ELECTION DAY FOR MARCH PRIMARY RACES

  

Election Day has arrived for the March primary election.

Today (Tuesday) is the final day that Washington County voters can cast ballots in the races for sheriff, district attorney, commissioner of Precincts 1 and 3, constable of Precinct 3, District 12 state representative and District 10 U.S. congressional representative, along with U.S. president, U.S. senator and several statewide races.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 14 polling locations in the county.  A complete list can be seen below and at the county’s website, www.co.washington.tx.us. 

• 101 - Friedens Church of Washington at 20322 FM 1155 in Washington.
• 104, 117 and 121 - Washington County Expo Event Center at 1305 East Blue Bell Road in Brenham.
• 109 - St. Matthew Lutheran Church of Sandy Hill Education Building at 8819 FM 2621.
• 115 - Silver Wings Ballroom at 4100 Highway 105 in Brenham.
• 202, 208 - Salem Lutheran Church at 1500 Salem Road.
• 203 - Chappell Hill Volunteer Fire Department at 5295 Main Street in Chappell Hill.
• 205 - VFW Hall in Brenham at 1200 East Tom Green Street.
• 307 and 316 - American Legion Hall in Brenham at 903 North Park Street.
• 311 - St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Gay Hill at 8201 Old Gay Hill Road.
• 312 - St. John Lutheran Church in Prairie Hill at 6605 Old Independence Road.
• 320 - Berlin-Mill Creek-Zionsville Fire Department at 101 Lillie Lange Road.
• 406, 418 and 419 - Blinn College Student Center at 1007 Walter Schwartz Way in Brenham.
• 410 - Burton Community Center at 13100 West Washington Street.
• 413 - Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Greenvine at 6700 Wickel Road.

Out of 24,914 registered voters in Washington County, there were 5,535 people – consisting of 5,091 Republicans and 444 Democrats – who voted early.

All of Washington County’s locally contested races are on the Republican ballot, so all of tonight’s winners will not be opposed in November. 

Trey Holleway and David Blakey are vying for the seat of sheriff presently held by Otto Hanak, who is not seeking re-election.

For district attorney, voters will choose between Derek Estep and Dave Bunger.  Current District Attorney Julie Renken, like Hanak, is not running for another term.

Precinct 1 and 3 commissioner incumbents Don Koester and Kirk Hanath are challenged respectively by Misti Hartstack Corn and Billy Ruemke.

The Precinct 3 constable position was vacated by David Blakey upon announcing his candidacy for sheriff.  That role will be taken up by Brad Kuecker or Damon Wegner. 

The District 12 state representative race to fill the seat of Kyle Kacal, who chose not to run for re-election, has Trey Wharton, Ben Bius and John Harvey Slocum on the Republican ballot.  The winner among the three will go on to face Democrat Dee Howard Mullins and Libertarian Robert Profili. 

In U.S. Congressional District 10, Republican incumbent Michael McCaul faces Jared Lovelace.  Whoever wins will go up this fall against either Theresa Boisseau or Keith McPhail on the Democratic side, Independent Stefan Medley and Libertarian Bill Kelsey.

KWHI will have live election coverage tonight once polls close at 7 p.m. on AM 1280, FM 101.7 and kwhi.com.