Denton County voters will decide a long ballot on Tuesday, Nov. 3, running from a U.S. Senate seat and the governor's office down to justices of the peace, a Denton City Council vacancy and several local tax measures. The list below comes from the Denton County Elections Administration's active contest list, a preview of every race and proposition on any ballot in the county.
No single voter sees all of it: each ballot carries only the districts and cities where that voter lives.
Party labels below are as printed on the ballot. Where only one name appears, the candidate is unopposed.
Dates to know
- Monday, Oct. 5: last day to register to vote.
- Oct. 19-30: early voting in person. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 19-23; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25; and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 26-30.
- Friday, Oct. 23: the elections office must receive applications for a mail ballot by this date.
- Tuesday, Nov. 3: Election Day, polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The county lists more than 50 early voting sites; the main one is the Elections Administration building at 701 Kimberly Drive in Denton. Site lists, maps and the contest list are posted at votedenton.gov, which says a sample ballot lookup by address is coming soon.
Federal races
- U.S. Senate: Ken Paxton, Republican; James Talarico, Democrat; Ted Brown, Libertarian.
- U.S. House, District 4: Pat Fallon, Republican; Jason Pearce, Democrat.
- U.S. House, District 13: Ronny Jackson, Republican; Mark Nair, Democrat.
- U.S. House, District 26: Brandon Gill, Republican; Steven Shook, Democrat; Phil Gray, Libertarian.
Statewide offices
- Governor: Greg Abbott, Republican; Gina Hinojosa, Democrat; Pat Dixon, Libertarian.
- Lieutenant governor: Dan Patrick, Republican; Vikki Goodwin, Democrat; Anthony Cristo, Libertarian; Kevin McCormick, Green.
- Attorney general: Mayes Middleton, Republican; Nathan Johnson, Democrat; Tom Oxford, Libertarian.
- Comptroller: Don Huffines, Republican; Sarah Eckhardt, Democrat; V. Alonzo Echavarria-Garza, Libertarian; Shehla Faizi, Green.
- Land commissioner: Dawn Buckingham, Republican; Benjamin Flores, Democrat; Neill Snider, Libertarian.
- Agriculture commissioner: Nate Sheets, Republican; Clayton Tucker, Democrat; Austin R. Kelly, Libertarian.
- Railroad commissioner: Bo French, Republican; Jon Rosenthal, Democrat; Arthur DiBianca, Libertarian.
State courts
- Texas Supreme Court: chief justice, Jimmy Blacklock (Republican) and Maggie Ellis (Democrat); Place 2, unexpired term, James P. Sullivan (Republican) and Chari Kelly (Democrat); Place 7, Kyle Hawkins (Republican) and Kristen Hawkins (Democrat); Place 8, Brett Busby (Republican) and Gisela D. Triana (Democrat).
- Court of Criminal Appeals: Place 3, Thomas Smith (Republican), Okey Anyiam (Democrat) and Mark Ash (Libertarian); Place 4, Kevin Patrick Yeary (Republican) and Audra Riley (Democrat); Place 9, John Messinger (Republican) and Holly Taylor (Democrat).
- 15th Court of Appeals: chief justice, Scott Brister (Republican) and Jerry Zimmerer (Democrat); Place 2, Scott K. Field (Republican) and Tom Baker (Democrat); Place 3, April Farris (Republican) and Marc M. Meyer (Democrat).
- 2nd Court of Appeals: Chris Taylor (Republican, Place 2) and Brian Walker (Republican, Place 7), both unopposed.
Legislature and State Board of Education
- State Board of Education, District 14: Mindy Bumgarner, Republican; Amy Taylor, Democrat.
- House District 57: Richard Hayes, Republican; Ray Stith, Democrat; Darren Hamilton, Libertarian.
- House District 63: Ben Bumgarner, Republican; Denise Wooten, Democrat.
- House District 64: Andy Hopper, Republican; Julie Evans, Democrat.
- House District 65: Mitch Little, Republican; Detrick DeBurr, Democrat.
- House District 106: Jared Patterson, Republican; Joe Mayes, Democrat.
