Republican Brett Ligon and Democrat Ron Angeletti will face each other again on Nov. 3 for the Texas Senate District 4 seat that includes The Woodlands and other parts of Montgomery County.
Ligon, the former Montgomery County district attorney, won the same matchup in a May 2 special election by a 75-25 margin. That race filled the vacancy left when former state Sen. Brandon Creighton gave up the remainder of his term to lead the Texas Tech University System. Ligon's current term expires Jan. 11, 2027. The November winner will serve a full four-year term.
Voter registration for the November election closes Monday, Oct. 5, according to the Texas Farm Bureau. Early voting runs Oct. 19 through Oct. 30. The deadline to apply for a mail-in ballot is Friday, Oct. 23.
Who's running
Ligon served as Montgomery County's district attorney for about 17 years before resigning to run for the senate seat. He earned a bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University and a law degree from South Texas College of Law, according to Ballotpedia. In the March 3 Republican primary, he defeated Charlie Miller with 74.5% of the vote.
In a Community Impact candidate Q&A published Sept. 17, Ligon said he is focused on public safety, border security, flood mitigation, lowering property taxes and making the homeowners insurance market more competitive.
"Rapid population growth is placing pressure on infrastructure, flood control systems, and public safety resources," Ligon said in the Q&A. "At the same time, rising property taxes burden families. …"
Angeletti, an educator, small-business owner and special needs advocate, ran unopposed in the March 3 Democratic primary. He said his priorities include affordable housing, property-tax relief that does not undermine public schools, faster disaster assistance, healthcare access and protecting good-paying jobs.
During the spring special election campaign, Angeletti said on his campaign website, as reported by The Texan in late April, that he leads "from where families live," not from the political extremes.
The district
Senate District 4 spans portions of Harris, Montgomery, Chambers and Jefferson counties, according to the Texas Tribune and The Texan. The Texas Tribune reported the district voted for President Donald Trump by a 34-point margin in 2024, making it one of the most Republican seats in the Texas Senate.
In the May special election, Ligon drew 26,130 votes to Angeletti's 8,700 out of 34,830 total ballots cast, according to Ballotpedia.
Ligon entered that race with endorsements from Creighton, Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, U.S. Rep. Morgan Luttrell, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham and six Republican state House members, according to The Texan.
Both candidates identified rapid population growth, rising property taxes, flooding and infrastructure strain, and climbing housing and insurance costs as the district's top challenges, according to the Community Impact Q&A.
The next key date is the Oct. 5 registration deadline. Montgomery County residents can check their registration status or register through the county elections office.
