On March 3, voters in Potter and Randall counties will decide which Republican and Democratic candidates advance to the November 3 general election. The primary ballot often plays a decisive role in shaping local leadership and state representation — especially in years like this one, where many races feature little or no competition within a party.
The last day to register to vote is February 2, and early voting runs February 17–27.
With the filing period now closed, the Texas Secretary of State has published the official candidate list. Independent and third-party candidates may still appear on the November ballot, but they do not participate in the March primaries.
A Note on Uncontested Races
This cycle features a large number of uncontested primary races, especially for:
Precinct chairs
Judicial seats
County-level offices
Races in heavily Republican districts
This means many voters will see only one choice per party — or in some cases, only one party running a candidate at all. Because of this, primary participation is especially important: in some districts, the primary winner will be the de facto winner in November.
POTTER COUNTY
County Chair
Democratic Party:
Juliann Fulton (D)
Republican Party:
Daniel L. Rogers (R)
County Clerk
Republican Party:
Julie Smith (R)
County Commissioner – Precinct 2
Republican Party:
Blair Schaffer (R)
Jeff Raef (R)
County Commissioner – Precinct 4
Democratic Party:
Warren Coble (D)
Timothy Gassaway (D)
Republican Party:
Jose Perez (R)
County Judge
Democratic Party:
Jerri Glover (D)
Republican Party:
Michelle Eggleston (R)
County Treasurer
Republican Party:
Brooke Graves (R)
District Clerk
Democratic Party:
Jessica Barrientos (D)
Republican Party:
Stephnie Menke (R)
Judge, County Court at Law No. 1
Republican Party:
Walt Weaver (R)
Judge, County Court at Law No. 2
Republican Party:
Matt Hand (R)
Justice of the Peace – Precinct 1
Democratic Party:
David Martinez (D)
Republican Party:
Lisa Devries (R)
Amanda Mayfield (R)
Bryan Tackett (R)
Justice of the Peace – Precinct 2
Republican Party:
Alex (AJ) Casias (R)
Robert J. Taylor (R)
Justice of the Peace – Precinct 3
Republican Party:
Zach Harvey (R)
Gary Jackson (R)
Justice of the Peace – Precinct 4
Democratic Party:
Thomas Jones (D)
Precinct Chairs
Democratic Party:
Travis Sheive (121)
Susan Stokes (123)
Stephen Land (124)
Kathy Thomas (125)
Aubrey Reinhardt (126)
Abel Bosquez (223)
James Campos (224)
Karen Burns (324)
Meixner Dale (325)
Sean Birkenfeld (326)
Elizabeth Hampton (422)
Anthony Rodriguez (425)
Republican Party:
Berry Felder (121)
Martha Sell (125)
Gail (Chip) Hunt (126)
William Meyerholtz (222)
Ramona Salazar (223)
Ethan Libby (325)
RANDALL COUNTY
Note: High Plains Pundit is aware of Lacy Miller’s announced candidacy for Randall County District Attorney, but as of Tuesday morning, the Texas Secretary of State had no official filing listed. Updates will be provided as available.
County Chair
Democratic Party:
Karmyn Seaberg (D) – Unexpired Term
Republican Party:
Doug Messer (R)
County Clerk
Republican Party:
Marie McNutt (R)
Gigi Yeats (R)
County Commissioner – Precinct 2
Republican Party:
Eric Barry (R)
County Commissioner – Precinct 4
Republican Party:
Tam Boatler (R)
County Judge
Republican Party:
Christy Dyer (R)
County Treasurer
Republican Party:
Nadia Whitten (R)
District Clerk
Republican Party:
Joel Forbis (R)
Judge, County Court at Law No. 1
Republican Party:
Claire Hamker Grammer (R)
Quenton Todd Hatter (R)
Paul Herrmann (R)
Dallas McKibben (R)
Andrew Caleb Smith (R)
Judge, County Court at Law No. 2
Republican Party:
Matthew C. Martindale (R)
Justice of the Peace – Precinct 1
Republican Party:
K. Chase Ralston (R)
Justice of the Peace – Precinct 4
Republican Party:
Joanne Garcia Flores (R)
Precinct Chairs
Democratic Party:
Cynthia Reynolds (114)
Carl Altschwager (204) – Unexpired Term
Anthony Hernandez (222) – Unexpired Term
Heidi Taylor (301) – Unexpired Term
Smith Debbie (302) – Unexpired Term
Arana Hagan (307)
Rory Cholewczynski (309) – Unexpired Term
Lori James (325)
Kathie Grant (429) – Unexpired Term
Republican Party:
Jeff Porter (110)
Jared Johnson (114)
Jason Bell (131)
Brien Maxwell (208)
Angelo Peña (216)
Bert Bytheway (222)
Sara Labus (227)
Doug Hershey (230)
Kelly Giles (301)
Barbara Baker (306)
J.P. King (307)
Joshua T. Jensen (309)
Diane Brown (324)
Elisa Pardo (418)
Lisa Brown (420)
Judy Jackman (421)
Cathy Welch (421)
Laurie Hale (429)
STATE CANDIDATES
Attorney General
Republican Party:
Joan Huffman (R)
Mayes Middleton (R)
Aaron Reitz (R)
Chip Roy (R)
Democratic Party:
Anthony “Tony” Box (D)
Joe Jaworski (D)
Nathan Johnson (D)
Chief Justice
7th Court of Appeals District
Republican Party:
Judy Parker (R)
Supreme Court
Republican Party:
Jimmy Blacklock (R)
Steve Smith (R)
Democratic Party:
Cory L. Carlyle (D)
Maggie Ellis (D)
Commissioner of Agriculture
Republican Party:
Sid Miller (R)
Nate Sheets (R)
Democratic Party:
Clayton Tucker (D)
Commissioner of the General Land Office
Republican Party:
Dawn Buckingham (R)
Democratic Party:
Benjamin Flores (D)
Jose Loya (D)
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Republican Party:
Michael Berlanga (R)
Christi Craddick (R)
Kelly Hancock (R)
Don Huffines (R)
Democratic Party:
Sarah Eckhardt (D)
Michael Lange (D)
Savant Moore (D)
District Judges
181st Judicial District
Titiana D. Frausto (R)
251st Judicial District
Ana E. Estevez (R)
320th Judicial District
Steven Denny (R)
47th Judicial District
Dee Johnson (R)
Governor
Republican Party:
Greg Abbott, R.F. “Bob” Achgill, Evelyn Brooks, Pete “Doc” Chambers, Charles Andrew Crouch, Arturo Espinosa, Mark V. Goloby, Kenneth Hyde, Stephen Samuelson, Ronnie Tullos, Nathaniel Welch
Democratic Party:
Patricia Abrego, Chris Bell, Bobby Cole, Carlton W. Hart, Gina Hinojosa, Jose Navarro Balbuena, Faizan Syed, Zach Vance, Angela “Tia Angie” Villescaz, Andrew White
Court of Criminal Appeals – Place 3
Republican Party:
Brent Coffee (R)
Alison Fox (R)
Lesli Fitzpatrick (R)
Thomas Smith (R)
Democratic Party:
Okey Anyiam (D)
Court of Criminal Appeals – Place 4
Republican Party:
Kevin Patrick Yeary (R)
Democratic Party:
Audra Riley (D)
Court of Criminal Appeals – Place 9
Republican Party:
Jennifer Balido (R)
John Messinger (R)
Democratic Party:
Holly Taylor (D)
Supreme Court Justice – Place 2
Republican Party:
James P. Sullivan (R)
Democratic Party:
Chari Kelly (D)
Supreme Court Justice – Place 7
Republican Party:
Kyle Hawkins (R)
Democratic Party:
Kristen Hawkins (D)
Supreme Court Justice – Place 8
Republican Party:
Brett Busby (R)
David Rogers (R)
Lieutenant Governor
Republican Party:
Perla Muñoz Hopkins (R)
Timothy Mabry (R)
Dan Patrick (R)
Esala Wueschner (R)
Democratic Party:
Vikki Goodwin (D)
Courtney Head (D)
Marcos Velez (D)
Railroad Commissioner
Republican Party:
Katherine Culbert (R)
Hawk Dunlap (R)
Bo French (R)
James (Jim) Matlock (R)
Jim Wright (R)
Democratic Party:
Jon Rosenthal (D)
State Representative – District 86
Republican Party:
Jamie Haynes (R)
Holly Jeffreys (R)
Democratic Party:
Cullin Knutson (D)
State Representative – District 87
Republican Party:
Caroline Fairly (R)
Democratic Party:
Diana Loya (D)
State Senator – District 31
Republican Party:
Kevin Sparks (R)
Democratic Party:
John Betancourt (D)
FEDERAL CANDIDATES
U.S. Representative – District 13
Republican Party:
Ronny Jackson (R)
Chasity Wedgeworth (R)
Democratic Party:
Mark Nair (D)
U.S. Senator
Republican Party:
John O. Adefope (R)
Anna Bender (R)
Virgil John Bierschwale (R)
Sara Canady (R)
John Cornyn (R)
Wesley Hunt (R)
Gulrez “Gus” Khan (R)
Ken Paxton (R)
Democratic Party:
Ahmad R. Hassan (D)
James Talarico (D)
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