Early voting and Election Day are fast approaching, and Llano County has a rare contested race for a local position on the ballot. The county is also testing its first election using a new countywide voting model.

Early voting runs Oct. 19-30 and Election Day is Nov. 3. 

Llano County voters will cast their ballots for governor and lieutenant governor, U.S. representatives and senators, and a host of other national and statewide positions. 

Locally, residents of Llano County Precinct 4 will elect a commissioner, choosing between incumbent Republican Jerry Don Moss and Democratic challenger Leila Green Little. 

Resources

-See a sample Llano County midterm election ballot here.

-Learn more about statewide election dates on the Texas Secretary of State website.

-Learn more about Llano County election dates and locations on the county’s website. 

-Learn more about acceptable forms of required identification for voting in Texas here. 

Local midterm election info

Early voting

Early voting days and hours:

(Dates and times apply to all early voting locations)

• Monday, Oct. 19- Friday, Oct. 23: 8 a.m.- 5 p.m.

• Saturday, Oct. 24: 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

• Sunday, Oct. 25: 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.

• Monday, Oct. 26- Friday, Oct. 30: 7 a.m.- 7 p.m.

Early voting locations:

(Llano County residents may vote at any of these locations)

• Llano County Library– 102 E. Haynie Street, Llano 
• Kingsland Public Library– 125 W. Polk Street, Kingsland 
• City of Horseshoe Bay Council Chambers– 1 Community Drive, Horseshoe Bay

Election Day

Election Day and hours:

(dates and times apply to all Election Day voting locations)

• Tuesday, Nov. 3: 7 a.m.- 7 p.m. at all locations 

Election Day locations:

(Llano County voters may cast their ballots at any of these locations)

• City of Horseshoe Bay Council Chambers: 1 Community Drive, Horseshoe Bay
• Sunrise Beach City Civic Center Complex: 124 Sunrise Drive, Sunrise Beach
• Kingsland Public Library: 125 W. Polk Street, Kingsland
• East Llano County Annex: 8347 RM 1431 West Buchanan Dam
• Lakeshore Branch Library: 7346 RR 261, Buchanan Dam
• Llano County Law Enforcement Center: 752 Andy Taylor Drive, Llano
• Llano County Library: 102 E. Haynie Street, Llano

Local races

Llano County only has one contested race on the ballot: the race for Pct. 4 commissioner. Several other races were either uncontested or effectively decided in the March 2026 Llano County Republican primary elections due to the lack of Democratic challengers. 

Contested midterm race:

• Llano County Pct. 4 commissioner
  • Republican Jerry Don Moss (incumbent)
  • Democrat Leila Green Little 

Uncontested midterm races:

• Llano County Judge
  • Republican Rob T. Hardy

• District Clerk
  • Republican Ashley Inge (incumbent)

• County Clerk
  • Republican Cecilia McClintock (incumbent)

• County Treasurer
  • Republican Cheryl Regmund (incumbent)

• County Surveyor
  • Republican John A. Able (incumbent)

• Llano County Pct. 2 commissioner
  • Republican Linda Raschke (incumbent)

• Justice of the peace Pct. 1
  • Republican Sam Silver (incumbent)

• Justice of the Peace Pct. 2
  • Republican Maureen Riggs (incumbent) 

• Justice of the Peace Pct. 3
  • Republican Kerri Sawyer Laffoon 

• Justice of the Peace Pct. 4
  • Republican Lisa Simpson (incumbent)

• District judge, 424th Judicial District
  • Republican Evan Clay Stubbs (incumbent)

The Pct. 4 commissioner race

Residents of Llano County Pct. 4 will elect a commissioner this midterm, choosing between 20-year incumbent Republican Jerry Don Moss and Democratic challenger Leila Green Little. 

The winner of this election will take office in January 2027 and serve a four-year term on the Llano County Commissioners Court representing Precinct 4.

Llano County commissioners serve four-year terms and, as of 2026, earn an annual salary of $76,036. There are no term limits for serving as a county commissioner.

The Llano County Pct. 4 commissioner is one of five voting members of the Llano County Commissioners Court. The court is the governing body of the county and responsible for determining county policy; setting the budget; and representing the county at the local, state, and federal levels.

The Precinct 4 commissioner represents one of the four precincts in the county and is also responsible for maintaining the roads, bridges, and county-owned infrastructure within that precinct that is outside of city limits. Precinct 4 includes the city of Llano and much of western Llano County.

Background and candidate information

Learn more about the candidates in the DailyTrib story “Candidate profiles: Llano County Pct. 4 commissioner.”

Incumbent Pct. 4 Commissioner Jerry Don Moss has held his seat since 2007. He won the Republican nomination in the party’s March 2026 primary after defeating his opponent Robert Little in a landslide victory, securing 90.78 percent of the vote. 

Democratic challenger Leila Green Little ran unopposed in her party’s primary, securing a spot in the Nov. 3 midterm election. 

Robert and Leila Little are husband and wife, and they filed for the same seat in different political parties. According to the Littles, they both filed on platforms of change and to specifically challenge Moss’ long time leadership. 

The Littles are connected to Moss through the Llano County Library System lawsuit, which saw Leila as a leading plaintiff in a First Amendment lawsuit against the county and some of its leadership, including Moss as a named defendant.  

Watch “Meet the Candidates: Llano County Pct. 4 Commissioner”

DailyTrib livestreamed a digital forum and discussion on Oct. 6, with Moss and Little. The entire conversation is on the DailyTrib YouTube channel and will be available for viewing throughout the election season.

The candidates each introduced themselves, answered pressing questions, and had the opportunities to make rebuttals against their opponent’s remarks.

The candidates were asked a total of seven questions each, and given three minutes to respond. Their opponent then had the opportunity to make a one-minute rebuttal which could then be followed up by a one-minute response from the original candidate. 

Four of the questions were generated by DailyTrib editorial staff while the rest were submitted by DailyTrib readers.

dakota@thepicayune.com