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Pick your county to see what running for office takes.

A plain-language guide to getting on the ballot in every one of Texas's 254 counties. Texas trips people up twice: filing closes in early December, more than a year before the general election, and primary paperwork goes to your county party chair rather than the elections office. Each guide covers the deadlines, the fee, the petition alternative, and the office that actually runs elections in that county. Click the map or use the list.

Anderson County — how to run for office Andrews County — how to run for office Angelina County — how to run for office Aransas County — how to run for office Archer County — how to run for office Armstrong County — how to run for office Atascosa County — how to run for office Austin County — how to run for office Bailey County — how to run for office Bandera County — how to run for office Bastrop County — how to run for office Baylor County — how to run for office Bee County — how to run for office Bell County — how to run for office Bexar County — how to run for office Blanco County — how to run for office Borden County — how to run for office Bosque County — how to run for office Bowie County — how to run for office Brazoria County — how to run for office Brazos County — how to run for office Brewster County — how to run for office Briscoe County — how to run for office Brooks County — how to run for office Brown County — how to run for office Burleson County — how to run for office Burnet County — how to run for office Caldwell County — how to run for office Calhoun County — how to run for office Callahan County — how to run for office Cameron County — how to run for office Camp County — how to run for office Carson County — how to run for office Cass County — how to run for office Castro County — how to run for office Chambers County — how to run for office Cherokee County — how to run for office Childress County — how to run for office Clay County — how to run for office Cochran County — how to run for office Coke County — how to run for office Coleman County — how to run for office Collin County — how to run for office Collingsworth County — how to run for office Colorado County — how to run for office Comal County — how to run for office Comanche County — how to run for office Concho County — how to run for office Cooke County — how to run for office Coryell County — how to run for office Cottle County — how to run for office Crane County — how to run for office Crockett County — how to run for office Crosby County — how to run for office Culberson County — how to run for office Dallam County — how to run for office Dallas County — how to run for office Dawson County — how to run for office DeWitt County — how to run for office Deaf Smith County — how to run for office Delta County — how to run for office Denton County — how to run for office Dickens County — how to run for office Dimmit County — how to run for office Donley County — how to run for office Duval County — how to run for office Eastland County — how to run for office Ector County — how to run for office Edwards County — how to run for office El Paso County — how to run for office Ellis County — how to run for office Erath County — how to run for office Falls County — how to run for office Fannin County — how to run for office Fayette County — how to run for office Fisher County — how to run for office Floyd County — how to run for office Foard County — how to run for office Fort Bend County — how to run for office Franklin County — how to run for office Freestone County — how to run for office Frio County — how to run for office Gaines County — how to run for office Galveston County — how to run for office Garza County — how to run for office Gillespie County — how to run for office Glasscock County — how to run for office Goliad County — how to run for office Gonzales County — how to run for office Gray County — how to run for office Grayson County — how to run for office Gregg County — how to run for office Grimes County — how to run for office Guadalupe County — how to run for office Hale County — how to run for office Hall County — how to run for office Hamilton County — how to run for office Hansford County — how to run for office Hardeman County — how to run for office Hardin County — how to run for office Harris County — how to run for office Harrison County — how to run for office Hartley County — how to run for office Haskell County — how to run for office Hays County — how to run for office Hemphill County — how to run for office Henderson County — how to run for office Hidalgo County — how to run for office Hill County — how to run for office Hockley County — how to run for office Hood County — how to run for office Hopkins County — how to run for office Houston County — how to run for office Howard County — how to run for office Hudspeth County — how to run for office Hunt County — how to run for office Hutchinson County — how to run for office Irion County — how to run for office Jack County — how to run for office Jackson County — how to run for office Jasper County — how to run for office Jeff Davis County — how to run for office Jefferson County — how to run for office Jim Hogg County — how to run for office Jim Wells County — how to run for office Johnson County — how to run for office Jones County — how to run for office Karnes County — how to run for office Kaufman County — how to run for office Kendall County — how to run for office Kenedy County — how to run for office Kent County — how to run for office Kerr County — how to run for office Kimble County — how to run for office King County — how to run for office Kinney County — how to run for office Kleberg County — how to run for office Knox County — how to run for office La Salle County — how to run for office Lamar County — how to run for office Lamb County — how to run for office Lampasas County — how to run for office Lavaca County — how to run for office Lee County — how to run for office Leon County — how to run for office Liberty County — how to run for office Limestone County — how to run for office Lipscomb County — how to run for office Live Oak County — how to run for office Llano County — how to run for office Loving County — how to run for office Lubbock County — how to run for office Lynn County — how to run for office Madison County — how to run for office Marion County — how to run for office Martin County — how to run for office Mason County — how to run for office Matagorda County — how to run for office Maverick County — how to run for office McCulloch County — how to run for office McLennan County — how to run for office McMullen County — how to run for office Medina County — how to run for office Menard County — how to run for office Midland County — how to run for office Milam County — how to run for office Mills County — how to run for office Mitchell County — how to run for office Montague County — how to run for office Montgomery County — how to run for office Moore County — how to run for office Morris County — how to run for office Motley County — how to run for office Nacogdoches County — how to run for office Navarro County — how to run for office Newton County — how to run for office Nolan County — how to run for office Nueces County — how to run for office Ochiltree County — how to run for office Oldham County — how to run for office Orange County — how to run for office Palo Pinto County — how to run for office Panola County — how to run for office Parker County — how to run for office Parmer County — how to run for office Pecos County — how to run for office Polk County — how to run for office Potter County — how to run for office Presidio County — how to run for office Rains County — how to run for office Randall County — how to run for office Reagan County — how to run for office Real County — how to run for office Red River County — how to run for office Reeves County — how to run for office Refugio County — how to run for office Roberts County — how to run for office Robertson County — how to run for office Rockwall County — how to run for office Runnels County — how to run for office Rusk County — how to run for office Sabine County — how to run for office San Augustine County — how to run for office San Jacinto County — how to run for office San Patricio County — how to run for office San Saba County — how to run for office Schleicher County — how to run for office Scurry County — how to run for office Shackelford County — how to run for office Shelby County — how to run for office Sherman County — how to run for office Smith County — how to run for office Somervell County — how to run for office Starr County — how to run for office Stephens County — how to run for office Sterling County — how to run for office Stonewall County — how to run for office Sutton County — how to run for office Swisher County — how to run for office Tarrant County — how to run for office Taylor County — how to run for office Terrell County — how to run for office Terry County — how to run for office Throckmorton County — how to run for office Titus County — how to run for office Tom Green County — how to run for office Travis County — how to run for office Trinity County — how to run for office Tyler County — how to run for office Upshur County — how to run for office Upton County — how to run for office Uvalde County — how to run for office Val Verde County — how to run for office Van Zandt County — how to run for office Victoria County — how to run for office Walker County — how to run for office Waller County — how to run for office Ward County — how to run for office Washington County — how to run for office Webb County — how to run for office Wharton County — how to run for office Wheeler County — how to run for office Wichita County — how to run for office Wilbarger County — how to run for office Willacy County — how to run for office Williamson County — how to run for office Wilson County — how to run for office Winkler County — how to run for office Wise County — how to run for office Wood County — how to run for office Yoakum County — how to run for office Young County — how to run for office Zapata County — how to run for office Zavala County — how to run for office

All 254 Texas counties. Click any county for its guide.

All 254 Texas counties

Alphabetical. Each links to that county’s “how to run for office” guide.

Statewide rules, filing basics and official links: how to run for office in Texas.

Anderson County Andrews County Angelina County Aransas County Archer County Armstrong County Atascosa County Austin County Bailey County Bandera County Bastrop County Baylor County Bee County Bell County Bexar County Blanco County Borden County Bosque County Bowie County Brazoria County Brazos County Brewster County Briscoe County Brooks County Brown County Burleson County Burnet County Caldwell County Calhoun County Callahan County Cameron County Camp County Carson County Cass County Castro County Chambers County Cherokee County Childress County Clay County Cochran County Coke County Coleman County Collin County Collingsworth County Colorado County Comal County Comanche County Concho County Cooke County Coryell County Cottle County Crane County Crockett County Crosby County Culberson County Dallam County Dallas County Dawson County DeWitt County Deaf Smith County Delta County Denton County Dickens County Dimmit County Donley County Duval County Eastland County Ector County Edwards County El Paso County Ellis County Erath County Falls County Fannin County Fayette County Fisher County Floyd County Foard County Fort Bend County Franklin County Freestone County Frio County Gaines County Galveston County Garza County Gillespie County Glasscock County Goliad County Gonzales County Gray County Grayson County Gregg County Grimes County Guadalupe County Hale County Hall County Hamilton County Hansford County Hardeman County Hardin County Harris County Harrison County Hartley County Haskell County Hays County Hemphill County Henderson County Hidalgo County Hill County Hockley County Hood County Hopkins County Houston County Howard County Hudspeth County Hunt County Hutchinson County Irion County Jack County Jackson County Jasper County Jeff Davis County Jefferson County Jim Hogg County Jim Wells County Johnson County Jones County Karnes County Kaufman County Kendall County Kenedy County Kent County Kerr County Kimble County King County Kinney County Kleberg County Knox County La Salle County Lamar County Lamb County Lampasas County Lavaca County Lee County Leon County Liberty County Limestone County Lipscomb County Live Oak County Llano County Loving County Lubbock County Lynn County Madison County Marion County Martin County Mason County Matagorda County Maverick County McCulloch County McLennan County McMullen County Medina County Menard County Midland County Milam County Mills County Mitchell County Montague County Montgomery County Moore County Morris County Motley County Nacogdoches County Navarro County Newton County Nolan County Nueces County Ochiltree County Oldham County Orange County Palo Pinto County Panola County Parker County Parmer County Pecos County Polk County Potter County Presidio County Rains County Randall County Reagan County Real County Red River County Reeves County Refugio County Roberts County Robertson County Rockwall County Runnels County Rusk County Sabine County San Augustine County San Jacinto County San Patricio County San Saba County Schleicher County Scurry County Shackelford County Shelby County Sherman County Smith County Somervell County Starr County Stephens County Sterling County Stonewall County Sutton County Swisher County Tarrant County Taylor County Terrell County Terry County Throckmorton County Titus County Tom Green County Travis County Trinity County Tyler County Upshur County Upton County Uvalde County Val Verde County Van Zandt County Victoria County Walker County Waller County Ward County Washington County Webb County Wharton County Wheeler County Wichita County Wilbarger County Willacy County Williamson County Wilson County Winkler County Wise County Wood County Yoakum County Young County Zapata County Zavala County

The 2027 ballot in Texas.

These 2027 dates are confirmed against the state's own published calendar or statute. Anything our research could not confirm is left off this page rather than estimated.

  • November 2, 2027 General — Statewide. Constitutional amendment election: statewide propositions sent to voters by the 90th Texas Legislature.
    Source 1 · Source 2

2027 dates can move, and a municipality can change its own election date by ordinance. Which seats are on a given ballot depends on when each was last filled. Confirm anything you are relying on with the county election office before you act on it.

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