For Texas residents, this year will be a signification one for elections. With May and November elections and their runoffs looming, voters will be heading to the polls often, and it all starts with the primary elections less than six weeks away.
On March 3, Bay Area voters will be able to cast ballots for partisan races from the U.S. president down to county officials. See below for a noncomprehensive list of the locals you can vote for. Voters can cast ballots for Republican or Democratic candidates, but not both.
After the primaries, the winning candidate from each party will face off in the general election Nov. 3.
Early voting for the primaries begins Feb. 18. Feb. 21 is the last day to apply for early voting by mail. The last day of early voting is Feb. 28.
Bay Area residents can vote at any vote center in their respective counties on election day and at any center open for early voting.
D: Democrat
R: Republican
*: Incumbent
DISTRICT
U.S. House of Representatives, District 14
R: Joshua Foxworth
R: Randy Weber*
D: Mikal Williams
U.S. House of Representatives, District 22
R: Pierce Bush
R: Jon Camarillo
D: Carmine Petrillo III
D: Derrick A. Reed
U.S. House of Representatives, District 36
R: Brian Babin*
R: RJ Boatman
D: Rashad Lewis
Texas Senate, District 11
R: Larry Taylor*
D: Susan Criss
D: Margarita Ruiz Johnson
Texas House of Representatives, District 24
R: Greg Bonnen*
D: Brian J. Rogers
Texas House of Representatives, District 129
R: Ryan Lee
R: Dennis Paul*
D: Kayla Alix
State Board of Education, District 8
R: Audrey Young
D: Sharon E. Berry
GALVESTON COUNTY
County Court Precinct 1 commissioner
R: Darrell Apffel*
County Court Precinct 3 commissioner
R: John Nation
D: Christian Dashaun Menefee
D: Ben Rose
D: Vince Ryan*
