Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, marked the start of early voting for the Democratic and Republican primaries that will be held across Texas on March 1, including contests affecting the Northeast San Antonio metrocom area.

Early voting for the primaries will continue through Feb. 25. Primaries will involve Congressional elections as well as races for key statewide and Bexar County offices.

San Antonio-area voters registered to participate in the March 1 primaries may cast a ballot for declared candidates in Congressional districts 20, 21, 23, 28 and the newly created District 35.

Statewide races include governor, lieutenant governor, comptroller, attorney general, General Land Office commissioner, agriculture commissioner and railroad commissioner.

Local voters will also consider races for various spots on the Texas Supreme Court, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and the Texas State Board of Education.



Additionally, San Antonio-area voters will weigh contests for State Senate districts 19, 21, 25 and 26; State Representative districts 116-125; and various local judicial positions and district clerk.

Area voters will also mull county-level elections in Bexar, Comal and Guadalupe counties, including county judge seats in all three counties, Bexar County Commissioner seats in precincts 2 and 4, Guadalupe Precinct 4 commissioner and Comal Precinct 2 commissioner.

Voters may cast a ballot at any polling location. Northeast San Antonio-area early voting sites include the following.




  • Cibolo Fire Station No. 2, 3864 Cibolo Valley Drive

  • Garden Ridge City Hall, 9400 Municipal Parkway

  • Schertz Elections Office Annex, 1101 Elbel Road

  • Semmes Branch Library, 15060 Judson Road

  • The old Converse City Hall, 405 S. Seguin Road

  • Universal City Library, 100 Northview Drive



Early voting hours at Bexar County polling locations are 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Feb. 14-18; 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Feb. 19 and Feb. 22-25; and noon-6 p.m. Feb. 20.

Early voting hours in Guadalupe County are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 14-18; 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Feb. 19 and Feb. 22-25; and noon-6 p.m. Feb. 20.



Early voting hours for Comal County voters at Garden Ridge City Hall are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 14 and Feb. 17-18; 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 15-16; 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Feb. 19, 22, 23 and 25; noon-6 p.m. Feb. 20; and 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 24.

Local elections

Eligible residents in cities and school districts scheduled to have an election on May 7 have until 5 p.m. Feb. 18 to claim a ballot spot.

The following local offices are up for election this May.




  • Comal ISD: Single-Member District 7

  • Garden Ridge: City Council places 1, 4 and 5

  • Hollywood Park: mayor, council places 2 and 4

  • Live Oak: mayor, council places 2 and 4

  • Selma: mayor (Place1), council places 2 and 3

  • Universal City: three at-large council seats

  • Trinity-Glen Rose Groundwater Conservation District board of directors precincts 3, 4 and 5



Each mayoral and council office carries a two-year term; each water district board member carries a four-year term; Comal ISD board terms last three years.



Cities and school districts also have until 5 p.m. Feb. 18 to order a special election for May 7.

Cibolo will hold a special election to fill the remainder of District 2 Council Member Steve Quinn’s term, which ends in November. City officials said Quinn no longer lives in Cibolo.