Candidate filing information for the March 3 primary was released by the Texas Secretary of State this week for state and county races, including several in Montgomery and Harris counties. All candidates who have filed by the Dec. 9 deadline may not be represented below, as the secretary of state's office may still be processing the information as of Dec. 10. This list will be updated as more information becomes available.
Montgomery County
Sheriff
DemocratMaher Husseini
Republican
Rand Henderson*
County attorney
RepublicanB.D. Griffin*
Precinct 1 commissioner
DemocratMike Midler
Republican
Billy Graff
Robert Walker
Precinct 3 commissioner
DemocratLore Breitmeyer Jones
Republican
James Noack*
Constable Precinct 3
RepublicanRyan Gable*
State Board of Education, District 6
DemocratDebra Kerner
Kimberly McLeod
Michelle Palmer
Republican
Will Hickman
State Board of Education, District 8
RepublicanAudrey Youmg
Sharon E. Berry
9th district attorney
RepublicanBrett W. Ligon*
9th district judge
RepublicanPhil Grant*
410th district judge
RepublicanJennifer James Robin*
418th district judge
RepublicanTracy A. Gilbert*
435th district judge
RepublicanPatty Maginnis*
457th district judge
DemocratMarc Meyer
Republican
Chris Buck
Robert "Bobby" Kasprzak
Vince Santini
Bruce Coulson Tough
Eric Yollick
Chief justice, 9th Court of Appeals
RepublicanColleen Cordts Rice
State representatives
District 15Democrat
Lorena McGill
Republican
Steve Toth*
District 150
Democrat
Michael Robert Walsh
Republican
Valoree Swanson*
State senators
District 4Democrat
Jay Stittleburg
Republican
Brandon Creighton*
Harris County
Precinct 4 constable
DemocratJeff McGowen
Republican
Mark Herman*
Chris Bounds
Sheriff
DemocratEd Gonzalez*
Jerome Moore
Harry Zamora
Republican
Joe Danna
Paul Day
*Incumbent
