Four SBOE Members Not Seeking Re-Election
Four current SBOE members (one Democrat and three Republicans) are not seeking re-election for new terms starting Jan. 1, 2027.
SBOE members not seeking re-election via their respective March 2026 party primaries as of last week’s filing deadline, according to unofficial sources, are:
- Democrat:
- Dist. 5: Rebecca Bell-Metereau (San Marcos)
- Dist. 5: Rebecca Bell-Metereau (San Marcos)
- Republicans:
- Dist. 6: Will Hickman (Houston)
- Dist. 9: Keven Ellis (Lufkin)
- Dist. 14: Evelyn Brooks (Frisco)
Meanwhile, four other SBOE members (also one Democrat and three Republicans) are seeking re-election via their party primaries (see box below).
Major Party SBOE Primary Races (Unofficial)*
*Pending final candidate qualification vetting by the respective parties.
- SBOE District 2:
- 1 Democrat.
- 3 Republicans (including incumbent LJ Francis, Corpus Christi).
- SBOE District 5:
- 6 Democrats.
- 1 Republican.
- SBOE District 6:
- 1 Democrat.
- 2 Republicans.
- SBOE District 7:
- 5 Democrats.
- 1 Republican (incumbent Julie Pickren, Pearland).
- SBOE District 8:
- 2 Democrats.
- 2 Republicans (including incumbent Audrey Young, Trinity).
- SBOE District 9:
- 1 Democrat.
- 3 Republicans.
- SBOE District 13:
- 2 Democrats (including incumbent Tiffany Clark, DeSoto).
- 1 Republican.
- SBOE District 14:
- 1 Democrat.
- 2 Republicans.
Primary source: Ballotpedia
Election dates:
- Primaries — Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
- Runoffs — Tuesday, May 26, 2026.
- General election — Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, pitting the winners of the respective major party primaries against minor party candidates (if any) for four-year SBOE terms beginning Jan. 1, 2027.
The remaining seven SBOE seats will be up for election in 2028.
