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Collingsworth County Judge

Vote for
1
Term
4 years
Candidates
1
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: The county judge presides over the commissioners court, which sets the county budget and tax rate and runs county government, and also handles some probate and misdemeanor matters.

Scot Martindale, the incumbent county judge, is a declared write-in candidate (Secretary of State candidate list; the county's filing notice names him as county judge); write-in names are not printed on the ballot.

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