Texas is an open primary state, meaning registered voters can cast a ballot in either the Republican or Democratic primary. Voters do not need to register with a specific party.
The primary election results will determine who will be on the ballot in the November general election.
“Primary elections are an opportunity for Texans to weigh in on who will be the candidates for the Republican and Democratic parties on the ballot in November,” Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson said in a news release. “Texans who wish to participate in the primary elections will need to indicate which primary in which they want to vote.”
For more information on what to expect at the polls, click here.
By the numbers
Out of the 426,549 registered voters in Williamson County, a total of 44,640 participated in early voting.
According to early voting data from the county, 13,586 voters have participated in the Democratic primary, while the Republican primary has seen 31,054 voters.
For context, during the last primary election in 2020, a total of 105,361 people voted—including both early voters and those who voted on election day—out of the 353,454 registered voters in the county.
Where to vote
Voters in Williamson County may cast a ballot at any polling location during early voting and on election day. Visit Williamson County’s polling location website to see a full list of where to vote on election day.
Residents can find voter registration and additional polling location information here.
Up for election
Community Impact has compiled this year’s federal, state and county candidates who will be appearing on the March 5 primary ballot for voters in Williamson County.
Only candidates in contested elections are included below. Visit the Texas Secretary of State website for a comprehensive list of federal, state and county candidate filings.
(I) indicates incumbents
Williamson County
County commissioner, Precinct 3
Republican candidates
- Valerie Covey (I)
- Mitch Slaymaker
Republican candidates
- Bert Witcher
- Kevin Wilkie
- Deke G. Pierce
Democratic candidates
- Perry Travis
- Kenneth Guerrero
Republican candidates
- Michelle Evans
- Michael Salvo
Railroad commissioner
Republican candidates
- Christi Craddick (I)
- Petra Reyes
- Corey Howell
- Christie Clark
- James “Jim” Matlock
- Bill Burch
- Katherine Culbert
Republican candidates
- Mary Bone
- DC Caldwell
- Tom Maynard (I)
- Raquel Saenz Ortiz
- DC Caldwell
Republican candidates
- Elva Janine Chapa
- Terry M. Wilson (I)
Democratic candidates
- Jennie Birkholz
- Angel Carroll
Democratic candidates
- Randy Sarosdy
- Dasean Jones
Republican candidates
- Brian Walker
- John Devine (I)
Democratic candidates
- Joe Pool
- Bonnie Lee Goldstein
Republican candidates
- Sharon Keller (I)
- David J. Schenck
Democratic candidates
- Maggie Ellis
- Edward Smith(I)
- Melissa Lorber
Democratic candidates
- Thomas J. Baker (I)
- Karin Crump
Republican candidates
- Barbara Parker Hervey (I)
- Gina Parker
Republican candidates
- Lee Finley
- Michelle Slaughter (I)
Federal
United States president
Republican candidates
- Chris Christie
- Asa Hutchinson
- Ryan L. Binkley
- Vivek Ramaswamy
- Nikki Haley
- Donald J. Trump
- David Stuckenberg
- Ron DeSantis
- Gabriel A. Cornejo
- Joseph R. Biden Jr. (I)
- Marianne Williamson
- Star Locke
- Cenk Uygur
- Armando “Mando” Perez-Serrato
- Dean Philips
- Frankie Lozada
Republican candidates
- Ted Cruz (I)
- R.E. “Rufus” Lopez
- Holland “Redd” Gibson
- Mark Gonzalez
- Steven J. Keough
- Roland Gutierrez
- Heli Rodriguez Prilliman
- Theirry Tchenko
- Carl Oscar Sherman
- Meri Gomez
- Colin Alfred
- “Robert” Hassan
Republican candidates
- Michael T. McCaul (I)
- Jared B. Lovelace
- Theresa Boisseau
- Keith McPhail
Republican candidates
- Pete Sessions (I)
- Joseph T. Langone
Republican candidates
- William Abel
- John Carnan Anderson
- John Carter (I)
- Abhiram Garapati
- Mack Latimer
- Mike Williams
- Rick Von Pfeil
- Brian Walbridge
- Stuart Whitlow
Democratic candidates
- Lloyd Doggett (I)
- Eduardo “Lalito” Romero
- Christopher “Chris” McNerney
