BOWIE COUNTY, Texas - Primary elections March 3, 2020, will determine who will hold three county offices, candidate filings show.
The deadline to file as a candidate in political parties' primaries was Monday, and most will run unopposed. The three contested races - for sheriff, Precinct 3 county road commissioner and tax assessor-collector - are all among Republicans, with no Democrats running for those offices.
At the county level, only the race for judge will see a Republican face a Democrat in November's general election. Incumbent Republican Bobby L. Howell and Democratic challenger Armani Valentino are running unopposed in their respective party primaries.
Both incumbent Republican John Ratcliffe and Democratic challenger Russell Foster filed to run for the U.S. House representing Texas' 4th Congressional District. Each is unopposed on his party's ballot.
As the elections near, the Gazette will publish profiles of candidates in contested races.
Lists of Republican and Democratic candidates follow, according to information provided by county party chairs. No Libertarian Party or Green Party candidates filed for offices in Bowie County or for the 4th District House seat.
REPUBLICAN PARTY
202nd District Court Judge
Incumbent John Tidwell
County Judge
Incumbent Bobby L. Howell
Sheriff
Chief Deputy Jeff Neal
George Huggins Jr.
Precinct 3 County Road Commissioner
Incumbent James Strain
Kyle B. Barrett
Tax Assessor-Collector
Incumbent Ramona Dawson-Norman
Josh Davis
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 1
Incumbent Nancy Talley
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2
Catie Hawkins
Constable, Precinct 1
Chris Lee
Constable, Precinct 2
Chad Ford
Constable Precinct 3
Jeff Estes
Constable Precinct 5
Robby Caudle
U.S. House of Representatives, Texas' 4th Congressional District
Incumbent John Ratcliffe
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Precinct 1 County Road Commissioner
Incumbent Sammy Stone
County Judge
Armani Valentino
County Chair, Democratic Party
Zebrina Robertson
U.S. House of Representatives, Texas' 4th Congressional District
Russell Foster