2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Texas House District 106

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Joe Mayes

Democratic

Work: Podcast executive producer and bookshop owner; U.S. Air Force veteran (20 years)

Joe Mayes served 20 years in the U.S. Air Force and has held IT security roles. He now owns a bookshop and is executive producer of a podcast. This is his first run for office.

Sources for Mayes

Joe Mayes - candidate profile, tx-statehouse-106 (Branch Politics (branch.vote), Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Jared Patterson

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 106
Work: State Representative, Texas House District 106 (Denton County, since 2019)

Jared Patterson is the sitting State Representative for District 106 in the Texas Legislature, a district that includes all or part of Denton County.

Jared Patterson was first elected to House District 106 in 2018 and chairs the Local & Consent Calendars Committee. In 2023 he passed HB 900, the READER Act, setting rules for explicit material in school libraries.

Patterson's committees

Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Local & Consent Calendars (Chair)
Transportation
S/C on Transportation Funding

Sources for Patterson

Jared Patterson: official member information (Texas Legislature (Texas Senate; Texas House of Representatives; Texas Legislature Online), Public record)
Texas Legislature: committee information (Texas Legislature (Texas Senate; Texas House of Representatives; Texas Legislature Online), Public record)
Texas Legislature: current member roster (Texas Legislature (Texas Senate; Texas House of Representatives; Texas Legislature Online), Public record)
Rep. Jared Patterson biography (Texas House of Representatives, Public record)

Sources

Candidate list and race details

Ballot Certification Report, 2026 November General Election (state and district offices), and Certified List of Write-In Candidates (Texas Secretary of State, Public record)

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