x

Election Resources

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)

County Election Departments

Sample Ballots

Early Voting Locations

    Election Day Voting Locations

    Voter ID Requirements

    Click here to see the required identification for voting in person. 

    Voter Registration Status

    Click here to check if you're registered to vote. 

    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

    Grid
    List
    Six candidates are currently running to fill the Texas House District 41 seat in Hidalgo County. They include three... More >>
    2 months ago Saturday, February 21 2026 Feb 21, 2026 Saturday, February 21, 2026 3:41:00 PM CST February 21, 2026 in News
    Early voting in the primary elections is underway across the Rio Grande Valley. In Starr County, election officials say... More >>
    2 months ago Saturday, February 21 2026 Feb 21, 2026 Saturday, February 21, 2026 1:49:00 PM CST February 21, 2026 in News
    It's been one week since early voting began in the Rio Grande Valley. In Hidalgo County, in the first... More >>
    2 months ago Friday, February 20 2026 Feb 20, 2026 Friday, February 20, 2026 11:20:00 AM CST February 20, 2026 in News
    McALLEN — Republicans and Democrats are fighting over South Texas, one of the conservative state’s few political battlegrounds. The... More >>
    2 months ago Thursday, February 19 2026 Feb 19, 2026 Thursday, February 19, 2026 4:13:30 PM CST February 19, 2026 in News
    Misinformation and disinformation are especially common during election times, and the spread of AI-created content — such as the AI-generated... More >>
    2 months ago Wednesday, February 18 2026 Feb 18, 2026 Wednesday, February 18, 2026 9:42:00 AM CST February 18, 2026 in News
    Early voting for the March 2026 primary elections is underway across the Rio Grande Valley. Early voting runs for... More >>
    2 months ago Tuesday, February 17 2026 Feb 17, 2026 Tuesday, February 17, 2026 8:56:00 PM CST February 17, 2026 in News
    Unofficial election results for the Los Fresnos Place 3 special election show Juan Munoz is in the lead. According... More >>
    3 months ago Wednesday, January 28 2026 Jan 28, 2026 Wednesday, January 28, 2026 11:13:00 AM CST January 28, 2026 in News
    Early voting was held for a special election in Los Fresnos. The special election is for City Council Place... More >>
    3 months ago Saturday, January 17 2026 Jan 17, 2026 Saturday, January 17, 2026 5:47:00 PM CST January 17, 2026 in News
    What you need to know before voting in Texas’ March 3 primary elections by María Méndez and Alex Ford,... More >>
    3 months ago Tuesday, January 13 2026 Jan 13, 2026 Tuesday, January 13, 2026 2:02:10 PM CST January 13, 2026 in News
    The unofficial results for the Edinburg and South Padre Island runoff elections were released. Jason De Leon is shown... More >>
    4 months ago Saturday, December 13 2025 Dec 13, 2025 Saturday, December 13, 2025 6:28:00 PM CST December 13, 2025 in News
    The race for the Democratic Cameron County judge nomination just got more crowded with former sheriff Eric Garza throwing his... More >>
    4 months ago Monday, December 08 2025 Dec 8, 2025 Monday, December 08, 2025 8:45:00 PM CST December 08, 2025 in News
    The last day of early voting in the November runoff elections is Tuesday. Two races in Hidalgo and Cameron... More >>
    4 months ago Monday, December 08 2025 Dec 8, 2025 Monday, December 08, 2025 2:25:00 PM CST December 08, 2025 in News
    Monday marks the first day of early voting in the November runoff elections. Two races were left undecided, the... More >>
    5 months ago Monday, December 01 2025 Dec 1, 2025 Monday, December 01, 2025 1:38:00 PM CST December 01, 2025 in News
    Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday launched his campaign for a fourth term as governor, framing his pitch to a crowd... More >>
    5 months ago Sunday, November 09 2025 Nov 9, 2025 Sunday, November 09, 2025 6:22:47 PM CST November 09, 2025 in News
    Brownsville ISD Superintendent Jesus Chavez said there are currently no plans to bring back two failed propositions totaling $460 million... More >>
    5 months ago Wednesday, November 05 2025 Nov 5, 2025 Wednesday, November 05, 2025 6:34:00 PM CST November 05, 2025 in News
    Check out the unofficial results from the Nov. 4, 2025 elections. All election results are unofficial until they’ve been... More >>
    6 months ago Tuesday, November 04 2025 Nov 4, 2025 Tuesday, November 04, 2025 9:51:00 PM CST November 04, 2025 in News
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats dominated the first major Election Day since President Donald Trump returned to the White House. ... More >>
    6 months ago Tuesday, November 04 2025 Nov 4, 2025 Tuesday, November 04, 2025 9:43:00 PM CST November 04, 2025 in News
    Voters in Texas approved a series of tax exemptions and bans as well as new investments in state infrastructure and... More >>
    6 months ago Tuesday, November 04 2025 Nov 4, 2025 Tuesday, November 04, 2025 8:53:00 PM CST November 04, 2025 in News
    Former Edinburg City Attorney Omar Ochoa appears poised to be the city’s next mayor, unofficial election results show. Ochoa... More >>
    6 months ago Tuesday, November 04 2025 Nov 4, 2025 Tuesday, November 04, 2025 8:42:00 PM CST November 04, 2025 in News
    Unofficial early voting results show Port Mansfield residents are against incorporating their community into a city. Results show 136 voted... More >>
    6 months ago Tuesday, November 04 2025 Nov 4, 2025 Tuesday, November 04, 2025 6:43:00 PM CST November 04, 2025 in News
    Election Day is here, and Cameron County election officials said they’re ready. According to the county elections department, 57... More >>
    6 months ago Tuesday, November 04 2025 Nov 4, 2025 Tuesday, November 04, 2025 12:38:00 PM CST November 04, 2025 in News
    Tuesday is Election Day, and one of the most profile races on the ballot is the Edinburg mayoral race. ... More >>
    6 months ago Tuesday, November 04 2025 Nov 4, 2025 Tuesday, November 04, 2025 11:08:00 AM CST November 04, 2025 in News