Who is running for Justice of the Peace Precinct 2, Place 1 (Hays County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2, Texas) in 2026?

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 1 (Hays County)

Beth Smith is the incumbent Justice of the Peace for Hays County Precinct 2, Place 1, whose precinct includes Kyle, Mountain City and Uhland²⁶. Her campaign site says she was first elected to the Precinct 2 Justice Court in 1999⁶. She is the Democratic nominee and faces Republican Janie Flores¹.

• Justice of the Peace, Hays County Precinct 2, since first being elected in 1999; at a Sept. 15, 2026 forum she cited 28 years of experience and round-the-clock availability for warrants and death inquests³⁶
• First mayor of Mountain City, elected in 1984 and served 14 years; studied criminal justice at Austin Community College and Southwest Texas State University⁶
• Reports more than 600 hours of continuing education as a Justice of the Peace and municipal judge⁶
• First elected in 1999 per her campaign site⁶. She was the only candidate in the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary, with 6,926 votes in the official county results⁴; Hays Free Press lists her as the incumbent⁵.

Nearly two decades of experience working in the court system (self-reported)

Janie Flores is the Republican nominee for Justice of the Peace, Hays County Precinct 2, Place 1¹. At a Sept. 15, 2026 public safety forum she said she has nearly two decades of experience working in the court system and would focus on courtroom professionalism, efficient case management and treating people with dignity and respect². She faces incumbent Democrat Beth Smith¹.

• Nearly two decades of experience working in the court system, as she described it at a Sept. 15, 2026 forum²
• Won the Republican nomination as the only candidate on the March 3, 2026 Republican primary ballot, with 2,560 votes in the official county results³. She has not held judicial office.