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 Spring and Klein area.
*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)
- Dan Crenshaw* (Republican)
- Peter Filler (Democrat)
- Lana Centonze (Republican)
- Sylvester Turner (Democrat)
- Wesley P. Hunt* (Republican)
- Melissa McDonough (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)
- Paul Bettencourt* (Republican)
- Michelle Gwinn (Democrat)
- Joseph L. Trahan (Republican)
- Molly Cook* (Democrat)
- Valoree Swanson* (Republican)
- Marisela “MJ” Jimenez (Democrat)
Harris County district attorney
- Dan Simons (Republican)
- Sean Teare (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)
- Tom Ramsey* (Republican)
- Saleem Malik (Democrat)
- Mark Herman* (Republican)
- Sam “Hutch” Hutchison (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
- Ernestine M. Pierce*
- Daniel “Danny” Meza
- Chris Todd*
- Natalie Pilkinton
- Dustin Creager*
- Benny R. Kinsey
- Denise Morrison
- Justin “Bumpy” Wooldridge
- Nicole Doerre Peters
Ratifying the ad valorem tax rate of $1.1569 in Spring ISD for the current year, a rate that will result in an increase of 13.52% in maintenance and operations tax revenue for the district for the current year as compared to the preceding year, which is an additional $16,206,483.
- For
- Against
- Carmen Correa*
- Patricia A. Bourgeois
- Natasha McDaniel*
- Adan Ibarra
The issuance of $34,950,000 in general bonds and the issuance of $34,950,000 in refunding bonds and the levy of ad valorem taxes in payment of the general bonds (water, sanitary, sewer, drainage and storm sewer, drainage and storm sewer, organization and administration)
- For
- Against
The issuance of $10,550,000 in parks and recreational facilities bonds and the issuance of $10,550,000 in refunding bonds and the levy of ad valorem taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the parks and recreational facilities bonds
- For
- Against
The levy of an operation and maintenance tax not to exceed zero dollars and twenty-five cents ($0.25) per one hundred dollars ($100) assessed valuation of taxable property. Said annual maintenance tax not to exceed $0.25 per $100 assessed valuation of all taxable property within said district, if authorized, shall be in place of the annual maintenance tax not to exceed $0.15 per $100 assessed valuation authorized at an election held on May 1, 1993.
- For
- Against
The issuance of $5,710,000 bonds and levy of taxes adequate to provide for payment of the bonds for parks and recreational facilities and the imposition of taxes, without limit as to rate or amount, sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds
- For
- Against
The issuance of $5,710,000 in total principal amount of refunding bonds to refund bonds issued for recreational facilities, and the imposition of taxes, without limit as to rate or amount, sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds
- For
- Against
- Mark Ramsey*
- Alan Rendl
- Roy Burroughs
- Kelly Fessler*
- James R Sharp
- Christine Rogers
- Anne Morrow
- C.T. Williams
