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 Tomball and Magnolia area.
This listing includes contested elections that may appear on ballots of voters in the Tomball and Magnolia 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
- Donald Trump (Republican)
- Kamala Harris (Democrat)
- Chase Oliver (Libertarian)
- Jill Stein (Green)
- Ted Cruz* (Republican)
- Colin Allred (Democrat)
- Ted Brown (Libertarian)
- Morgan Luttrell* (Republican)
- Laura Jones (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)
- Tom Oliverson* (Republican)
- Brett Robinson (Democrat)
- Paul Bettencourt* (Republican)
- Michelle Gwinn (Democrat)
Harris County sheriff
- Mike Knox (Republican)
- Ed Gonzalez* (Democrat)
- Jacqueline Lucci Smith (Republican)
- Christian D. Menefee* (Democrat)
- Dan Simons (Republican)
- Sean Teare (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.
North Harris County Regional Water Authority director, District 4
- Mark Ramsey*
- Alan Rendl
- Roy Burroughs
- Kelly Fessler*
- John Buck
- Jackie Williams
- Jerry Bittner
- Jason Walker
- Brent W. Thor*
- Georgette Whatley*
- Bob Bagley
Ratifying the ad valorem tax rate of $0.9895 in Magnolia Independent School District for the current year, a rate that will result in an increase of 5 percent in maintenance and operation tax revenue for the district for the current year as compared to the preceding year, which is an additional $3,700,978.
Tomball ISD board, Position 5
- Amanda Bass
- Joseph Ferguson
- Jennifer Kratky
- Justin Unser*
- Coco White
- John Payne
