Texas general election: November 3, 2026

Who is running for County Clerk (Ellis County, Texas) in 2026?

Here are the candidates for County Clerk on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in Ellis County.

This office runs county services rather than voting on the quiz issues, so we show each candidate's experience and record instead of an issue match.

Krystal Valdez

Republican · Incumbent

Ellis County Clerk

Krystal Valdez (Republican) is listed as the Ellis County Clerk in the county's elected officials report². In a candidate profile published by the Waxahachie Sun on Oct. 6, 2018, she gave her own account of six years as a Deputy County Clerk and three years as Chief Administrator for County Court at Law No. 1³. She is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for this office¹.

County Clerk, Ellis County, per the county's elected officials report dated May 29, 2026²
In her own 2018 candidate-profile answers (Waxahachie Sun, Oct. 6, 2018): over six years as a Deputy County Clerk (vital statistics, real property research, lead civil desk clerk, probate and guardianship) and three years as Chief Administrator for County Court at Law No. 1³
Education, same 2018 profile, her own account: Red Oak High School and paralegal studies at Navarro College³
The county's elected officials report shows the office up for election in 2026². No official source found stating when she first took office.

Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.