Who is running for Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 (Bastrop County Justice of the Peace Precinct 4, Texas) in 2026?

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Bastrop County)

Larry Dunne is the sitting Justice of the Peace for Precinct 4 in Bastrop County, with an office in Elgin, and the Republican nominee¹².

• Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Bastrop County, listed as the sitting judge on the county court page¹
• The length of his service and how he first took office were not verified in a source opened for this profile.

Accounts receivable team manager, global marketing technology company (private sector)

Rachel Turman-Smith is the Democratic nominee for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Bastrop County, and says this is her first run for public office²³. Her campaign site, which uses the name Rachel Turman, says she has lived in Bastrop County for 35 years, is a UT College of Communications graduate, and worked in the media industry for 30 years¹. She is not a lawyer, which Texas does not require for the office².

• Manages a small accounts receivable team that oversees a $500 million portfolio of accounts at a global marketing technology company, per her campaign site¹
• 30 years in the media industry, including more than 20 years as a trainer, systems administrator and facilitator, per her campaign site¹
• Graduate of the University of Texas College of Communication; not a lawyer¹²
• Studying the Texas Justice Court Training Center coursework in preparation, per her campaign site²
• Certified as a Democratic candidate on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot under the name Rachel Turman-Smith³. Her campaign materials use Rachel Turman; the ballot spelling comes from the Secretary of State certification. Running for public office for the first time².