According to the Texas Secretary of State Office’s website, Texas will hold Republican and Democratic primaries March 5 to determine who will be on the ballot in November.
In addition to the presidential and statewide contests, several county positions will be on the March 5 ballot, where voters can opt to weigh in on which candidate will represent their political party.
Dates to know
- Feb. 20: First day of early voting
- Feb. 23: Last day to apply for a ballot by mail
- March 1: Last day of early voting
- March 5: Election day
- March 5: Last day to receive ballot by mail (or March 6 if carrier envelope is postmarked by 7 p.m. at the location of the election on election day)
Voters in Dallas County may cast a ballot at any polling location during early voting and on election day. Visit www.dallascountyvotes.org to see a full list of where to vote during early voting and on election day.
Candidates
Check out the state and county candidates who will be appearing on the March 5 primary ballot for voters in Dallas County. To see a full list of candidates who have filed for races for federal offices, click here. Only candidates in contested elections are included. Visit county election websites for information on uncontested races.
Note: *denotes incumbents
State
State Senator, District 16
Democrat
- Victoria Neave Criado
- Nathan Johnson*
Democrat
- Barbara Mallory Caraway
- Sandra Crenshaw
- Venton Jones*
- Justice McFarlane
Democrat
- Linda Garcia
- Christine T. Roman
Republican
- Morgan Meyer*
- Barry Wernick
- Elizabeth Ginsberg
- Yasmin Simon
Democrat
- Aicha Davis
- Victoria Walton
Republican
- Angie Chen Button*
- Chad Carnahan
Democrat
- Scarlett Cornwalis
- Cassandra Hernandez
- Kate Rumsey
Republican
- Chad Green
- Jamie Kohlmann
- Pam Little*
- Matt Rostami
Dallas County sheriff
Democrat
- Marian Brown*
- Sam Mohamad
- Rodney Thomas
- Lupe Valdez
- Roy Williams Jr.
Democrat
- John R. Ames*
- Elaine Campbell
Democrat
- Theresa Marie Daniel*
- Andre Turner
Democrat
- Derek Avery
- John Wiley Price*
