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Municipal elections in Harris County, Texas (2026)
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| 2026 Harris County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: December 8, 2025 & August 17, 2026 |
| Primary election: March 3, 2026 General election: November 3, 2026 |
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| Offices up: County judge, county clerk, district clerk, treasurer, county commission, county department of education board, community college district board, regional water authority district board, appraisal district board, water control and improvement district board, county civil court at law judges, criminal court at law judges, district court judges, justices of the peace, and probate court judges |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2026 |
Harris County, Texas, is holding general elections for county judge, county clerk, district clerk, treasurer, county commission, county department of education board, community college district board, regional water authority district board, appraisal district board, water control and improvement district board, county civil court at law judges, criminal court at law judges, district court judges, justices of the peace, and probate court judges on November 3, 2026. A primary is scheduled for March 3, 2026. A primary runoff will be held on May 26, 2026, if necessary. The filing deadline for this election was December 8, 2025. The filing deadline for community college district board, regional water authority district board, appraisal district board, and water control and improvement district board {Greener|start=8/17/2026 9:00pm CDT|before=is|after=was}} August 17, 2026.
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About the county
- See also: Harris County, Texas
The county government of Harris County is located in Houston, Texas. The county was first established in 1836. It covers a total of 1,703 square miles of land on the upper Gulf Coast in the southeastern part of Texas.[1]
County government
- See also: Government of Harris County, Texas
Harris County is overseen by a five-member commissioners court. Four commissioners are elected by district to four-year terms. The head of commissioners court, the county judge, is elected county-wide. Residents also elect a county attorney, district attorney, county clerk, district clerk, county sheriff, county tax assessor-collector, county treasurer, eight constables, and 16 justices of the peace.
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Harris County, Texas | ||
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| Harris County | Texas | |
| Population | 4,731,145 | 29,145,505 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 1,706 | 261,267 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 57% | 69.2% |
| Black/African American | 19% | 12.1% |
| Asian | 7.1% | 4.9% |
| Native American | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 9.1% | 6.2% |
| Multiple | 7.3% | 7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 43.1% | 39.4% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 81.8% | 84.4% |
| College graduation rate | 32.3% | 30.7% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $63,022 | $63,826 |
| Persons below poverty level | 15.6% | 14.2% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
| Harris County, Texas | Texas | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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