Monday marks the beginning of another early voting period, this time for both the Democratic and Republican party primary runoff elections.
The big race, locally, on the Republican primary runoff ballot is the District 19 Congressional race between Jodey Arrington and Glen Robertson.
“The congressman is going to have a direct effect on the farm bills, the health care and medical policies in Washington. And that’s a lot of stuff, and those are important things, and there’s a lot of jobs attached to it, and there’s a lot of our economy attached to it. So whether it’s Jodey Arrington or Glen Robertson, they need to get our and vote and have an educated vote,” Lubbock County Republican Party Chair Carl Tepper said.
That race could help to bring voters to the polls.
“We do hope and we do expect to see a strong turn out because we have District 19, and that’s such a paramount race for Lubbock citizens, and so we do expect a higher turnout than on years where it’s just statewide races,” Lubbock County Elections Administrator Dorothy Kennedy said.
On the ballot for Democratic voters, Kennedy said there is only one statewide race, which is for Railroad Commissioner.
On the Republican side, there are a few races people will see listed.
Kennedy said there will be a runoff for Railroad Commissioner, Court of Criminal Appeals Judge places 2 and 5, as well as Lubbock County Constable precinct 4.
To download a sample ballot, go to www.VoteLubbock.org and type in your address. Then select either Republican or Democrat.
Kennedy said if you voted on March 1, you have to stick with the same party you voted with during that election. If you did not vote on March 1 but want to vote in the runoff, you will select a party when you get to the polls.
Early voting goes from May 16 to May 20 and polls are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. during early voting. Election day is May 24, and polls that day are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voting locations can also be found at VoteLubbock.org.
