May 2nd Local Elections

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The next election will be the May Local Elections. Typically, this election includes candidates and ballot measures for Cities, School Districts and other local municipal districts within our counties. This election requires you to live within the boundaries of the corresponding jurisdiction in order for you to vote in that election. If you live outside a cities boundaries, for instance, the candidates running for those positions will not be on your ballot when you go vote.

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In 2026, there are no contested positions for either the Comal or New Braunfels Independent School Districts, so you won’t see either of these ISD’s Trustees on the ballot.

 

The City of New Braunfels will have three positions up for grabs in May. The Mayor position, as well as council member seats for both Districts 5 and 6 will be decided. Voters in District 6 include both residents of Comal and Guadalupe counties. If you live within the City’s boundaries, you’ll have to vote in the County that you reside. So before you make the trek to a voting center, make sure you know which County you live in.

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Here’s a link to the City’s Election page to give you more information on who’s running, where and when to vote, and general information on the Council.

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The City of Garden Ridge will have three seats on their Council decided this year. Unlike New Braunfels, where you have to live in a specific Council District to vote for your district’s council member, the Garden Ridge Council races are city-wide. That means if you live within the Garden Ridge city limits you can vote for each of the “Places” on the ballot. In 2026, Place 1 is uncontested, but there are two candidates each vying for the Place 4 and 5 positions. For more information about the Garden Ridge election, click on their webpage below.

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Early Voting and Election Day voting locations will be limited this election, because there are only a few contested positions on the ballot.

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If you live in Guadalupe County, check out their Election Office website HERE.

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If any of the candidates in contested races do not receive more than 50% of the vote, a runoff election for the top two vote getters will take place in June.

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To see Sample Ballots for the Elections you can go to your County’s Election Office website.

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They typically post these within a month or so of Election Day.

 

Results of March 3rd Primary Election

 

The latest Election was Tuesday, March 3rd. This election decides who will be on the ballot for each party in the November General Election.

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The election included Federal, State and County positions. After the dust cleared, there are several races that will go to a runoff in May.

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U.S. Senator – John Cornyn will go up against Ken Paxton, the top two vote getters in that election.

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Texas Attorney General – The runoff will be Chip Roy vs. Mayes Middleton

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Texas Railroad Commissioner – Bo French vs. Jim Wright

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Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3 – Alison Fox vs. Thomas Smith

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Comal County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 – Tom Clark vs. Susan Patterson

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Comal County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 – Barbara Harrell vs. Timothy Davis

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Click on the link below to get your sample ballot for the May 26th Primary Runoff Election.

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And congratulations to those that won their race outright. In Comal County those were:

 

County Judge – Kristen Hoyt

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County Clerk – LeAnn Miller

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County Commissioner, Precinct 2 – Steve Minus

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Precinct 105 Chair – Tara Evans

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And for those that were lucky (and talented) enough to run unopposed congrats to you too. Here’s a list of names:

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District Judge, 207th Judicial District – Tracie Wright Reneau

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District Judge, 274th Judicial District – Gary Steel

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District Judge, 466th Judicial District – Stephanie Bascon

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Criminal District Attorney, Comal County – Jennifer Tharp

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Judge, County Court-at-Law No. 1 – Geoff Barr

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District Clerk – Heather Kellar

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County Tax Assessor/Collector (Unexpired Term) – Stuart Hansmann

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County Treasurer – Renee Couch

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County Commissioner, Precinct No. 4 – Jen Crownover

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Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 2 – James “Rick” Walker

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Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 4 – Ashley Evans

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County Chair – Anita Valdez

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All of the propositions on the ballot passed handily. Again these were non-binding “Yes or No Questions” that will help the State Republican Party in developing their platform for 2026 and legislative priorities when the 90th Session begins in early 2027.

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More Election Information

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For your convenience, we’ve included some links below if you want more information on the County and State election processes.  There are also links if you want to become a Deputy Voter Registrar (so you can register voters in Comal County), or volunteer as a “Poll Watcher” in the next election.  As the name implies, Poll Watchers observe the election process and report back to whoever appointed them to do that job.