Texas Ballot Compare

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Nonpartisan voter guide · Texas

Council Member, District 1

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

City of Uvalde
Vote for oneResearched · fact-checked
Sorayda Arellano SanchezNonpartisan
Ernest SantosErnest SantosNonpartisan Incumbent
On ballot as
SORAYDA ARELLANO SANCHEZ
ERNEST SANTOS
Current role
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Uvalde City Council member, District 1
Background
  • Former Uvalde city secretary
  • Resigned at end of 2025 after nearly a decade in the role (per Uvalde Leader-News)
  • Started in January 2026 as a division chair of applied sciences, Southwest Texas College (per Uvalde Leader-News)
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Experience
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  • Elected in 2024 special election after his only opponent withdrew (per Uvalde Leader-News)
Top priorities
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  • Told the Uvalde Leader-News, July 2026: "working hard on trying to build up our infrastructure"
  • Wants more funding for street repairs (per Uvalde Leader-News, July 2026)
  • "I started the job and I want to finish it."
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: Told the Uvalde Leader-News (July 2026): "I am working hard on trying to build up our infrastructure"; the paper reported he wants more funding for street repairs.
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
None found in our research
Campaign website
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Sorayda Arellano Sanchez

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
SORAYDA ARELLANO SANCHEZ
Current role
Not found
Background
  • Former Uvalde city secretary
  • Resigned at end of 2025 after nearly a decade in the role (per Uvalde Leader-News)
  • Started in January 2026 as a division chair of applied sciences, Southwest Texas College (per Uvalde Leader-News)
Experience
Not found
Top priorities
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Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: No public statement found
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found
Ernest Santos

Ernest Santos

Nonpartisan Incumbent
On ballot as
ERNEST SANTOS
Current role
Uvalde City Council member, District 1
Background
Not found
Experience
  • Elected in 2024 special election after his only opponent withdrew (per Uvalde Leader-News)
Top priorities
  • Told the Uvalde Leader-News, July 2026: "working hard on trying to build up our infrastructure"
  • Wants more funding for street repairs (per Uvalde Leader-News, July 2026)
  • "I started the job and I want to finish it."
Tidbits
  • Property taxes and budget: No public statement found
  • Growth and infrastructure: Told the Uvalde Leader-News (July 2026): "I am working hard on trying to build up our infrastructure"; the paper reported he wants more funding for street repairs.
  • Flooding and drainage: No public statement found
  • Public safety: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found