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Coretta Mallet-Fontenot
Candidate for State Board of Education, District 4 (unexpired term) on the Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026 ballot in Harris County.
- Name on the ballot
- Coretta Mallet-Fontenot [1]
- Race
- State Board of Education, District 4 (unexpired term)
- Party
- Democrat
- Holds this seat now
- No
- Opponents
- Tammie Nielsen
- Early voting
- Oct. 19–30, 2026 · Election day Nov. 3
The seat
Tammie Nielsen (Republican) holds this seat by appointment of Gov. Greg Abbott, dated Aug. 24, 2026, after Staci Childs resigned to run for the Texas House. The winner finishes the term. [2]
Harris County voters are split among State Board of Education Districts 4, 6, 7 and 8. Your sample ballot shows which one you vote in. [1]
Public record
Campaign money
Files campaign finance reports with the Texas Ethics Commission. Search the name in the Commission's campaign finance search. [5]
State Board of Education candidates file campaign finance reports with the Texas Ethics Commission, not with a school district.
How to vote
Early voting runs Monday, Oct. 19 through Friday, Oct. 30, 2026. Election day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Early voting locations · Your sample ballot · Harris County elections office
Sources
- Harris County Clerk, Nov. 3, 2026 General and Special Elections sample ballot (all races).
- Office of the Governor, "Governor Abbott Appoints Nielsen To State Board Of Education", August 24, 2026.
- Texas AFT, "Landslide win for Coretta Mallet-Fontenot in SBOE District 4", August 21, 2026.
- The Texas Tribune via KPRC, "Meet the candidates running for Texas' State Board of Education in 2026", October 16, 2026.
- Texas Ethics Commission, campaign finance search.
Checked against these sources on October 19, 2026.
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