Williamson County voters will choose a county judge, county clerk and tax assessor-collector in the Nov. 3 election, along with commissioners, justices of the peace and judges. Several candidates face no opposition.
The county’s official sample ballot lists contested races for county judge, county clerk, tax assessor-collector, Precinct 4 commissioner and the 512th District Court. Precinct 2 commissioner and all four justice of the peace candidates are unopposed.
Republican County Judge Steve Snell faces Democrat Heather Jefts. Snell took office in April 2025 after commissioners selected him to succeed Bill Gravell. He previously served as superintendent of Liberty Hill Independent School District and spent more than three decades in public education.
Snell’s campaign emphasizes public safety, lower county property tax rates, transportation planning and economic development. His priorities include opening a regional medical examiner’s office and supporting the sheriff and other first responders.
Jefts is a small-business owner who has served four terms on the Cedar Park City Council. A University of Texas graduate who studied sustainability and economics, she highlights her work on infrastructure, public safety, parks and Cedar Park’s homestead exemption.
Her county platform includes affordability, transportation, accessible government and accountability and ethics reforms. She says she would continue holding regular office hours and helping residents follow government decisions.
The county clerk race features Republican Bill Fairbrother and Democrat Erin Block. Incumbent Nancy Rister is not seeking reelection.
Fairbrother serves as chief deputy county clerk and is campaigning on his experience managing the office’s responsibilities. His background includes more than 20 years in technology, including work at Dell and IBM, and degrees in mathematics and computer science. Rister has endorsed him.
Block has an accounting degree from the University of Southern Mississippi and describes a career centered on fiscal responsibility and public service. Her campaign calls for modernizing the clerk’s office, improving transparency and giving residents clearer timelines and better customer service.
Republican Catherine Totty faces Democrat Eric Hanke in an election to complete the unexpired term of county tax assessor-collector.
Commissioners appointed Totty to the office in 2026. She brings more than 25 years of banking and financial services experience, including work in operations, compliance, customer service and leadership.
Hanke is a financial services professional who says he has spent 12 years working as a field representative and financial educator for the Texas County and District Retirement System. A certified retirement counselor, he has worked with county offices and special districts across Texas. His campaign emphasizes respectful, patient customer service.
Republican Carole Callahan is the only candidate listed for county treasurer on the official November ballot. Her campaign emphasizes financial accountability, transparency, efficiency and responsible management of county resources.
Republican Cathy Mendoza is unopposed for district clerk. Mendoza works in the district clerk’s office and is seeking to succeed Lisa David, who is not seeking another term.
In Precinct 2, Republican David McDonald is the only candidate listed for county commissioner.
McDonald is a Leander resident and Marine veteran who served in Desert Storm. His professional background includes 25 years with the Austin Police Department and six years as the Texas Department of Transportation’s statewide traffic incident management coordinator. His campaign emphasizes public safety, infrastructure and responsible growth.
The Precinct 4 commissioner race includes Republican incumbent Russ Boles, Democrat Harmon Rhea and write-in candidate Tish Flores.
Boles was elected in 2018 and reelected in 2022. A Round Rock businessman and attorney, he has worked in commercial real estate and previously served on the Brazos River Authority’s board. His campaign highlights road improvements, public safety, economic development and his role in bringing Samsung’s manufacturing project to the county.
Rhea describes himself as a business owner and longtime Williamson County resident. His platform includes infrastructure improvements, housing affordability, support for first responders, transparent budgeting and small-business development.
Flores is running as a write-in candidate. Her campaign describes her as a Williamson County resident of two decades with experience in regional administration and service. Voters supporting her must use the write-in space in the Precinct 4 race.
All four justice of the peace candidates are unopposed.
Democrat KT Musselman is seeking another term in Precinct 1. He has served since 2019 and holds a government degree from the University of Texas. His background includes service on Austin planning and charter review bodies.
Republican Angela Williams is seeking reelection in Precinct 2. A longtime Leander resident and Leander High School graduate, Williams has served in leadership roles with justice of the peace associations. She earned a professional credential from the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators in April.
Republican Evelyn McLean is seeking reelection in Precinct 3. She has served as president of the Central Texas Justices of the Peace and Constables Association and on a statewide judicial education committee.
Republican Rhonda Redden is seeking reelection in Precinct 4. She has served as a district director for the Justice of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas.
All four county court-at-law races on the November ballot have a single Republican candidate.
Brandy Hallford is seeking reelection to County Court at Law No. 1. A former prosecutor, she has presided over the court since 2018 and handles criminal, family and child protection cases.
Laura Barker is seeking reelection to County Court at Law No. 2. She joined the bench in 2016 and leads the county’s Veterans Treatment Court. Her work addressing impaired driving has received statewide recognition.
Kathryn Fowler is running for County Court at Law No. 3. A longtime Central Texas family law attorney, she brings decades of courtroom experience to the race.
David Oliver is running for County Court at Law No. 4. He is a retired Marine lieutenant colonel whose 20 years of military service included five years as a military judge. His civilian legal practice has included criminal, civil, family and probate matters.
Voters will also decide four state district court races serving Williamson County.
Republican Stacey Mathews is unopposed for the 277th District Court. She is the incumbent judge of a court that handles criminal and juvenile cases and oversees the Transformative Justice Program.
Republican Sarah Bruchmiller is unopposed for the 368th District Court. She is the incumbent judge of a court that handles civil and criminal cases and oversees the Felony DWI Court Program.
Republican Terence Davis is unopposed in the election for the unexpired term on the 480th District Court. Appointed in September 2024, Davis is board certified in family law and previously operated a private law practice. He also served as president of the Block House Municipal Utility District board.
Republican incumbent Sarah Moore faces Democrat Leslie Booker for the 512th District Court.
Moore took the bench in 2026 after working as a prosecutor in Williamson County. The newly created court handles civil and criminal cases.
Booker has more than 25 years of legal experience, including work as a public defender and chief felony prosecutor in Travis and Williamson counties. Her campaign emphasizes fairness, practical courtroom management and decisions guided by law.
The ballot also includes three nonpartisan Williamson Central Appraisal District board races.
Place 1 incumbent Hope Hisle-Piper faces Clint Stephenson. Hisle-Piper has a background in mortgage lending and real estate and co-founded Turn Key Property Group. Verified biographical information about Stephenson was limited in the sources reviewed.
Stephan Zaparolli is the only candidate listed for Place 2. Verified information about his professional background and campaign priorities was also limited.
Place 3 incumbent Mason Moses is unopposed.
The appraisal district board hires the chief appraiser, approves the district’s budget and sets general policies. It does not determine individual property values or hear appraisal protests.
The November ballot does not include races for sheriff, county attorney, district attorney or constable. Commissioner seats in Precincts 1 and 3 are also absent from this election’s ballot.
The voter registration deadline is Oct. 5. Early voting runs Oct. 19-30, and Election Day is Nov. 3. Residents’ individual ballots will include the precinct races corresponding to their registered addresses.
