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2026 General & Joint Election Guide

Northern Brazoria County Chamber of Commerce

Governmental Relations Committee

2026 General & Joint Election Guide

Empowering informed voters across Northern Brazoria County with clear, nonpartisan information about the offices and candidates appearing on local ballots.

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Nonpartisan notice: The Chamber does not endorse candidates or political parties. Candidate information is presented for voter education using publicly available information and campaign-submitted materials.

01 / VOTER INFORMATION

Start with your exact ballot

Your residential address determines which congressional, legislative, commissioner and justice-of-the-peace races appear on your ballot.

View Sample BallotsConfirm your precinct and exact contests. My Voter PortalCheck registration and polling information. Brazoria County ElectionsReview official dates, notices and locations.
Important: Alvin, Manvel and Iowa Colony cross multiple political districts. Not every race listed below will appear on every voter’s ballot.

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02 / FEDERAL RACES

Federal offices

These officials represent Texans in Congress and vote on federal laws, spending and national policy.

United States Senator

What this office does: Represents all Texans in the U.S. Senate, votes on federal laws and spending, and considers presidential appointments and treaties.

United States Representative, District 14

What this office does: Represents the district in the U.S. House, votes on federal laws and spending, and serves constituents on federal matters.

Appears on portions of Manvel and Iowa Colony ballots.

United States Representative, District 22

What this office does: Represents the district in the U.S. House, votes on federal laws and spending, and serves constituents on federal matters.

United States Representative, District 36

What this office does: Represents the district in the U.S. House, votes on federal laws and spending, and serves constituents on federal matters.

Appears on portions of Manvel ballots.

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03 / STATEWIDE RACES

Texas statewide offices

Every Brazoria County voter will see these statewide contests.

Governor

What this office does: Leads the executive branch of Texas government, signs or vetoes state bills, and appoints leaders to many state boards and agencies.

Lieutenant Governor

What this office does: Presides over the Texas Senate, appoints its committees and helps determine which legislation the Senate considers.

Attorney General

What this office does: Serves as the state’s chief legal officer, representing Texas in legal matters and overseeing functions such as consumer protection and child support.

Tom Oxford headshot

Tom Oxford

Libertarian
Campaign website unavailable

Comptroller of Public Accounts

What this office does: Collects state taxes, oversees state finances, and estimates the revenue lawmakers can use when writing the budget.

V. Alonzo Echavarria-Garza headshot

V. Alonzo Echavarria-Garza

Libertarian
Campaign website unavailable

Commissioner of the General Land Office

What this office does: Oversees state lands and coastal stewardship and manages land-related resources that help support public education.

Commissioner of Agriculture

What this office does: Leads the Texas Department of Agriculture, which supports farmers and rural communities and oversees agricultural and consumer protection programs.

Railroad Commissioner

What this office does: Helps regulate Texas oil and gas operations, pipelines, natural gas utilities and certain surface mining activities.

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04 / LEGISLATIVE & EDUCATION

District-specific state races

These contests vary by address; use your sample ballot to identify your districts.

State Board of Education, District 7

What this office does: Helps set public-school curriculum standards, approves instructional materials and oversees duties involving the Permanent School Fund.

State Senator, District 11

What this office does: Represents the district in the Texas Senate and votes on state laws, the budget and oversight of state government.

State Representative, District 25

What this office does: Represents the district in the Texas House and votes on state laws, taxes and spending.

Mike Meadors headshot

Mike Meadors

Democratic
Campaign website unavailable

State Representative, District 29

What this office does: Represents the district in the Texas House and votes on state laws, taxes and spending.

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05 / STATE JUDICIAL RACES

State and appellate courts

Each contested judicial candidate is presented with space for a headshot and campaign website.

Texas Supreme Court — Chief Justice

What this office does: Leads the state’s highest court for civil and juvenile matters, takes part in its decisions and oversees court administration.

Texas Supreme Court — Place 2, Unexpired Term

What this office does: Serves on Texas’s highest court for civil and juvenile matters, reviewing appeals and deciding questions of state law.

Texas Supreme Court — Place 7

What this office does: Serves on Texas’s highest court for civil and juvenile matters, reviewing appeals and deciding questions of state law.

Texas Supreme Court — Place 8

What this office does: Serves on Texas’s highest court for civil and juvenile matters, reviewing appeals and deciding questions of state law.

Court of Criminal Appeals — Place 3

What this office does: Serves on Texas’s highest criminal court, reviewing criminal appeals and deciding questions of criminal law.

Mark Ash headshot

Mark Ash

Libertarian
Campaign website unavailable

Court of Criminal Appeals — Place 4

What this office does: Serves on Texas’s highest criminal court, reviewing criminal appeals and deciding questions of criminal law.

Court of Criminal Appeals — Place 9

What this office does: Serves on Texas’s highest criminal court, reviewing criminal appeals and deciding questions of criminal law.

First Court of Appeals — Place 3

What this office does: Reviews civil and criminal appeals from lower courts in the court’s regional district.

First Court of Appeals — Place 4, Unexpired Term

What this office does: Reviews civil and criminal appeals from lower courts in the court’s regional district.

David Gunn headshot

David Gunn

Republican
Campaign website unavailable

First Court of Appeals — Place 5

What this office does: Reviews civil and criminal appeals from lower courts in the court’s regional district.

Fourteenth Court of Appeals — Chief Justice

What this office does: Leads the regional appeals court and helps decide civil and criminal appeals from lower courts in its district.

Fourteenth Court of Appeals — Place 7

What this office does: Reviews civil and criminal appeals from lower courts in the court’s regional district.

Fifteenth Court of Appeals — Chief Justice

What this office does: Leads a statewide civil appeals court that handles certain cases involving state government and appeals from the Texas Business Court.

Fifteenth Court of Appeals — Place 2

What this office does: Reviews statewide civil appeals, including certain cases involving state government and appeals from the Texas Business Court.

Fifteenth Court of Appeals — Place 3

What this office does: Reviews statewide civil appeals, including certain cases involving state government and appeals from the Texas Business Court.

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06 / BRAZORIA COUNTY RACES

County and precinct offices

These offices oversee county government, local courts, records, finances and precinct-level services.

Criminal District Attorney

What this office does: Leads prosecutions of criminal cases on behalf of the state in Brazoria County and directs the district attorney’s office.

County Judge

What this office does: Presides over Commissioners Court and helps lead the county’s budget, administration and emergency management.

County Commissioner, Precinct 2

What this office does: Represents the precinct on Commissioners Court, helping set the county budget and policies and oversee county roads and services.

County Commissioner, Precinct 4

What this office does: Represents the precinct on Commissioners Court, helping set the county budget and policies and oversee county roads and services.

County Court at Law No. 2

What this office does: Presides over a county trial court that hears assigned misdemeanor, civil, probate and other cases within its legal jurisdiction.

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Matt Muller

Democratic
Campaign website unavailable

District Clerk

What this office does: Maintains records and filings for the county’s district courts, including many felony, civil and family cases.

County Clerk

What this office does: Maintains official county records and court filings and administers county elections.

County Treasurer

What this office does: Safeguards county funds, keeps treasury records and handles authorized county payments.

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 2

What this office does: Presides over a precinct court that hears small civil disputes, evictions, traffic cases and other low-level offenses.

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 2

What this office does: Presides over a precinct court that hears small civil disputes, evictions, traffic cases and other low-level offenses.

Richard B. Davis headshot

Richard B. Davis

Republican
Campaign website unavailable

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Place 2

What this office does: Presides over a precinct court that hears small civil disputes, evictions, traffic cases and other low-level offenses.

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Place 2

What this office does: Presides over a precinct court that hears small civil disputes, evictions, traffic cases and other low-level offenses.

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07 / BRAZORIA CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT

BCAD director elections

These nonpartisan directors help govern the appraisal district responsible for valuing taxable property.

Director, Position 1

What this office does: Helps govern the Brazoria Central Appraisal District by setting policy and its budget and selecting the chief appraiser; the board does not set tax rates.

Konstantinos Vogiatzis headshot

Konstantinos Vogiatzis

Nonpartisan
Campaign website unavailable
Lois Liles McKibben headshot

Lois Liles McKibben

Nonpartisan
Campaign website unavailable

Director, Position 2

What this office does: Helps govern the Brazoria Central Appraisal District by setting policy and its budget and selecting the chief appraiser; the board does not set tax rates.

Director, Position 3

What this office does: Helps govern the Brazoria Central Appraisal District by setting policy and its budget and selecting the chief appraiser; the board does not set tax rates.

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Benjamin Kitchens

Nonpartisan
Campaign website unavailable
Elizabeth Day headshot

Elizabeth Day

Nonpartisan
Campaign website unavailable

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08 / UNCONTESTED COUNTY RACES

Uncontested offices

These candidates appear without an opponent in their respective contests.

149th Judicial District

Jessica Pulcher — Republican

Presides over a state district trial court that hears felony, major civil, family and other cases assigned to it.

239th Judicial District

Greg Hill — Republican

Presides over a state district trial court that hears felony, major civil, family and other cases assigned to it.

300th Judicial District

Chad Bradshaw — Republican

Presides over a state district trial court that hears felony, major civil, family and other cases assigned to it.

412th Judicial District

Justin R. Gilbert — Republican

Presides over a state district trial court that hears felony, major civil, family and other cases assigned to it.

County Court at Law No. 1

Courtney T. Gilbert — Republican

Presides over a county trial court that hears assigned misdemeanor, civil, probate and other cases within its legal jurisdiction.

County Court at Law No. 3

Jeremy E. Warren — Republican

Presides over a county trial court that hears assigned misdemeanor, civil, probate and other cases within its legal jurisdiction.

County Court at Law No. 4

Matt Allen — Republican

Presides over a county trial court that hears assigned misdemeanor, civil, probate and other cases within its legal jurisdiction.

County Constable, Precinct 3 — Unexpired Term

Ricky Bort — Republican

Serves court papers, executes legal orders and performs peace officer duties within the precinct.

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09 / VOTER RESOURCES

Verify before you vote

Always confirm your registration, precinct, polling location and sample ballot using official election sources.

Sample Ballot LookupBrazoria County Clerk Texas My Voter PortalRegistration and polling information 2026 General ElectionTexas Secretary of State

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Prepared by the Northern Brazoria County Chamber of Commerce Governmental Relations Committee for voter education. Inclusion does not constitute endorsement.