2026 Harris County elections

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

Incumbent Democratic judge Lina Hidalgo is retiring.^[1]

County Attorney

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Abbie Kamin, member of the Houston City Council (2020–present)^[2]
Audrie Lawton Evans, civil court judge^[3]

Results

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Jacqueline Lucci Smith, attorney^[4]

District Clerk

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Desiree Broadnax, legal specialist^[5]
Pernell Davis, chief of staff for precinct 2 on the board of commissioners^[5]
Angie Dozier, special services administrator^[5]
Donna Glover, IT program manager^[5]
Darrell Jordan Jr., attorney^[5]
Carlis Lollie, nurse practitioner^[5]
Alex Maldonado, teacher^[5]
Rozzy Shorter, parole officer^[5]

Declined

Marilyn Burgess, incumbent district clerk^[6]

Results

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	%
	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^[7]

County Clerk

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Teneshia Hudspeth, incumbent clerk^[4]

Republican primary

Candidates

Lynda Sanchez, transportation business owner^[5]
Mike Wolfe, consultant^[5]

Results

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

County Treasurer

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Carla Wyatt, incumbent treasurer^[4]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Marc Cowart^[4]

Board of Commissioners

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^[4]
Salvador Serrano, insurance agent^[4]

Results

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Erica Davis (incumbent)
	Democratic	Salvador Serrano
Total votes			100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Sartaj Bal, attorney^[4]

Place 7

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Silky Joshi Malik, incumbent board member^[4]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Beverly Barrett, educator^[4]
Madison Guillory, sales representative^[4]
Denise Dick, business consultant^[4]

Results

Republican primary
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Beverly Barrett
	Republican	Madison Guillory
	Republican	Denise Dick
Total votes			100.00

County Civil Court

No. 1

Nominees

Paul Coselli, lawyer (Republican)^[4]
Sonia Lopez, incumbent judge (Democratic)^[4]

No. 2

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Jim Kovach, incumbent judge^[4]
Ebony Williams, lawyer^[4]

Results

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Jim Kovach (incumbent)
	Democratic	Ebony Williams
Total votes			100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Mark Montgomery, attorney^[4]

No. 3

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Miro Mendiola, attorney^[4]
Lashawn Williams, incumbent judge^[4]

Results

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Lashawn Williams (incumbent)
	Democratic	Miro Mendiola
Total votes			100.00

No. 4

Nominees

John Donovan, attorney and mediator (Republican)^[4]
Monica Singh, incumbent judge (Democratic)^[4]

County Criminal Court

No. 1

Nominees

Alex Salgado, incumbent judge (Democratic)^[4]
Erin Swanson, attorney (Republican)^[4]

No. 2

Nominees

Matt Alford, attorney (Republican)^[4]
Matthew Ruben Perez, attorney (Democratic)^[4]

No. 3

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Leslie Johnson, incumbent judge^[4]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Carlos Alberto Aguayo, attorney^[4]
Anna Eady, attorney^[4]

Results

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Carlos Alberto Aguayo
	Democratic	Anna Eady
Total votes			100.00

No. 4

Nominees

Rebecca Philips Aceto, attorney (Republican)^[4]
Shannon Baldwin, incumbent judge (Democratic)^[4]

No. 5

Nominees

David Fleischer, incumbent judge (Democratic)^[4]
Stella Stevens, attorney (Republican)^[4]

No. 6

Nominees

Kelley Andrews, incumbent judge (Democratic)^[4]
Joshua Normand, attorney and prosecutor (Republican)^[4]

No. 7

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Rustin Foroutan, attorney^[4]
Jorge Garcia Diaz, attorney^[4]
Andrew Wright, incumbent judge^[4]

Results

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Andrew Wright (incumbent)
	Democratic	Rustin Foroutan
	Democratic	Jorge Garcia Diaz
Total votes			100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Thomas Adam Brodrick, attorney^[4]

No. 8

Nominees

Victor Flores, prosecutor (Republican)^[4]
Erika Ramirez, incumbent judge (Democratic)^[4]

No. 9

Nominees

Xavier Alfaro, attorney (Republican)^[4]
Toria Finch, incumbent judge (Democratic)^[4]

No. 10

Nominees

Bao Hoang, lawyer (Republican)^[4]
Juanita Jackson, incumbent judge (Democratic)^[4]

No. 11

Nominees

Elizabeth Buss, attorney (Republican)^[4]
Sedrick Walker II, incumbent judge (Democratic)^[4]

No. 12

Nominees

Anna Emmons, prosecutor (Republican)^[4]
Ashley Mayes Guice, incumbent judge (Democratic)^[4]

No. 13

Nominees

Amber Cox, attorney (Republican)^[4]
Raul Rodriguez, incumbent judge (Democratic)^[4]

No. 14

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Jessica Padilla, incumbent judge^[4]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

James Hu, attorney^[4]
Yahaira Quezada, associate judge^[4]

Results

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	James Hu
	Democratic	Yahaira Quezada
Total votes			100.00

No. 15

Nominees

Tonya Jones, incumbent judge (Democratic)^[4]
Stephen St. Martin, attorney (Republican)^[4]

Probate Court

No. 1

Nominees

Jerry Simoneaux, incumbent judge (Democratic)^[4]
Loyd Wright, attorney (Republican)^[4]

No. 2

Nominees

Pamela Medina, incumbent judge (Democratic)^[4]
Paul Shanklin, attorney (Republican)^[4]

No. 3

Nominees

Jason Cox, incumbent judge (Democratic)^[4]
Ronald Schramm, retired attorney (Republican)^[4]

No. 4

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Lema May Mousilli, attorney^[4]
James Horwitz, incumbent judge^[4]

Results

Democratic primary
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	James Horwitz (incumbent)
	Democratic	Lema May Mousilli
Total votes			100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Kevin Fulton, attorney^[4]

Party chair

Democratic Party chair

Candidates

Declared

Mike Doyle, incumbent chair^[4]
Traci Gibson, attorney^[4]

Results

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

Republican Party chair

Candidates

Declared

Michelle Bouchard, consultant^[4]
Don Hooper, retiree^[4]
Cindy Siegel, incumbent chair^[4]

Results

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

References

^ Serrano, Alejandro (September 16, 2025). "Lina Hidalgo, Harris County chief executive, won't seek reelection". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
^ 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.
^ 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.
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^ ^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.
^ 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.
^ "Chris Daniel Announces Candidacy for Harris County District Clerk". CBS 42. September 29, 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.

[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.

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[FiledCI-5] ^ ^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.

[6] 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.

[7] "Chris Daniel Announces Candidacy for Harris County District Clerk". CBS 42. September 29, 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.

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