COLDSPRING – Early voting in the March 4 Republican and Democratic Primaries begins Feb. 19 and ends Feb. 29.
Early voting will be held in the San Jacinto County Senior Annex Building located behind the San Jacinto County Senior Citizen’s Center in Coldspring.
Registered voters may cast ballots between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Early voting will be held in two voting precinct boxes in the county on Saturday, Feb. 23. Saturday voting will be held in the Oakhurst Precinct 8 Voting Box and in the Evergreen Precinct 3 Voting Box. Registered voters in San Jacinto County, regardless of what precinct they reside, may vote early on Saturday, Feb. 23 in Oakhurst or Evergreen.
The last day to apply for ballots by mail is Feb. 26. To requist a ballot by mail contact San Jacinto County Elections Administrator Karen Day at 1 State Hwy. 150, Room 119 B, Coldspring, Texas 77331. Phone: 936-653-5804.
The following candidates have filed for positions in the March 4 Republican and Democratic Primaries in San Jacinto County. An (R) or (D) in front the name indicates the party affiliation and an (I) after the name indicates incumbent. March 4 winners on the Democratic ballot will face Republican candidates in the Nov. 4, 2008 general election:
SHERIFF
(D) Lacy Rogers (I)
(R) James Walters
TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR
(D) Betty McKenzie Davis (I)
(R) Stanley Garza
PRECINCT 1 COMMISSIONER
(R) Michael Griffith (I)
(D) Laddie McAnally
(D) Dale Smith
PRECINCT 3 COMMISSIONER
(R) David Brandon (I)
(D) James “Butch” Moody
(D) Thomas Bonds
PRECINCT 1 CONSTABLE
(D) Verlon Powdrill
PRECINCT 2 CONSTABLE
(D) Jerry Everitt (I)
(D) Tom Yates
PRECINCT 3 CONSTABLE
(D) Kenneth Hammond
PRECINCT 4 CONSTABLE
(D) Lou Rogers (I)
(D) Alvin Wyatt
411th DISTRICT JUDGE
(D) Robert Hill Trapp (I)
STATE REPRESENTATIVE
(D) Jim McReynolds (I)
(R) Van Brookshire