Texas Super Tuesday: What WilCo Voters Need To Know

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TX — Voters in Williamson County join the rest of the state on Super Tuesday in casting their ballots in the Texas primary. Registered voters will decide on local, state and national political contests.

Fueled by a spirited competition for the Democratic nominee for president, this year's elections could lure a record number of voters throughout the state as Travis County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir previously told Patch in a recent telephone interview.

In Williamson County, several county constable seats are up for grabs. More on that later. Let's get the logistics of voting out of the way first.

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County officials have made getting to the polls as easy as possible on Super Tuesday with a poll locator on their website. For a list of polling place — with wait times and directions from your location — click here. There's also a field where voters can input a specific address to find their nearest polling location. For that resource, click here.

Care to see a sample ballot before you head out to vote on Tuesday? Click on the links below for the sample ballot of your choice. Texas is an open primary state so voters don't have to declare a party affiliation prior to voting.

Individual sample ballot

Democratic Composite Ballot

Republican Composite Ballot

Here is a list of your Election Day vote centers for March 3, 2020:

CEDAR PARK

• Vista Ridge High School, 200 S. Vista Ridge Blvd.
• Cedar Park Library, 550 Discovery Blvd.
• Cedar Park Randalls, 1400 Cypress Creek Rd.
• Cedar Park High School, 2150 Cypress Creek Rd.
• Cedar Park Recreation Center, 1435 Main St.
• Highland Estates Independent Retirement Living, 1500 N. Lakeline Blvd.

LEANDER

• Leander High School, 3301 S. Bagdad Rd.
• Leander Public Library, 1011 S. Bagdad Rd.
• Pat Bryson Municipal Hall, 201 N. Brushy St.
• Leander Church of Christ, 300 Crystal Falls Parkway
• Rouse High School, 1222 Raider Way

ROUND ROCK

• Round Rock High School, 300 N. Lake Creek Dr.
• Sleep Inn & Suites, 1980 South Interstate 35
• Williamson County Jester Annex, 1801 E. Old Settlers Blvd.
• Baca Senior Center, 301 W. Bagdad Ave.
• Brushy Creek Community Center, 16318 Great Oaks Dr.
• Round Rock Presbyterian Church, 4010 Sam Bass Rd.
• Round Rock Sports Center, 2400 Chisholm Trail
• Fern Bluff MUD Community Center, 7320 Wyoming Springs Dr.
• Teravista Community Center, 4211 Teravista Club Dr.
• Forest Creek Elementary School, 3505 Forest Creek Dr.
• Round Rock Randalls, 2051 Gattis School Rd.
• San Gabriel Rehabilitation & Care, 4100 College Park Dr.
• The Fellowship Church of Round Rock, 3379 Gattis School Rd.
• Cedar Ridge High School, 2801 Gattis School Rd.

AUSTIN

• Harmony School of Endeavor, 13415 RM 620 North
• Fairfield Inn & Suites 13087 Research Blvd.
• Rattan Creek Park Community Center, 7617 Elkhorn Mountain Trail
• Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 9700 Neenah Ave.
• Anderson Mill Limited, 11500 El Salido Parkway
• Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex, 10211 W Parmer Lane
• Bethany United Methodist Church, 10010 Anderson Mill Rd.
• Hartfield Performing Arts Center, 5800 McNeil Dr.

BARTLETT

• Bartlett Town Hall, 140 W. Clark St.

COUPLAND

• St Peter's Church of Coupland, 108 Wathen St.

FLORENCE

• Andice Community Center, 6600 FM 970
• Florence High School Gymnasium, 401 FM 970

GEORGETOWN

• Georgetown Randalls, 5721 Williams Dr.
• Southwestern University- Howry Center, 1001 Southwestern Blvd.
• Georgetown Housing Authority, 210 W. 18th St., Bldg 1
• First Baptist Church-Georgetown, 1333 W. University Ave.
• Williamson County Inner Loop Annex, 301 Southeast Inner Loop
• Parks and Recreation Administration Building, 1101 N. College St.
• GISD Technology and Nutrition Building , 603 Lakeway Dr.
• Sun City Social Center, 2 Texas Dr.
• The Delaney@Georgetown Village, 359 Village Commons Blvd.
• Cowan Creek Amenity Center, 1433 Cool Spring Way

GRANGER

• First Baptist Church - Granger, 301 E. Mesquite

HUTTO

• Hutto ISD Administration Building, 200 College St.
• Hutto City Hall, 500 W. Live Oak

JARRELL

• Jarrell ISD Annex (former cafeteria), 508 N. 5th St.

LIBERTY HILL

• Liberty Hill Municipal Court, 2801 RR 1869
• Liberty Hill High School, 16500 W. SH 29
• Santa Rita Ranch House, 175 Elizabeth Park Rd.

TAYLOR

• Main Street Events Center, 3101 N. Main St.
• Taylor City Hall, 400 Porter St.

THRALL

• John Lutheran Church, 409 S Main St.

WEIR

• First Baptist Church of Weir, 315 FM 1105

PRESIDENTIAL RACE

In the U.S. presidential race, there are candidates on both sides of the political spectrum.

Republican

• Bob Ely
• Roque "Rocky" De La Fuenta Guerra
• Zoltan G. Istvan
• Matthew John Matern
• Donald Trump
• Joe Walsh
• Bill Weld

Democrat

• Michael Bennett
• Joseph Biden
• Michael R. Bloomberg
• Tulsi Gabbard
• Bernie Sanders
• Elizabeth Warren
• Robbie Wells

U.S. SENATOR

Republican

• Virgil Bierschwale. Education: Military Technical Schools licensed Realtor for 14 years. Website: bierschwaleforussenate.com.
• John Anthony Castro. Education: OPM, Harvard LL.M., Georgetown Univeristy Law Center J.D., UNM School of Law BA., Texas A&M International University. Website: www.JohnCastro.com
• John Cornyn: Incumbent. Education: Trinity University journalism degree. Website: cornyn.senate.gov.
• Dwayne Stovall. Education: Attended Kilgore Junior College and Southwest Texas State University. Website: DwayneStovall.com.
• Mark Yancey. Education: University of Oklahoma, Finance Harvard University. Website: voteformark.com.

Democrat

• Chris Bell. Education: B.A., University of Texas at Austin and J.D. South Texas College of Law. Website: electchrisbell.com.
• Michael Cooper. Education: B.A. in business and social studies from Lamar University-Beaumont. Website: cooperforsenate.com.
• Jack Daniel Foster Jr. Education: B.S. Clinical Laboratory Science, ASCP master's degree in finance. Website: votejackdaniel.com.
• Annie Garcia: Education: Rice University; University of Texas School of Law; Humboldt-Universität (Berlin); Estudio Sampere (Cuenca, Ecuador); Escuela de Español Santa Bárbara (Madrid). Website: runannierun.com.
• Victor Harris. Education: B.A. from St. Mary's University, Naval War College. Website: victorfortexas.com
• Mary "MJ" Hegar. Education: B.A. from University of Texas at Austin; AFROTC Detachment 825; E.MB.A, University of Texas at Austin. Website: mjfortexas.com.
• Sema Hernandez. Education: Acute Medical Training, Certifcate Program Dual Licensed Insurance Agent. Website: semafortexas.com.
• D.R. Hunter. Education: Not available. Website: Not available.
• Adrian Ocegueda. Education: Bachelor's from Princeton University, master's in business administration from Southern Methodist University. Website texasreason.com.
• Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez. Education: B.A. in Liberal Arts and Latin American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin. Website: cristinafortexas.com.
• Royce West. Education: University of Texas at Arlington, B.A., M.A. University of Houston , J.D. Website: roycewest.com.

SUPREME COURT

Chief Justice

Democrat

Amy Clark Meachum

Jerry Zimmerer

Republican

Nathan Hecht

Justice, Place 6

Democrat

Larry Praeger

Kathy Cheng

Republican

Jane Bland

Justice, Place 7

Democrat

Staci Williams

Brandy Voss

Republican

Jeff Boyd

Justice, Place 8

Democrat

Gisela D. Triana

Peter Kelly

Republican

Brett Busby

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

District 31

Democrat

Michael Edward Grimes

Eric Hanke

Christine Eady Mann

Dan Janjigian

Donna Imam

Tammy Young

Republican

Christopher Wall

John Carter

Mike Williams

Abhiram Garapati

In Williamson County, all district court judges, district attorney, county attorney and county commissioners are unopposed. Similarly, candidates for sheriff at both ends of the political spectrum — Republican incumbent Robert Chody and Democrat Mike Gleason — are running unopposed in their respective political parties' nominations for the office toward a November general election showdown. County Tax Assessor-Collector Larry Geddes, a Republican, also is unopposed.

Voters can view the full Republican and Democratic sample ballots for Williamson County to see all the primary races, including the various judge's races.

Voters also will decide on key state races:

TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Editor's note: In District 20, Republican Terry M. Wilson and Democrat Jessica Tiedt are running unopposed. Also running unopposed is Sheryl Cole in District 46. In District 48, Democrat Donna Howard and Republican Bill Strieber are unopposed. In District 50, Republican Larry Delarose and Democrat Celia Israel are unopposed. Republican Lucio Valdez and Democrat James Talarico are running unopposed in District 52, and Republican Mike Guevara and Democrat John Bucy are unopposed in District 53

DISTRICT 47

Republican

• Justin Berry. Education: B.A. in Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University; M.S. in Leadership and Management, Sam Houston State University. Website: berryfortexas.com.
• Jennifer Fleck. Education: B.A. in Accounting, University of Texas at Arlington; South Texas College School of Law. Website: flecktexasstrong.com.
• Aaron Reitz. Education: B.S., Texas A&M University (magna cum laude, Phi Betta Kappa Corps of Cadets; J.D., University of Texas School of Law. Website: ReitzForTexas.com.
• Jenny Roan Forgey. Education: J.D. Baylor Law School; B.S.F.S, Georgetown University. Website: jennyroanforgey.com.
• Don Zimmerman. Education: B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University; Texas Tech University; University of Texas at San Antonio. Website: TexansForZimmerman.com.

Democrat

• Vikki Goodwin (unopposed).

DISTRICT 49

Republican

• Jenai Aragona-Hales. Education: B.S. in Biology. Website: aragonafortexas.com.
• Charles Allen Meyer. Eduction: NA. Website: NA.

Democrat

• Gina Hinojosa is unopposed.

DISTRICT 51

Republican

• Robert Reynolds is unopposed.

Democrat

• Eddie Rodriguez. Education: B.A., University of Texas at Austin; J.S., UT-Austin School of Law. Website: EddieforTexas.com.
• Joshua Sanchez. Education: NA. Website: NA.

STATE RAILROAD COMMISSIONER

Republican

• Ryan Sitton Education: NA. Website: ryansitton.com.
• James "Jim" Wright. Callalen High School, Corpus Christi. Website: wrightfortexas.com.

Democrat

• Roberto R. "Beto" Alonzo. Education: UT-Austin, Thurgood Marshall School of Law. Website: alonzo4txrr.
• Chrysta Castaneda. Education: SMU Dedman School of Law, J.D. cum laude; Kansas State University, B.S. Industrial Engineering; Harvard College, Applied Math major. Website: chrystafortexas.com.
• Kelly Stone. Education: Texas State University, B.S. in Family and Consumer Sciences. Website: votekstone.com.
• Mark Watson. Education: J.D. Tulane University, B.A. Tulane University. Website: Watsonforrailroadcommission.com.

In addition to some national and state races, Williamson County voters also will decide on constable contests:

PRECINCT 1

• Republican Vinnie Cherrone and his Democratic counterpart, Mickey Chance, are running unopposed.

PRECINCT 2

Republican

• Jeff Anderson. Education: Community College of the Air Force, Liberty University and American Military University. Website: jeffforconstable.com.
• Renee Harrell. Education: Central Texas College 60th Regional Police Academy. Website: reneeharrell.com.

Democrat

• Gregory Papst. Education: Police academy gradate. Website: None; Facebook page papst2020.

PRECINCT 3

Republican

• Kevin Stofle is unopposed.

PRECINCT 4

Republican

• Paul Leal is unopposed

Democrat

• Hoby Smith. Education: NA. Website: hobyforconstable.com.
• Perry Travis. Education: NA. Website: NA.