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More than cast their ballot in person or by mail during the early voting period.

At the end of early voting on Friday, turnout in the state's largest counties surpassed the entire turnout of the 2014 midterm election. But that doesn't mean you don't need to vote 鈥� Election Day is Tuesday.

In previous midterm elections, as few as cast a ballot. While midterms are typically low-turnout elections, they can have an outsized impact, depending on the outcome of state and congressional races. 

The governor鈥檚 mansion, a seat in the U.S. Senate and some of the most powerful statewide offices, such as lieutenant governor and attorney general, are on the ballot this fall.

All of Texas' Congress members are up for election 鈥� same, too, for the entire Texas House of Representatives and half of the Texas Senate. This year is particularly unusual in Texas because there are eight vacancies in Congress to fill as incumbents decided not to run for re-election. 

A number of local, county and judicial posts will also be decided.

Find your personal sample ballot at the bottom of this page, along with information on polling places, voter ID and more.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 6. Early voting ran from Oct. 22 through Nov. 2. The last day to apply for a  was Oct. 26. The deadline to register to vote was Oct. 9 鈥� .

On Election Day, you must vote at the polling place assigned to your precinct. . 

After a judge ruled the Texas 2011 voter ID law discriminatory, Texas scaled back on its voter ID requirements. :

• Texas Driver License issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
• Texas Election Identification Certificate issued by DPS
• Texas Personal Identification Card issued by DPS
• Texas Handgun License issued by DPS
• United States Military Identification Card containing the person鈥檚 photograph
• United States Citizenship Certificate containing the person鈥檚 photograph
• United States Passport (book or card)

With the exception of the U.S. citizenship certificate, ID must be current or have expired no more than four years before being presented at the polling place.

If you don鈥檛 have any of the above forms of ID and there was a reasonable impediment or difficulty obtaining one, the following supporting forms of ID can be presented:

• Copy or original of a government document that shows the voter鈥檚 name and an address, including the voter鈥檚 voter registration certificate
• Copy of or original current utility bill
• Copy of or original bank statement
• Copy of or original government check
• Copy of or original paycheck
• Copy of or original of (a) a certified domestic (from a U.S. state or territory) birth certificate or (b) a document confirming birth admissible in a court of law which establishes the voter鈥檚 identity (which may include a foreign birth document).

After presenting a supporting form of ID, you鈥檒l have to sign a Reasonable Impediment Declaration. .

The deadline to request a mail-in ballot was Oct. 26. It has to be received by your  by that date. According to the , you can apply if:

• You are 65 years or older.
• You are disabled.
• You will be out of the county on Election Day and during the period for early voting in person.
• You are in jail, but otherwise eligible.

Once you have received your ballot in the mail, complete it and send it to the return address indicated. Your completed ballot has to be received by 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6 if the carrier envelope is not postmarked. If it is postmarked by 7 p.m. Tuesday, it will be accepted until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 7.

Enter your address to see  that will be on your ballot.

Governor

 is seeking a second term in the state鈥檚 highest office. Democrat , the longtime Dallas County sheriff, resigned last December to run against him. Abbott and Valdez held their  on Sept. 28. Abbott is popular in Texas and polls sow he has a commanding lead in the race. Texas hasn鈥檛 elected a Democrat to statewide office since 1994. And as of this summer, Abbott had  for his campaign than Valdez.  will be on the ticket as a Libertarian. 

Lieutenant Governor

Incumbent  is seeking a second term as lieutenant governor. Before that, he represented Texas in Houston's Senate District 7. The deeply conservative Senate majority leader is being challenged by , a Houston-area accountant. Collier stepped down as finance chair of the Texas Democratic Party to challenge Patrick. Collier was the Democratic nominee for state comptroller in 2014, but ultimately lost to Glenn Hegar by more than 20 points.  is running as a Libertarian. 

Attorney General

Republican  has spent most of term as Texas attorney general under indictment. Three years ago, a Collin County grand jury indicted Paxton for securities fraud. It remains to be seen if his legal troubles will hurt his chances at re-election. That鈥檚 the hope for Democratic challenger . The Austin lawyer  he sees the race as one of 鈥渋ntegrity versus indictment.鈥�  is running as a Libertarian.

U.S. Senate

The race for U.S. Senate is arguably the most talked about race in Texas. U.S. Sen.  is seeking his second term after spending a chunk of his first term running for president. The Republican faces Democrat U.S. Rep. . The majority of polls have favored Cruz but one  in September showed O'Rourke with a narrow lead. The native of El Paso raised a  for his campaign in the third quarter 鈥� three times more than Cruz.  is the Libertarian candidate in the race.  

U.S. House District 3

Rep. Sam Johnson, R-Richardson, is retiring after 26 years in Congress. Democrat , an attorney, and Republican are competing for the seat. Taylor stepped down from his state Senate seat to run.  is running as a Libertarian. Texas鈥� covers much of Collin County and remains a Republican stronghold. Voters in the district haven鈥檛 elected a Democrat to the U.S. House since 1967 and haven鈥檛 favored a Democratic presidential candidate since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, according to The Texas Tribune.

U.S. House District 5

Republican U.S. Rep. Jeb Hensarling is retiring after 14 years in Congress representing Texas鈥� 5th Congressional District. The district includes parts of Dallas, Garland and Mesquite and extends to the south and east. , a 35-year-old insurance consultant, has represented a rural Kaufman County portion of the district for three terms in the Texas House of Representatives. , the Democrat in the race, is a former Terrell City Council member. The 63-year-old lawyer is board certified in criminal appellate law and owns a farm with his wife.

U.S. House District 6

The race to replace long-serving U.S. Rep.  pits an established Republican against a Democratic newcomer. Tarrant County Tax Collector-Assessor (and one-time Barton staffer)  says if he鈥檚 elected, he鈥檒l join the far-right Freedom Caucus in Congress. Former journalist and public relations executive  of Waxahachie has built an energetic campaign and pledged a moderate approach in office. The seat includes Arlington and parts of Tarrant County, as well as Ellis and Navarro counties. Libertarian Jason Allen Harber will also appear on the ballot.

U.S. House District 32

Republican U.S. Rep.  has been in Congress since 1997, and has represented Texas鈥� 32nd Congressional District since 2003. The district includes parts of northern and eastern Dallas, the Park Cities and a small part of Collin County. He's facing his toughest challenge in years from , who worked in the Department of Housing and Urban Development under then-President Obama. Allred, a civil rights lawyer, was an NFL linebacker for the Tennessee Titans. Sessions is seen as one of the most vulnerable Republican Congressmen in Texas because his district voted for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump in 2016. Libertarian  is also running.

Texas House District 107

Republican businesswoman  is running to unseat Democrat . After unseating a Republican incumbent in 2016, Neave earned "freshman of the year" honors from her fellow Democrats, in part for getting a law passed aimed at easing a . But a few days after the 85th legislative session ended, she had a car wreck and ended up  to drunken driving. Neave  she knows that makes her a target for Republicans in her re-election campaign, but she wants to continue representing , which covers parts of Mesquite, Garland and Dallas.

Texas House District 114

In the March primary, incumbent Jason Villalba, one of the most moderate Republicans in the state House according to The Texas Tribune, lost his re-election bid to Republican , an interior designer. Attorney , the lone Democrat on the primary ballot, will challenge Ryan for , which wraps around Dallas to the north. The district has been Republican-controlled for years, but whether it will stay that way . Hillary Clinton beat Donald Trump by nearly 9 percentage points in 2016, according to the Tribune.

Texas Senate District 10

Texas Senate , which covers about half of Tarrant County, is the closest to a swing district among the 31 Senate districts in the state, according to . Democrat , a real estate developer, is running to unseat incumbent state Sen. . The Colleyville Republican won her seat in 2014 after Democrat Wendy Davis ran for governor instead of running for re-election. Burton鈥檚 re-election bid is .

Texas Senate District 16

 is one of three Republican-held state Senate seats . State Sen.  is running in a district where Hillary Clinton edged Donald Trump by nearly 5 percentage points in the 2016 election, according to The Texas Tribune. Democrat and attorney  is challenging Huffines. The district covers the northern Dallas as well as parts of Garland, Carrollton, Farmers Branch and Addison.

Dallas City Council District 4

After former Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway  to federal corruption charges in August,  hurriedly filed to replace him.

Those running for the empty seat include (information from ):

1. Carolyn K. Arnold, former council member and teacher 
2. Brandon J. Vance, college adviser at KIPP Schools
3. Vincent T. Parker, pastor of Golden Gate Missionary Baptist Church
4. Becky L. Lewis, former constituent liaison for U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson
5. Obi E. Igbokwe, former Dallas County Schools bus driver
6. 鈥嬧�婦awn M. Blair, city of Dallas Aviation Department employee
7. Lester Houston, Cedar Haven Association leader
8. Joli A. Robinson with the Dallas Police Department鈥檚 Office of Community Affairs and the Youth Outreach Unit
9. Justina Y. Walford with Studio Movie Grill community outreach
10. Donald A. Washington, retired JCPenney manager
11. Kebran W. Alexander鈥�, member of NAACP Dallas
12. Activist 鈥婯eyaira D. Saunders
13. Attorney Corwyn M. Davis

Dallas County District Attorney

Republican was appointed in 2016 by Gov. Greg Abbott to replace Susan Hawk, who resigned to focus on her mental health. Johnson is the first African-American woman to hold the position. Democrat is challenging Johnson in a race that鈥檚 captured the attention of advocates who want the DA to use the office to end mass incarceration and reduce disparities in the justice system. Both candidates are former criminal court judges and both are running as reformers. 

Tax Ratification Elections

State funding for public education has decreased, and the reliance on local property taxes has increased. That鈥檚 why the ,  and  school districts are all asking voters to approve a 13-cent property tax increase 鈥� the maximum allowed by law 鈥� to add millions of dollars to their budgets.

They鈥檙e not alone in asking voters for financial help: Lancaster, Duncanville and Cedar Hill ISDs have also held  in recent months. School funds come from both the state and from local property taxes, which have been rising. Yet those extra property tax dollars are not staying in districts. 

Tarrant County Bond Package

On the ballot in Tarrant County this year is the . The $800 million bond proposal will pay for the Tarrant County Hospital District 鈥� which operates as John Peter Smith Health Network 鈥� to build new facilities and expand existing ones. The last time Tarrant County voters approved a bond program to support the public hospital system was 1985. The bond package will not increase taxes.