Elections

May 2, 2026 General Election (Cancelled Due to Unopposed Candidates)

The City of Angleton will contract with Brazoria County to hold the May 2, 2026, General Election, for Council Member, Position 1; and Council Member, Position 3; and Council Member, Position 5.

Elected Officers of Political Subdivision 
Oficiales Electos de la Subdivisión Política
Year Elected Officer’s Term Expires 
Año en que Expira el Mandato del Oficial Electo
John Wright, MayorTerm to expire May 2027
Travis Townsend, Mayor Pro-TemTerm to expire May 2027
Christiene Daniel, Position No. 1Term to expire May 2026
Barbara Simmons, Position No. 3Term to expire May 2026
Blaine Smith, Position No. 4Term to expire May 2027
Tanner Sartin, Position No. 5Term to expire May 2026


To be eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or appointed to, a public elective office, a person must:

  1. be a United States citizen;
  2. be 18 years of age or older on the first day of the term to be filled at the election or on the date of appointment, as applicable;
  3. have not been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be:
    • totally mentally incapacitated; or
    • partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote;
  4. have not been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities;
  5. have resided continuously in the state for 12 months and in the territory from which the office is elected for six months immediately preceding the date of the regular filing deadline for a candidate’s application for a place on the ballot; and
  6. on the date described by the preceding item “5)”, be registered to vote in the territory from which the office is elected.
  7. satisfy any other eligibility requirements prescribed by law for the office.

2026 IMPORTANT DATES

First Day to Apply for Ballot by MailThursday, January 1, 2026
First Day to File for a Place on the General Election BallotWednesday, January 14, 2026
Last Day to Order General Election or Special Election on a MeasureFriday, February 13, 2026
Last Day to File for a Place on the General Election Ballot Friday, February 13, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.
Last Day to Register to VoteThursday, April 2, 2026
First Day of Early Voting by Personal AppearanceMonday, April 20, 2026  
Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail (Received, not Postmarked)Monday, April 20, 2026
Last Day of Early Voting by Personal AppearanceTuesday, April 28, 2026
Last day to Receive Ballot by MailSaturday, May 2, 2026 (Election Day) at 7:00 p.m.

Find additional election-related dates and information at https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/index.shtml