Houston Election Guide 2019: What's On The Ballot

Voters in Houston will head to the ballot box on Tuesday, Nov.5 to cast their votes in a number of local races, including for mayor, various city council seats and for one of three state house races taking place in Texas.

Polls open on election day at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Residents can find local polling places and their local ballot on the Harris County clerk's website. You can also visit the Houston Chronicle's election guide to see which city council district and which Houston ISD district you live in.

Residents can go to any polling place in the county. See a full list of polling locations in Harris County.

You can find information here on the required identification you need to present for voting in person in Texas.

You can find a sample ballot provided by the Harris County clerk's office.

Here's are the races voters in Houston will decide on:

Statewide Constitutional Amendments

Ten constitutional amendments are up for consideration on Tuesday. Read more about the amendments on the ballot that voters statewide will decide on.

State House District 148 (See a map of the district)

With the resignation of Rep. Jessica Farar, a special election is being held to fill the remainder of Farrar's term left in the State House district that encompasses parts of Houston.

15 candidates (12 Democrats, two Republicans and one Independent candidate) are running for the seat.

The Democratic candidates are:

Anna Eastman

Penny Morales Shaw

Kendra Yarbrough Camarena

Adrian Garcia

Anna Núñez

Terah Issacson

Carol Denson

Michele Leal

Alva Treviño

Rob Block

Mia Mundy

Chris Watt

The Republican candidates are:

Luis La Rotta

Ryan McConnico

The Independent candidate is:

Chris Carmona

Metro Transit Authority, Proposition A

A $3.5 billion bond is on the ballot with the money intended to be used to fund METRO projects. (Editor's note: a previous version of this article stated the proposition was $3.5 million when it is $3.5 billion. Patch regrets the error)

Houston Mayor

12 candidates, including incumbent Sylvester Turner, are on the ballot:

Demetria Smith

Naoufal Houjami

Victoria Romero

Roy J. Vasquez

Kendall Baker

Derrick Broze

Sue Lovell

Bill King

Sylvester Turner

Tony Buzbee

Dwight A. Boykins

Johnny "J.T." Taylor

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Council Member, At-Large Position 1

Mike Knox

Georgia Provost

Raj Salhotra

Yolanda Navarro Flores

Larry Blackmon

Council Member, At-Large Position 2

David W. Robinson

Willie R. Davis

M. "Griff" Griffin

Emily Muñoz Detoto

Jim Honey

Council Member, At-Large Position 3

Jose Carlos Gonzalez

Michael Kubosh

Marcel McClinton

Janaeya Carmouche

Council Member, At-Large Position 4

Ericka McCrutcheon

Tiko Hausman

James "Joe" Joseph

Jennifer Laney

Nick Hellyar

Bill Baldwin

Jason Rowe

Anthony Dolcefino

Christel Bastida

Javier Gonzalez

Letitial Plummer

Council Member, At-Large Position 5

J. Brad Batteau

Ralph "Rafa" Garcia

Catherine Garcia Flowers

Eric Dick

Sonia Rivera

Michelle Bonton

Sallie Alcorn

Ashton P. Woods

Marvin McNeese, Jr.

City Controller

Orlando Sanchez

Chris B. Brown

Council Member, District A

Mehdi Cherakoul

Amy Peck

Marina Angelica Coryat

Lois Myers

George Harry Zoes

Iesheia Ayers-Wilson

Council Member, District B

Alice Kirkmon

Ben White, Jr.

Karen "KKC" Kossie-Chernyshev

Robin J. Anderson

Broderick F. Butler

Alvin D. Byrd

Cynthia Bailey

Prince E.W. Bryant II

Karisma D. Gillam

Tarsha Jackson

Kenneth Perkins

Renee Jefferson Smith

Huey German-Wilson

Alyson Quintana

Council Member, District C

Kevin Walker

Amanda Wolfe

Michelle Ganz

Sean P. Marshall

Gladys House

Mary Jane Smith

Bob Nowak

Abbie Kamin

Rodney Hill

Daphne Scarbrough

Candelario Cervantez

Greg Meyers

Shelley Kennedy

Council Member, District D

Jerome Provost

Ken Moore

Carolyn Evans-Shabazz

T. "Nissi" Hamilton

Carla Brailey

Mike Grissom

Travis McGee

Brad "Scarface" Jordan

Dontrell L. Montgomery

Anthony Kirk Allen

Dennis Griffin

Rashad Cave

Terrill D. Thomas

Marlon A. Christian

Andrew C. Burks Jr.

Write-in

Council Member, District E

Dave Martin

Sam Cleveland

Council Member, District F

Tiffany D. Thomas

Jesus Zachary Zamora

G. "John" Nguyen

Richard Nguyen

Anthony Nelson

Van Huynh

Write-in

Council Member, District G

Tom Baker

Greg Travis

Crystal Pletka

Council Member, District H

Gaby Salcedo

Cynthia Reyes-Revilla

Karla Cisneros

Isabel Longoria

Council Member, District I

Robert Gallegos

Richard "Rick" Gonzalez

Council Member, District J

Andrew "Drew" Patterson

Barry Curtis

Sandra Rodriguez

Nelvin Adriatico

Federico "Freddie" Cuellar II

Edward Pollard

Rafael Galvan

Council Member, District K

Garry Vander-Lyn

Martha Castex-Tatum

Kim Sauke

Houston Community College Trustee Election

HCCS1, Trustee, District I

Dave Wilson

Dakota Stormer

Monica Flores Richart

HCCS2, Trustee, District II

Brendon Singh

Kathy Lynch-Gunter

Linda Murray

Rhonda Skillern-Jones

HCCS7, Trustee, District VII

Cynthia Lenton-Gary

Houston Independent School District, Trustee Election

Houston ISD, Position 2

Chloe A. Veal

Jevon German

Kathy Blueford-Daniels

John Curtis Gibbs

Cris Moses

Houston ISD, Position 3

Dani Hernandez

Sergio Lira

Houston ISD, Position 4

Patricia K. Allen

Matt Barnes

Larry McKinzie

Reagan Flowers

Houston ISD, Position 8

Judith Cruz

Diana Davila