KAUFMAN, Texas — Early voting begins tomorrow for the November 6 general election at polling locations across Kaufman County.
KAUFMAN, Texas — Early voting begins tomorrow for the November 6 general election at polling locations across Kaufman County.
Four polling locations will be open for early voting including the Kaufman courthouse annex and at the sub courthouses in Forney, Terrell and Kemp.
For the first week of early voting all locations are open 8 AM to 5 PM.
Weekend voting is available on Saturday from 7 AM to 7 PM and Sunday from 1 PM to 6PM at all locations.
Early voting continues October 29 through November 2, with all locations open 7 AM to 7 PM.
Voters are eligible to vote at any early voting location and any of the 30 polling locations on election day.
Locally, voters will have the opportunity to elect a new justice of the peace to replace Judge Patricia Ashworth, who announced her retirement at the end of her term in December. Republican Amy Tarno who beat three republican opponents in the primary, will face Democrat challenger Shunda Lee for the bench.
The only county position up for election is county treasurer, to be determined between Democrat Kate Luther and Republican Chuck Mohnkern.
County voters will also be electing a new state representative and U.S. Congressman.
Former Forney ISD Board President Keith Bell is the Republican’s nominee for the Texas House. Bell will face Democrat Eston Williams of Mabank and Libertarian D. Allen Miller who seek to replace outgoing representative Lance Gooden.
Gooden is the Republican nominee for U.S. Congress. He will face Democrat nominee and attorney Dan Wood. Both candidates are from Terrell.
Kendall Scudder, Democrat nominee for state senator is looking to unseat the incumbent Republican, Bob Hall.
In the U.S. Senate, Democrat Beto O”Rourke and Libertarian Neal Dikerman will run against the Republican and sitting senator, Ted Cruz.
Republican Governor Greg Abbott is seeking another term and faces Democrat Lupe Valdez and Libertarian Mark Jay Tippetts.
Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick faces Democrat Mike Collier and Libertarian Kerry Douglas McKinnon.
Attorney General Ken Paxton is opposed by Democrat Justin Nelson & Libertarian Michael Ray Harris.
Libertarian Ben Sanders and Democrat Joi Chevalier are taking on Republican Comptroller Glenn Hegar.
Land Commissioner George P. Bush is being opposed by Democrat Miguel Suazo and Libertarian Matt Pina.
Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller will face both Democrat Kim Olson and Libertarian Richard Carpenter.
Democrat Roman McAllen and Libertarian Nike Wright are trying to unseat Republican Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddock.
Numerous seats on both the State Supreme Court and the state’s Court of Criminal Appeals are also on the ballot along with eight seats on the Fifth District Court of Appeals.
