Election Day is Nov. 8-here's what you need to know
Polls will stay open until 7 p.m. on election night.
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Election Day is coming up, and there are a lot of important dates to navigate. Here is a rundown of what you need to know.
Nov. 8 is Election Day in Texas, however, early voting will run Oct 24-Nov. 4.
The last day to register to vote in Texas for this election is Oct. 11.
One of the easiest ways to register to vote in Texas is to visit VoteTexas.gov. For those who are unable to use the internet, you can contact your county voter registration official.
If you are applying for a ballot by mail, the deadline is Oct. 28.
To check your voter registration status or plan out what voting location to go to, you can visit the Texas Secretary of State website. Counties with local races will also have links to voting locations listed below once sample ballots are released.
Not all early voting locations will be open on Election Day, so make sure to check if you are voting on Nov. 8.
Not sure what to do when you go to vote? Click or tap here!
Local races What's on the ballot?
Brewster County
For election day voting, you can see voting locations here.
- Brewster County Judge seat. Candidates are Greg Henington (R) and Oscar Cobos (D).
- Brewster County Commissioner Precinct 2 seat. Candidates are Mark Chiles (R) and Sara Colande (D).
- Brewster County Justice of the Peace 2 seat. Candidates are Paul Rashott (R) and Tim Rellera (D).
- Marathon ISD Board Trustee District 1 seat. Candidates are Arlene Griffis (R) and Marina Aguilar (D).
- Marathon ISD Board Trustee District 2 seat. Candidates are Andy Lewis (R) and Dara Cavness (D).
Crockett County
For election day voting, you can see voting locations here.
- Crockett County Judge seat. Candidates are Jeffrey Stuart (R) and Frank Tambunga (D).
- Crockett County Commissioner Precinct 1 seat. Candidates are Elsa Fierro (R) and Dean Fierro (D).
- Crockett County Commissioner Precinct 4 seat. Candidates are Mike Medina, Jr. (R) and Alfredo Tobor (D).
- Voters will decide if they are for or against a school bond for Crockett County ISD. There will be three propositions totaling nearly $30 million.
- Prop. A: $11,250,000 for school facilities
- Prop. B: $18 million for athletic facilities
- Prop. C: $75,000 for teacher housing.
- Crockett County ISD Board Trustee District 1 seat. Candidates are Jared Shaffer, Annette DeHoyos and Domingo Perez, Jr.
- Crockett County ISD Board Trustee District 3 seat. Candidates are Alma Martinez, Victoria Ramos and Roland DeHoyos.
- Crockett County ISD Board Trustee District 4 seat. Candidates are Ryan Bean and Connie Crenwelge.
Dawson County
For election day voting, you can see voting locations here.
- Dawson County Commissioner Precinct 2 seat. Candidates are Ryan Webb (R) and Enrique Moreno Jr. (D).
Ector County
For election day voting, you can see voting locations here.
- Ector County Justice of the Peace 3 seat. Candidates are Bill Bowen (R) and Gerardo Arzate (D).
- Ector County Commissioner Precinct 4 seat. Candidates are Billy Hall (R) and Savannah Morales (D).
- ECUD Director seat. Candidates are Troy Walker, Sheila Black and Will Kappauf.
- Voters will decide if they are for or against two propositions regarding the Ector County Utilities District.
- Have Sec. 34-35, Block 43, T-2-S Texas and Pacific Railway Co. Survey to assume payment of the operations and maintenance tax.
- Have lands not already in Districts 13-15 and 17, Block 43, T-2-S Texas and Pacific Railway Co. Survey assume the operations and maintenance tax.
Gaines County
For election day voting, you can see voting locations here.
- Voters will decide if they are for or against a proposition for the city of Seminole.
- Prop. A: Adopt a local sales tax rate of 1/2% for the maintenance and repair of streets.
- Voters will decide if they are for or against a proposition for the city of Seagraves.
- Prop. A: Reauthorize a local sales tax at 1/2% for the maintenance and repair of streets. This will expire in four years unless voted back into place.
- Loop ISD School Board seat. Candidates are Pam Young, Carla Todd Young, HP Cargile and Jim Owens.
Howard County
For election day voting, you can see voting locations here.
- Howard County Judge seat. Candidates are Randy Johnson (R) and Steven Hobbs (D).
- Voters will decide if they are for or against the dissolution of the Howard County Water Control District.
- Voters will decide if they are for or against two propositions for Big Spring ISD.
- Prop. A: Ratify a tax rate of $0.9609.
- Prop B: Allow the school board to purchase attendance credits.
- Voters will decide if they are for or against three propositions for Coahoma ISD. Two of these are for a school bond.
- Prop. A: Ratify a tax rate of $1.1646
- Prop. B: Approve a bond of $6,015,000 for new school facilities and buses
- Prop. C: Approve a bond of $4,045,000 for an indoor multipurpose facility
- Voters will decide if they are for or against ratifying a tax rate of $1.1646 for Forsan ISD.
- Voters will decide if they are for or against a $85 million bond for Sands CISD to use on school facilities, sites and buses.
- Voters will decide if they are for or against two propositions for Stanton ISD.
- Prop. A: $12 million bond
- Prop. B: Ratify a tax rate of $0.891068
- Borden County ISD Board Trustee seat. Candidates are Lacey Jowers, Randy Hersley, Chad Beaver, Daniel Nix and Cindy Herridge.
- Voters will decide if they are for or against ratifying a tax rate of $1.12 for Borden County ISD.
Jeff Davis County
For election day voting, you can see voting locations here.
- Jeff Davis County Commissioner Precinct 2 seat. Candidates are Roy Hurley (R) and Todd Jagger (D).
- Jedd Davis County Commissioner Precinct 4 seat. Candidates are Royce Laskoskie (R) and Alber Miller (D).
Loving County
For election day voting, you can see voting locations here.
- Loving County and District Clerk seat. Candidates are Holly Jones (R) and Mozelle Carr (D).
- Loving County Commissioner Precinct 2 seat. Candidates are James Sparks (R) and Ysidro Renteria (D).
Midland County
For election day voting, you can see voting locations here.
- Midland County Justice of the Peace 1 seat. Candidates are Edelmira Subia (R) and Amber Ruiz (D).
- Midland County Justice of the Peace 3 seat. Candidates are Susan Rayos (R) and Billy Johnson (D).
- Midland Mayor seat. Candidates are Jerry Morales, Robert Allen Dickson and Lori Blong. To watch the forum on YouTube, click or tap here.
- Midland City Council 4 seat. Candidates are Jim Geretty and Amy Burkes. To watch the forum on YouTube, click or tap here.
- Midland ISD Board Trustee District 3 seat. Candidates are Reagan Hinojos and Tommy Bishop. To watch the Q&A on YouTube, click or tap here.
- Midland ISD Board Trustee District 5 seat. Candidates are Brandon Hodges and John Trischitti III. To watch the Q&A on YouTube, click or tap here.
- Midland ISD Board Trustee District 6 seat. Candidates are Sara Burleson and Carie McNeil. To watch the Q&A on YouTube, click or tap here.
- Greenwood ISD Board Trustee District 1 seat. Candidates are John Bowman and Troy Keel.
- Greenwood ISD Board Trustee District 7 seat. Candidates are John Ellis and Nikki Leatherwood.
Pecos County
For election day voting, you can see voting locations here.
- Pecos County Judge seat. Candidates are Bryan Garrison (R) and Joe Shuster (D).
- Pecos County Clerk seat. Candidates are Ramona Spears (R) and Liz Chapman (D).
- Pecos County Commissioner Precinct 4 seat. Candidates are Nathan Reeves (R) and Santiago Cantu, Jr. (D)
- Pecos County Justice of the Peace 1 seat. Candidates are Rankin Mitchell (R) and Ruben Salinas (D).
- Voters will decide if they are for or against adopting a home rule charter for the City of Fort Stockton.
- Voters will decide if they are for or against a school bond for Fort Stockton ISD. There will be two propositions totaling nearly $90 million.
- Prop. A: $84 million for school facilities, security and safety upgrades, an intermediate campus wing, CTE facilities and transportation fleet improvements.
- Prop. B: $16 million for facilities, new turf, a field house, upgrades to the track and improvements with priority to female athletic facilities.
- Buena Vista ISD Board seat. Candidates are Palemon Flores, John Duckett, Veronica Mandujano, Hattie Jurado, Paul Ivey and Jesus Martinez.
Presidio County
For election day voting, you can see voting locations here.
- Presidio County Judge seat. Candidates are Cinderela Guerera (R) and Jose Portillo Jr. (D).
- Presidio County Treasurer seat. Candidates are David Chavez (R) and Frances Garcia (D).
- Presidio County Commissioner Precinct 4 seat. Candidates are Garey Willbanks (R) and David Beebe (D).
Reagan County
For election day voting, you can see voting locations here.
- Reagan County ISD School Board District 1 seat. Candidates are Jeffrey Schmedicke, Freddy Acevedo and Shelly Meyers.
- Reagan County ISD School Board District 5 seat. Candidates are Garry Goff and John "Billy" Hodge, Jr.
- Reagan County ISD School Board District 6 seat. Candidates are Aaron Gunnels and Joey Garcia.
- Voters will decide if they are for or against a school bond for Reagan County ISD. There will be three propositions totaling $70 million.
- Prop. A: $65,800,000 for school buildings, sites, new buses and retrofitting old buses with safety, emergency and/or security equipment.
- Prop. B: $4 million for teacher housing.
- Prop. C: $200,000 for technology and infrastructure.
Reeves County
For election day voting, you can see voting locations here.
- Reeves County Clerk seat. Candidates are Leslie Holder (R) and Yvonne Abila (D).
Scurry County
For election day voting, you can see voting locations here.
- Voters will decide if they are for or against two propositions for the City of Snyder.
- Prop. A: Authorize the Development Corporation of Snyder to use sales and use tax for land, buildings, equipment and more for professional and children's sports, athletic, entertainment, tourist, convention, and public park purposes and events as well as maintenance and operation costs.
- Prop. B: Authorize the Development Corporation of Snyder to use sales and use tax for land, buildings, infrastructure and more to promote new or expanded business development.
- Ira ISD School Board seat. Candidates are Cody Cox, Jerry Jamison, Austin Calley, Dirk Dunn and Justin Donelson.
- Hermleigh ISD School Board seat. Candidates are David Digby, Christy Garcia, Leslie Beane, Kasey Nachlinger, Jeremy Hogan and Gerald Rodriguez.
Upton County
For election day voting, you can see voting locations here.
- Upton County Commissioner Precinct 2 seat. Candidates are Cody Owens (R) and Ruben Acosta (D).
- Voters will decide if they are for or against a school bond for Rankin ISD. There will be four propositions totaling nearly $123 million.
- Prop. A: $105 million for school facilities, tech infrastructure, sites for buildings, bases and vehicles.
- Prop. B: $12 million for a golf course and practice facilities.
- Prop. C: $2 million for instructional technology.
- Prop. D: $4 million for teacher housing.
- Voters will decide if they are for or against approving a new tax rate for the Rankin County Hospital.
- $0.205557 per $100 to be used for a new EMS station, employee housing and to pay off hospital bonds
- Voters will decide if they are for or against a school bond for McCamey ISD. There will be one proposition.
- Prop. A: $71,811, 709 for school facilities, sites and new buses
Winkler County
For election day voting, you can see voting locations here.
- Winkler County Commissioner Precinct 4 seat. Candidates are Homero Lujan (R) and Billy Ray Thompson (D).
State Races Who's running for what?
As for state races, there will be a few important items to vote on.
Voters will decide whether or not to reelect Governor Greg Abbott or hand the reigns over to Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke. There are also Green and Libertarians running for the seat as well.
Ken Paxton is facing off against Rochelle Garza for the Attorney General seat, while Dan Patrick is being challenged by Mike Collier.
Additionally there are races for Agriculture Commissioner, Land Commissioner and Railroad Commissioner as well as Texas Comptroller.
Tony Gonzales, representative for US District 23, is facing off against challengers John Lira and Frank Lopez Jr. for his spot in the House of Representatives.
Rep. August Pfluger is also up for reelection, however he is running unopposed.
State Representative Brooks Landgraf is also running unopposed after winning against challenger Casey Gray in the March primary.