Who is running for Justice of the Peace Precinct 1, Place 2 (Hays County Justice of the Peace Precinct 1, Texas) in 2026?
Here are the candidates for Justice of the Peace Precinct 1, Place 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. This race is on the ballot for voters in Hays County Justice of the Peace Precinct 1.
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Maggie Hernandez Moreno
Democrat · IncumbentJustice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 2 (San Marcos)
Maggie Hernandez Moreno is the sitting Justice of the Peace for Precinct 1, Place 2 in San Marcos, listed by Hays County as Maggie Moreno3. A Corridor News article dated October 5, 2016 says she was appointed to take office October 1 because she had no opponents in that November's election4. She is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for the seat1.
- Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 2 (San Marcos), 712 S. Stagecoach Trail, Suite 22353
- Per Corridor News (article dated October 5, 2016): County Judge Bert Cobb swore her in on Monday, October 3; the report says she was appointed to take office October 1 since she had no opponents in the November election4
- Per the same report, her mother, Margie Hernandez, held the same court from 2003 until her death in 20154
- Per Corridor News (article dated October 5, 2016), she was appointed to take office October 1 as allowed by state law because she had no opponents in the November election4. Hays County now lists her as the sitting justice with a term listed through 202623.
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