Early voting approaching for primary election
Early voting in the March primaries is approaching in less than two weeks, with local, state and national seats on the ballot.
The primary election will be Tuesday, March 5, with early voting Tuesday, Feb. 20, through Friday, March 1. The deadline to register to vote in the primaries was Monday, Feb. 5. The last day to apply for a ballot by mail will be Friday, Feb. 23.
Per state law, those who vote with one political party in the primary election must vote in the same political party for the runoff election.
If a runoff election is required for any candidates, the date for that election will be Tuesday, May 28. Early voting in the runoff will be held May 20-24.
Following the runoff election, the winners in each party’s primary elections will be that party’s nominee in the upcoming general election Tuesday, Nov. 5.
Early voting in the November election will be from Monday, Oct. 21, through Friday, Nov. 1. The last day to register to vote in the November election is Monday, Oct. 7.
The first day to file for an office up for election was Nov. 11, 2023. The deadline to file for primary candidates was Dec. 11, 2023.
Local offices up for election during the primaries are 90th Judicial District Judge, 90th Judicial District Attorney, Young County Sheriff, Young County Attorney, Young County Clerk, Young County Treasurer, Young County Tax Assessor-Collector, Young County Commissioner Precinct 1 and 3 and Young County Constable Precinct 1 and 3.
Incumbent Travis Babcock and new candidate Dan Birbeck, who currently serves as the Olney Police Department Chief, filed for the position of Young County Sheriff.
In September, Young County Precinct 3 Commissioner Stacey Rogers announced he would not be running for a fifth term in 2024. The three new candidates who filed for the position are Alan Craig, Scott (Scooter) Philipp and Dickie “Coach” Scott.
Tommy Martin, Young County Constable Precinct 1, did not file for reelection. Bryan Little was the sole candidate who filed for the constable position.
Ann Ford, who was sworn into the office of Young County Clerk in January to fill the unexpired term of Kay Hardin who retired, did not file for reelection. Tina Gilliam was the sole candidate to file for the county clerk position.
Incumbents who were the sole filing for their seats were Dee Peavy (90th Judicial District Attorney), Phillip Gregory (90th Judicial District Judge), Christopher Baran (Young County Attorney), Christy Centers (Young County Tax Assessor-Collector), Kyle Milam (Young County Treasurer), Stacy Creswell (Young County Commissioner Precinct 1) and Cliff Blackstock (Young County Constable Precinct 3).
Republican Ballot
President
o Donald J. Trump
o Vivek Ramasawamy
o Ryan L. Binkley
o Ron DeSantis
o Asa Hutchinson
o Nikki Haley
o Chris Christie
o David Stuckenberg
o Uncommitted
United State Senator
o R E (Rufus) Lopez
o Holland “Redd” Gibson
o Ted Cruz
United States Representative District 25
o Roger Williams
o Vince Crabb
o Matthew Lucci
Railroad Commissioner
o Petra Reyes
o Corey Howell
o Christie Clark
o James “Jim” Matlock
o Christi Craddick
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2
o Jimmy Blacklock
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 4
o Brian Walker
o John Devine
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6
o Jane Bland
Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals
o David J. Schenck
o Sharon Keller
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7
o Gina Parker
o Barbara Parker Hervey
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8
o Lee Finley
o Michelle Slaughter
Member, State Board of Education, District 15
o Aaron Kinsey
State Senator District 30
o Brent Hagenbuch
o Jace Yarbrough
o Cody Clark
o Carrie De Moor State
Representative, District 68
o David Spiller
o Kerri Kingsbery
Chief Justice, 2nd Court of Appeals District
o Bonnie Sudderth
Justice, 2nd Court of Appeals District, Place 4
o Wade Birdwell
Justice, 2nd Court of Appeals District, Place 5
o Dabney Bassel
Justice, 2nd Court of Appeals District, Place 6
o Mike Wallach
District Judge, 90th Judicial District
o Phillip C. Gregory
District Attorney, 90th Judicial District
o Dee Peavy
County Attorney
o Christopher D. Baran
County Clerk, Unexpired Term
o Tina R. Gilliam
Sheriff
o Travis Babcock
o Dan Birbeck
County Tax Assessor-Collector
o Christy Centers
County Treasurer, Unexpired Term
o Kyle Zohn Milam
County Commissioner, Precinct 3
o Scott (Scooter) Philipp
o Alan Craig
o Dickie “Coach” Scott
Constable, Precinct 1
o Bryan Little
Constable, Precinct 3
o Cliff Blackstock
County Chair
o Jennifer Allen McDonald
Proposition 1
“Texas should eliminate all property taxes without increasing Texans’ overall tax burden.”
Proposition 2
“Texas should create a Border Protection Unit, and deploy additional state law enforcement and military forces, to seal the border, to use physical force to prevent illegal entry and trafficking, and to deport illegal aliens to Mexico or to their nations of origin.”
Proposition 3
“The Texas Legislature should require the use of E-Verify by all employers in Texas to protect jobs for legal workers by preventing the hiring of illegal aliens.”
Proposition 4
“The Texas legislature should end all subsidies and public services, including , in-state college tuition and enrollment in public schools, for illegal aliens.”
Proposition 5
“Texas urges the United States Congress not to grant any form of amnesty or a pathway to legalization for illegal aliens."
Proposition 6
“The Texas Legislature should prohibit the deployment of the Texas National Guard to a foreign conflict unless Congress first formally declares war.”
Proposition 7
“The Texas Legislature should establish authority within the Texas State Comptroller’s office to administer access to gold and silver through the Texas Bullion Depository for use as legal tender.”
Proposition 8
“The State of Texas should ensure that Texans are free to give or to withhold consent for any vaccine without coercion.”
Proposition 9
“The Republican Party of Texas should restrict voting in the Republican primary to only registered Republicans.”
Proposition 10
“The Texas Constitution should be amended to restore authority to the Texas Attorney General to prosecute election crimes.”
Proposition 11
Texas parents and guardians should have the right to select schools, whether public or private, for their children, and the funding should follow the student.
Proposition 12
“The Texas Constitution should be amended to require proof of citizenship before any individual can be registered to vote.”
Proposition 13
“Texas should ban the sale of Texas land to citizens, governments, and entities from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.”
Democratic Ballot
President
o Marianne Williamson
o Dean Phillips
o Gabriel A. Cornejo
o Cenk Uygur
o Joseph R. Biden Jr.
o Frankie Lozada
o Star Locke
o Armando “Mando” Perez-Serrato
United State Senator
o Steven J. Keough
o Thierry Tchenko
o Roland Gutierrez
o Colin Allred
o Carl Oscar Sherman
o A. “Robert” Hassan
o Heli Rodriguez Prilliman
o Mark Gonzalez
o Meri Gomez
Railroad Commissioner
o Katherine Culbert
o Bill Burch
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2
o DaSean Jones
o Randy Sarosdy
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 4
o Christine Vinh Weems
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6
o Joe Pool
o Bonnie Lee Goldstein
Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals
o Holly Taylor
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7
o Nancy Mulder
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8
o Chika Anyiam
Member, State Board of Education, District 15
o Morgan Kirkpatrick
State Senator District 30
o Dale Frey
o Michael Braxton
o Matthew McGhee
State Representative, District 68
o Stacey Swann
County Chair
o Jeff French