2026 Harris County elections

2026 Harris County elections
November 3, 2026

A general election will be held in Harris County, Texas, on November 3, 2026, to elect various county-level positions. Primary elections will be held on March 3.

County Judge

Main article: 2026 Harris County Judge election

Incumbent Democratic judge Lina Hidalgo is retiring.[1]

County Attorney

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Abbie Kamin
Newspapers

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Abbie
Kamin 		Audrie
Lawton Evans 		Undecided
University of Houston[5] February 3–10, 2026 2,000 (LV) ± 2.19% 26% 13% 61%

Results

Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Abbie Kamin
Democratic Audrie Lawton Evans
Total votes 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Jacqueline Lucci Smith, attorney[6]
Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jacqueline Lucci Smith
Total votes 100.00

District Clerk

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Desiree Broadnax, legal specialist[7]
  • Pernell Davis, chief of staff for precinct 2 on the board of commissioners[7]
  • Angie Dozier, special services administrator[7]
  • Donna Glover, IT program manager[7]
  • Darrell Jordan Jr., attorney[7]
  • Carlis Lollie, nurse practitioner[7]
  • Alex Maldonado, teacher[7]
  • Rozzy Shorter, parole officer[7]
Declined
  • Marilyn Burgess, incumbent district clerk[8]

Endorsements

Darrell Jordan
Newspapers

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Desiree
Broadnax 		Pernell
Davis 		Angie
Dozier 		Donna
Glover 		Darrell
Jordan Jr. 		Carlis
Lollie 		Jose
Maldonado 		Roslyn
Shorter 		Undecided
University of Houston[5] February 3–10, 2026 2,000 (LV) ± 2.19% 3% 3% 2% 1% 2% 1% 4% 2% 82%

Results

Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Desiree Broadnax
Democratic Pernell Davis
Democratic Angie Dozier
Democratic Donna G. Glover
Democratic Darrell Jordan Jr.
Democratic Carlis Lollie
Democratic Jose "Alex" Maldonado
Democratic Roslyn "Rozzy" Shorter
Total votes 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Chris Daniel, attorney[10]

Results

Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Daniel
Total votes 100.00

County Clerk

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Teneshia Hudspeth, incumbent clerk[6]

Results

Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Teneshia Hudspeth (incumbent)
Total votes 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Candidates
  • Lynda Sanchez, transportation business owner[7]
  • Mike Wolfe, consultant[7]

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Lynda
Sanchez 		Mike
Wolfe 		Undecided
University of Houston[5] February 3–10, 2026 2,000 (LV) ± 2.19% 14% 20% 66%

Results

Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lynda Sanchez
Republican Mike Wolfe
Total votes 100.00

County Treasurer

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Carla Wyatt, incumbent treasurer[6]

Results

Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Carla L. Wyatt
Total votes 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Hayley Lane Hagan, accounting analyst[6]
  • Marc Cowart[6]

Endorsements

Marc Cowart
Newspapers

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Marc
Cowart 		Hayley
Lane Hagan 		Undecided
University of Houston[5] February 3–10, 2026 2,000 (LV) ± 2.19% 13% 12% 75%

Results

Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Marc Cowart
Republican Hayley Lane Hagan
Total votes 100.00

Board of Commissioners

Main article: 2026 Harris County Board of Commissioners election

Two of five seats on the board of commissioners are up for election.

Department of Education

Place 5

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared
  • Erica Davis, incumbent board member[6]
  • Salvador Serrano, insurance agent[6]
Results
Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Erica Davis (incumbent)
Democratic Salvador Serrano
Total votes 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Sartaj Bal, attorney[6]
Results
Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sartaj Bal
Total votes 100.00

Place 7

Democratic primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Silky Joshi Malik, incumbent board member[6]
Results
Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Silky Joshi Malik (incumbent)
Total votes 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates
Declared
  • Beverly Barrett, educator[6]
  • Madison Guillory, sales representative[6]
  • Denise Dick, business consultant[6]
Results
Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Beverly Barrett
Republican Madison Guillory
Republican Denise Dick
Total votes 100.00

County Civil Court

No. 1

Nominees

  • Paul Coselli, lawyer (Republican)[6]
  • Sonia Lopez, incumbent judge (Democratic)[6]

No. 2

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared
  • Jim Kovach, incumbent judge[6]
  • Ebony Williams, lawyer[6]
Results
Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Kovach (incumbent)
Democratic Ebony Williams
Total votes 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Mark Montgomery, attorney[6]

No. 3

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared
  • Miro Mendiola, attorney[6]
  • Lashawn Williams, incumbent judge[6]
Results
Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lashawn Williams (incumbent)
Democratic Miro Mendiola
Total votes 100.00

No. 4

Nominees

  • John Donovan, attorney and mediator (Republican)[6]
  • Monica Singh, incumbent judge (Democratic)[6]

County Criminal Court

No. 1

Nominees

  • Alex Salgado, incumbent judge (Democratic)[6]
  • Erin Swanson, attorney (Republican)[6]

No. 2

Nominees

  • Matt Alford, attorney (Republican)[6]
  • Matthew Ruben Perez, attorney (Democratic)[6]

No. 3

Republican primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Leslie Johnson, incumbent judge[6]

Democratic primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Carlos Alberto Aguayo, attorney[6]
Withdrawn
  • Anna Eady, attorney[12]

No. 4

Nominees

  • Rebecca Philips Aceto, attorney (Republican)[6]
  • Shannon Baldwin, incumbent judge (Democratic)[6]

No. 5

Nominees

  • David Fleischer, incumbent judge (Democratic)[6]
  • Stella Stevens, attorney (Republican)[6]

No. 6

Nominees

  • Kelley Andrews, incumbent judge (Democratic)[6]
  • Joshua Normand, attorney and prosecutor (Republican)[6]

No. 7

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared
  • Rustin Foroutan, attorney[6]
  • Jorge Garcia Diaz, attorney[6]
  • Andrew Wright, incumbent judge[6]
Results
Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andrew Wright (incumbent)
Democratic Rustin Foroutan
Democratic Jorge Garcia Diaz
Total votes 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Thomas Adam Brodrick, attorney[6]

No. 8

Nominees

  • Victor Flores, prosecutor (Republican)[6]
  • Erika Ramirez, incumbent judge (Democratic)[6]

No. 9

Nominees

  • Xavier Alfaro, attorney (Republican)[6]
  • Toria Finch, incumbent judge (Democratic)[6]

No. 10

Nominees

  • Bao Hoang, lawyer (Republican)[6]
  • Juanita Jackson, incumbent judge (Democratic)[6]

No. 11

Nominees

  • Elizabeth Buss, attorney (Republican)[6]
  • Sedrick Walker II, incumbent judge (Democratic)[6]

No. 12

Nominees

  • Anna Emmons, prosecutor (Republican)[6]
  • Ashley Mayes Guice, incumbent judge (Democratic)[6]

No. 13

Nominees

  • Amber Cox, attorney (Republican)[6]
  • Raul Rodriguez, incumbent judge (Democratic)[6]

No. 14

Republican primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Jessica Padilla, incumbent judge[6]

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared
  • James Hu, attorney[6]
  • Yahaira Quezada, associate judge[6]
Results
Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Hu
Democratic Yahaira Quezada
Total votes 100.00

No. 15

Nominees

  • Tonya Jones, incumbent judge (Democratic)[6]
  • Stephen St. Martin, attorney (Republican)[6]

Probate Court

No. 1

Nominees

  • Jerry Simoneaux, incumbent judge (Democratic)[6]
  • Loyd Wright, attorney (Republican)[6]

No. 2

Nominees

  • Pamela Medina, incumbent judge (Democratic)[6]
  • Paul Shanklin, attorney (Republican)[6]

No. 3

Nominees

  • Jason Cox, incumbent judge (Democratic)[6]
  • Ronald Schramm, retired attorney (Republican)[6]

No. 4

Democratic primary

Candidates
Declared
  • Lema May Mousilli, attorney[6]
  • James Horwitz, incumbent judge[6]
Results
Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Horwitz (incumbent)
Democratic Lema May Mousilli
Total votes 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Kevin Fulton, attorney[6]

Party chair

Democratic Party chair

Candidates

Declared
  • Mike Doyle, incumbent chair[6]
  • Traci Gibson, attorney[6]

Results

Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Doyle (incumbent)
Democratic Traci Gibson
Total votes 100.00

Republican Party chair

Candidates

Declared
  • Michelle Bouchard, consultant[6]
  • Don Hooper, retiree[6]
  • Cindy Siegel, incumbent chair[6]

Results

Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Cindy Siegel (incumbent)
Republican Michelle Bouchard
Republican Don Hooper
Total votes 100.00

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

References

  1. ^ Serrano, Alejandro (September 16, 2025). "Lina Hidalgo, Harris County chief executive, won't seek reelection". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  2. ^ Grunau, Sarah (December 5, 2025). "Houston City Councilwoman Abbie Kamin announces bid in Harris County Attorney's race". Houston Public Media. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  3. ^ Grunau, Sarah (December 1, 2025). "While acting Harris County attorney seeks congressional seat, commissioners delay backfilling his position". Houston Public Media. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  4. ^ "Democrats should pick Abbie Kamin for Harris County attorney". Houston Chronicle. January 30, 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  5. ^ a b c d Cross, Renée; Jones, Parker. "Harris County Primaries 2026 Democratic & Republican Countywide Races" (PDF). University of Houston. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp "Candidate Information". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Shorten, Jessica (December 9, 2025). "26 candidates file in 7 contested Harris County races for 2026 primary". Community Impact. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  8. ^ Grunau, Sarah (September 23, 2025). "Harris County district clerk who voted for her own raise says she won't seek reelection". Houston Public Media. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  9. ^ "Reform-minded Darrell Jordan for district clerk in the Democratic primary". Houston Chronicle. February 12, 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  10. ^ "Chris Daniel Announces Candidacy for Harris County District Clerk". CBS 42. September 29, 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  11. ^ "To hold Dems accountable, Republicans should pick Cowart for county treasurer". Houston Chronicle. February 2, 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  12. ^ Lomax V, John; Hensley, Nicole (January 5, 2026). "4 Democratic judicial candidates withdraw from Harris County primary after ballot challenge". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
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