Texas local trial court judicial elections, 2026

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Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in America's 100 largest cities by population. This coverage extends to every office on the ballot for residents of these cities, including local trial court judges. In 2026, Ballotpedia is covering the following local elections in this state:

  • Arlington, Texas - Mayor and city council
  • Austin, Texas - City council
  • Corpus Christi, Texas - Mayor and city council
  • El Paso, Texas - City council
  • Garland, Texas - City council
  • Irving, Texas - Mayor and city council
  • Laredo, Texas - Mayor, city council, and municipal court judge
  • Lubbock, Texas - Mayor and city council
  • Plano, Texas - City council
  • Bexar County, Texas - County judge, county clerk, district attorney, district clerk, county commissioners court, appraisal district board, water control and improvement board, county court at law judges, district court judges, justices of the peace, and probate court judges
  • Collin County, Texas - County judge, county clerk, district attorney, district clerk, county commissioners court, appraisal district board, county court at law judges, district court judges, justices of the peace, and probate court judges
  • Dallas County, Texas - County judge, county clerk, district attorney, district clerk, county commissioners court, onstables, appraisal district board, county court at law judges, criminal court judges, criminal court of appeals judges, criminal district court judges, district court judges, justices of the peace, and probate court judges
  • Dallas County, Texas - Community college board
  • Denton County, Texas - County judge, county clerk, district attorney, district clerk, county treasurer, county commissioners court, appraisal district board, county court at law judges, criminal court judges, district court judges, justices of the peace, and probate court judges
  • El Paso County, Texas - County judge, county clerk, district clerk, county commissioners court, appraisal district board, county court at law judges, criminal court at law judges, district court judges, justices of the peace, and probate court judges
  • Fort Bend County, Texas - County judge, county clerk, district attorney, district clerk, county treasurer, county commissioners court, appraisal district board, county court at law judges, district court judges, and justices of the peace
  • Lubbock County, Texas - County judge, county clerk, district attorney, district clerk, county treasurer, county commissioners court, appraisal district board, water conservation district board, water control and improvement board, county court at law judges, district court judges, and justices of the peace
  • Nueces County, Texas - County judge, county clerk, district clerk, county commissioners court, appraisal district board, community college board, county court at law judges, district court judges, and justices of the peace
  • Travis County, Texas - County judge, county clerk, district clerk, county treasurer, county commissioners court, appraisal district board, community college district board, community library district board, limited district board, municipal utility district board, county court at law judges, district court judges, justices of the peace, and probate court judges
  • Travis County, Texas - Municipal utility district board
  • Webb County, Texas - County judge, county clerk, district clerk, county commissioners court, appraisal district board, community college board, county court at law judges, district court judges, and justices of the peace
  • Williamson County, Texas - County judge, county clerk, district clerk, county treasurer, county commissioners court, appraisal district board, county court at law judges, district court judges, and justices of the peace
  • All local elections by county

If the above list includes local trial court judgeships, click the links for more information about the elections. Click here to learn more about how the judges in this state are selected. Ballotpedia does not cover all local trial court judicial elections in this state. If the above list does not include your place of residence, contact your local election office for more information about trial court judicial elections on your ballot. Please consider donating to Ballotpedia to help us expand our coverage of these elections.

Election rules

Primary election

Partisan primaries are held if even one candidate has filed for a position. To advance to the general election, a candidate must win a majority (over 50 percent) of the vote. If no candidate in a race wins the majority—as in cases where more than two candidates are competing for a seat—a runoff election is held between the top two candidates.[1][2]

Though Texas officially has closed primaries (requiring that voters declare party affiliation in advance in order to participate), the state's primaries are functionally open: registered voters may vote in any single party's primary if they have not voted in the primary of another party. The elections are closed, however, in that voters may not participate in the proceedings (a runoff primary or a convention) of another party thereafter.[1]

General election

The winning candidates from each major party's primary, as well as any additional minor party candidates, compete in a general election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. If a candidate was unopposed in the general election, his or her name will still appear on the general election ballot.[1][3]

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See also: Texas elections, 2026

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The University of Texas at Austin: Texas Politics, "Winning Public Office: General Elections and Special Elections," January 29, 2014
  2. ↑ Texas Election Code, "Title 10, Sec. 172.003 and 172.004," accessed May 1, 2014
  3. ↑ Office of the Secretary of State, 1992-Current Election History (Select "2012 General" & "County Race"; then click "Anderson" to view sample results)

Texas courts

Federal courts:

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Northern District of Texas, Southern District of Texas

State courts:

Texas Supreme Court • Texas Court of Appeals • Texas Court of Criminal Appeals • Texas District Courts • Texas County Courts • Texas County Courts at Law • Texas Statutory Probate Courts • Texas Justice of the Peace Courts

State resources:

Courts in Texas • Texas judicial elections • Judicial selection in Texas

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