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 are among those that will appear on the Nov. 5 ballots of voters in The Woodlands area. This listing includes contested elections that may appear on ballots of voters in The Woodlands area in Harris and Montgomery counties, but it is not comprehensive and does not include all possible Nov. 5 races or any uncontested races.
*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)
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)
- 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)
- 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
- Brad Bailey*
- Dylan Gonzales
- Richard Franks*
- Elvin Misut
- Craig Eissler
- Jaime Viteri
- Datren Williams*
- Nicole May
- Jamison Gentle
- Kristin Guardino
- Josh Webb
- Lindsay Dawson
- Scott Buzbee
- Stacey Chase*
- Melissa Semmler
- Marianne Horton
- John Robichau
- Jerry Bittner
- Jason Walker
- Brent W. Thor*
- Georgette Whatley*
- Bob Bagley
- Amanda Bass
- Joseph Ferguson
- Jennifer Kratky
- Justin Unser*
- Coco White
- John Payne
Allowing MISD to increase its property tax rate from $0.9595 to $0.9895 per $100 of valuation
- For
- Against