Nearly all of Bexar County’s elected leaders will be on the ballot in 2026, including big races for county judge and district attorney.
The county is responsible for overseeing the courts, jail, elections, public records and infrastructure for more than two million residents. It’s led by a county judge, as well as four county commissioners who represent different geographic precincts on the Bexar County Commissioners Court.
Each of those officials serve four-year terms, but only half of the commissioner precincts are up for reelection at a time. Precincts 2 and 4 will elect theirs in 2026, while the Precinct 1 and 3 commissioners will be on the ballot in 2028
With the exception of the Bexar County sheriff, all of the other countywide positions are up this year, including the County Clerk and District Clerk, county courts at law and a portion of the county’s state district judges.
Filing for those races closed on Dec. 8 and we’ve compiled a list of all the candidates running for top county leadership positions, as reported by the local Democratic and Republican parties, which oversee the primary process.
Democrats and Republicans will each choose their nominees for the November election in a March 3 primary. The general election ballot could also include third-party candidates that have not yet been nominated, and will be added to this list.
Candidates are listed in the order they’ll appear on the Democratic and Republican primary ballots.
We’ll have a comprehensive voter guide with the candidates for governor, U.S. Senate, Congress, the Texas Legislature and judicial races that are also on the ballot in 2026 before early voting starts.
2026 Bexar County Judge race
Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai faces a primary challenge from former Mayor Ron Nirenberg, a fellow Democrat. The winner will go up against Republican Patrick Von Dohlen, who is running unopposed for his party’s nomination, in November.
Democratic candidates for Bexar County Judge
Republican candidate for Bexar County Judge
2026 Bexar County District Attorney race
District Attorney Joe Gonzales, a Democrat who has held the role since 2018, isn’t seeking reelection this year. Eight Democrats are competing for the party’s nomination to replace him, and the winner will go up against the lone Republican filer, Ashley Foster, in November.
Democratic candidates for Bexar County DA
Republicans candidate for Bexar County DA
2026 Bexar County District Clerk race
Four Democrats are challenging District Clerk Gloria Martinez (D) in the March 3 primary. No Republicans filed to run for District Clerk in 2026.
Democratic candidates for District Clerk
Republican candidates for District Clerk
None
2026 Bexar County Clerk race
Two Democrats are challenging Bexar County Clerk Lucy Adame-Clark (D) in the March 3 primary. No Republicans filed to run for Bexar County Clerk in 2026.
Democratic candidates for Bexar County Clerk
Republican candidates for Bexar County Clerk
None
2026 Bexar County Pct. 2 Commissioner race
Bexar County Commissioner Justin Rodriguez (Pct. 2), a Democrat, doesn’t have a primary opponent this year. He’ll face one Republican challenger, David Sherwood Hill, who is also running unopposed for his party’s nomination, in November.
Democratic candidate for Bexar County Pct. 2 Commissioner
Republican candidate for Bexar County Pct. 2 Commissioner
2026 Bexar County Pct. 4 Commissioner race
Bexar County Commissioner Tommy Calvert (Pct. 4), a Democrat, doesn’t face a primary opponent this year, and he also did not draw a Republican challenger.
Democratic candidate for Bexar County Pct. 4 Commissioner
Republican candidates for Bexar County Pct. 4 Commissioner
None
Justice of the Peace for Bexar County’s Pct. 1
Justice of the Peace Sylvia Ruiz isn’t seeking reelection in 2026. Two Democrats are vying to fill her seat in the March 3 primary. No Republicans filed for this race.
Democratic candidates for Bexar County Pct. 1 Justice of the Peace
Republican candidates for Bexar County Pct. 1 Justice of the Peace
None
Justice of the Peace for Bexar County’s Pct. 3
Incumbent Julie Bray Patterson, a Republican who was first elected in 2022, is unopposed for a second term.
Democratic candidates for Bexar County Pct. 3 Justice of the Peace
None
Republican candidates for Bexar County Pct. 3 Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace for Bexar County’s Pct. 4
Justice of the Peace Michele Garcia, a Democrat elected in 2022, declined to seek reelection while battling cancer. She died in December and county commissioners are expected to appoint a placeholder. Four Democrats are running for the seat in the March primary.
Democratic candidates for Bexar County Pct. 4 Justice of the Peace
Republican candidates for Bexar County Pct. 4 Justice of the Peace
None
2026 Bexar County Party chair races
The Bexar County Democratic Party and Republican Party of Bexar County each elect their party chairs on the March primary ballot. After years of contentious fights for these positions, both incumbents are running unopposed for a second two-year term in 2026.
Democratic party chair candidate
Republican party chair candidate
UPDATE: This post has been updated to remove Pct. 4 Justice of the Peace candidate Veronica Brooks who filed for the Democratic primary but did not make it onto the ballot due to invalidated signatures.
