Candidates for Mayor:

Emily Kirchner

Randy Briley

City Council: (2 positions are on the ballot. Top 2 vote-getters will fill the two positions):

Incumbent Tony Klein

Charlie Kiehne

Jerry Luckenbach

Gary Neffendorf

All voting will take place at the Gillespie County Elections Office at 95 Frederick Rd. Early voting by personal appearance will take place on Monday, April 20, and continue through Friday, April 24 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. No voting will be held on Saturday or Sunday, April 25-26, but early voting will continue from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, April 27-28. 

On Election Day, the voting location will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. 

Following are the candidates nominated by Democrats for the general election on Tuesday, November 3.

For offices with two names listed (Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General),

there will be a runoff on Tuesday, May 26, to determine which candidate will represent Democrats in the general election on Tuesday, November 3.

Where available, websites are listed.

U.S. Senate

James Talarico: jamestalarico.com

U.S. Congress, District 21

Kristin Hook: www.hookfortexas.com

Governor

Gina Hinojosa: ginafortexas.com

Lieutenant Governor

Vikki Goodwin: www.vikkigoodwin.com

Marcos Isaias Velez: www.velezfortexas.com

Attorney General

Joe Jaworski: www.jaworskifortexas.com

Nathan Johnson: www.nathanfortexas.com

State Comptroller

Sarah Eckhardt: saraheckhardt.com

Land Commissioner

Benjamin Flores: www.benjaminflores4texas.com

Agriculture Commissioner

Clayton Tucker: www.claytontuckertx.com

Railroad Commissioner

Jon Rosenthal: jonrosenthaltx.com

Texas Supreme Court/Chief Justice

Maggie Ellis: maggieforjustice.com

Texas Supreme Court/Place 2

Chari Kelly: charikelly.com

Texas Supreme Court/Place 7

Kristen Hawkins: judgehawkins.com

Texas Supreme Court/Place 8

Gisela Triana: justicetriana.com

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals/Place 3

Okey Aniam: https://www.facebook.com/okeyanyiam1/

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals/Place 4

Audra Riley:

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals/Place 9

Holly Taylor: hollytforjudge.com

Texas State Senate District 24

Joe Paz Herrera: herrerafortexas.com

Texas House of Representatives District 19

15th Court of Appeals/Chief Justice:

Jerry Zimmerer:

15th Court of Appeals/Place 2

Thomas Baker:

15th Court of Appeals/Place 3

Marc Meyer:

4th Court of Appeals/Chief Justice

Antonia “Toni” Arteaga: judgearteaga.com

Gillespie County Democratic Party Chair

Jerry Vaclav was elected in the primary to become the County Chair in June after the state convention. His name will not be on the November ballot.

PRIMARY BALLOT
All 13 survey questions passed.

2026 Democratic Party Primary Ballot Propositions 1-13

1. Survey: Texas should expand Medicaid and ensure access to affordable healthcare for all. Yes or No

2. Survey: Texans should support humane and dignified immigration policies and pathways to citizenship. Yes or No

3. Survey: Texans should have the right to make their own healthcare decisions, including reproductive rights. Yes or No

4. Survey: Texas should address the state’s housing crisis in affordability and access in both urban and rural communities. Yes or No

5. Survey: Texas should fund all public schools at the same per-pupil rate as the national average. Yes or No

6. Survey: Secure online voter registration should be accessible to all eligible Texas residents. Yes or No

7. Survey: Texas should have a clean and healthy environment that includes water, air, and biodiversity. Texas must preserve the state's natural, cultural, scenic, and recreational resources. Yes or No

8. Survey: Texas should legalize cannabis for adults and automatically expunge criminal records for past low-level cannabis offenses. Yes or No

9. Survey: Texas should raise salaries to at least the national average and should provide a cost-of-living increase based on the national Consumer Price Index every two years to current/retired school and state employees. Yes or No

10. Survey: Texas should ban racially motivated redistricting, ban mid-decade redistricting, and create a non-partisan redistricting board to redraw lines every 10 years. Yes or No

11. Survey: The Working Class should be eligible for greater federal income tax relief and have their tax burden fairly shifted onto the wealthiest. Yes or No

12. Survey: Texas should expand accessible public transportation opportunities in rural and urban communities so residents can get to their workplaces, schools, and healthcare. Yes or No

13. Survey: Texas should prevent individuals with a history of domestic abuse from purchasing firearms by implementing “red flag” laws. Yes or No