TEXAS MIDTERM 2026
WHY THIS RACE MATTERS
Your State Representative is one of 150 people who write Texas law, and yours is elected to represent your area of Hays County.
WHO’S RUNNING
Joe Mayes
Democrat
Joe Mayes served 20 years in the U.S. Air Force, rising to Master Sergeant with a special operations background before moving into cybersecurity.
Jared Patterson
Republican
Jared Patterson, R-Frisco, has represented HD106 since 2019 and was identified as the most right-voting Republican in the Texas House in a 2023 session analysis.
WHERE & WHEN TO VOTE
Early voting Oct 19–30 · Election Day Tue, Nov 3