Polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Primary Elections on Tuesday, March 3rd.
Election night results were to be posted online at www.FreestoneCountyTimes.com. Look for election results in next week’s print edition.
In Texas, Primary Elections are held for both the Republican party and Democratic party in order to select their nominee for each position on the ballot for the November 3rd General Election.
Candidates for the Libertarian and Green parties are chosen at their respective party conventions.
Independent candidates are granted ballot access through a petition process.
In the Primary Elections, a candidate must receive a majority of the vote – at least 50% – in order to secure their party’s nomination.
With multiple candidates running for several positions this year, voters could expect at least one of these races to continue on to the Run-Off Elections set for May 26, 2020.
A Texas primary runoff election is triggered when no candidate in the primary election receives more than 50 percent of the votes. The top two candidates have a runoff election.
Perhaps one of the most hotly contested races in the Primaries is that of District 17 – U.S. Representative.
The Democratic party has three candidates vying for the position, and the Republican party has twelve, including former U.S. Representative Pete Sessions, who moved his place of residence last year in order to qualify to run for this seat.
That did not sit well with congressman Bill Flores, who is retiring from his District 17 position. Flores has endorsed Republican candidate, Renee Swann.
Others seeking the Republican nomination for District 17 are Todd Kent, Trent Sutton, George W. Hindman, Elianor Vessali, Laurie Godfrey McReynolds, Ahmad Adnan, Jeff Oppenheim, Kristen Alamo Rowin, Scott Bland and David Saucedo.
The majority of County level position are unopposed, all of which are listed as Republicans.
County positions up for election include: County Attorney Brian Evans, County Sheriff Jeremy Shipley, County Tax Assessor-Collector Daniel M. Ralstin (incumbent Lisa Foree did not file for re-election), County Commissioner – Pct. 1 Andy Bonner, Constable – Pct. 1 Buck Bonner, and Constable – Pct. 2 Daniel Ramsey (incumbent Lynn Clary did not file for re-election).
Local Contested Races
Several races in Precinct 3 and Precinct 4 have multiple candidates.
Again, all are listed in the Republican Primary.
Contested races include:
–County Commissioner – Pct. 3: Ronnie French, Lloyd Lynn Lane, and Sonoma Adkins (incumbent Mike Daniels did not file for re-election).
–County Constable – Pct. 3: Richard Lee McGowan, L.J. McAdams, and Pamela Brackens Barnes (incumbent)
–County Constable – Pct. 4: Ken I. Sessions and Michael Fred Carter (incumbent Wade Harrison did not file for re-election).
Election Day
Polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Primary Election Day, Tuesday, March 3rd.
Poll locations on Election Day are as follows:
# 1 Fairfield & #12 Liberty Fairfield Civic Center – 839 E. Commerce, Fairfield
# 2 Fairfield | Dogan Cafeteria – 920 S. Bateman, Fairfield
# 3 Donie | Donie Community Center – 215 Main St., Donie
# 4 Cotton Gin | Cotton Gin Voting Bldg. – 795 FM 1366, Cotton Gin
# 5 Teague | First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall – 613 Walnut St., Teague
# 6 Kirvin | Kirvin Baptist Church – 200 Main St., Kirvin
# 7 Wortham | Wortham Community Center – 105 E. Main St., Wortham
# 8 St. Elmo | Southern Oaks Clubhouse – 111 Southern Oaks Drive, St. Elmo
# 9 Teague | Teague Church of Christ – 1001 8th Ave, Teague
#10 Freestone | Freestone Community Center – 739 FM 80 S., Freestone
#11 Butler | Butler Community Center – 1604 FM 489 E., Oakwood
#13 Dew | Dew School Library – 606 CR 481, Teague
#14 Lanely | Lanely Methodist Church – 103 FM 1848, Lanely
#15 Streetman | Streetman City Hall – 204 Main St., Streetman
For sample ballots and election information, visit online at www.co.freestone.tx.us on the “Elections” page.
