May 26 is Election Day 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.
Election Day voting locations, open May 26, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Bacon Heights Baptist Church — 5110 54th St, Lubbock, 79414
- Broadview Baptist Church — 1302 N Frankford Ave, Lubbock, 79416
- Broadway Church of Christ — 1924 Broadway, Lubbock, 79401
- Calvary Baptist Church — 5301 82nd St, Lubbock, 79424
- Catholic Diocese of Lubbock — 4620 4th St, Lubbock, 79416
- Celebration Christian Center — 8001 Upland Ave, Lubbock, 79424
- Copper Rawlings Senior Center — 213 40th St, Lubbock, 79404
- Elks Lodge No. 1348 — 3409 Milwaukee Ave, Lubbock, 79407
- First Assembly of God Church — 3801 98th St, Lubbock, 79423
- Frenship Heritage Middle School — 6110 73rd St (Library), Lubbock, 79424
- Frenship Terra Vista Middle School — 1111 Upland Ave (Door #1), Lubbock 79424
- Green Lawn Church of Christ — 5701 19th St, Lubbock, 79407
- J. A. Hodges Community Center — 4011 University Ave, Lubbock, 79413
- Lauro Cavazos Middle School — 210 N University Ave (Door #2), Lubbock, 79415
- Lubbock-Cooper ISD Administrative Offices — 13807 Indiana Ave (Door #5), Lubbock, 79423
- Lubbock-Cooper North Elementary School — 3202 108th St (Gym), Lubbock, 79423
- Maggie Trejo Supercenter — 3200 Amherst Street, Lubbock, 79415
- Parsons Elementary School — 2811 58th St (Gym), Lubbock, 79413
- Patterson Library — 1836 Parkway Dr, Lubbock, 79403
- Roy W. Roberts Elementary School — 7901 Avenue P (Gym), Lubbock, 79423
- South Plains Church of Christ — 6802 Elkhart Ave, Lubbock, 79424
- Sutherlands HomeBase — 3701 50th St, Lubbock, 79413
- UMC Medical Center — 602 Indiana Ave, Lubbock, 79415
- Victory Life Church — 12401 Slide Rd, Lubbock, 79424
- YWCA — 6501 University Ave, Lubbock, 79413
- Roosevelt ISD Arena — 1301 CR 3300, Lubbock, TX 79403
- Casey Admin Building — 501 7th St., Wolfforth, TX 79382
- Idalou Community Center — 202 W 7th St., Idalou, TX 79329
- New Deal Community Clubhouse — 309 S Monroe Ave., New Deal, TX 79403
- Shallowater Community Center — 902 Ave. H, Shallowater, TX 79363
- Slaton Community Clubhouse — 750 W Garza St., Slaton, 79364
You can also find a list of polling locations in English and Spanish here.