Nearly 10% of voters in Collin County cast a ballot in the primary election during early voting, according to the Texas Secretary of State’s website.
Early voting for the 2026 primary election started Feb. 17 and ended Feb. 27 across the state, and unofficial results show 72,657 ballots were cast in-person or by mail, totaling about 9.66% of registered Collin County voters, ahead of the March 3 primary elections.
The details
The county’s turnout for early voters was nearly 37,000 voters for registered Republicans and more than 35,700 for registered Democrats out of 752,502 total registered voters, according to the secretary of state’s website.
Overall, 4.91% of registered Republicans and 4.74% of registered Democrats voted during the early voting period, per the website.
The primary elections for the Democratic and Republican parties are preliminary elections to select candidates from each party for the November election. Polls will be open from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. March 3 for election day. Registered Collin County voters can cast a ballot at any designated Vote Center on election day.
On the ballot
Residents will consider several contested local races for the Republican primary and Democratic primary, among state races.
Local contested Republican primary races that will be on the ballot for Denton residents include:
Collin County judge:
Collin County justice of the peace, Precinct 1:
- C.D. Mayfield
- Paul M. Raleeh*
Collin County justice of the peace, Precinct 3:
- Mike Middildine*
- Danielle Sposito
Collin County justice of the peace, Precinct 4:
- Stephen Kallas
- Randy Farrar
- Vincent Venegoni*
Collin County commissioner, Precinct 4:
- Woody Huffines
- Shelby Williams
Texas House, District 61:
- Frederick Frazier
- Keresa Richardson*
Texas House, District 67:
Texas House, District 70:
- George Flint
- Jack Ryan Gallagher
- Michael Hewitt
Texas House, District 89:
- Jeff Forrester
- Freddie America
- Candy Noble*
Local Democratic primary races that will be on the ballot for Denton residents include:
Texas House, District 61:
- Jackie Bescherer
- Brittany Black
Texas House, District 67:
- Emeka Eluka
- Jordan Wheatley
*indicates incumbent
For information on uncontested races, visit www.collincountytx.gov/elections.
Stay tuned
Community Impact will continue to cover local elections through election night March 3. Visit communityimpact.com/election for the latest primary election results.
