Early voting for primaries underway
BY BILL KELLY
Dalhart Texan
Last week, the Dalhart Texan listed the names of the various candidates for several open positions in Hartley County in the Republican Primary, which will be held Tuesday March 3, with early voting starting a couple of days ago. Today the Texan will go over the candidates for area, regional, and statewide offices, in the Republican Primary, and will publish the names of candidates in the Democratic Primary next week. (Very few voters in either Hartley County or Dallam County vote in the Democratic Primary, very few of the offices are contested, and there are no candidates running in that primary for county offices, so that is why that primary will be covered separately.)
We also gave those Hartley County candidates a chance to make their own case for why voters should select them, and six of the eight candidates did so. It turns out that one of the candidates for Hartley County Treasurer had attempted to also send in an article, but that the article had not made it to the correct email address, so that article is being published separately in this edition as well.
Most statewide positions are up for election this year. U.S. Senator John Cornyn is being opposed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, along with Wesley Hunt, Sara Canady, Anna Bender, Gulrez “Gus” Khan, Virgil John Bierschwale and John O. Adefope.
In the race for governor, Governor Greg Abbott is being opposed by Arturo Espinosa, Pete “Doc” Chambers, Stephen Samuels, Ronnie Tullos, Evelyn Brooks, Charles Andrew Crouch, Nathaniel Welch, R.F. “Bob” Achgill, Mark V. Goloby and Kenneth Hyde.
Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick is being opposed by Perla Munoz Hopkins, Timothy Mabry and Esala Wueschner. The office of Attorney General is open since Paxton is running for U.S. Senator, and the candidates are Aaron Reitz, Joan Huffman, Chip Roy and Mayes Middleton.
Kelly Hancock was appointed as Comptroller after the former comptroller resigned to be the Chancellor of the Texas A&M University System, and he is being opposed by Don Huffines, Michael Berlanga and Christi Craddick. Dawn Buckingham is unopposed for Land Commissioner. Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is being opposed by Nate Sheets.
One position on the Railroad Commission is up for election, and Chairman Jim Wright is being opposed by Katherine Culbert, James (Jim) Matlock, Bo French and Hawk Matlock.
There are four positions up for election on the Texas Supreme Court with one candidate running unopposed for each. The Court of Criminal Appeals has three positions up for election. Candidates for Place 3 are Alison Fox, Brent Coffee, Thomas Smith and Lesli Fitzpatrick. Kevin Patrick Yeary is the only candidate for Place 4. John Messinger and Jennifer Balido are the candidates for Place 9.
U.S. Representative Ronny Jackson of the 13th District is being opposed by Chasity Wedgeworth. State Senator Kevin Sparks is running unopposed. John Smithee is retiring as Representative for House District 86, and Holly Jeffreys and Jamie Haynes are running for that position.
All other local offices for this area are unopposed, with the exception of Dallam County Commissioner for Precinct 2. T.J. Trimble and Corey Crabtree are the candidates for that position. will receive $8,295.67, which is an increase of 38.84% over the amount received last year for the same time period. The total for the year is $14,883.43, an increase of 22.73%.
The City of Channing will receive $2,543.47 according to the reports, which is an increase of 58.58% over the amount received last year for the same time period. The total for the year is $3,548.66, an increase of 52.28% from last year.
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