Tuesday's runoff election will decide county commissioner position

By LYNETTE SOWELL 
Cove Leader-Press 

Polls are open until 7 p.m. on Turesday, May 24 for the primary runoff election. 
Polling locations in Coryell County include Holy Family Catholic Church, 1001 Georgetown Rd.; Copperas Cove Early Voting Center, 508 B Cove Terrace; Gatesville Annex, 801 E. Leon St., Gatesville; Turnersville Community Center, 8115 F.M. 182, Gatesville; Evant City Hall, 598 E. Hwy. 84, Evant. 
As of the close of early voting on Friday, a total of 1,347 voters had cast ballots in Coryell County, with 1,128 Republicans voting and 219 Democrats voting. Of the total votes cast, the county has received 369 mail-in ballots. 
There is only one county race in a runoff on the Republican Party ticket for Coryell County, that of Precinct 4 Commissioner. 
Incumbent Ray Ashby and Jonesboro resident Keith Taylor are on the ballot for that race. 
Coryell County is divided into four commissioner precincts by geography, and in late 2021, the county underwent some redistricting to balance the populations located in each precinct. The changes were made based on the growth in the county. 
Voters who aren’t sure in which precinct they reside can do two things. One, they can check out the map online which shows the precincts at https://www.coryellcountytax.com/content/files/Coryell%20Voting%20map%20...
Or, voters can visit the Secretary of State website and find their precinct at https://teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov/MVP/mvp.do. 
For both the Republican and Democratic party, several state races are on the line for the runoff election. 
In statewide races, Republican incumbent Attorney General Ken Paxton will face George P. Bush in the runoff.
Dr. Dawn Buckingham is in a race with Dr. Tim Westley for the Commissioner of the General Land Office. 
Wayne Christian and Sarah Stogner are in a runoff for Railroad Commissioner. 
Pete Flores and Raul Reyes are in a runoff for State Senate District 24. 
On the Democratic ticket, Michelle Beckley and Mike Collier are in the runoff for Lieutenant Governor, Rochelle Mercedes Garza and Joe Jaworski are in the runoff race for Attorney General; Janet T. Dudding and Angel Luis Vega are in the race for Comptroller of Public Accounts; Jay Kleberg and Sandragrace Martinez are in the race for the Commissioner of the General Land Office. 
The runoff winners who are in opposed races with the other parties will be on the ballot in November. 
In races where only one party has a candidate, the runoff winner will be the winner of that position.