2024 general election: What's on the ballot?

At the top of your ballot will be the federal races, including the presidential race. Former President Donald Trump, a Republican, is facing off against Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.

Presidential race

• Kamala Harris (D)
• Donald Trump (R)
• Jill Stein (I)
• Chase Oliver (L)

But the presidential race isn't the only big one for Texans. Incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is running for a third term, challenged by Democratic Congressman Colin Allred.

U.S. Senate race

• Ted Cruz (R - incumbent)
• Colin Allred (D)
• Ted Brown (L)

Many Central Texans will also decide who they want to represent them in the U.S. House.

U.S. House races

District 10

Travis, Williamson, Bastrop, Fayette and Lee counties

• Michael McCaul (R - incumbent)
• Theresa Boisseau (D)
• Jeff Miller (L)

District 11

Llano and Mason counties

• August Pfluger (R - incumbent)

District 17

Travis and Williamson counties

• Pete Sessions (R - incumbent)
• Mark Lorenzen (D)
• Clyde Garland (L)

District 21

Travis, Hays, Blanco and Gillespie counties

• Chip Roy (R - incumbent)
• Kristin Hook (D)
• Bob King (L)

District 27

Bastrop and Caldwell counties

• Michael Cloud (R - incumbent)
• Tanya Lloyd (D)

District 31

Williamson and Burnet counties

• John Carter (R - incumbent)
• Stuart Whitlow (D)
• Caleb Ferrell (L)

District 35

Travis and Hays counties

• Greg Casar (D - incumbent)
• Steven Wright (R)
• Clark Patterson (L)

District 37

Travis and Williamson counties

• Lloyd Doggett (D)
• Jenny Garcia Sharon (R)
• Girish Alketar (L)

Many Central Texans will also be voting for who will represent them in the Texas Legislature. 

First, only two Texas Senate districts representing Central Texas have races on the ballot.

Texas Senate races

District 14

Travis County

• Sarah Eckhardt (D - incumbent)

District 25

Travis, Hays and Blanco counties

• Donna Campbell (R - incumbent)
• Merrie Fox (D)

Meanwhile, 15 Texas House districts representing parts of Central Texas will appear on the ballot.

Texas House races

District 17

Bastrop, Caldwell and Lee counties

• Stan Gerdes (R - incumbent)
• Desiree Venable (D)

District 19

Travis, Blanco, Burnet and Gillespie counties

• Ellen Troxclair (R - incumbent)
• Dwain Handley (D)
• Kodi Sawin (I)

District 20

Williamson County

• Terry Wilson (R - incumbent)
• Stephen M. Wyman (D)

District 45

Hays County

• Erin Zwiener (D - incumbent)
• Tennyson G. Moreno (R)

District 46

Travis County

• Sheryl Cole (D - incumbent)
• Nikki Kosich (R)

District 47

Travis County

• Vikki Goodwin (D - incumbent)
• Scott Firsing (R)

District 48

Travis County

• Donna Howard (D - incumbent)
• Daniel McCarthy (L)

District 49

Travis County

• Gina Hinojosa (D - incumbent)

District 50

Travis County

• James Talarico (D - incumbent)

District 51

Travis County

• Marisa Luisa "Lulu" Flores (D - incumbent)

District 52

Williamson County

• Caroline Harris Davilla (R - incumbent)
• Jennie Birkholz (D)

District 53

Llano and Mason counties

• Wesley "Wes" Virdell (R)
• Joe P. Herrera (D)
• BW Holk (L)

District 73

Hays County

• Carrie Isaac (R - incumbent)
• Sally Duval (D)

District 85

Fayette County

• Stan Kitzman (R - incumbent)

District 136

Williamson County

• John Bucy III (D - incumbent)
• Amin Salahuddin (R)

Other state races

Legislative races aren't the only statewide races Central Texans should concern themselves with. There's also a Railroad Commission race on the ballot, races for two State Board of Education districts in Central Texas and races for three places on the Texas Supreme Court.

Railroad Commissioner

• Christi Craddick (R - incumbent)
• Katherine Culbert (D)
• Eddie Espinoza (G)
• Hawk Dunlap (L)

State Board of Education

District 1

Mason County

• Michael (Travis) Stevens (R)
• Gustavo Reveles (D)

District 10

Travis, Williamson, Bastrop, Lee, Milam and Fayette counties

• Tom Maynard (R - incumbent)
• Raquel Saenez Ortiz (D)
• Gerland McAlexander (L)

Texas Supreme Court

Place 2

• Jimmy Blacklock (R - incumbent)
• Dasean Jones (D)

Place 4

• John Devine (R - incumbent)
• Christine Vinh Weems (D)

Place 6

• Jane Bland (R - incumbent)
• Bonnie Lee Goldstein (D)
• J. David Roberson (L)

Travis, Williamson, Hays, Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet and Llano voters will all weigh in on who should be sheriff, tax assessor-collector and commissioner for Precincts 1 and 3 for their respective counties. And Travis, Williamson, Blanco, Burnet and Llano voters will also decide their county attorneys.

Travis County races

Sheriff

• Sally Hernandez (D - incumbent)

County Attorney

• Delia Garza (D - incumbent)

Tax Assessor-Collector

• Celia Israel (D)

County Commissioner - Precinct 1

• Jeffrey "Jeff" Travillion (D - incumbent)

County Commissioner - Precinct 3

• Ann Howard (D - incumbent)

Williamson County

Sheriff

• Mike Gleason (D - incumbent)
• Matthew Lindemann (R)

County Attorney

• Dee Hobbs (R - incumbent)
• Amy Lyn Lefkowitz (D)

Tax Assessor-Collector

• Larry Gaddes (R)

County Commissioner - Precinct 1

• Terry Cook (D)

County Commissioner - Precinct 3

• Valerie Covey (R - incumbent)
• Wes Benedict (L)

Hays County

Sheriff

• Anthony Hipolito (R)
• Alex Villalobos (D)

Tax Assessor-Collector

• Jennifer Escobar (D)

County Commissioner - Precinct 1

• Debbie Gonzales Ingalsbe (D - incumbent)

County Commissioner - Precinct 3

• Morgan Hammer (R)
• Rebecca Minnick (D)

Bastrop County

Sheriff

• Maurice Cook (R - incumbent)

Tax Assessor-Collector

• Ellen Owens (R)

County Commissioner - Precinct 1

• Butch Carmack (R) 
• Joseph Thompson (D)

County Commissioner - Precinct 3

• Mark Meuth (R)

Blanco County

Sheriff

• Don Jackson (R)

County Attorney

• Deborah Earley (R)

Tax Assessor-Collector

• Kristen Sultemeier Spies (R)

County Commissioner - Precinct 1

• Tommy Wier (R)
• James Galzia (L)

County Commissioner - Precinct 3

• Chris Liesmann (R)

Burnet County

Sheriff

• Calvin Boyd (R)

County Attorney

• Eddie Arredondo (R)

Tax Assessor-Collector

• Deanne Fisher (R)

County Commissioner - Precinct 1

• Jim Luther, Jr. (R)

County Commissioner - Precinct 3

• Chad Collier (R)

Llano County

Sheriff

• Marquis Cantu (R)

County Attorney

• Dwain Rogers (R)

County Clerk

• Cecilia McClintok (R)

Tax Assessor-Collector

• Kris Fogelberg (R)

County Commissioner - Precinct 1

• Peter Jones (R)

County Commissioner - Precinct 3

• Brent Richards (R)

Mayor Kirk Watson is trying to stay in office while four other people are trying to take his place. 

Austin mayor

• Kirk Watson (incumbent)
• Doug Greco
• Carmen D. Llanes Pulido
• Kathie Tovo
• Jeffery L. Bowen

In addition to the mayoral race, there are five Austin City Council seats on the ballot this election.

District 2

• Vanessa Fuentes (incumbent)
• Robert Reynolds

District 4

• José “Chito” Vela (incumbent)
• Monica Guzmán
• Louis Herrin
• Eduardo "Lalito" Romero
• Jim Rabuck

District 6

• Mackenzie Kelley (incumbent)
• Krista Laine

District 7

• Edwin Bautista
• Piere Nguyen
• Adam Powell
• Mike Siegel
• Gary L. Bledsoe
• Daniel "Dan" Dominguez
• Todd Shaw

District 10

• Mark Duchen
• Ashika Ganguly

Finally, in addition to all of these races, many Central Texans are also voting on ballot measures ranging from Voter-Approval Tax Rate Elections (VATREs) for school districts to bond projects for road improvements.

Districts including Austin, Blanco, Coupland, Liberty Hill, Manor, Marble Falls and Round Top-Carmine ISDs, plus San Marcos CISD, have VATREs on voters' ballots and Round Rock ISD has a bond election. Meanwhile, there are also a number of other local county and city propositions on the ballot, depending on where you live. 

Take a look at our breakdown.