Georgetown Edition | February 2026

Election

BY CLAIRE SHOOP & GRACIE WARHURST

WilCo to use precinct-based voting for election day March 3

locations on election day, while the Democratic Party will have 42 polling locations. Both parties are combining some of the county’s 177 voting precincts. Voters can check county voter precinct maps to identify their updated precinct, which went into eect Jan. 1.

For the rst time since 2013, the Williamson County Republican Party opted for precinct- specic polling locations on election day, which in turn requires the local Democratic Party to follow suit. Countywide polling locations will remain available through early voting. According to information posted to the county’s website, Republicans will operate 55 polling

Williamson County voters participating in the March 3 primary election will use precinct-specic voting locations on election day. Although the Williamson County Elections Department manages early voting, the Republican and Democratic parties are responsible for election day procedures, County Elections Administrator Bridgette Escobedo said.

Republican primary

Where to vote

Polling location

Precincts

Georgetown Annex 367, 368 Cimarron Hills Sales Oce 243, 245, 345 Georgetown ISD Technology Building

305, 307, 346, 353, 371

395

195

Randalls Film Alley

306, 394, 395

308, 341, 344, 370, 380 314, 469, 470, 471, 472

Georgetown City Hall Emmaus Church of Georgetown The Oaks Community Center Sun City The Delaney at Georgetown Village

306

342, 359, 369, 438, 473

381, 393, 396

341

305

469

379, 391, 392

380

472

243

346

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Democratic primary

314

Polling location

Precincts

314

353

308, 314, 341, 367, 368, 370, 380 305, 306, 307, 371, 381, 394, 395 469, 470, 471, 472

368

Georgetown Annex

367

130 TOLL

343

345

Georgetown Fire Station No. 6 Heritage Baptist Church

359

473

342

332

311, 330, 332, 333, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 353, 359, 369, 372

Northstar Georgetown

438

369

The Oaks Community Center Sun City

379, 391, 392, 393, 396, 397 SOURCE: WILLIAMSON COUNTYCOMMUNITY IMPACT

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The why

Williamson County Republican Party Chair Michelle Evans cited voter integrity as the main reason for this change at a Jan. 27 Commissioners Court meeting. “We all share the same goal of having a successful primary election with voters that are condent that their ballot is condential, that their ballot is

counted and that their ballot matters,” Evans said. “We’re doing what we can as the Republican Party to achieve that in the method that we feel is best for our party.” Williamson County Democratic Party Chair Kim Collins Gilby said the party strongly opposes precinct-only voting. Because Williamson County’s

population has grown since 2013, countywide voting reduces confusion and ensures voters are not turned away for going to the wrong location, Gilby said. “This isn’t a Democratic or Republican problem—it’s a voters problem,” Gilby said. “And we just want to ensure nobody’s going to get left by the wayside.”

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