When to vote
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
Montgomery County residents can vote at any center during early voting; however, Election Day locations are by precinct. Polling locations can be found at https://elections.mctx.org. Harris County residents can vote at any voting center in the county during early voting and on Election Day. Polling locations can be found at www.harrisvotes.com.
Who is on the ballot
Only candidates in contested elections are included in the list below. Go to county election websites for information on uncontested races. For more election coverage, visit www.communityimpact.com/voter-guide.
Key: * indicates incumbent; (R) = Republican; (D) = Democrat; (L) = Libertarian; (G) = Green; (I) = Independent
State races
Governor
Greg Abbott* (R)
Beto O’Rourke (D)
Mark Tippetts (L)
Delilah Barrios (G)
Lieutenant governor
Dan Patrick* (R)
Mike Collier (D)
Shanna Steele (L)
Attorney general
Ken Paxton* (R)
Rochelle Mercedes Garza (D)
Mark Ash (L)
Comptroller of public accounts
Glenn Hegar* (R)
Janet T. Dudding (D)
V. Alonzo Echevarria-Garza (L)
Commissioner of the General Land Office
Dawn Buckingham (R)
Jay Kleberg (D)
Alfred Molison, Jr. (G)
Commissioner of agriculture
Sid Miller* (R)
Susan Hays (D)
Railroad commissioner
Wayne Christian* (R)
Luke Warford (D)
Jaime Andres Diez (L)
Hunter Wayne Crow (G)
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 3
Debra Lehrmann* (R)
Erin Nowell (D)
Thomas Edward Oxford (L)
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 5
Rebecca Huddle* (R)
Amanda Reichek (D)
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 9
Evan Young* (R)
Julia Maldonado (D)
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 5
Scott Walker* (R)
Dana Huffman (D)
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 6
Jesse F. McClure, III* (R)
Robert Johnson (D)
Texas Senate, District 4
Brandon Creighton* (R)
Misty Bishop (D)
Texas House of Representatives, District 15
Steve Toth* (R)
Kristin Johnson (D)
Texas House of Representatives, District 150
Valoree Swanson* (R)
Ginny Brown Daniel (D)
State Board of Education, District 6
Will Hickman* (R)
Michelle Palmer (D)
Federal races
U.S. House of Representatives, District 2
Dan Crenshaw* (R)
Robin Fulford (D)
Local races
Harris County judge
Alexandra del Moral Mealer (R)
Lina Hidalgo* (D)
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3
Matt Beasley* (R)
April Prim (D)
The Woodlands Township board of directors, Position 1
Brad Bailey
Craig Rickard
The Woodlands Township board of directors, Position 2
Linda Nelson
Jason J. Nelson*
The Woodlands Township board of directors, Position 3
Richard Franks
John Anthony Brown*
The Woodlands Township board of directors, Position 4
Steve Lawrence
Kyle Watson
Conroe ISD board of trustees, Position 1
Tiffany Nelson
Ashley Fehrle
Evan Berlin
Serafin Farias
Mike Midler
Conroe ISD board of trustees, Position 2
Ray Sanders*
Melissa Dungan
Tomball ISD board of trustees, Position 1
Joseph Ferguson
Tina Salem
Jim Engelke
Tomball ISD board of trustees, Position 2
Stephanie Lopez
Michael Pratt*
Brett Guillory
Tomball ISD board of trustees, Position 3
John McStravick*
Jennifer Kratky
Brandon Batchelor
Tomball ISD board of trustees, Position 4
Mark Lewandowski*
Billy Moore
Lone Star College System board of trustees, District 7
Rebecca (Becky) Broussard
Rita Yates-Wiltz
Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District, Position 3
Kenneth R. Earnest*
James Ridgway, Jr.
Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District, Position 7
John Yoars
Larry A. Rogers*