Here are the candidates running in Williamson County elections in November

Candidates have been announced for Williamson County in the upcoming Nov. 3 election. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)

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By Ali Linan | 10:08 AM Aug 18, 2020 CDT | Updated 10:08 AM Aug 18, 2020 CDT

With 76 days until the November election, here is who you can expect to be on the ballot for Williamson County positions.

There are seven contested races including county sheriff and county commissioners precincts 1 and 3.

The filing deadline was 5 p.m. on Aug. 17.

Early voting will run from Oct. 13-30. Election Day is Nov. 3.

The following candidates are in contested races and have filed to run in the upcoming election. Occupations listed are based on information from filing documents:

County attorney: currently held by Dee Hobbs

Dee Hobbs, Republican, county attorney

Stan O. Springerley, Democrat, attorney

Sheriff: currently held by Robert Chody

Robert Chody, Republican, sheriff

Mike Gleason, Democrat, self-employed/retired

County commissioner Precinct 1: currently held by Terry Cook

Terry Cook, Democrat, county commissioner

Nikki Gonzales, Republican, director

County commissioner Precinct 3: currently held by Valerie Covey

Valerie Covey, Republican, county commissioner

Sharon Cummings, Democrat, retired

County constable Precinct 1: currently held by Vinnie Cherrone

Mickey Chance, Democrat, retired

Vinnie Cherrone, Republican, constable

County constable Precinct 2: currently held by Rick Coffman

Jeff Anderson, Republican, self-employed

Robert Tijerina, Democrat, law enforcement

County constable Precinct 4: currently held by Marty Ruble

Paul Leal, Republican, sergeant deputy

Perry Travis, Democrat, security

Williamson County November 2020 General Election

By Ali Linan

Ali Linan began covering Georgetown for Community Impact Newspaper in 2018. Her reporting focuses on education and Williamson County. Ali hails from El Paso and graduated from Syracuse University in 2017.