Early voting begins Oct. 19 for Brazos County local elections

In-person early voting for the Nov. 3 election will begin Oct. 19 across Brazos County for several local races.

What you need to know

Early voting runs Oct. 19-30. During this time, voters can cast ballots countywide at any of Brazos County's five early voting locations.

Early voting locations:

• Brazos County Election Administrator Office (McLeod Training Room): 300 E. William J. Bryan Parkway, Ste. 100, Bryan

• Arena Hall: 2906 Tabor Road, Bryan

• Galilee Baptist Church: 804 N. Logan, Bryan

• College Station Utilities Meeting & Training Facility: 1603 Graham Road, College Station

• Texas A&M University Memorial Student Center – Room L526: 275 Joe Routt Blvd., College Station

Early voting schedule:

• Oct. 19-23: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

• Oct. 24: Saturday, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

• Oct. 25: Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

• Oct. 26-30: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.

On Election Day, Nov. 3, voters may cast their ballots at any of Brazos County's 28 polling places from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Visit Brazos Votes to view those voting locations.

On the ballot

There are several local contested races on the Nov. 3 ballot for Bryan, College Station and Brazos County, including:

*denotes incumbent

• County Commissioner Precinct 4

  • Peter Michelena, R

  • *Wanda J. Watson, D

• County Constable Precinct 4

  • Guadalupe "Lupe" Arredondo, R

  • Hezekiah Carter, D

• Bryan Mayor

  • Rafael D. Pena III

  • *Bobby Gutierrez

• Bryan Single Member District 1

  • Chris Scotti

  • *Paul Torres

• Bryan Single Member District 2

  • Chrissy Ransome

  • Jeanette Stewart Moseley

  • *Ray Arrington

• City of Bryan Special election: Shall the Bryan City Charter be amended by adding Section 35 entitled “Texas Avenue Medians Removal” and reading: the medians on Texas Avenue, Bryan, TX shall be removed from the intersection of Texas Avenue and Rosemary Dr. to approximately 600 feet south of the intersection of Texas Avenue and State Highway 21?

  • Yes

  • No

• Bryan ISD Single Member District 1

  • David Sessum

  • Chris Cartwright

• Bryan ISD Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election: “Ratifying the ad valorem tax rate of $0.9668 per $100 valuation in the Bryan Independent School District for the current year, a rate that will result in an increase of 2.10 percent in maintenance and operations tax revenue for the District for the current year as compared to the preceding year, which is an additional $5,595,641.”

  • For

  • Against

• College Station Mayor

  • Bob Yancy

  • Elizabeth Cunha

• College Station City Council Place 1

  • *Mark Smith

  • Howard Mayne

  • Roy May

• College Station City Council Place 2

  • Chandler Arden

  • Michael Kidd

• College Station Special Election City Council Place 5-Unexpired Term

  • Tre Watson

  • Padon Holt

  • Valen Cepak

• College Station ISD School Board Trustee Place 6

  • Michelle Gallagher

  • *Kim Ege

• College Station ISD School Board Trustee Place 7

  • *Heather Simmen

  • Karen Strope

Stay tuned

Community Impact will continue to cover local elections through election night, Nov. 3. Visit Community Impact's voter guide and election page for the latest local election information.