Early voting kicks off across Texas on Oct. 21 for the November presidential election.

In addition to the presidency, voters in the Pearland-Friendswood area will have the opportunity to cast ballots for several local, county, state and federal races.

What residents should know

Here are the following dates of note for the upcoming Nov. 5 general election:

• Oct. 21: First day of early voting
• Oct. 25: Last day to apply for ballot by mail (received, not postmarked)
• Nov. 1: Last day of early voting
• Nov. 5: Election Day and the last day to receive ballot by mail (or Nov. 6 if carrier envelope is postmarked by 7 p.m. at location of election on Election Day)

Voters in Brazoria, Galveston and Harris counties can cast their ballot at any polling location during early voting, according to each county’s respective website.

For a full list of voting locations, as well as hours, check out www.brazoriacountyclerktx.gov, www.galvestonvotes.org and www.harrisvotes.com.

The same remains true for Election Day, as each county is part of the state’s Countywide Polling Place Program, according to the Texas Secretary of State’s website.



What's on the ballot?

The following local, state and federal races are some of what will appear on the ballot for residents in the Pearland-Friendswood area.

This list is not comprehensive and only includes competitive races.

*Indicates incumbent

Federal elections

President

• Donald Trump (Republican)
• Kamala Harris (Democrat)
• Chase Oliver (Libertarian)
• Jill Stein (Green)

U.S. Senate

• Ted Cruz* (Republican)
• Colin Allred (Democrat)
• Ted Brown (Libertarian)

U.S. House of Representatives, District 14

• Rhonda Hart
• Randy Weber*

U.S. House of Representatives, District 22

• Troy Nehls*
• Marquette Greene-Scott

State elections

Texas railroad commissioner

• Christi Craddick* (Republican)
• Katherine Culbert (Democrat)
• Hawk Dunlap (Libertarian)
• Eddie Espinoza (Green)

Texas Supreme Court justice, Place 2

• Jimmy Blacklock* (Republican)
• DaSean Jones (Democrat)

Texas Supreme Court justice, Place 4

• John Devine* (Republican)
• Christine Vinh Weems (Democrat)

Texas Supreme Court justice, Place 6

• Jane Bland* (Republican)
• Bonnie Lee Goldstein (Democrat)
• J. David Roberson (Libertarian)

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, presiding judge

• David J. Schenck (Republican)
• Holly Taylor (Democrat)

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7

• Gina Parker (Republican)
• Nancy Mulder (Democrat)

Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8

• Lee Finley (Republican)
• Chika Anyiam (Democrat)

Texas House of Representatives, District 25

• Cody Thane Vasut*
• Jai Daggett

Texas House of Representatives, District 29

• Jeffrey Barry
• Adrienne Bell

Local elections

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Place 1

• Sarah Linder*
• Stephanie Baird

Brazoria County Drainage District 4, Place 1

• Adrian Hernandez
• Jim Mooney*

Brazoria County Drainage District 4, Place 2

• Jeffrey “Jeff” H. Brennan*
• Matthew “Matt” Muller

Brazoria County sheriff

• L. “Bo” Stallman*
• Kevin C. Henry

Friendswood ISD board of trustees, Position 1

• Bradley Clapp
• Laura Seifert*

Friendswood ISD board of trustees, Position 2

• Niki Rhodes*
• Donald “Doc” Stran

Friendswood ISD board of trustees, Position 3

• Rebecca Hillenburg*
• Debbie Spurr

Friendswood ISD board of trustees, Position 4

• Tony Hopkins*
• John Scott

Alvin ISD $380.1 million bond

• For
• Against

For more information about the Nov. 5 election, visit www.communityimpact.com/voter-guide.