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

Candidate for Johnson County District Clerk

Will Keeton is a Republican candidate for Johnson County District Clerk¹. The county's District Clerk page lists him as the District Clerk², but a Cleburne Times-Review report said Dean Sullivan was appointed to fill the unexpired term of retiring District Clerk David Lloyd, and the Texas State Directory lists Dean Sullivan as District Clerk⁴⁵. This guide could not confirm from Commissioners Court records who currently holds the office, so it does not list him as an incumbent. In a Times-Review candidate profile he was reported to have 12 years of service at the Guinn Justice Center, more than 20 years as a small business owner, and police academy training at Hill College³. He is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for District Clerk¹.

• The county's District Clerk page lists him as District Clerk; the office is described as record custodian and fee officer for the district courts and as responsible for jury selection²
• 12 years of service at the Guinn Justice Center, according to the Times-Review³
• More than 20 years as a small business owner and police academy training at Hill College, according to the Times-Review³
• The county's District Clerk page lists him². The Times-Review reported that Dean Sullivan was appointed to fill the unexpired term of David Lloyd, and the Texas State Directory lists Dean Sullivan as District Clerk⁴⁵. Commissioners Court minutes or a county order that would settle this were not found, so the guide does not claim he holds the office.