Texas Ballot Compare

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Nonpartisan voter guide · Texas

Commissioner, Place 5

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

Smith County Emergency Services District No. 1
Vote for oneResearched · fact-checked
Ben PateNonpartisan
Richard BellarNonpartisan
On ballot as
Ben Pate
Richard Bellar
Current role
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Background
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Experience
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  • Spent "20 years as a firefighter and 5 years serving as Chief" (per his Lindale Area Chamber of Commerce candidate listing)
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
  • 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
None found in our research
Campaign website
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Ben Pate

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Ben Pate
Current role
Not found
Background
Not found
Experience
Not found
Top priorities
Not found
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

Richard Bellar

Nonpartisan
On ballot as
Richard Bellar
Current role
Not found
Background
Not found
Experience
  • Spent "20 years as a firefighter and 5 years serving as Chief" (per his Lindale Area Chamber of Commerce candidate listing)
Top priorities
Not found
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