Texas general election: November 3, 2026

Who is running for Judge, County Court At Law No. 3 (Collin County, Texas) in 2026?

Here are the candidates for Judge, County Court At Law No. 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in Collin County.

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Lance S. Baxter

Republican · Incumbent

Judge, County Court at Law No. 3 (Collin County)

Lance Baxter is the sitting judge of County Court at Law No. 3 in Collin County²³. He co-founded the Collin County Adult Mental Health Court⁴. He is the only candidate listed for the seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot¹.

Judge, Collin County Court at Law No. 3; already on the bench in 2018²⁵
Co-founded the Collin County Adult Mental Health Court with Judge Jennifer Edgeworth; the court won the Judge Ruben G. Reyes Outstanding Specialty Court Team Award in 2025⁴⁵
Texas Christian University graduate (class of 1983)⁵
He is the sitting judge of County Court at Law No. 3²³⁶ and was already elected to the bench by 2018⁵. The official pages reviewed do not give his first election date.

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