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Tom Green County, TX election informationNovember 3, 2026Brought to you by CulturaMinds

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Commissioner of the General Land Office

Who is on the ballot for Commissioner of the General Land Office in Tom Green County, Texas, on November 3, 2026? This guide lists 3 people running for Commissioner of the General Land Office: Benjamin Flores (Democratic); Dawn Buckingham (Republican, incumbent); and Neill Snider (Libertarian).

People running in this race. Party is shown when the official list names one.

Shared source for names and parties: Texas Secretary of State ballot certification (https://www.sos.texas.gov/elections/forms/2026-ballot-cert.pdf), signed August 28, 2026 by Deputy Secretary Dave Nelson. Names are from the Tom Green County section. Election day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

The Texas Ethics Commission treasurer list is a campaign-finance filing, not the ballot. The commission says the office on that form is what the filer wrote and may be out of date.

This page does not endorse anyone.

Dawn Buckingham

Dawn Buckingham, Republican, is certified for commissioner of the General Land Office. The Land Office lists Dr. Dawn Buckingham as the current commissioner. That page says she earned a degree from the University of Texas at Austin and a medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

Ballot certification

General Land Office

Benjamin Flores

Benjamin Flores, Democratic, is certified for land commissioner. The Ethics Commission list shows Benjamin Flores with a treasurer appointment dated June 26, 2025, for land commissioner, and no office held. No official biography was found, so this note stops there.

Ballot certification

TEC treasurer list, filer 89819

Neill Snider

Neill Snider, Libertarian, is certified for land commissioner. The Ethics Commission list shows Neill Snider with a treasurer appointment dated November 20, 2025, for land commissioner, and no office held. No official biography was found, so this note stops there.

Ballot certification

TEC treasurer list, filer 58885

What this job is

The General Land Office manages state land. Its about page says that includes 13 million acres and more than 3,400 miles of coastline. An elected commissioner leads the office for a four-year term.

The office leases state land for oil, minerals, and other uses that raise money for the state, including the Permanent School Fund, which the page says funds public schools. It also funds disaster recovery, looks after the coast, runs veterans programs, keeps state archives, and takes care of the Alamo.

Source: Texas General Land Office

The area

This office is elected by the whole state. The U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 population estimate for Texas is 31,290,831. The 2024 estimate for Tom Green County, Texas is 120,103. San Angelo is the county seat of Tom Green County, Texas, and the city's 2024 population estimate is 100,159.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 county population estimates; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 city and town population estimates; Texas Comptroller, Tom Green County rural snapshot; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 cartographic boundaries; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 TIGER/Line roads; U.S. Geological Survey, Global Map 1:1,000,000-scale rivers and lakes

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This race covers all of Texas, the white area inside the navy outline. Tom Green County, Texas is outlined and hatched in red. Thin lines are counties. Dots are cities of 200,000 or more in the Census Bureau 2024 estimates, plus San Angelo, the square. Blue lines are major rivers from the U.S. Geological Survey 1:1,000,000-scale Global Map. Shields mark interstates, from Census Bureau 2024 road lines. This is not a survey map.

Main industries here

The Governor's Office of Economic Development and Tourism says Texas is the leading producer of oil, gas, wind, and utility-scale solar energy in the United States. That page names oil and gas extraction, production, and transportation, and renewables, as energy clusters. A separate sector on the same page is food and livestock products, from beef and poultry to tortillas and snack foods.

Source: Governor's Office, target industries

Who holds it now

Dawn Buckingham. The Land Office about page says the current commissioner is Dawn Buckingham, M.D.

Source: Texas General Land Office

Who held this seat

The names, years, and the lines under them are from Wikipedia's list of Texas land commissioners. That is not an official government page. Wikipedia cites a General Land Office archives handout for many earlier terms. The list begins in the Republic of Texas. Dawn Buckingham is the current commissioner on the land office page.

This list is not from an official government page.

Sources: Wikipedia, Texas General Land Office; Texas General Land Office

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  1. Dawn Buckingham

    Dawn Buckingham Republican

    January 10, 2023 – present

  2. George P. Bush

    George P. Bush Republican

    January 2, 2015 – January 10, 2023

  3. Jerry E. Patterson

    Jerry E. Patterson Republican

    January 21, 2003 – January 2, 2015

  4. David Dewhurst

    David Dewhurst Republican

    January 19, 1999 – January 21, 2003

  5. Garry Mauro Democrat

    January 1, 1983 – January 5, 1999

  6. Bob Armstrong Democrat

    January 12, 1971 – January 4, 1983

  7. Jerry Sadler Democrat

    January 1, 1961 – January 1, 1971

  8. Bill Allcorn Democrat

    February 1, 1958 – January 1, 1961

    Appointed by Governor Price Daniel to replace Rudder; elected in 1958.

  9. James Earl Rudder Democrat

    January 5, 1955 – February 1, 1958

    Appointed by Governor Alan Shivers to replace Giles; elected in 1956; resigned in 1958.

  10. Bascom Giles Democrat

    January 1, 1939 – January 5, 1955

    Re-elected in 1954 but failed to take oath of office due to Veterans' Land Board scandal, for which he went on to serve 3 years in prison.

  11. William H. McDonald Democrat

    January 1, 1937 – January 1, 1939

  12. J. H. Walker Democrat

    September 12, 1929 – January 1, 1937

    Appointed by Governor Dan Moody to replace Robison; elected in 1930; re-elected in 1932 and 1934; did not stand in 1936.

  13. James T. Robison Democrat

    January 11, 1909 – September 8, 1929

    Died in office.

  14. John J. Terrell Democrat

    January 10, 1903 – January 11, 1909

  15. Charles Rogan Democrat

    May 15, 1899 – January 10, 1903

    Appointed by Governor Joseph Sayers to replace Finger; subsequently elected.

  16. George W. Finger Democrat

    January 16, 1899 – May 4, 1899

    Died in office.

  17. Andrew J. Baker Democrat

    January 15, 1895 – January 16, 1899

  18. W. L. McGaughey Democrat

    January 16, 1891 – January 16, 1895

  19. Richard M. Hall Democrat

    January 10, 1887 – January 16, 1891

  20. W. C. Walsh Democrat

    June 15, 1878 – January 10, 1887

    Appointed by Governor Richard B. Hubbard to remainder of Groos' term.

  21. Johann J. Groos Democrat

    January 20, 1874 – June 15, 1878

    Died in office.

  22. Jacob Kuechler

    Jacob Kuechler Republican

    January 19, 1870 – January 20, 1874

  23. Joseph Spence Republican

    August 27, 1867 – January 19, 1870

  24. Stephen Crosby Democrat

    August 7, 1866 – August 27, 1867

    Removed from office by Reconstruction military government.

  25. Francis M. White Democrat

    September 1, 1865 – August 7, 1866

  26. Stephen Crosby Democrat

    March 1, 1862 – September 1, 1865

  27. Francis M. White Democrat

    March 1, 1858 – March 1, 1862

  28. Stephen Crosby Democrat

    August 4, 1851 – March 1, 1858

  29. George W. Smyth

    George W. Smyth Democrat

    March 20, 1848 – August 4, 1851

    Defeated Ward in 1848 election.

  30. Thomas W. Ward

    January 4, 1841 – March 20, 1848

  31. H. W. Raglin

    December 12, 1840 – January 4, 1841

  32. John P. Borden

    August 23, 1837 – December 12, 1840

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