Texas general election: November 3, 2026

Who is running for District Judge, 296th Judicial District in 2026?

Here are the candidates for District Judge, 296th Judicial District on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in District Judge.

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Piper McCraw

Republican

Judge, 469th District Court (Collin County)

Piper McCraw sits on the 469th District Court in Collin County and was appointed to it in 2015²⁴. She is a former Collin County assistant district attorney². She is the only candidate listed for the 296th District Court on the November 3, 2026 ballot¹.

Judge, 469th District Court, Collin County; appointed effective September 1, 2015²; the county lists her as the current judge⁴
Former assistant district attorney, Collin County; former owner of Piper McCraw, P.C.²
Jurist in Residence and Chair of the Training Committee, Texas Children's Commission; member, National CASA/GAL Judicial Leadership Council³
BBA, Southern Methodist University; JD, Texas A&M School of Law²
Appointed to the new 469th District Court by Governor Greg Abbott effective September 1, 2015, for a term to expire at the November 2016 general election². She still sits on the 469th⁴. The state's ballot certification lists her as the sole candidate for the 296th District Court, where the county lists John Roach, Jr. as the current judge and he is not on the certified ballot for the seat¹⁴, so she is not the incumbent in the race she is running in.

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