Who is running for Civil District Judge, 190th District Court in 2026?
Here are the candidates for Civil District Judge, 190th District Court on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in Harris County. What does this office do?
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Aaron Adams
RepublicanAttorney
Aaron Adams is a Houston attorney1. He is the Republican nominee for the 190th District Court against incumbent Democrat Beau Miller12.
- Practicing attorney; no judicial service found in the sources reviewed1
- Advanced unopposed from the Republican primary on March 3, 2026, and is on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot against incumbent Democrat Beau Miller12.
- Bar poll: The Houston Bar Association's 2026 Judicial Preference Poll, a non-binding poll of HBA members on contested judicial races that the HBA says is not an endorsement, was open as of September 27, 2026, with results due October 9, 2026; no results were published as of this writing3.
Beau Miller
Democrat · IncumbentJudge, 190th District Court (Harris County)
Beau Miller has served as judge of the 190th District Court, a Harris County civil court, since January 1, 20191. He earned a bachelor's degree in music education from Louisiana State University and a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law, and his campaign describes him as a trial attorney with experience in complex litigation before he took the bench1. He is seeking re-election against Republican nominee Aaron Adams12.
- Judge, 190th District Court (Harris County civil court), since January 1, 20191
- Trial attorney with experience in complex litigation before taking the bench1
- Member, Harris County District Courts' Civil Trial Division's Ethics and Continuing Legal Education Committee; member, Houston Bar Association1
- Founder and president of Live Consortium, a nonprofit; member, LSU College of Music and Dramatic Arts Dean's Taskforce1
- B.A. in Music Education, Louisiana State University (1995); J.D., University of Texas School of Law (2001)1
- Elected in November 2018, defeating incumbent Republican Debra Ibarra Mayfield 54.4% to 45.6%1; re-elected in November 2022, defeating Republican Fred Shuchart 51.7% to 48.3%1. He is running for a third term in November 20261.
- Bar poll: The Houston Bar Association's 2026 Judicial Preference Poll, a non-binding poll of HBA members on contested judicial races that the HBA says is not an endorsement, was open as of September 27, 2026, with results due October 9, 2026; no results were published as of this writing3.
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