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City of Gainesville
Cooke County, Texas
Voters in City of Gainesville are in U.S. Congressional District 26, TX State Senate District 30 and TX State House District 68. City of Gainesville is split between districts, so part of the town votes in Gainesville Independent School District and Lindsay Independent School District. Enter your street address below to see exactly which races are on your ballot.
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2026 General Election
in 30 daysTuesday, November 3, 2026
- Polls open
- 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Register by
- Oct 5, 2026
- Request absentee ballot by
- Oct 23, 2026
Candidates on the City of Gainesville ballot
Federal
State
Governor
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- Gina HinojosaDemocratic
- Pat DixonLibertarian
- Greg AbbottRepublican
Lieutenant Governor
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- Vikki GoodwinDemocratic
- Anthony CristoLibertarian
- Kevin McCormickGreen
- Dan PatrickRepublican
Attorney General
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- Mayes MiddletonRepublican
- Nathan JohnsonDemocratic
- Tom OxfordLibertarian
Comptroller of Public Accounts
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- Sarah EckhardtDemocratic
- V. Alonzo Echavarria-GarzaLibertarian
- Shehla FaiziGreen
- Don HuffinesRepublican
Commissioner of the General Land Office
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- Benjamin FloresDemocratic
- Neill SniderLibertarian
- Dawn BuckinghamRepublican
Commissioner of Agriculture
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- Nate SheetsRepublican
- Clayton TuckerDemocratic
- Austin R. KellyLibertarian
Railroad Commissioner
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- Bo FrenchRepublican
- Jon RosenthalDemocratic
- Arthur DiBiancaLibertarian
State Representative, 68th District
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- Jasmine HendersonDemocratic
- David SpillerRepublican
Judges & courts
Chief Justice, Supreme Court
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- Maggie EllisDemocratic
- Jimmy BlacklockRepublican
Justice, Supreme Court · Place 2, Unexpired Term
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- Chari KellyDemocratic
- James P. SullivanRepublican
Justice, Supreme Court · Place 7
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- Kristen HawkinsDemocratic
- Kyle HawkinsRepublican
Justice, Supreme Court · Place 8
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- Gisela D. TrianaDemocratic
- Brett BusbyRepublican
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals · Place 3
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- Thomas SmithRepublican
- Okey AnyiamDemocratic
- Mark AshLibertarian
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals · Place 4
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- Audra RileyDemocratic
- Kevin Patrick YearyRepublican
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals · Place 9
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- John MessingerRepublican
- Holly TaylorDemocratic
Fifteenth Court of Appeals · Chief Justice
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- Jerry ZimmererDemocratic
- Scott BristerRepublican
Fifteenth Court of Appeals · Justice, Place 2
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- Tom BakerDemocratic
- Scott K. FieldRepublican
Fifteenth Court of Appeals · Justice, Place 3
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- Marc M. MeyerDemocratic
- April FarrisRepublican
Justice, 2nd Court of Appeals · Justice, Place 2
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- Chris TaylorRepublican
Justice, 2nd Court of Appeals · Justice, Place 7
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- Brian WalkerRepublican
Judge, Cooke County Court at Law
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- Andrea TownsendRepublican
Cooke County Justice of the Peace · Precinct 1
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- John J (Jody) HenryRepublican
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Cooke County Justice of the Peace · Precinct 2
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- Carroll L JohnsonRepublican
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County
Cooke County Judge
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- Karla MetzlerRepublican
Cooke County Commissioner · Precinct 2
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- Jason M SnuggsRepublican
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Cooke County Commissioner · Precinct 4
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- Matt P SickingRepublican
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Cooke County District Clerk
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- Marci A GilbertRepublican
Cooke County Clerk
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- Lisa Mayes NewtonRepublican
Cooke County Treasurer
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- Susan WellsRepublican
Cooke County Surveyor
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- Delbert WestDemocratic
Ballot issues
City of Gainesville Proposition A: charter amendment, annexation section conformed to state law
Shall Charter Section 2.03 regarding annexation be amended to conform to current state law?
City of Gainesville Proposition B: charter amendment, term limits for mayor and council
Shall Charter Section 3.01 be amended to establish term limits for the offices of Councilmember and Mayor, limiting service in each office to no more than four consecutive terms?
City of Gainesville Proposition C: charter amendment, mayor barred from making or seconding motions
Shall Charter Section 3.04 be amended to prohibit the mayor from making or seconding motions before the city council?
City of Gainesville Proposition D: charter amendment, rules for city board and commission appointees
Shall the Charter be amended to add Section 3.16 establishing qualifications, attendance requirements, and service rules for city board and commission appointees?
City of Gainesville Proposition E: charter amendment, municipal judge appointed by council rather than elected
Shall Charter Sections 4.05, 6.04, and 6.05 be amended to provide that the municipal judge is appointed by the city council rather than elected?
City of Gainesville Proposition F: charter amendment, cemetery funds restructured
Shall Charter Section 5.09 be amended to dissolve the existing Permanent Cemetery Fund and create a Cemetery Endowment Fund and a Cemetery Street Fund with specified uses and allocations?
City of Gainesville Proposition G: charter amendment, lower petition threshold for initiated ordinances
Shall Charter Section 7.01 be amended to reduce the petition requirement for an initiated ordinance from fifteen (15) percent to ten (10) percent of qualified and registered city voters?
City of Gainesville Proposition H: charter amendment, deadline to order initiative or referendum elections
Shall Charter Section 7.05 be amended to require the city council to order an initiative or referendum election within sixty (60) days of its final vote, with the election held on the earliest date permitted by the Texas Election Code?
City of Gainesville Proposition I: charter amendment, lower petition threshold for recall elections
Shall Charter Section 7.08 be amended to reduce the petition signature requirement for a recall election from thirty (30) percent to twenty-five (25) percent of qualified and registered voters?
City of Gainesville Proposition J: charter amendment, deadline to order recall elections
Shall Charter Section 7.10 be amended to require the city council to order a recall election within sixty (60) days of petition submission or public hearing, with the election held on the earliest date permitted by the Texas Election Code?
City of Gainesville Proposition K: charter amendment, recall petitions to follow state Election Code
Shall Charter Section 7.14 be amended to require recall petitions to comply with Chapter 277 of the Texas Election Code?
City of Gainesville Proposition L: charter amendment, ethics, conflict of interest and nepotism standards
Shall Charter Section 9.01 be amended to strengthen ethics, conflict of interest, and nepotism standards for city officials and employees?
City of Gainesville Proposition M: charter amendment, ethics training and a city Code of Ethics
Shall Charter Section 9.01 be amended to require ethics training for the mayor and city council and require adoption of a city Code of Ethics?
City of Gainesville Proposition N: charter amendment, recurring charter review commission
Shall the Charter be amended to add Section 9.08 establishing a recurring charter review process conducted by a charter review commission?
City of Gainesville Proposition O: charter amendment, remove outdated adoption provisions
Shall Charter Section 11.01 be amended to remove outdated adoption provisions and reflect incorporation of approved 2026 charter amendments?
City of Gainesville Proposition P: charter amendment, clerical corrections
Shall the Charter be amended throughout to correct non-substantive clerical errors such as misspellings and typographical errors, without altering the substantive meaning or legal effect of any provision?
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