Regular City General Election

Regular City general elections shall be held on the uniform election date in November.

Date of Next Regular Election: November 2027

All Council members and the Mayor shall be elected for three-year terms.

Beginning with the November 2024 election, the Council shall transition to three-year terms. 

• For the November 2024 election, the candidates elected to the City Council At-Large Positions 1, 2, 3, and 4 shall serve three-year terms. 
• For the November 2025 election, the candidates elected to the office of Mayor and the City Council Wards 1, 2, 3, and 4 shall serve three-year terms.
• For all subsequent elections, all Councilmembers and the Mayor shall be elected for three-year terms in the November general election.  

Each qualified voter shall vote for not more than one candidate for Mayor and not more than one candidate for Councilmember from the qualified voter's ward. Each qualified voter shall vote for not more than one candidate for each of the four Council-at-Large positions.

Candidate Qualifications

• At the time of election to office and during their tenure of office, the Mayor and each member of the Council shall be a citizen and a qualified registered voter of the State of Texas and the City of Huntsville.
• Be at least 21 years of age on the date of the election.
  
• Be a resident of the City for at least 12 months preceding the election.
• Resided continuously in the state of Texas for 12 months preceding the date of the regular filing deadline for a candidate's application for a place on the ballot. 
  
• If running for a specific Ward, the candidate must be a resident of that Ward.
  
• No member of the Council shall be indebted to the City or be delinquent in the payment to the City of any tax or assessment.
  
• No member of the Council shall hold any other office or employment under the City government.
  
• Be a citizen of the United States.
• Have not been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote; and
  
• Have not been finally convicted of a felony from which the candidate has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities.
  

Candidates are also subject to the requirements of the State's nepotism law, conflicts of interest law, and the loyalty clause.

A member of the Council ceasing to possess any of the foregoing qualifications shall immediately forfeit their office. 

Candidate Filing to Become Candidate for Election

Any qualified person who desires to become a candidate for election to the office of Mayor or Councilmember shall file with the City Secretary's office. Application submissions for that person's name to appear on the ballot beginning on July 2027,and ending on August 2027.

Residential Requirements

The Mayor shall be designated as such and as a candidate for such office may reside anywhere within the City. The eight Councilmembers shall be designated as:

Councilmember — Ward 1

Councilmember — Ward 2

Councilmember — Ward 3

Councilmember — Ward 4

Councilmember-at-Large — Position 1

Councilmember-at-Large — Position 2

Councilmember-at-Large — Position 3

Councilmember-at-Large — Position 4

To be eligible as a candidate for Councilmember from a specific Ward, a person must be a resident of such Ward. Candidates for all positions of Councilmember-at-Large may reside anywhere within the City.

*ARTICLE IV. - THE COUNCIL Sec. 4.01. - Number, selection, and term of office.

Section 4.01(b)

All Councilmembers and the Mayor shall be elected for three-year terms. 

Campaign Filings

Click here to view all 2026 campaign filings

Click here  to view all 2025 campaign filings

Click here  to view all 2024 campaign filings

Click here to view all 2023 campaign filings

Click here to view all prior year campaign filings

Kristy Doll, City Secretary

1212 Avenue M, Huntsville, TX  77340

CitySecretary@huntsvilletx.gov

936-291-5413