ELECTION DAY FOR MAY PRIMARY RUNOFF RACES

  

Election Day has arrived for the primary runoff election.

Anyone who did not participate during early voting will be able to visit their designated polling place today (Tuesday) from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. to decide the candidates who will represent their party in November.

Eight polling locations will be open:

• 101, 109 – Friedens Church of Washington, 20322 FM 1155 East in Washington;
• 104, 115, 117, 121 – Washington County Expo Event Center, 1305 East Blue Bell Road in Brenham;
• 203 – Chappell Hill Volunteer Fire Department, 5295 Main Street in Chappell Hill;
• 205, 208, 202 – VFW Hall, 1200 East Tom Green Street in Brenham;
• 311, 312 – St. Peter’s Lutheran Church of Gay Hill, 8201 Old Gay Hill Road;
• 307, 320 – Berlin-Mill Creek-Zionsville Volunteer Fire Department, 101 Lillie Lange Road;
• 406, 418, 419 – Blinn College Student Center, 1007 Walter Schwartz Way in Brenham;
• 410, 413 – Burton Community Hall, 13100 West Washington Street in Burton.

According to Washington County Elections Administrator Carol Jackson, the county saw 5,168 early voters for the runoff election, including 4,908 in the Republican primary and 260 in the Democratic primary.  The county has 25,802 registered voters. 

On the Republican ballot, local voters will decide on the races for county judge and Precinct 2 commissioner. 

For county judge, Kirk Hanath and Brad Tegeler are vying for the seat currently held by John Durrenberger, who decided not to run for another term.

Jim Chisolm and Mark Schonefeld are pursuing the Precinct 2 commissioner’s seat of Candice Bullock, who also chose to not file for re-election.

The winners in the two races will be unopposed in November, as no Democrats are running for those positions. 

In other items on the ballot, Republicans will vote for their party’s candidate in the U.S. Senate, Texas Attorney General and Texas Railroad Commissioner races.  Democrats will choose their party’s candidate for Texas Attorney General and Texas Lieutenant Governor.

KWHI will have election coverage once polls close tonight on AM 1280, FM 101.7 and kwhi.com.