Sachse voters will have different voting options in the Nov. 3 general election depending on whether they live in Dallas or Collin County. The counties have different ballot measures, and voters should check their county’s election information for voting locations and procedures. Early voting runs Oct. 19-30.

In the 3rd Congressional District, Republican Rep. Keith Self is seeking his third term in the U.S. House. He is opposed by Democratic nominee Evan Hunt. In the 5th Congressional District, Sachse’s Dallas County residents will decide on Lance Gooden (R) or Chelsey Hockett (D).

Four Republican state representatives are seeking reelection: Katrina Pierson in District 33, Jeff Leach in District 67, Candy Noble in District 89 and Angie Chen Button in District 112.

Democratic challengers include Orlando Lopez in District 33, Jordan Wheatley in District 67, Angie Carraway in District 89 and Zach Herbert in District 112.

Local nonpartisan races include four Wylie ISD board seats. Five candidates are competing for the open Place 2 seat.

Trustees serve four-year terms and represent the district at large, although candidates run for numbered places. Incumbents Stacie Smith, Virdie Montgomery and Jacob Day are seeking reelection in Places 1, 5 and 6, respectively.

Place 2 is open because trustee Mike Williams is not seeking another term. The candidates, in ballot order, are Bonnie Tinsley, Brett Fagan, Brandon Thomas, Sam Satterwhite and Scott Johnson.

Voters will decide on one Dallas County proposal and two Collin County proposals.

Dallas County voters will decide whether to approve a 2.4-cent property tax rate increase intended to help fund efforts to reduce homelessness, address encampments and expand access to mental health and housing programs.

County commissioners approved an election order Aug. 11 calling a voter-approval tax rate election, or VATRE, for the 2026 tax year. If approved, the higher rate is expected to generate about $102.9 million in additional revenue, according to the county.

The Collin County Commissioners Court is asking voters to approve $817.5 million in bonds for county facilities, roads and bridges, parks and open space, and a new elections and records storage facility. The proposed six-year program would cover fiscal years 2027 through 2032.

Proposition A: $296.5 million for court, adult detention, medical detention and probation facility projects.

Proposition B: $475 million for non-tolled road and bridge improvements, land purchases and intergovernmental projects.

Proposition C: $6 million for parkland acquisition, development and improvements, including joint county-city partnership projects.

Proposition D: $40 million for a new elections facility with offices, training, equipment and records storage.

Collin College is asking voters to approve $600 million for campus expansions and new facilities. The proposal would fund workforce and academic expansions at the McKinney, Technical, Frisco, Wylie and Farmersville campuses, as well as Courtyard Center in Plano.

It also includes funding for an Aviation Academy in McKinney and new campuses in Anna and Royse City.

The Collin Central Appraisal District Board of Directors has three places on the ballot. Randal Shinn is unopposed for Place 1, and Joe Corcoran is unopposed for Place 3. Place 2 is contested by Michael G. Smith and Andrew Cook.

The Dallas Central Appraisal District Board of Directors election was canceled, and all unopposed candidates have been certified and declared elected. They are Patrick W. Burge in Place 1, Stephen H. Mitchel in Place 2 and Ekambar Singirikonda in Place 3.

Early voting runs Monday, Oct. 19, through Friday, Oct. 30.

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