“In 2024, fewer than 14 percent of Texas’ voting-age population participated in the primary election,” according to March Matters, an organization working to increase voter turnout this year. “In 2022, 146 of 150 Texas House races were effectively decided in March rather than November, due to districts heavily leaning toward one party or the other.”
Out of 11 ballot positions in Parker County, only four will have a Democrat on the ballot in November, and only four are even contested in the Republican primary.
March Matters has developed a toolkit to help local business and civic leaders encourage more voting this year — it can be found at https://bit.ly/4bp7U1m.
Below is a listing of candidates who will be on the March primary ballots:
Anna Bender
Sara Canady
Gulrez Gus Khan
Ken Paxton
John Cornyn
Virgil John Bierschwale
John O. Adefope
Wesley Hunt
Craig Goldman
Roger Williams
R.F. Bob Achgill
Pete Doc Chambers
Greg Abbott
Nathaniel Welch
Ronnie Tullos
Stephen Samuelson
Mark V. Goloby
Arturo Espinosa
Charles Andrew Crouch
Evelyn Brooks
Kenneth Hyde
Esala Wueschner
Dan Patrick
Perla Muñoz Hopkins
Timothy Mabry
Mayes Middleton
Joan Huffman
Chip Roy
Aaron Reitz
Michael Berlanga
Christi Craddick
Don Huffines
Kelly Hancock
Dawn Buckingham
Sid Miller
Nate Sheets
Hawk Dunlap
Katherine Culbert
Jim Wright
Bo French
James (Jim) Matlock
Jimmy Blacklock
James P. Sullivan
Kyle Hawkins
Brett Busby
Lesli Fitzpatrick
Alison Fox
Brent Coffee
Thomas Smith
Kevin Patrick Yeary
Jennifer Balido
John Messinger
Amy Fennell
Mike Olcott
Scott Brister
Scott K. Field
April Farris
Chris Taylor
Brian Walker
Pat Deen
Tim Galbreaith
Kirk D Martin
Sharena Gilliland
Dave Matthews
Lila Deakle
Becky McCullough
Kelvin Miles
Wally Wallace
Jacob Holt
Kelly Green
Randall Grissom
Fred Hammons
Mike Hale
Timothy J Mendolia
Brady Gray
Fred Churchill
Holly Hazlett
Jeannie Leatherman
David Carter
Jennifer McGill
Chris McNutt
Joe Wilkinson
Lisa Catlin
Todd Kuenstner
Tom Paez
Dottie Worthington
Jacob Will
Howard Story
Rajean Moseley-Larue
Sammy Stephens
Deborah Carney
Rob Looper
Gene Martin
Bret Watson
Jeff Streetman
Zachery Clark
Katie Jones
Amanda Garner
James Talarico
Ahmad R. Hassan
Jasmine Crockett
Kenneth Morgan-Aguilera
Angela Heli Rodriguez Prilliman
William Marks
Dione Sims
Jose Navarro Balbuena
Gina Hinojosa
Patricia Abrego
Andrew White
Bobby Cole
Carlton W. Hart
Zach Vance
Chris Bell
Angela Tía
Angie Villescaz
Courtney Head
Marcos Isaias Velez
Vikki Goodwin
Nathan Johnson
Joe Jaworski
Anthony Tony Box
Sarah Eckhardt
Savant Moore
Michael Lange
Benjamin Flores
Jose Loya
Clayton Tucker
Jon Rosenthal
Cory L. Carlyle
Maggie Ellis
Chari Kelly
Kristen Hawkins
Gordon Goodman
Gisela D. Triana
Okey Anyiam
Audra Riley
Holly Taylor
Krissy Guess
Jerry Zimmerer
Tom Baker
Marc M. Meyer
Richard Simms
Henry Lee Butler
Rian R Brassell
Kay Pierson Parr
The deadline to register to vote in the March 3 primary election is Feb. 2. To find out if you are registered, or to register, visit https://bit.ly/3LU6n9a.
Early voting will run from Feb. 17 to Feb. 27. Watch for a future issue with voting hours and locations.
The May 3 election is a party primary election, used to select candidates from each political party. You can vote either in the Republican Primary or Democratic Primary, but not both.
Local non-partisan elections for city council and school board positions will be held in May.
For more information, visit https://www.parkercountytx.gov/118/Elections.
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