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
Democrat
Maher Husseini
Republican
Rand Henderson*
County attorney
Republican
B.D. Griffin*
Precinct 1 commissioner
Democrat
Mike Midler
Republican
Billy Graff
Robert Walker
Precinct 3 commissioner
Democrat
Lore Breitmeyer Jones
Republican
James Noack*
Constable Precinct 3
Republican
Ryan Gable*
State Board of Education, District 6
Democrat
Debra Kerner
Kimberly McLeod
Michelle Palmer
Republican
Will Hickman
State Board of Education, District 8
Republican
Audrey Youmg
Sharon E. Berry
9th district attorney
Republican
Brett W. Ligon*
9th district judge
Republican
Phil Grant*
410th district judge
Republican
Jennifer James Robin*
418th district judge
Republican
Tracy A. Gilbert*
435th district judge
Republican
Patty Maginnis*
457th district judge
Democrat
Marc Meyer
Republican
Chris Buck
Robert "Bobby" Kasprzak
Vince Santini
Bruce Coulson Tough
Eric Yollick
Chief justice, 9th Court of Appeals
Republican
Colleen Cordts Rice
State representatives
District 15
Democrat
Lorena McGill
Republican
Steve Toth*
District 150
Democrat
Michael Robert Walsh
Republican
Valoree Swanson*
State senators
District 4
Democrat
Jay Stittleburg
Republican
Brandon Creighton*
Harris County
Precinct 4 constable
Democrat
Jeff McGowen
Republican
Mark Herman*
Chris Bounds
Sheriff
Democrat
Ed Gonzalez*
Jerome Moore
Harry Zamora
Republican
Joe Danna
Paul Day
*Incumbent
