Offices up for Election in 2018
Note: This is a preliminary list that is subject to change as we are notified about vacancies and newly-created offices. Also, visit our website for an unofficial list of candidates once filing is underway.
Office | Term |
---|---|
|
6 yr. term |
All 36 United States Representatives |
2 yr. term |
Governor | 4 yr. term |
Lieutenant Governor | 4 yr. term |
Attorney General | 4 yr. term |
Comptroller of Public Accounts | 4 yr. term |
Commissioner of General Land Office | 4 yr. term |
Commissioner of Agriculture | 4 yr. term |
|
6 yr. term |
3 members of the Supreme Court
|
6 yr. term |
3 members of the Court of Criminal Appeals
|
6 yr. term |
7 Members, State Board of Education
|
4 yr. term |
|
4 yr. term |
All 150 State Representatives |
2 yr. term |
5 Chief Justice of Courts of Appeals
|
6 yr. term |
Various Court of Appeals Justices |
6 yr. term |
Various District Judges | 4 yr. term |
Various Criminal District Judges | 4 yr. term |
Various Family District Judges |
4 yr. term |
District Attorneys |
4 yr. term |
Criminal District Attorney | 4 yr. term |
County Judge | 4 yr. term |
County Court at Law |
4 yr. term |
Judge, County Court-at-Law |
4 yr. term |
Judge, County Criminal Ct. | 4 yr. term |
Judge, County Probate Ct. | 4 yr. term |
District Clerk |
4 yr. term |
District & County Clerk | 4 yr. term |
County Clerk | 4 yr. term |
County Treasurer | 4 yr. term |
County Surveyor | 4 yr. term |
County Commissioners |
4 yr. term |
Justices of the Peace |
4 yr. term |
Constable |
4 yr. term |
NOTE: Incumbent office holders appear where listed. This is not a list of current candidates or those who have filed a candidate application for the office.
NOTE: For many years, article XVI, Section 65 of the Texas Constitution set out which county offices would be up for election. This language (setting up the staggering scheme) was omitted in 1999 in "clean-up" legislation. Our office requested an attorney general opinion, expressing our concern about the omitted staggering scheme. The attorney general opined that because the staggering scheme was removed, any newly-created offices would be on the next ballot for the full four-year term. See Texas Attorney General Opinion Number JC-0519 (2002). You will need to check your county records to see if your county created new offices since the 1999 constitutional change.