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(ARCHIVE PHOTO | THE GRAHAM LEADER) Early voting kicked off Tuesday, Feb. 17 and will run through Friday, Feb. 27. Election day will be Tuesday, March 3 and voters will have the opportunity to cast their ballots at one of five polling locations.
Early voting in the March primaries kicked off last Tuesday, with multiple contested Young County seats on the ballot.
As of the end of the first week of early voting Sunday, Feb. 23 there was a 7.9% turnout, or 981 voters who cast their ballots in Young County.
Early voting is being held from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 23-27. Early voting locations are the Young County Annex at 417 Second St. in Graham and Olney Civic Center at 210 S Grand Ave in Olney. The Olney early voting polling location will only be open Feb. 24-27.
Election day voting will be held from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. March 3.
Election day polling locations will be North Central Texas College at 928 Cherry St. in Graham, Loving VFD at 8891 Hwy. 114 E in Loving, First Baptist Church Newcastle at 501 Graham St. in Newcastle, First United Methodist Church at 700 Third St. in Graham and the Olney Civic Center.
If a runoff election is required for any candidates, the date for that election will be May 26, 2026, with early voting from May 18-22.
The winners of each party’s primary elections will be that party’s nominee in the upcoming general election Tuesday, Nov. 3.
The last day to register to vote was Monday, Feb. 2. The last day to apply for a ballot by mail is Friday, Feb. 20.
To check your registration status, visit votetexas.gov, or contact the Young County elections office at 940-521-9483.
Republican candidates that filed for the position of Young County Judge are incumbent Win Graham, along with candidates Donald Sexton and former Young County Judge John Bullock.
Republican candidate Travis Kunkel and incumbent Scott Shook filed for the Young County Precinct 2 Commissioner seat.
Candidates Charlotte King, Cooper Dodd and Bobby Swetnam filed to run for the Young County Precinct 4 Commissioner seat in the Republican primary. Incumbent Jimmy Wiley did not file for reelection.
Incumbent Tina Gilliam and candidate Timi Boucher-Hall filed to run for county clerk in the Republican primary.
Other incumbents that filed for reelection in the Republican primary are Country Treasurer Kyle Milam, Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace Jason Hearne, Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace Joey Stewart, District Clerk Stacey Beller Mallory and Young County Republican Chair Lane Burgess.
The sole democratic candidate that filed for a seat was Jeff French to retain his position as the Young County Democratic Chair.
Along with the races for each seat will be 13 propositions on the Democratic ballot and 10 propositions on the Republican ballot.
For more local election information, call 940-521-9483.
