Early voting for the Texas statewide electoral primaries began this week, Feb. 17, and will continue through Feb. 27. The primaries are an opportunity for voters to select their party’s candidates for the general election, which will be held on Nov. 3, 2026. In the instance that no candidate receives a majority of votes in the primary race, the top two vote-getters will participate in a runoff election on May 26.
It is not required that voters register with a particular party, but you can only participate in one party’s primary election (and in the subsequent runoff election, if necessary).
While ballots will include several federal and state positions, they will also include many local county seats. The following is a list of candidates for Grayson and Cooke County political races:
Grayson County Clerk:
Linda Denman (R)
Tammy Reddic (R)
Grayson County Commissioner Pct. 2:
Art Arthur (R) - incumbent
John Huckle (R)
Grayson County Commissioner Pct. 4:
Matt Hardenburg (R) - incumbent
Grayson County District Clerk:
Kelly Clark Ashmore (R) - incumbent
Grayson County Judge:
Bruce W. Dawsey (R) - incumbent
Grayson County Treasurer:
Gayla Hawkins (R) - incumbent
Grayson County Court at Law No. 1:
Kerye Ashmore (R) - incumbent
Grayson County Court at Law No. 2:
Rick Dunn (R) - incumbent
Grayson County Justice of the Peace Pct. 2:
Dennis Michael (R) - incumbent
Grayson County Justice of the Peace Pct. 3:
Damon Vannoy (R) - incumbent
Grayson County Justice of the Peace Pct. 4:
Tim Overbey (R)
Texas 397th District Court:
Art Clayton (R)
Christina Fox (R)
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Cooke County Clerk:
Lisa Mayes Newton (R) - incumbent
Cooke County Commissioner Pct. 2:
Jason M. Snuggs (R) - incumbent
Cooke County Commissioner Pct. 4:
Matt P. Sicking (R) - incumbent
Phil Reiter (R)
Cooke County District Clerk:
Marci A. Gilbert (R) - incumbent
Cooke County Judge:
Fred Haiman (R)
Kerri Kingsbery (R)
Karla Metzler (R)
Cooke County Surveyor:
Delbert West (D) - incumbent
Cooke County Treasurer:
Susan Wells (R) - incumbent
Cooke County Court at Law:
Andrea Townsend (R)
Cooke County Justice of the Peace Pct. 1:
John J. Henry (R) - incumbent
Cooke County Justice of the Peace Pct. 2:
Carroll L. Johnson (R) - incumbent
To learn more about early voting or Election Day voting times and locations, visit www.sos.texas.gov/elections/voter/links.shtml