee Goldstein (Democrat)
- J. David Roberson (Libertarian)
- David J. Schenck (Republican)
- Holly Taylor (Democrat)
- Gina Parker (Republican)
- Nancy Mulder (Democrat)
- Lee Finley (Republican)
- Chika Anyiam (Democrat)
- Joseph L. Trahan (Republican)
- Molly Cook* (Democrat)
- Audrey Douglas (Republican)
- Ann Johnson* (Democrat)
- Lance York (Republican)
- Lauren Ashley Simmons (Democrat)
Harris County district attorney
- Dan Simons (Republican)
- Sean Teare (Democrat)
- Linda Garcia (Republican)
- Ashley Mays Guice (Democrat)
- Ray Black Jr. (Republican)
- Fransheneka "Fran" Watson (Democrat)
- Jacqueline Lucci Smith (Republican)
- Christian D. Menefee* (Democrat)
- Mike Knox (Republican)
- Ed Gonzalez* (Democrat)
- Steve Radack (Republican)
- Annette Ramirez (Democrat)
- Danielle Dick (Republican)
- Richard Cantu* (Democrat)
- Gerry Vander-Lyn (Republican)
- Rodney Ellis* (Democrat)
- James Lombardino (Republican)
- Israel Garcia* (Democrat)
- Terry Allbritton (Republican)
- Jerome Moore (Democrat)
Approving the ad valorem tax rate of $0.04897 per $100 valuation in Harris County Flood Control District for the current year, a rate that is $0.01581 higher per $100 valuation than the voter approval tax rate of Harris County Flood Control District, for the purpose of operating and maintaining the district’s flood risk reduction infrastructure. Last year, the ad valorem tax rate in Harris County Flood Control District was $0.03105 per $100 valuation.
- For
- Against
The issuance of bonds in the amount of $40,000,000 and the imposition of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds for the purpose of designing, constructing, improving, installing, repairing, renovation, and/or acquiring drainage facilities and improvements, and all matters incident or necessary thereto.
- For
- Against
The issuance of bonds in the amount of $30,000,000 and the imposition of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds for the purpose of designing, constructing, installing, repairing, improving, renovating, expanding, developing, and acquiring water and wastewater facilities, works, and improvements, and all matters incident or necessary thereto.
- For
- Against
The issuance of $3,960,000,000 schoolhouse bonds by houston independent school district for new school buildings and renovation and expansion of existing school buildings (including safety and security infrastructure for such school buildings), the purchase of necessary sites for school buildings and the imposition of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and the costs of any credit agreements executed in connection with the bonds. This is a property tax increase.
- For
- Against
The issuance of $440,000,000 schoolhouse bonds by houston independent school district for technology equipment and systems, technology infrastructure, instruction technology and the imposition of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and the costs of any credit agreements executed in connection with the bonds. This is a property tax increase.
- For
- Against
