Election Day for the 2026 midterm elections is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Polling locations are open until 7 p.m.

Voters in Burnet and Llano counties have critical state and national races on the ballot, with Llano County residents deciding on a new Precinct 4 commissioner.   

Early voting ended on Friday, Oct. 30, with Burnet and Llano counties racking up some of the highest by-percentage early voter turnouts in the state. 

According to The Office of the Texas Secretary of State, Llano County had the second highest early voting turnout in Texas, with 53.21 percent of registered voters casting ballots before Election Day. The only county with a higher percentage was Blanco County, with 54.03 percent. 

Burnet County also had a relatively high turnout of 47.97 percent. 

For comparison, some of Texas’ largest counties had the following early voting turnouts compared to local counties:

Local counties

• Llano County- 53.21 percent; 18,564 registered voters; 9,878 voted
• Burnet County- 47.97 percent; 39,466 registered voters; 18,930 voted

Large counties

• Harris County- 39.13 percent; 2,746,177 registered voters; 1,074,580 voted
• Dallas County- 41.80 percent; 1,493,955 registered voters; 624,403 voted
• Bexar County- 39.62 percent; 1,325,780 registered voters; 525,327 voted
• Travis County- 47.98 percent; 945,505 registered voters; 453,646 voted

In total, 7,711,665, or 40.5 percent, of the 19,041,684 registered voters in Texas cast their ballots during the Oct. 19-30 early voting period. 

Burnet County 

-See a sample Burnet County midterm election ballot here.

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

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

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

(Registered voters in Burnet County may cast their ballots at any of the polling locations below)

-Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. All polls are open 7 a.m.- 7 p.m.

• Burnet County Agrilife Extension: 607 N. Vandeveer Street, Burnet
• Bertram Community Center: 340 S. Gabriel Street, Bertram
• Briggs Firehouse: 2285 Hwy 183, Briggs
• Church of Christ: 711 Broadway, Marble Falls
• Grace United Methodist Church: 4007 Valley View, Granite Shoals
• Granite Shoals Community Center: 1208 N. Phillips Ranch Road, Granite Shoals 
• Highland Haven Community Center: 118 Blackbird Drive, Highland Haven
• Hoover Valley Volunteer Fire Department: 303 CR 118B, Burnet
• Lake Victor Community Center: 200 Lake Avenue, Lake Victor
• Meadowlakes City Hall: 177 Broadmoor Street, #B, Meadowlakes
• Naruna Church: 9170 FM 1478, Lampasas
• Oakalla Community Center: 29011 FM 963, Oakalla
• Silver Creek Community Center: 101 CR 128, Burnet
• Smithwick Community Center: 10800 E. FM 1431, Marble Falls
• Spicewood Community Center: 7901 CR 404, Spicewood
• Texas Tech University at Highland Lakes: 806 Steve Hawkins Pkwy., Marble Falls

Llano County 

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.  

-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. 

Election Day

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

All locations open 7 a.m.- 7 p.m.

• 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

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’ longtime 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