Early voting in Democratic and Republican party primary elections begins Tuesday in Arkansas and Texas.
Miller County, Arkansas
All Miller County, Arkansas, early primary voting will take place in the County Courthouse, 400 Laurel St., beginning Tuesday and ending March 2.
Polls will be open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday except March 2, when the hours will be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Saturdays, polls will be open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Early voting will not be available on Sundays.
In Arkansas, both parties will choose candidates for president and will vote in three nonpartisan judicial elections.
Locally, Republicans will choose candidates for District 4, District 7, District 8 and District 9 justice of the peace as well as District 4 constable. Those races and the respective candidates are:
Justice of Peace, District 4
Carl B. Standridge (Incumbent)
Ernest Jackie Rymer
Justice of Peace, District 7
Jimmy Hickey (Incumbent)
Jeffery Page
Justice of Peace, District 8
Andy LaGrone (Incumbent), Republican
Deloris M. Coe, Republican
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
Bowie County, Texas
Early voting in Bowie County, Texas, will be available in two places: the County Courthouse, 710 James Bowie Drive in New Boston, and the Southwest Center, 3222 W. Seventh St. in Texarkana.
The Bi-State Justice Building in Texarkana will not be a polling place at any time this year.
Tuesday through Feb. 28, early primary polls will be open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Early voting will not be available on weekends.
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.
Contested local primary races include Republicans' choices to run for Fifth Judicial District judge, as well as Bowie County sheriff, tax assessor-collector, Precinct 3 commissioner and Precinct 2 constable.
Those races and respective candidates are:
Tax Assessor-Collector
Ramona Dawson-Norman (Incumbent)
Josh Davis
Sheriff
Chief Deputy Jeff Neal
George Huggins Jr.
Fifth Judicial District Judge
Bill Miller (Incumbent)
Monty Murry
Precinct 3 County Road Commissioner
James Strain (Incumbent)
Kyle B. Barrett
Precinct 2 County Constable
Chad Ford
William (Bill) Bonneville
The Democratic candidates in all local and county primaries are running uncontested.
Primary Election Day in both Arkansas and Texas is March 3. The Gazette will publish complete polling information as the date nears.
This year's general election takes place Nov. 3.