Local Candidates Running in the 2026 Republican Primary

Date filed,  name, and office seeking

Candidates who filed with the state party – click here
Secretary of State site, listing candidates – click here

Offices 100% within Gillespie County
November 8, 2025

• Christopher Wanner –  County Treasurer
• Esther Schneider – County Judge
• Mark Doise – County Commissioner, Pct 2

November 13, 2025

• Ricky Priess – Justice of the Peace, Pct 3
• Marshall Akin – Constable, Pct 4
• Carissa Staats – County Treasurer

November 20, 2025

• Don Kuhlmann – County Surveyor

November 21, 2025

• J.D. Hickman – Justice of the Peace, Pct 1
• Todd A. Metzger – Justice of the Peace, Pct 4

December 1, 2025

• Kenny Bode – Constable, Pct 2
• Hilario Villa, Sr. – Constable, Pct 3
• Cynthia A. Koenig – District Clerk

December 2, 2025

• Don D. Weinheimer – County Commissioner, Pct 4

December 4, 2025

• Steven Wetz – Justice of the Peace, Pct 2
• McKenna M. Herbort – District Clerk
• Keith Kramer – County Commissioner, Pct 2
• Daniel Jones – County Judge
• Lindsey Brown – County Clerk

Gillespie County Republican Party
September 25, 2025

• Charlotte Belsick – Pct 8 Chair

November 18, 2025

• Betty Hahn – Pct 9 Chair
• Kristen Andreasen – Pct 15 Chair
• Neill Northington – Pct 5 Chair

November 21, 2025

• Bruce Campbell – County Chair

December 3, 2025

• Jerry Farley – Pct 2 Chair
• Michael Burdick – Pct 4 Chair

December 4, 2025

• Catherine Ledder – Pct 12
• Tom Marschall – Pct 1