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Important dates:

Last day to register to vote Thursday, April 2, 2026
First day of early voting Monday, April 20, 2026
Last day to apply for a ballot by mail (received, not postmarked) Monday. April 20, 2026
Last day of early voting: Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Election Day Saturday, May 2, 2026
Last day to receive a ballot by mail Saturday, May 2, 2026, at 7 p.m. if the carrier envelope is not postmarked, OR Monday, May 4, 2026 (next business day after Election Day) at 5 p.m. if the carrier envelope is postmarked by 7 p.m. at the location of the election on Election Day (unless overseas or military voter deadlines apply)

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    State Voting Resources

    Mercedes • Mayor

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Montoya, Oscar 722 77.14%
      Garcia, Velda J. 214 22.86%

    Mercedes • City Commissioner, PL. 1

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Garcia, Rolando 491 52.74%
      Valdivia-Ramirez, Stephanie 440 47.26%

    Edcouch • Prop. A - City Council Term Limits

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > For 251 61.52%
      Against 157 38.48%

    Edcouch • Prop. B - Ballot Application Fee

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > For 232 58.29%
      Against 166 41.71%

    Elsa • Mayor

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Perez, Alonzo 'Al' 886 63.33%
      Escobar, Robert 513 36.67%

    Elsa • City Councilmember, PL 1

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Rodriguez Garza, Jessica 917 65.5%
      Avila, Zeka 483 34.5%

    Elsa • City Councilmember, PL 2

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Garza, Aaron Lee 883 63.71%
      Garcia, Angelly 503 36.29%

    Emergency Services District #1 • Prop. A: Tax Rate Increase

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Against 179 74.9%
      For 60 25.1%

    McAllen ISD • Prop. A: $335M School Improvement Bond

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > For 3213 54.96%
      Against 2633 45.04%

    Mission CISD • School Trustee, PL 1

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Reyna, Abby 1610 50.97%
      Mendoza, Veronica 'Betty' R. 1549 49.03%

    Mission CISD • School Trustee, PL 6

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > O' Caña, Victor 1835 58.22%
      Longoria, Anthony 1317 41.78%

    Mission CISD • School Trustee, PL 7

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Garza, Beto 1805 57.08%
      De Leon, Michael 1357 42.92%

    Sharyland ISD • School Trustee, PL 1

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Sullivan, Meagan 1601 48.87%
      Garcia, Leonor 1139 34.77%
      Morales, Rene 536 16.36%

    Sharyland ISD • School Trustee, PL 2

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Cerda, Julio 2127 65.97%
      Quintero, Isidro 1097 34.03%

    Sharyland ISD • Prop. A: $208.5M School Improvement Bond

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Against 2049 60.59%
      For 1333 39.41%

    Sharyland ISD • Prop. B: $6.5M Technology Improvement Bond

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Against 2062 61.08%
      For 1314 38.92%

    Sharyland ISD • Prop. C: $35M Natatorium Construction Bond

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Against 2306 68.35%
      For 1068 31.65%

    South Texas College • Board of Trustees District 5

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Salinas, Jr, Alejo 730 72.35%
      Tuttle, Jr., Daniel M. 279 27.65%

    South Texas College • Board of Trustees District 7

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Castillo, Rina 2056 54.48%
      Guzman, Danny 1718 45.52%

    San Benito • Mayor

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Galvan, Pedro A. “Pete” 1149 66.88%
      Guerra, Ricardo “Rick” 569 33.12%

    San Benito • Commissioner, PL 1

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Perez, Rick 857 51.72%
      Goodman, Tom 800 48.28%

    San Benito • Commissioner, PL 2

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Cortez, Daniel 901 54.05%
      Morales, Deborah A. 766 45.95%

    Laguna Vista • Mayor

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Carter, Michael “Mike” 689 51.38%
      Jones, Darla A. 652 48.62%

    Laguna Vista • Council Member, PL 1

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Galvan, Frank 827 65.02%
      Romero, Chris 445 34.98%

    Laguna Vista • Council Member, PL 2

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Howard, Johvonne 783 61.12%
      Love, Glori 498 38.88%

    Laguna Vista • Council Member, PL 3

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Parker, Norma 712 54.06%
      Ruiz, Natalie 605 45.94%

    Brownsville Navigation District • Commissioner, PL 2

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > A. Garcia, David 4304 51.97%
      Gonnella, Shariff 2455 29.64%
      Najera, Alex 1523 18.39%

    Brownsville Navigation District • Commissioner, PL 4

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Villarreal, Jr., Luis H. 3308 40.16%
      Davila, Martha A. 2973 36.09%
      Roca Tipton, Prisci 1957 23.76%

    Cameron County Drainage Dist. No. 3 • Board of Directors, PL 2

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Garcia, Ronaldo “Ronnie” 1297 60.92%
      Humphreys, Jay 832 39.08%

    Cameron County Drainage Dist. No. 6 • Board of Directors, PL 3

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Rodriguez, Alfonso 491 56.5%
      Galvan, Gilbert 378 43.5%

    Point Isabel ISD • Board of Trustees, PL 1

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Salinas, Roger 1057 53.52%
      Peña Hoffman, Maritza 918 46.48%

    San Benito CISD • Board of Trustees, PL 5

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Corona, Rudy 1194 54.65%
      Fonseca, Abel "Sonny" 991 45.35%

    San Benito CISD • Board of Trustees, PL 6

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Gonzales, Celina 1368 62.35%
      Reyna, Alex 644 29.35%
      Garza, Linda 182 8.3%

    San Benito CISD • Board of Trustees, PL 7

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Abrego, Roel 1161 53.33%
      Gomez Jr., Frutoso M. 1016 46.67%

    Santa Rosa ISD • Board of Trustees, PL 4

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Olivarez, Rachel 247 51.89%
      Rivera, Jennifer 229 48.11%

    Santa Rosa ISD • Board of Trustees, PL 5

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Castaneda, Theresa 263 55.25%
      Chairez, Mark J. 213 44.75%

    Santa Rosa ISD • Board of Trustees, PL 7

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Perez, Juan Manuel 253 54.29%
      Gonzalez, Maria I. 213 45.71%

    Texas Southmost College • Board of Trustees, PL 1

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Garza, Adela 4424 44.19%
      De Leon, JJ 3072 30.68%
      Garcia, Erica 2516 25.13%

    Texas Southmost College • Board of Trustees, PL 2

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Aldrete, Alejandra 5986 59.79%
      Flores, Jr., Gilbert 4026 40.21%

    Texas Southmost College • Board of Trustees, PL 5

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > E. Garcia, Edgar 5311 54.49%
      Gonzalez, Margarita 2996 30.74%
      Velez, Alberto 1439 14.77%

    Starr County Hospital District • Board of Directors, at-large

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Flores, Maria “Mayela” 416 52.59%
      Diaz, Emily 375 47.41%

    Starr County Hospital District • Board of Directors, Pct. 1 Commissioner

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Treviño, Sergio 99 53.23%
      Marroquin, Jr., Aaron 87 46.77%

    Starr County Hospital District • Board of Directors, Pct. 3 Commissioner

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Peña, Elisa 201 57.76%
      Vela, Osbaldo “Baldo” 147 42.24%

    Lyford • City Commissioner

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Cavazos, Albert 110 29.97%
      Sanchez, Michael 93 25.34%
      De La Paz, Leticia "Letty" 84 22.89%
      Mireles, Jose Avelardo 80 21.8%

    Lyford • Prop. A - City Council Term Limits

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Against 76 53.15%
      For 67 46.85%

    Willacy County Drainage District No. 1 • Board of Directors, Place 6

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Chappell, Charles 241 59.07%
      Fern, Daniel J. 167 40.93%

    Willacy County Drainage District No. 1 • Board of Directors, Place 7

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Garcia, Velma N. 254 58.66%
      Vassberg, Daniel 179 41.34%

    McAllen • City Commissioner, District 5

    0% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

      Fallek, Michael 571 50.04%
      Villarreal, Felida 411 36.02%
      R. Murray, Mark 159 13.94%

    Rio Hondo • Commissioner, PL 4

    100% OF PRECINCTS REPORTING

    > Rios, Esequiel 76 74.51%
      Gallegos, Olga Lydia 26 25.49%

    Election Stories

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    3 years ago Friday, September 30 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Friday, September 30, 2022 10:21:00 PM CDT September 30, 2022 in News
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    3 years ago Thursday, September 29 2022 Sep 29, 2022 Thursday, September 29, 2022 8:17:00 PM CDT September 29, 2022 in News
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    3 years ago Thursday, September 29 2022 Sep 29, 2022 Thursday, September 29, 2022 5:04:38 PM CDT September 29, 2022 in News
    " Targeting three congressional seats, Republicans blitz South Texas with attack ads " was first published by The Texas... More >>
    3 years ago Thursday, September 29 2022 Sep 29, 2022 Thursday, September 29, 2022 4:55:28 PM CDT September 29, 2022 in News
    With six weeks from Election Day, Republicans in the three congressional districts that cover the Valley are looking to get... More >>
    3 years ago Tuesday, September 27 2022 Sep 27, 2022 Tuesday, September 27, 2022 5:34:00 PM CDT September 27, 2022 in News
    Officials with the Hidalgo County Elections Department say voter registration numbers are going up, but they worry not everyone will... More >>
    3 years ago Monday, September 26 2022 Sep 26, 2022 Monday, September 26, 2022 7:53:00 AM CDT September 26, 2022 in News
    Officials are urging the public to avoid delays and possible disappointment at the polls this November. A local outreach... More >>
    3 years ago Wednesday, September 21 2022 Sep 21, 2022 Wednesday, September 21, 2022 10:24:00 PM CDT September 21, 2022 in News
    MIAMI (AP) — They've delivered migrants on planes and buses to Washington, D.C., New York City — even Martha's Vineyard.... More >>
    3 years ago Tuesday, September 20 2022 Sep 20, 2022 Tuesday, September 20, 2022 3:34:56 PM CDT September 20, 2022 in News
    " Mysterious group targeting Gov. Greg Abbott reserves $6 million in TV ads ahead of November election " was... More >>
    3 years ago Saturday, September 10 2022 Sep 10, 2022 Saturday, September 10, 2022 7:28:18 PM CDT September 10, 2022 in News
    The Starr County judge is still expecting to go head-to-head with his challenger in the November 2022 election following a... More >>
    3 years ago Thursday, September 01 2022 Sep 1, 2022 Thursday, September 01, 2022 8:31:00 PM CDT September 01, 2022 in News
    " Beto O’Rourke intensifies campaign on abortion rights as trigger law goes into effect " was first published by... More >>
    3 years ago Saturday, August 27 2022 Aug 27, 2022 Saturday, August 27, 2022 11:45:00 AM CDT August 27, 2022 in News
    " In Texas’ most competitive congressional race, neither candidate is running toward the center " was first published by... More >>
    3 years ago Wednesday, August 24 2022 Aug 24, 2022 Wednesday, August 24, 2022 9:58:57 PM CDT August 24, 2022 in News
    The Brownsville Independent School District Board of Trustees elected unanimously to make the upcoming November 2022 election a school holiday.... More >>
    3 years ago Tuesday, August 23 2022 Aug 23, 2022 Tuesday, August 23, 2022 9:51:00 PM CDT August 23, 2022 in News
    Hidalgo County officials say they are hoping to hire at least 750 poll workers by September for the upcoming November... More >>
    3 years ago Tuesday, August 16 2022 Aug 16, 2022 Tuesday, August 16, 2022 8:50:00 PM CDT August 16, 2022 in News
    Residents in Palmhurst elected a new mayor during a Wednesday special election. Fred del Barrio more than 52% of... More >>
    3 years ago Wednesday, August 10 2022 Aug 10, 2022 Wednesday, August 10, 2022 6:35:00 PM CDT August 10, 2022 in News
    It's Election Day in Palmhurst. Voters are getting ready to choose their next mayor. Four candidates are on... More >>
    3 years ago Wednesday, August 10 2022 Aug 10, 2022 Wednesday, August 10, 2022 10:01:00 AM CDT August 10, 2022 in News
    " Greg Abbott agrees to one debate with Beto O’Rourke, but O’Rourke wants more " was first published by... More >>
    3 years ago Tuesday, August 09 2022 Aug 9, 2022 Tuesday, August 09, 2022 4:13:34 PM CDT August 09, 2022 in News
    " Republicans, Democrats prioritize legislative races targeting Collin County and South Texas seats " was first published by The... More >>
    3 years ago Monday, August 08 2022 Aug 8, 2022 Monday, August 08, 2022 7:24:00 AM CDT August 08, 2022 in News
    With Friday marking the end of early voting in the special election for the Palmhurst mayoral race, all four candidates... More >>
    3 years ago Friday, August 05 2022 Aug 5, 2022 Friday, August 05, 2022 8:24:00 PM CDT August 05, 2022 in News
    Early voting ends this week for the Palmhurst special mayoral race, but the Hidalgo County Elections Office says participation has... More >>
    3 years ago Tuesday, August 02 2022 Aug 2, 2022 Tuesday, August 02, 2022 8:00:00 PM CDT August 02, 2022 in News
    Cameron County is among the four Texas counties picked by the Secretary of State’s Office for a random election audit... More >>
    3 years ago Friday, July 29 2022 Jul 29, 2022 Friday, July 29, 2022 8:34:00 AM CDT July 29, 2022 in News
    " To stay in Congress, Mayra Flores bets Democratic South Texas is ready for an outspoken conservative " was... More >>
    3 years ago Wednesday, July 27 2022 Jul 27, 2022 Wednesday, July 27, 2022 10:49:32 AM CDT July 27, 2022 in News