The overview
In 2026, Kendall County voters will choose the candidates for Kendall County judge, Precinct 2 commissioner, Precinct 4 commissioner, county clerk and all four of the Justice of the Peace representatives.
For the judge seat, incumbent Shane Stolarczyk will run against Ricky Gleason and Besa Martin, with all three of the candidates running in the Republican primary.
Precinct 2 Commissioner Andra Wisian will run in the primary against Richard W. Elkins and J.C. Taylor. Precinct 4 Commissioner Chad Carpenter will run against Brett D’Spain.
According to the Texas Secretary of State, no Democratic Party candidates filed to appear on Kendall County ballots. However, the Kendall County elections department said one candidate planned to file for the Democratic Party for Justice of the Peace Precinct 1, but that application was not posted as of publication time.
In the Justice of the Peace races, the Precincts 1 and 4 seats, occupied by Michele Van Stavern and Frieda J. Pressler, respectively, are uncontested. Precinct 2 incumbent Dave Neighbor will run against Vince Robisheaux, while Precinct 3 incumbent Debby S. Hudson will run against Jon “JT” Tipton.
A list of all candidates in the Kendall County Republican primary can be found here.
What else?
On the state level, House of Representatives District 122 incumbent Mark Dorazio will run against Willie Ng in the Republican primary. Shelly Nichels is the only candidate listed for the Democratic primary.
House of Representatives District 19 incumbent Ellen Troxclair will run unopposed in the Republican primary, while Kelly Hall and Javi Andrade run against each other in the Democratic primary.
House of Representatives District 73 incumbent Carrie Isaac will run unopposed in the Republican primary, while Merrie Fox runs unopposed in the Democratic primary.
What you need to know
The primary elections will determine the frontrunners for each party, and the election for the candidate to serve the position will be in November.
Voter registration for the primary election closes Feb. 2, and early voting will begin Feb. 17. Election day is March 3. Voter registration information can be found here.
