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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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ZACHARY CARTER

Candidate · November 3, 2026 general election

Zachary Carter

Zachary Carter

Republican Incumbent
On ballot as
ZACHARY CARTER
Current role
Bastrop County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2; associate municipal judge, Smithville (per campaign)
Background
  • Graduate, Smithville High School (2004) (per campaign)
  • Associate of Arts in criminal justice, Blinn College (2025) (per campaign)
  • New-judge school, Texas Justice Court Training Center (2023–2024) (per campaign)
  • New-judge school, Texas Municipal Court Education Center (2024) (per campaign)
  • Bastrop County resident since childhood (per campaign)
Experience
  • Associate municipal judge, Smithville Municipal Court (since January 2024) (per campaign)
  • Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (since August 2023) (per campaign)
  • Appointed unanimously by the Commissioners Court (per candidate, 2024 Community Impact questionnaire)
  • Corrections officer and deputy sheriff, Bastrop County Sheriff's Office (October 2007–August 2023) (per campaign)
Top priorities
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Tidbits
  • Judicial philosophy: Campaign site: his background "reflects a lifelong commitment to fairness, accountability, and public service"
  • Court administration: In a 2024 Community Impact primary questionnaire: "Experience and a good rapport with other courts and agencies in Bastrop County are vital to accomplish duties as required."
Endorsements
  • Bastrop County Conservatives
Campaign website
electzacharycarter.com