Local election officials are ready for Tuesday's party primary elections and, in Arkansas, nonpartisan judicial elections.
Voters in the Democratic and Republican parties will choose nominees for various federal, state and county offices in November's general election. In many cases, only one party is fielding candidates, so the primary will determine who will take office. Many candidates are running unopposed.
Polling and ballot information for Bowie County, Texas, and Miller County, Arkansas, follows.
BOWIE COUNTY, TEXAS
Texas Democrats and Republicans will choose candidates for president and U.S. senator, as well as Texas railroad commissioner and various state judge and Supreme Court justice races. Both parties will vote on platform propositions, as well.
The Republican primary will determine who will take office in January in the following races: Fifth Judicial District judge, Bowie County sheriff, tax assessor-collector, Precinct 3 commissioner and Precinct 2 constable. There are no Democrats running for those local offices.
Those Republican races and the respective candidates are:
Tax Assessor-Collector
Josh Davis
Ramona Dawson-Norman (Incumbent)
Sheriff
Constable George Huggins Jr.
Chief Deputy Jeff Neal
Fifth Judicial District Judge
Bill Miller (Incumbent)
Monty Murry
Precinct 3 County Road Commissioner
Kyle B. Barrett
James Strain (Incumbent)
Precinct 2 County Constable
William (Bill) Bonneville
Chad Ford
There are no Democratic candidates in the races for Fifth District judge, sheriff, tax assessor collector, Precinct 3 Commissioner and Precinct 2 Constable.
Bowie County polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Registered voters must vote at the polling places designated to their precincts. Those voting in 5C, which is part of Pleasant Grove, have a polling change in this election. Polling locations by precinct follow.
Bowie County Republican Primary
1A, 2C, 3B, 4E: Texarkana City Hall, 220 Texas Blvd., Texarkana
2A, 1B: St. Paul's Missionary Baptist Church, 2921 Norris Cooley Drive, Texarkana
2B, 4D, 5A, 7: Wake Village City Hall, 624 Burma Road, Wake Village, Texas
2D, 4A, 4C, 5B: Texarkana College, 2500 N. Robison Road, Texarkana
3A: Collins Memorial Bldg., 3000 Texas Blvd., Texarkana
4B: Spring Lake Park School, 4324 Ghio-Fish Blvd., Texarkana
5C: NOTE CHANGE - Richmond Road Baptist Church, 5805 Richmond Road, Texarkana
6A: First Baptist Church, 3015 Moores Lane, Texarkana
6B: Pleasant Grove Middle School, 5605 Cooks Lane, Texarkana
8A, 8B: Eylau Methodist Church, 5214 S. U.S. Hwy. 59, Texarkana
8C: Buchanan Baptist Church, 3625 Buchanan Loop Road, Texarkana
9: Nash Elementary School, 100 Burton St., Nash
10: Pleasant Grove Volunteer Fire Department, 3123 FM 559, Texarkana
11: C-5 Volunteer Fire Department, 9534 W. New Boston Road, Leary
12: Red Springs Baptist Church, 1101 FM 991, Texarkana
13, 30: Hooks High School, 401 E. Ave A, Hooks
14: Bowie County Courthouse, 710 James Bowie Drive, New Boston
15: Malta Elementary School, 6178 W. U.S. Hwy. 82, DeKalb
16: Redwater City Hall, 120 Redwater Blvd., Redwater
17: Maud Community Center, 135 Main St., Maud
18: First Baptist Church, 506 S. McCoy Blvd., New Boston
19: Old Salem Baptist Church, 6199 FM 1840, Simms
20, 24, 25: DeKalb High School, 152 S.W. Maple St., DeKalb
21, 22: Oakgrove Lighthouse Church, 194 N. FM 1326
27: Simms Baptist Church, 105 CR 4216, Simms
28: Crossroads Community Center, 10650 FM 561, Simms
29: Wards Creek Missionary Baptist Church, 17 CR 4239, Simms
Bowie County Democratic Primary
1A, 2C, 4E: Goree Academic Learning Center, 3201 Lincoln Ave., Texarkana
1B, 2A: St. Paul's Missionary Baptist Church, 2921 Norris Cooley Drive, Texarkana
2B, 4D, 5A: Westlawn Elementary School, 410 Westlawn Drive, Texarkana
3A, 4B: Collins Memorial Bldg., 3000 Texas Blvd., Texarkana
2D, 4A, 4C, 5B: Texarkana College, 2500 N. Robison Road, Texarkana
3B: Texarkana City Hall, 220 Texas Blvd., Texarkana
5C, 6A, 6B, 10, 11: Pleasant Grove Middle School, 5605 Cooks Lane, Texarkana
7: Wake Village City Hall, 624 Burma Road, Wake Village, Texas
8A, 8B, 8C: Liberty-Eylau School, 766 Macedonia Road, Texarkana
9: Nash Elementary School, 100 Burton St., Nash
12: Red Springs Baptist Church, 1101 Farm to Market Road 991, Texarkana
13, 30: Hooks High School, 401 E. Ave A, Hooks
14, 15: Bowie County Courthouse, 710 James Bowie Drive, New Boston
16, 17: Redwater City Hall, 120 Redwater Blvd., Redwater
18, 19: First Baptist Church, 506 S. McCoy Blvd., New Boston
20, 21, 22: Oakgrove Lighthouse Church, 194 N. FM 1326
24, 25: DeKalb High School, 152 S.W. Maple St., DeKalb
27, 28, 29: Crossroads Community Center, 10650 FM 561, Simms
MILLER COUNTY, ARKANSAS
In Arkansas, both parties will choose candidates for president and will vote in three nonpartisan judicial elections.
Locally, Republicans will choose who will take office in January as District 4, District 7, District 8 and District 9 justices of the peace as well as District 4 constable. There are no Democrats running for those local offices. Those Republican races and the respective candidates are:
Justice of Peace, District 4
Ernest Jackie Rymer
Carl B. Standridge (Incumbent)
Justice of Peace, District 7
Jimmy Hickey (Incumbent)
Jeffery Page
Justice of Peace, District 8
Deloris M. Coe
Andy LaGrone (Incumbent)
Justice of Peace, District 9
John Haltom (Incumbent)
Howdy Smith
Constable, District 4
Art Parris (Incumbent)
Clinton S. Thomas
Nonpartisan judicial races in Arkansas include:
State District 37 Court Judge
Tommy Potter
Jeffery C. Sams
Court of Appeals Associate Judge District 4, Position 2
Stephanie Potter Barrett
Emily White
Miller County polls are open 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Any registered voter may vote at any polling location on Tuesday. Polling locations by city follow.
Miller County Primaries and Nonpartisan Judicial Elections
Doddridge
Doddridge Community Center, 9124 Arkansas Highway 160
Fouke
Stanley Davis Community Center, 203 E. Redcut Road
Garland
Garland City Hall, 104 Fifth St.
Texarkana
Bridging the Gap of Arkansas, 209 E. 14th St.
Central Baptist Church, 2117 E. 35th St.
Christ United Methodist Church, 5204 S. Rondo Road
Cornerstone Baptist Church, 3900 Union Road
Genoa Baptist Church, 70 MC 289
Hickory Street Baptist Church, 2923 Hickory St.
Highland Church of Christ, 1705 Highland St.
Jamison Center of Kindness, 1101 Couch St.
Rondo United Methodist Church, 2335 N. Rondo Road
Sugar Hill United Methodist Church, 1621 Sugar Hill Road