Early voting starts Monday for March 1 primary
By BRITTANY FHOLER
Cove Leader-Press
Early voting for the March Primary Election starts Tuesday, Feb. 14 and runs through Feb. 25, with Election Day on March 1.
This election features both the Republican Primary and the Democratic Primary and allows voters to narrow down the candidates from each party that will be featured on the General Election ballot in November.
New for this election cycle are weekend voting opportunities, with polls being open both Saturday and Sunday during early voting.
Voting hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14 through Friday, Feb. 18; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 19; 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 20; and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Feb. 22-25 (Tuesday through Friday.)
Early Voting will be held at the following locations:
Copperas Cove Early Voting Center, at 508 B Cove Terrace in Copperas Cove
Gatesville Annex, at 801 E. Leon St. in Gatesville.
Voting on March 1 will take place between 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and voters in Coryell County can vote at any of the county polling locations, which can be found at https://www.coryellcountytax.com/#/elections.
For Copperas Cove residents in Coryell County, this includes the Copperas Cove Civic Center, the Holy Family Catholic Church and Eastside Baptist Church.
All Texas voters must have a valid form of photo ID: either a state driver’s license (issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety); a Texas election identification certificate (issued by DPS); a Texas personal identification card (issued by DPS); a Texas license to carry a handgun (issued by DPS); a U.S. military ID card with a personal photo; a U.S. citizenship certificate with a personal photo; or a U.S. passport.
The candidates in opposed races for the Republican Primary on the Coryell County ballot are as follows:
County Commissioner, Precinct 2
Billy Vaden
Scott Weddle
County Commissioner, Precinct 4
Keith Taylor
Ray Ashby, Jr. (Incumbent)
Bradi Diaz
Coryell County Judge
Joey Acfalle
Jack Barcroft
Celia J. Sellers
Roger A. Miller (Incumbent)
State Senator,
District 24
Raul Reyes
Pete Flores
Lamar Lewis
U.S. Congressional
Representative
District 31:
Mike Williams
Abhiram Garapati
John Carter (Incumbent)
Governor
Chad Prather
Danny Harrison
Rick Perry
Don Huffines
Greg Abbott (Incumbent)
Kandy Kaye Horn
Allen West
Paul Belew
Lieutenant Governor
Dan Patrick (Incumbent)
Aaron Sorrells
Daniel Miller
Trayce Bradford
Zach Vance
Todd M. Bullis
Attorney General
Louie Gohmert
George P. Bush
Ken Paxton (Incumbent)
Eva Guzman
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Mark V. Goloby
Glenn Hegar (Incumbent)
Commissioner of the General Land Office
Don W. Minton
Ben Armenta
Rufus Lopez
Tim Westley
Jon Spiers
Victor Avila
Dawn Buckingham
Weston Martinez
Commissioner of Agriculture
James White
Carey A. Counsil
Sid Miller (Incumbent)
Railroad Commissioner
Tom Slocum Jr.
Dawayne Tipton
Wayne Christian (Incumbent)
Sarah Stogner
Marvin “Sarge” Summers”
Texas Supreme Court Justice, Place 9
Evan Young (Incumbent)
David J. Schenck
Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place 5
Clint Morgan
Scott Walker (Incumbent)
Texas State Board of Education, District 14 Member
Sue Melton-Malone (Incumbent)
Evelyn Brooks
The candidates in the Democratic Primary are:
Governor
Rich Wakeland
Inocencio (Inno) Barrientez
Joy Diaz
Michael Cooper
Beto O’Rourke
Lieutenant Governor
Carla Brailey
Mike Collier
Michelle Beckley
Attorney General
Mike Fields
Lee Merritt
S. “TBone” Raynor
Rochelle Mercedes Garza
Joe Jaworski
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Tim Mahoney
Angel Luis Vega
Janet T. Dudding
Commissioner of the General Land Office
Jay Kleberg
Michael Lange
Sandragrace Martinez
Jinny Suh
Commissioner of Agriculture
Ed Ireson
Susan Hays
Railroad Commissioner
Luke Warford
Texas Supreme Court Justice, Place 3
Erin A. Nowell
Texas Supreme Court Justice, Place 5
Amanda Reichek
Texas Supreme Court Justice, Place 9
Julia Maldonado
Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place 5
Dana Huffman
Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place 6
Robert Johnson
State Board of Education, District 14
Tracy Fisher
State Senator, District 24
Kathy Jones-Hospod
Jeremy Kohlwes
Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals District, Place 4
Beth Payan
Rosa Lopez Theofanis
Paula Knippa