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
    On the ballot for some Rio Grande Valley voters is the District 27 race. Incumbent Morgan LaMantia faces Republican... More >>
    1 year ago Thursday, October 24 2024 Oct 24, 2024 Thursday, October 24, 2024 9:42:00 AM CDT October 24, 2024 in News
    The latest Early Voting show more than 20,000 early votes were cast in Cameron and more than 37,000 in Hidalgo... More >>
    1 year ago Wednesday, October 23 2024 Oct 23, 2024 Wednesday, October 23, 2024 12:39:00 PM CDT October 23, 2024 in News
    Election Day is exactly two weeks away, and voters in all four Rio Grande Valley counties will decide who their... More >>
    1 year ago Wednesday, October 23 2024 Oct 23, 2024 Wednesday, October 23, 2024 10:48:00 AM CDT October 23, 2024 in News
    A local non-profit is pushing to get college students in the Rio Grande Valley to vote, even if they're registered... More >>
    1 year ago Tuesday, October 22 2024 Oct 22, 2024 Tuesday, October 22, 2024 4:55:00 PM CDT October 22, 2024 in News
    Early Voting continues today across the Rio Grande Valley, and more than 30,000 people voted on the first day. ... More >>
    1 year ago Tuesday, October 22 2024 Oct 22, 2024 Tuesday, October 22, 2024 1:18:00 PM CDT October 22, 2024 in News
    Over two dozen people with Proyecto Juan Diego’s immigration program took voted for the first time Monday. Officials with... More >>
    1 year ago Monday, October 21 2024 Oct 21, 2024 Monday, October 21, 2024 6:58:00 PM CDT October 21, 2024 in News
    Over 30 early voting polling sites opened across Hidalgo County Monday as part of the first day of early voting.... More >>
    1 year ago Monday, October 21 2024 Oct 21, 2024 Monday, October 21, 2024 6:42:00 PM CDT October 21, 2024 in News
    Multiple early voting locations are now open across Cameron and Hidalgo Counties. Early voting started on Monday, Oct. 21... More >>
    1 year ago Monday, October 21 2024 Oct 21, 2024 Monday, October 21, 2024 4:56:00 PM CDT October 21, 2024 in News
    " Early voting is under way in Texas. Here’s a guide to your rights at the polls. " was... More >>
    1 year ago Monday, October 21 2024 Oct 21, 2024 Monday, October 21, 2024 10:47:27 AM CDT October 21, 2024 in News
    " Level of oil and gas regulation at heart of Texas Railroad Commission race " was first published by... More >>
    1 year ago Monday, October 21 2024 Oct 21, 2024 Monday, October 21, 2024 10:45:27 AM CDT October 21, 2024 in News
    " Vicente Gonzalez and Mayra Flores clash in fiery South Texas congressional debate " was first published by The... More >>
    1 year ago Sunday, October 20 2024 Oct 20, 2024 Sunday, October 20, 2024 10:57:18 AM CDT October 20, 2024 in News
    " How a career-ending injury as an NFL linebacker paved the way for Colin Allred’s underdog Senate bid " was... More >>
    1 year ago Saturday, October 19 2024 Oct 19, 2024 Saturday, October 19, 2024 1:44:00 PM CDT October 19, 2024 in News
    " At debate, Mayra Flores shrugs off concern about mandating South Texans carry passports " was first published by The... More >>
    1 year ago Saturday, October 19 2024 Oct 19, 2024 Saturday, October 19, 2024 1:43:00 PM CDT October 19, 2024 in News
    " Republicans want to flip this last competitive South Texas senate seat " was first published by The Texas Tribune,... More >>
    1 year ago Saturday, October 19 2024 Oct 19, 2024 Saturday, October 19, 2024 1:40:00 PM CDT October 19, 2024 in News
    " Five races for the Republican-dominated State Board of Education to watch this year " was first published by The... More >>
    1 year ago Saturday, October 19 2024 Oct 19, 2024 Saturday, October 19, 2024 1:38:00 PM CDT October 19, 2024 in News
    Early Voting in Texas is less than three days away. Election officials are recommending voters to find the nearest... More >>
    1 year ago Friday, October 18 2024 Oct 18, 2024 Friday, October 18, 2024 8:17:00 PM CDT October 18, 2024 in News
    Cameron County's longtime tax assessor collector Tony Yzaguirre lost the seat after more than 30 years in office following a... More >>
    1 year ago Wednesday, October 16 2024 Oct 16, 2024 Wednesday, October 16, 2024 9:24:00 PM CDT October 16, 2024 in News
    WASHINGTON (AP) — If he wins next month's election, Donald Trump would be the oldest person in U.S. history to... More >>
    1 year ago Wednesday, October 16 2024 Oct 16, 2024 Wednesday, October 16, 2024 1:25:31 PM CDT October 16, 2024 in News
    McAllen won't have any open seats on the city council this November, but residents will decide on two city propositions.... More >>
    1 year ago Tuesday, October 15 2024 Oct 15, 2024 Tuesday, October 15, 2024 7:56:00 PM CDT October 15, 2024 in News
    " A Texas rematch: Republican Mayra Flores aims to beat Democrat Vicente Gonzalez for U.S. House seat " was... More >>
    1 year ago Tuesday, October 15 2024 Oct 15, 2024 Tuesday, October 15, 2024 1:49:21 PM CDT October 15, 2024 in News
    DALLAS (AP) — Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic Rep. Colin Allred met for their only debate Tuesday night, trading... More >>
    1 year ago Tuesday, October 15 2024 Oct 15, 2024 Tuesday, October 15, 2024 1:47:00 PM CDT October 15, 2024 in News
    " South Texas congressional races remain the most competitive — but this time Democrats are playing offense " was... More >>
    1 year ago Monday, October 14 2024 Oct 14, 2024 Monday, October 14, 2024 10:43:54 AM CDT October 14, 2024 in News