Monday is the first day of early voting in Texas’ joint primary runoff elections.
According to the Lubbock County Elections Office, more than 46,000 voters cast ballots in the initial joint primaries in March, a more than 23% voter turnout.
Now, voters are returning to the polls to vote on races where no candidate received more than 50% of votes, to determine who will go on to represent their parties in the November general election.
Both Democrats and Republicans in Lubbock County will be voting on nominees for Texas Attorney General.
Competing for the Democratic nomination are Nathan Johnson and Joe Jaworski. Johnson came up short of winning the primary outright, with about 48% of votes, while Jaworski received more than 26%.
The Republican candidates for Attorney General are Chip Roy, who received more than 31% of votes in the primary, and Mayes Middleton, who earned about 39%.
Lubbock County Democrats have no local or county runoffs on the ballot, the only other item is for Texas Lieutenant Governor. The race is between Vikki Goodwin, who received about 48% of votes on Election Day, and Marcos Velez who came in at about 31.5%. The winner will compete against incumbent Republican candidate, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick.
The Republican race for Texas U.S. Senator has been particularly contentious, with current Texas AG Ken Paxton running against incumbent U.S. Senator John Cornyn.
Cornyn came out of the initial election with a slight edge, receiving just over 42% of the vote to Paxton’s approximately 40.5%.
Competing for Railroad Commissioner on the GOP ticket are Bo French and incumbent candidate Jim Wright, who were separated by less than half a percent of votes. Wright earned 32.1% of votes and French earned 31.75%.
The winner of that race will face the uncontested Democratic candidate Jon Rosenthal in November. The Texas Railroad Commission is responsible for overseeing the state’s oil and gas industry.
Narrowing to the West Texas region, Republicans from north of Lubbock down to Abilene will be voting on their nominee for Texas’ 19th Congressional District. Former representative Jodey Arrington announced last year that he would not be running for reelection. Heading into a runoff for the party’s nomination are Republican candidates Tom Sell and Abraham Enriquez.
There were seven candidates in the initial race to represent the Republican party. Sell received more than 40% of votes, while Enriquez – in second – received 18.75%.
READ MORE: You can hear from KTTZ and KACU’s conversations with Sell and Enriquez prior to the initial primary election here.
On the local level, Residents of Lubbock County Precincts 2 and 4 will be voting for County Commissioner.
For Precinct 2, Trey Newton and Kevin Pounds are competing for the nomination. Newton earned about 31% of votes in the initial primary and Pounds came in at more than 39%.
In Precinct 4, incumbent commissioner Jordan Rackler is facing off against former commissioner Chad Seay. Rackler received more than 47% of votes, while Seay received more than 40%.
With no Democratic candidates for either office, the winner of the county commissioner runoffs will be uncontested on the ballot in November.
Other local Republican races include Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3 and Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3.
Running for Court of Appeals Judge are Alison Fox andThomas Smith. And for Justice of the Peace, candidates are Mary Hernandez and Traci Baxa.
Early voting runs through May 22, with most locations open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. And Election Day is May 26.
You can find sample ballots based on your party and precinct here.
Early voting locations, open May 18-22, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Lubbock County Elections Office – Crickets Ave, Lubbock, TX 79401
- Abernathy City Hall, Community Room – 811 Avenue D, Abernathy, TX 7931
- Casey Administration Building, Room 104 – 501 7th Street, Wolfforth, TX 79382
- Idalou Community Center, Community Room – 202 W. 7th Street, Idalou, TX 79329
- New Deal Community Clubhouse, Community Room — 309 S. Monroe Avenue, New Deal, TX 79403
- Roosevelt ISD Arena, West Concourse Room – 1301 CR 3300, Lubbock, TX 79403
- Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, May 22 - Shallowater Community Center, Community Room – 900 Avenue H, Shallowater, TX 79363
- Slaton Community Clubhouse, Community Room – 750 W Garza St, Slaton TX 79364
- Amigos (University & Auburn) – 112 N University Ave., Lubbock, TX 79415
- United (Parkway & Beech Ave) – 2630 Parkway Dr., Lubbock, TX 79403
- United (4th & Slide) – 401 Slide Road, Lubbock, TX 79416
- United (4th & Milwaukee) – 6313 4th St., Lubbock, TX 79416
- Market Street (19th & Quaker) – 4425 19th St., Lubbock, TX 79407
- Market Street (50th & Indiana) – 3405 50th St., Lubbock, TX 79413
- United (50th & Avenue Q) – 1701 50th St., Lubbock, TX 79412
- United (82nd & Boston Ave) – 2703 82nd St., Lubbock, TX 79423
- United (82nd & Frankford) – 8010 Frankford Ave., Lubbock, TX 79424
- Market Street (98th & Quaker) – 4205 98th St., Lubbock, TX 79423
- United (130th & Indiana) – 12815 Indiana Ave., Lubbock, TX 79423
- United (114th & Slide)– 11310 Slide Rd, Lubbock, TX 79424
You can also find a list of polling locations in English and Spanish here.