Texas Election Ballot 2016: Candidates for Each Office

Voters line up to cast their ballots on Super Tuesday March 1, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Getty)

Texas voters go to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots in races for the state’s U.S. House seats and its state House and Senate seats.

Five parties have lines on the ballot in Texas. In order of how they appear on the ballot, they are the Republican Party, the Democratic Party, the Libertarian Party, the Green Party, and the Independent Party. There’s also a ballot line for write-in candidates.

You can find a full list of Texas state candidates here. You can download a sample ballothere, and you can also find a sample ballot for your town by providing your address at this Ballotpedia page.

Here’s a list of your candidate options for each race:

President and Vice President

Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine of the Democratic Party
Donald Trump and Mike Pence of the Republican Party
Gary Johnson and Bill Weld of the Libertarian Party
Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka of the Green Party

U.S. Senate

There are no U.S. Senate elections in Texas this year; they will take place in 2018.

U.S. House

Click here for a list of towns in each of the state’s 36 congressional districts and a map of congressional districts.

First District

Incumbent Louie Gohmert of the Republican Party
Challenger Shirley McKellar of the Democratic Party
Challenger Phil Gray of the Libertarian Party

Second District

Incumbent Ted Poe of the Republican Party
Challenger Pat Bryan of the Democratic Party
Challenger James Veasaw of the Libertarian Party
Challenger Joshua Darr of the Green Party

Third District

Incumbent Sam Johnson of the Republican Party
Challenger Adam Bell of the Democratic Party
Challenger Scott Jameson of the Libertarian Party
Challenger Paul Blair of the Green Party
Challenger Billy Wayne Engle Jr of the Independent Party (write-in)

Fourth District

Incumbent John Ratcliffe of the Republican Party
Challenger Cody Wommack of the Libertarian Party

Fifth District

Incumbent Jeb Hensarling of the Republican Party
Challenger Ken Ashby of the Libertarian Party

Sixth District

Incumbent Joe Barton of the Republican Party
Challenger Ruby Fay Woolridge of the Democratic Party
Challenger Darrel Smith Jr of the Green Party

Seventh District

Incumbent John Culberson of the Republican Party
Challenger James Cargas of the Democratic Party

Eighth District

Incumbent Kevin Brady of the Republican Party (uncontested)

Ninth District

Incumbent Al Green of the Democratic Party
Challenger Jeff Martin of the Republican Party

Tenth District

Incumbent Michael McCaul of the Republican Party
Challenger Tawana Cadien of the Democratic Party
Challenger Bill Kelsey of the Libertarian Party

Eleventh District

Incumbent Mike Conaway of the Republican Party
Challenger Nicholas Landholt of the Libertarian Party

Twelfth District

Incumbent Kay Granger of the Republican Party
Challenger Bill Bradshaw of the Democratic Party
Challenger Ed Colliver of the Libertarian Party

Thirteenth District

Incumbent Mac Thornberry of the Republican Party
Challenger Calvin DeWeese of the Libertarian Party
Challenger Rusty Tomlinson of the Green Party

Fourteenth District

Incumbent Randy Weber of the Republican Party
Challenger Michael Cole of the Democratic Party

Fifteenth District

Vicente Gonzalez of the Democratic Party
Tim Westley of the Republican Party
Ross Lynn Leone of the Libertarian Party
Vanessa Tijerina of the Green Party

Sixteenth District

Incumbent Beto O’Rourke of the Democratic Party
Challenger Mary Gourdoux of the Green Party
Challenger Jaime Perez of the Libertarian Party

Seventeenth District

Incumbent Bill Flores of the Republican Party
Challenger William Matta of the Democratic Party
Challenger Clark Patterson of the Libertarian Party

Eighteenth District

Incumbent Sheila Jackson Lee of the Democratic Party
Challenger Lori Bartley of the Republican Party
Challenger Thomas Kleven of the Green Party

Nineteenth District

Jodey Arrington of the Republican Party
Troy Bonar of the Libertarian Party
Mark Lawson of the Green Party

Twentieth District

Incumbent Joaquin Castro of the Democratic Party
Challenger Paul Pipkin of the Green Party
Challenger Jeffrey Blunt of the Libertarian Party

Twenty-First District

Incumbent Lamar Smith of the Republican Party
Challenger Thomas Wakely of the Democratic Party
Challenger Mark Loewe of the Libertarian Party
Challenger Antonio Diaz of the Green Party

Twenty-Second District

Incumbent Pete Olson of the Republican Party
Challenger Mark Gibson of the Democratic Party

Twenty-Third District

Incumbent Will Hurd of the Republican Party
Challenger Pete Gallego of the Democratic Party
Challenger Ruben Corvalan of the Libertarian Party

Twenty-Fourth District

Incumbent Kenny Marchant of the Republican Party
Challenger Jan McDowell of the Democratic Party
Challenger Mike Kolls of the Libertarian Party
Challenger Kevin McCormick of the Green Party

Twenty-Fifth District

Incumbent Roger Williams of the Republican Party
Challenger Kathi Thomas of the Democratic Party
Challenger Loren Marc Schneiderman of the Libertarian Party

Twenty-Sixth District

Incumbent Michael Burgess of the Republican Party
Challenger Eric Mauck of the Democratic Party
Challenger Mark Boler of the Libertarian Party

Twenty-Seventh District

Incumbent Blake Farenthold of the Republican Party
Challenger Paul (Roy) Barrera of the Democratic Party

Twenty-Eighth District

Incumbent Henry Cuellar of the Democratic Party
Challenger Zeffen Hardin of the Republican Party
Challenger Michael Cary of the Green Party

Twenty-Ninth District

Incumbent Gene Green of the Democratic Party
Challenger Julio Garza of the Republican Party
Challenger N Ruben Perez of the Libertarian Party
Challenger James Partsch-Galvan of the Green Party

Thirtieth District

Incumbent Eddie Bernice Johnson of the Democratic Party
Challenger Charles Lingerfelt of the Republican Party
Challenger Jarrett Woods of the Libertarian Party
Challenger Thom Prentice of the Green Party

Thirty-First District

Incumbent John Carter of the Republican Party
Challenger Mike Clark of the Democratic Party
Challenger Scott Ballard of the Libertarian Party

Thirty-Second District

Incumbent Pete Sessions of the Republican Party
Challenger Ed Rankin of the Libertarian Party
Challenger Gary Stuard of the Green Party

Thirty-Third District

Incumbent Marc Veasey of the Democratic Party
Challenger M Mark Mitchell of the Republican Party

Thirty-Fourth District

Incumbent Filemon Vela of the Democratic Party
Challenger Rey Gonzalez Jr of the Republican Party

Thirty-Fifth District

Incumbent Lloyd Doggett of the Democratic Party
Challenger Susan Narvaiz of the Republican Party
Challenger Rhett Rosenquest Smith of the Libertarian Party
Challenger Scott Trimble of the Green Party

Thirty-Sixth District

Incumbent Brian Babin of the Republican Party
Challenger Hal Ridley Jr of the Green Party

State Legislative Races

Republicans have a government trifecta in the state of Texas, with majorities in both the state House of Representatives and Senate along with control of the governor’s mansion. In the state Senate, Republicans hold 20 of 31 total seats, with 16 seats up for election this fall. In the state House of Representatives all seats are up for election, with Republicans holding 99 of 150 total seats (with one Independent). Republican Greg Abbott has served as Governor of Texas since 2015 and is up for re-election in 2018.

Ballotpedia has a full list of elections in the House and the Senate. The site also has a comprehensive breakdown of races to watch in both houses.