2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Texas House District 57

3 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Darren Hamilton

Libertarian

Work: Data analyst, statistician and database engineer; U.S. Marine Corps veteran

Darren Hamilton works as a data analyst, statistician and database engineer and served in the U.S. Marine Corps, including during Operation Desert Storm. He ran for House District 57 in 2022 and 2024.

Sources for Hamilton

Darren Hamilton - candidate profile, tx-statehouse-57 (Branch Politics (branch.vote), Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

Richard Hayes

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 57
Work: State Representative, Texas House District 57 (since 2023); founding partner, Hayes, Berry, White & Vanzant, L.L.P. (real estate and business law, Denton)

Richard Hayes is the sitting State Representative for District 57 in the Texas Legislature, a district that includes all or part of Denton County.

Richard Hayes is a founding partner of the North Texas law firm Hayes, Berry, White & Vanzant, established in 1985, practicing real estate and business law. Early in his career he was a briefing attorney for a federal judge and an assistant criminal district attorney in Bexar County. He was elected to Texas House District 57 in 2022.

Hayes's committees

Governmental Oversight, Select
Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
S/C on Family & Fiduciary Relationships (Vice Chair)
Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Sources for Hayes

Richard Hayes: 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. Richard Hayes biography (Texas House of Representatives, Public record)

Ray Stith

Democratic

Work: Human resources leader at a private company; former U.S. Army officer

Ray Stith is a human resources leader at a privately held company and a former U.S. Army officer.

Sources for Stith

Ray Stith - candidate profile, tx-statehouse-57 (Branch Politics (branch.vote), Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

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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