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The primary election in Texas will be held on March 3 this year with early voting February 17-27, and the general election will be held November 3, with early voting October 19-30. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the primary, the top two vote-getters will compete in a runoff on May 26, with early voting May 18-22. The Texas Tribune has published a useful March primary ballot article.

The primary election in Texas will be held on March 5 this year with early voting starting February 20, and the general election will be held November 5 with early voting starting October 21. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the primary, the top two vote-getters will compete in a runoff on May 28. The Texas Tribune has published a useful March primary ballot article.

It’s midterm election season once again, and somethings have changed: the Texas Legislature redrew district maps. I was in US Congressional District 17, now District 10. My State House District stayed 14. My State Senate District stayed 5. I was State Board of Education District 8, now District 10.

The Primary Election this year is March 1 (early voting starts February 14), and the General Election will be November 8 (early voting starts October 24). As usual, the Texas Tribune has a useful primary election guide.

The date for the 2016 Primary election in Texas is March 1. Early voting is February 16 – 26.

Here’s a look at who’s on the ballot in Brazos County, Texas.

• Republican Candidates
• Democratic Candidates

Asterisk (*) indicates incumbent. Strikethrough indicates withdrawn/drop-out.

President/Vice President

• Donald Trump (R)
• Elizabeth Gray (R)
• Lindsey Graham (R)
• Carly Fiorina (R)
• Ted Cruz (R)
• Rand Paul (R)
• Chris Christie (R)
• Mike Huckabee (R)
• John Kasich (R)
• Marco Rubio (R)
• Ben Carson (R)
• Rick Santorum (R)
• Jeb Bush (R)
• Rick Perry (R)
• Jim Gilmore (R)
• Bobby Jindal (R)
• George Pataki (R)
• Scott Walker (R)

• Martin J. O’Malley (D)
• Star Locke (D)
• Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente (D)
• Bernie Sanders (D)
• Calvis L. Hawes (D)
• Willie L. Wilson (D)
• Keith Judd (D)
• Hillary Clinton (D)
• Lincoln Chafee (D)
• Lawrence Lessig (D)
• Jim Webb (D)

U.S. House of Representatives (District 17)

• Bill Flores (R)*
• Ralph Patterson (R)
• Kaleb Sims (R)
• William Matta (D)

Texas House of Representatives (District 14)

• John Raney (R)*
• Jess Fields (R)

Texas Supreme Court

Place 3

• Debra Lehrmann (R)
• Michael Massengale (R)
• Mike Westergren (D)

Place 5

• Rick Green (R)
• Paul Green (R)
• Dori Contreras Garza (D)

Place 9

• Eva Guzman (R)
• Joe Pool (R)
• Savannah Robinson (D)

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals

Place 2

• Mary Lou Keel (R)
• Chris Oldner (R)
• Ray Wheless (R)
• Lawrence “Larry” Meyers (D)

Place 5

• Sid Harle (R)
• Steve Smith (R)
• Scott Walker (R)
• Brent Webster (R)
• Betsy Johnson (D)

Place 6

• Michael E. Keasler (R)
• Richard Davis (R)
• Robert Burns (D)

Texas Courts of Appeals (District 10)

Place 3

• Al Scoggins (R)

Comptroller of Public Accounts

• Debra Medina (R)
• Glenn Hegar (R)*
• Harvey Hilderbran (R)
• Raul Torres (R)
• Mike Collier (D)

Commissioner of the General Land Office

• George P. Bush (R)*
• David Watts (R)
• John Cook (D)

Commissioner of Agriculture

• Sid Miller (R)*
• Eric Opiela (R)
• J. Allen Carnes (R)
• Joe Cotten (R)
• Tommy Merritt (R)
• Hugh Asa Fitzsimons III (D)
• Jim Hogan (D)
• Richard “Kinky” Friedman (D)

Railroad Commissioner

• Weston Martinez (R)
• John Greytok (R)
• Gary Gates (R)
• Ron Hale (R)
• Lance N. Christian (R)
• Wayne Christian (R)
• Doug Jeffrey (R)
• Lon Burnam (D)
• Cody Garrett (D)
• Grady Yarbrough (D)

Texas State Board of Education Member (District 8)

• Barbara Cargill (R)*

District Courts – Brazos County

272^nd District Court Judge

• Travis Bryan III (R)*

85th District Attorney – Brazos County

• Jarvis Parsons (R)*

Sheriff – Brazos County

• Chris Kirk (R)*
• Miguel C. Vasquez (R)

Tax Assessor-Collector

• Kristeen Roe (R)*

County Commissioner Pct. 1

• Lloyd Wassermann (R)*
• Steve Aldrich (R)

County Commissioner Pct. 3

• Gabriel Garcia (R)
• Nancy Berry (R)

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• Republican Party of Texas
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• Brazos County Democratic Party
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• What’s On the Ballot in Texas?
• U.S. Senate
• U.S. House of Representatives
• Texas Senate
• Texas House of Representatives

Primary and Election

Remember the old saying “Truth is stranger than fiction?” Why should this election-year be any different. In a strange twist of fate the congressional district maps were argued over and redrawn and fussed-with until we past our traditional Primary date in March. So, they set the new Primary date to May 29! Most of the other “winner takes all” (electorate) states had their primaries already so ours doesn’t mean much. That being said, I think there is still plenty to vote for.

U.S. President

• Barack Obama (D) Next Election 2012

2012 Candidates

• Barack Obama (D)
• Mitt Romney (R)*

* It’s 99% certain that Mitt Romney will be the Republican nominee for President.

U.S. Senate (Texas)

• John Cornyn (R) Next Election: 2014
• Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) Next Election: 2012*

* Hutchison is retiring at the end of this term. As of May 1, the biggest candidates to replace her are former Texas Solicitor General, Ted Cruz (R) or Lt. Governor David Dewhurst (R).

2012 Candidates

• Ted Cruz (R)
• David Dewhurst (R)
• Grady Yarbrough (D)
• Sean Hubbard (D)
• Addie Dainell Allen (D)
• Paul Sadler (D)

U.S. House of Representatives (District 17)

• Bill Flores (R) Next Election: 2012

2012 Candidates

• Bill Flores (R)
• George W. Hindman (R)

Texas Senate (District 5)

• Steve Ogden (R) Next Election: 2012*

2012 Candidates

• Ben Bius (R)
• Charles Schwertner (R)

* Ogden is retiring at the end of this term. He has already endorsed Dr. Schwertner, a current State Representative. Here is another race without a Democratic opponent. Maybe without an incumbent Bius has a chance.

Texas House of Representatives (District 14)

• John Raney (R) Next Election: 2012

2012 Candidates

• John Raney (R)
• Hal Hawkins (R)
• Judy LeUnes (D)

District Attorney – Brazos County

• Bill Turner (D) Next Election: 2012*

2012 Candidates

• David Hilburn (R)
• Jarvis Parsons (R)

Democratic Referenda

Ref. 1: Any graduate of a Texas high school, who has lived in the state for at least three years and lived here continuously for the last year, should be eligible for in-state tuition at state supported colleges and universities and given the opportunity to earn legal status through a higher education or military service.

Ref. 2: Because a college education is increasingly necessary for jobs that allow our citizens to achieve middle class lifestyles and become the entrepreneurs who create the jobs that our economy relies on, we call on the Texas Legislature to fund colleges and universities such that tuition and fees can be affordable to all Texans.

Ref. 3: Should the Texas Legislature allow the people of Texas to vote to legalize casino gambling with all funds generated being used only for education

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• Republican Party of Texas
• Texas Democratic Party
• Brazos County Democratic Party
• What’s On The Ballot In Texas
• U.S. Senate
• U.S. House of Representatives
• Texas Senate
• Texas House of Representatives

UPDATE

There will be a runoff on July 31 for the following offices:

U.S. Senate (Texas)

• Ted Cruz (R)
• David Dewhurst (R)

District Attorney – Brazos County

• David Hilburn (R)
• Jarvis Parsons (R)