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2026 Texas General Election

2026 Texas Primary Election

Democrat

Republican

2026 Texas Primary Runoff

Melinda Preston

Melinda Preston is a wife, mother to seven children, and grandmother to eight grandchildren, with one more on the way.

Melinda currently serves as the Chair of the Denton County Republican Party.

As of January 22, 2026, Melinda Preston’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Walter Ley

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Energy & the Environment

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Voting & Elections

- County party chairs appoint and oversee local election officials and workers, manage candidate filings and ballot placement for county offices, serve on the county election board, and help certify local election results.
- The county party chair is elected in a partisan primary election to a two-year term. Candidates must be accepted to vote in the selected party’s primary election or take an oath of affiliation with the party.
- County party chairs may receive payment, but only after the county party’s final cost report has been received on time and approved by the Secretary of State.

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Denton County Party Chair, Republican Primary

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