With the March 6 primary elections on the horizon, Community Impact Newspaper has gathered much of our reporting in one place to help Grapevine, Colleyville and Southlake voters make sense of their choices. The candidates listed in this guide will be on the 2018 primary election ballot. Only contested races are listed.

Important dates

  • First day of early voting: Feb. 20
  • Last day to apply for ballot by mail: Feb. 23
  • Last day of early voting: March 2
  • Election day: March 6

Voter ID required

Texas voters are required to present one of seven specific forms of photo identification before they may cast their ballots. Voters must present one of the following forms of ID to vote:
  • Texas driver’s license issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety
  • Texas Election Identification Certificate issued by DPS
  • Texas personal ID card issued by DPS
  • Texas concealed handgun license issued by DPS
  • U.S. military ID card containing the cardholder’s photograph
  • U.S. citizenship certificate containing the cardholder’s photograph
  • U.S. passport
With the exception of the U.S. citizenship certificate, the ID must be current or have expired no more than four years before being presented at the polling place. Voters can apply for an Election Identification Certificate at no cost at any driver’s license office. Details on how to apply for an EIC are available on the DPS website, www.dps.texas.gov/DriverLicense/electionID.htm. Voters who cannot obtain one of the seven acceptable forms of photo ID due to a reasonable impediment may present a supporting form of identification and execute a Reasonable Impediment Declaration, noting the voter’s reasonable impediment to obtaining an acceptable form of photo identification and stating the voter is the same person on the presented supporting form of identification. Supporting forms of ID that can be presented for voters with reasonable impediments are:
  • Valid voter registration certificate
  • Original certified birth certificate
  • Copy of or original current utility bill
  • Copy of or original bank statement
  • Copy of or original government check
  • Copy of or original paycheck
  • Copy of or original government document with voter’s name and an address (original required if it contains a photograph)
For additional information regarding voter ID laws, go to the Secretary of State Office’s website, www.votetexas.gov/register-to-vote/need-id.html Source: Secretary of State office’s website/Community Impact Newspaper

Polling locations

Registered voters in Tarrant County can cast their ballots at any polling location within the county during early voting Feb. 20-March 2. Election day locations are organized by precinct.

Early voting locations

Colleyville

Colleyville City Hall 100 Main St.

Grapevine

The REC of Grapevine 1175 Municipal Way

Southlake

Southlake Town Hall 1400 Main St.

Election day voting locations

Colleyville

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 500 W. McDonwell School Road Covenant Church 3508 Glade Road First Baptist Church 5300 Colleyville Boulevard

Grapevine

Dancing River Assisted Living Center 3735 Ira E. Woods Ave. First Presbyterian Church 1002 N. Park Blvd. The REC of Grapevine 1175 Municipal Way St. Francis Catholic Church 861 Wildwood Lane

Southlake

Carroll Senior High School 1501 W. Southlake Blvd. New Day Church 101 East Highland St. Lonesome Dove Church 2380 Lonesome Dove Road Southlake Town Hall 1400 Main St. Sources: Tarrant County /Community impact newspaper

2018 primary election candidates

The candidates listed in this guide will be on the 2018 primary election ballot in the communities defined by Community Impact Newspaper’s Grapevine, Colleyville and Southlake coverage area. Only contested races are listed. *Incumbent **Name listed on ballot source: Texas Secretary of State/Community Impact newspaper

Democratic Party

U.S. senator Sema Hernandez Edward Kimbrough Beto O’Rourke Governor James Jolly Clark Cedric Davis Sr. Joe Mumbach Adrian Ocegueda Jeffrey Payne Lupe Valdez Tom Wakely Andrew White Grady Yarbrough Lieutenant governor Mike Collier Michael Cooper Comptroller of public accounts Joi Chevalier Tim Mahoney Commissioner of the General Land Office Tex Morgan Miguel Suazo Railroad commissioner Roman McAllen Chris Spellmon

Republican Party

U.S. senator Ted Cruz* Bruce Jacobson Jr. Mary Miller Geraldine Sam Stefano de Stefano Governor Greg Abbott* SECEDE Kilgore** Barbara Krueger Lieutenant governor Scott Milder Dan Patrick* Commissioner of the General Land Office George P. Bush* Davey Edwards Jerry Patterson Rick Range Commissioner of agriculture Trey Blocker Jim Hogan Sid Miller* Railroad commissioner Christi Craddick* Weston Martinez Presiding judge, Court of Criminal Appeals David Bridges Sharon Keller* Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8 Jay Brandon Michelle Slaughter Dib Waldrip

County and district candidates

*Incumbent **Name listed on ballot

Democratic Party

State senator, District 10 Beverly Powell Allison Campolo

State Board of Education, District 11 Celeste Light Carla Morton

U.S. representative, District 24 Edward “Todd” Allen John Biggan Jan McDowell Josh Imhoff

Republican Party

District judge, 233rd Judicial District Kenneth E. Newell Lori DeAngelis Griffith

District judge, 322nd Judicial District Jennifer Moore *James B. Munford

District judge, 323rd Judicial District Riley Shaw Alex Kim

District judge, 342nd Judicial District Julie K. Camacho Pat Gallagher Kimberly Fitzpatrick

Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 4 Deborah Nekhom Mamie Bush Johnson

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8 Dib Waldrip Jay Brandon Michelle Slaughter

District judge, 325th Judicial District Judith Wells Cynthia F. Terry

District Clerk *Tom Wilder Frank Palomino

Judge, County Probate Court at Law No. 1 Mark W. Sullivan Patricia Cole Chris Ponder Catherine Goodman Louis J. Stefanos

State representative, District 98 Armin Mizani *Giovanni Capriglioni

State Board of Education, District 11 Cheryl Surber *Patricia “Pat” Hardy Feyi Obamehinti

U.S. representative, District 24 Johnathan Davidson *Kenny E. Marchant

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 Lenny Lopez Bill Brandt

County tax assessor-collector Mike Snyder Trasa Robertson Cobern Wendy Burgess Rick Barnes