# Worst 2026 Texas Election Candidates

> Texas lists the worst candidates for 2026 ballot with zero-star ratings.
- Title: Worst 2026 Texas Election Candidates · Houstonchronicle
- Summary: Texas lists the worst candidates for 2026 ballot with zero-star ratings. Texas identifies 10 candidates with zero-star ratings for 2026 elections.
- Keywords: texas, 2026 election, candidate, ballot, zero-star, political, election, harris county, tarrant county, democratic, republican, news
- Source: Houstonchronicle — https://houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/2026-election-houston-texas-best-worst-candidates-22479570.php
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- Topics: texas, 2026 election, candidate, ballot, zero-star, political, election, harris county, tarrant county, democratic, republican, news
## Texas election ballot
Harris County ballots are long. Partisan-minded Texans are hard to sway from their built-in allegiances.
## Why vote carefully
After meeting with candidates for roughly 125 races, it’s clear that plenty of contests pit two qualified candidates against each other.
## Worst Republican candidates
Ken Paxton (not) for U.S. Senate ★.
## Bo French (not) for Railroad Commissioner
He’s a white supremacist and plenty of key Republicans, like Sen. John Cornyn and Chris Daniel, have said they’re not voting for him.
## Julie Pickren (not) for State Board of Education
She was voted off the Alvin ISD board after it was revealed that she took part in the Jan. 6 rally.
## Rose Cardenas (not) for Family District Judge
This Republican challenger posts bizarre videos online making unfounded accusations about the incumbent.
## Mike Wolfe (not) for County Clerk
While serving on the Harris County Department of Education board, this Republican was censured over sexual harassment allegations.
## Denise Dick (not) for County School Trustee
A Republican, she’s the wife of billboard attorney Eric Dick, who currently serves as trustee for the Harris County Department of Education.
## Israel Garcia (not) for Civil Court at Law No. 3
A former justice of the peace, this Democrat-turned-Republican pocketed an extra $250,00.
## Worst Democratic candidates
Tamika "Tami" Craft (not) for Civil District Judge, 189th Judicial District ★★.
## Key takeaway

Texas identifies 10 candidates with zero-star ratings for 2026 elections.