Your March Primary Ballot: Voting In Dallas

DALLAS, TX — A number of elected positions in and around the Dallas area are up for grabs in 2018. You can make your mark by voting in this election, which determines party nominees for the general midterm election in November.

Voters in March will have a chance to vote in party primaries for governor of Texas, a U.S. senator seat, house representatives seats by district and in local races.

We will be watching election results as the polls close Tuesday evening. You can follow along here.

Candidates for Governor of Texas:

Democrats:

• Adrian Ocegueda
• Andrew White
• Cedric Davis
• Grady Yarbrough
• James Jolly Clark
• Jeffrey Payne
• Joe Mumbach
• Lupe Valdez - (Former Dallas County Sheriff)
• Thomas Wakely

Republicans:

• Greg Abbott - Incumbent
• Larry SECEDE Kilgore
• Barbara Krueger

Texas Senatorial Election:

The senate seat currently held by Republican Ted Cruz is also up for grabs. On the March ballot, Cruz faces off against four other republican candidates for reelection. Three democratic challengers also appear on the ballot. You can read about each of the candidates here.

The five Republican candidates for U.S. Senator in Texas are (as listed on the ballot):

• Geraldine Sam
• Brice Jacobson Jr.
• Stefano de Stefano
• Mary Miller
• Ted Cruz (Incumbent)

The three Democrat candidates for U.S. Senator in Texas are (as listed on the ballot):

• Beto O'Rourke
• Edward Kimbrough
• Sema Hernandez

U.S. House Representative election:

To vote in the primaries for your U.S. Representative, you must first determine which district you live in. You can find your district by visiting the U.S. House's website and entering your zip code.

District 6 - Candidates to replace retiring Rep. Joe Barton

• Democrats
  • John Duncan
  • Jana Lynne Sanchez
  • Levii Shocklee
  • Justin Snider
  • Ruby Faye Woolridge
• Republicans
  • Ken Cope
  • Shawn Dandridge
  • Thomas Dillingham
  • Shannon Dubberly
  • Jake Ellzey
  • Deborah Gagliardi
  • Kevin Harrison
  • Mel Hassell
  • Mark Mitchell
  • Troy Ratterree
  • Ronald Wright - Tarrant County tax assessor

District 3 - Incumbent Sam Johnson (R)

• Democrats
  • Adam Bell
  • Lorie Burch
  • Medrick Yhap
• Republicans
  • Alex Donkervoet
  • David Niederkorn
  • Van Taylor

District 26 - Incumbent Michael Burgess (R)

• Democrats
  • Linsey Fagan
  • Will Fisher
• Republicans
  • Veronica Birkenstock

District 32 - Incumbent Pete Sessions (R)

• Democrats
  • Colin Allred
  • Ron Marshall
  • Todd Maternowski
  • Ed Meier
  • George Rodriguez
  • Lillian Salerno
  • Brett Shipp
• Republicans
  • Pete Sessions - Incumbent
  • Paul Brown

District 4 - Incumbent John Ratcliffe (R)

• Democrats
  • Catherine Krantz
  • Lander Bethel
• Republicans
  • John Ratcliffe - Incumbent
  • John Cooper

District 5 - Incumbent Jeb Hensarling (R)

• Democrats
  • Dan Wood
• Republicans
  • Danny Campbell
  • Sam Deen
  • Lance Gooden - State Rep.
  • Charles Lingerfelt
  • Bunni Pounds
  • Kenneth Sheets - Former state Rep.
  • David Williams
  • Jason Wright

District 30 - Incumbent Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) (No republican challengers)

• Democrats
  • Eddie Bernice Johnson - Incumbent
  • Barbara Mallory Caraway
  • Eric Williams

District 33 - Marc Veasey (D) incumbent

• Democrats
  • Marc Veasey - Incumbent
  • Carlos Quintanilla
• Republicans
  • Willie Billups

Local Elections

North Texas locals will also vote in March on a number of local ballot issues including constables in Precincts 1, 4 and 5, County Commissioner in Precinct 2, a democratic runoff for district attorney, democratic and republican challengers for the sheriff seat vacated by Lupe Valdez and several district court seats. Several counties and cities around Dallas are also voting on specific issues.

To see which candidates and races will be on your ballot, enter your registered voter address on Vote 411.

Important Dates

Early voting begins — Tuesday, Feb. 20.

Last day to apply for absentee ballot by mail — Friday, Feb. 23

Last Day of Early Voting — Friday, March 2

Last day to receive ballot by mail — Tuesday, March 6 at 7:00 p.m. (Must be postmarked by Wednesday, March 7 at 5:00 p.m.)

Election day — Tuesday, March 6

Voter Registration

The voter registration deadline for the March 2018 primary has already ended. To register to vote in the May 5 uniform election or the Nov. 6 midterm election, print your application from VoteTexas and submit it by mail to the Secretary of State.

Lead image via Ashley Ludwig, Patch Staff

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