Woodlands-area residents will choose candidates for more than two dozen races on the Nov. 3 midterm ballot, with early voting opening Monday, Oct. 19.

The ballot stretches from Township Board seats and Municipal Utility District boards to the Montgomery County judge's race, school board trustees and statewide offices including governor and U.S. Senate. Woodlands Online published a full candidate list Wednesday, Oct. 7, covering every race Montgomery County voters will see.

Sean K. Thompson of Woodlands Online noted that not every voter will see every race. "While all electronic devices are to be turned off while in a polling location, you can bring in any printed materials you like, including a printout of this list," Thompson wrote.

Township board: one contested seat

Four at-large positions on The Woodlands Township Board of Directors are on the ballot. Three are uncontested: Lee Wilson (Position 1), Linda Nelson (Position 2) and Craig Eissler (Position 4). Each seat carries a two-year, unpaid term, according to the township's filing announcement.

Position 3 is the only contested township race. Priscila Young, Nick Tran and Lisa Gilmore are competing for the seat, in that ballot order, according to the township's Aug. 25 filing report.

County judge, appraisal district draw opponents

The Montgomery County judge's race pits incumbent Mark Keough (R) against challenger James Graf (D). Most other countywide offices are unopposed, including county clerk, district clerk, treasurer and both commissioner seats on the ballot.

All three Montgomery Central Appraisal District board seats are contested: Gary Beck vs. Dale Inman (Place 1), Creg Mixon vs. Frank S. Smith (Place 2) and Webb Melder vs. Sherry D. Tavel (Place 3).

The Justice of the Peace Precinct 3 race features Republican Brittany Gable-Hale against independent candidate Charles B. Meyer. As we reported Oct. 7, Meyer is running without a party affiliation.

School boards and MUD races

Conroe ISD trustees have contested races in all three positions on the ballot: Aggie Gambino vs. Ryan Tsamouris (Position 1), a three-way race among Robin Deferrari, Rodney Hammer and Destinee Milton (Position 2), and Phillip Martin vs. Misty Odenweller (Position 3).

Woodlands Online is hosting a Conroe ISD candidate forum Tuesday, Oct. 13, at the Lone Star College System Office, 5000 Research Forest, with doors opening at 5 p.m. The event will also be livestreamed on Woodlands Online's website.

Five MUD boards (187, 228, 264, 265A and 265B) each have five at-large seats with exactly five candidates, meaning all are uncontested.

Statewide headliners

The U.S. Senate race between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico is rated a toss-up by NBC News. The governor's race features incumbent Greg Abbott (R) against Gina Hinojosa (D). Libertarian and Green Party candidates also appear in several statewide contests.

How to vote early

Early voting runs Oct. 19 through Oct. 30 at locations across Montgomery County. Two Woodlands locations are available: the George and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Library at 8125 Ashlane Way and the Kevin Brady Library and Community Center at 2250 Buckthorne Place. Both are new polling sites for this election, according to the Montgomery County Elections office.

Hours vary by week: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 19–23, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, and Oct. 26–30, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25. Mail ballot applications must reach the early voting clerk by Friday, Oct. 23.

Montgomery County had 485,276 registered voters as of Oct. 7. Woodlands residents who live on the Harris County side of the township line face different county and judicial races and should check harrisvotes.com for their specific ballot.

Election Day polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3.