ELECTIONS Contested races on the ballot in Tomball, Magnolia as primaries near
BY ANNA LOTZ
the redistricting process, and the 8th Congressional District, following a retirement announcement by U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady, R The Woodlands, who has served the district since 1996. In addition, much of the Tomball area is now included in Harris County Precinct 3 instead of Precinct 4 following the county’s redistricting e orts. A small part of Tomball west of ELECTION INFORMATION The winners for each party in the March primaries will determine which candidates will be on the ballot in the November general election.
Hwy. 249 is within Precinct 4, repre- sented by Jack Cagle, who is running uncontested on the Republican ballot. However, the Precinct 4 race includes seven Democratic candidates. As the election approaches, regis- tered voters in Harris County may cast their ballots at any vote center county- wide during both early voting and on election day. Voters in Montgomery
County can cast a ballot during early voting at any polling location in the county but must vote by precinct on election day. Residents can vote in the Dem- ocratic primary or the Republican primary election but not both. Find candidate information and election results at www.community impact.com/voter-guide.
Early voting begins Feb. 14 for the March 1 primary election. The winners for each party in March will determine which candidates will be on the ballot in the November general election. In Tomball and Magnolia, notable races include the 38th Congressional District, which is a newly added con- gressional district in Texas following
I M P O R T A N T D A T E S
Feb. 18: last day to apply for a ballot by mail March 1: election day
Jan. 31: last day to register to vote Feb. 14-25: early voting period
S A M P L E B A L L O T
*Incumbent
In Harris County, nd a complete sample ballot and polling locations at www.harrisvotes.com.
In Montgomery County, nd a complete sample ballot and polling locations at http://elections.mctx.org.
This list includes contested primary elections for major races in Tomball and Magnolia. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order by last name.
Montgomery County commissioner Precinct 2, Republican primary Jennifer Eckhart Charlie Riley* TEXAS Texas House District 3, Republican primary Cecil Bell Jr.* Kelly McDonald Texas House District 150, Republican primary Bryan Le Valerie McGilvrey Debbie Riddle Valoree Swanson*
Jerry Ford Brett Guillory David Hogan Wesley Hunt Rolando Lopez Damien Matthew Peter Mockus Mark Ramsey Richard Welch U.S. representative District 38, Democratic primary Diana Martinez Alexander Duncan Klussmann Centrell Reed
Kevin Howard Georgia D. Provost Harris County commissioner Precinct 4, Democratic primary Lesley Briones Gina Calanni Bejamin "Ben" Chou
HARRIS COUNTY Harris County judge, Republican primary H.Q. Bolanos Bolanos Martina Lemond Dixon Robert Dorris Oscar Gonzales Warren Howell Randall Kubosh Vidal Martinez Alex Mealer George Harry Zoes
FEDERAL U.S. representative District 8, Republican primary Betsy Bates
Candice Burrows Christian Collins Jonathan Hullihan Morgan Luttrell Dan McKaughan Jonathan Mitchell Chuck Montgomery Michael Philips
Clarence Miller Sandra Pelmore Je Stauber Ann Williams
MONTGOMERY COUNTY Montgomery County judge, Republican primary Sara Countryman Billy Gra Mark Keough*
Jessica Wellington Taylor Whichard IV U.S. representative District 38, Republican primary Phil Covarrubias Alex Cross
Harris County judge, Democratic primary Erica Davis Marcia Garcia Ahmad R. “Rob-Beto” Hassan Lina Hidalgo*
SOURCE: TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATE COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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