Main elections are when Democrats and Republicans select their nominees for November, and within the case of Texas’ many deeply crimson or blue seats, they’re typically the primary occasion.
That’s why the San Antonio Report has compiled essentially the most complete Voter Information you’ll discover headed into the March 3 major — with greater than 170 candidate profiles that can assist you map out your poll.
Early voting runs Feb. 17 by Feb. 27 and voters can select from any Bexar County polling middle. Test your voter registration standing and obtain a duplicate of your private poll right here.
A number of reminders in regards to the how the first election works in Texas:
Each events’ voters use the identical polling areas, operated by the county elections division.
You don’t must be registered with a celebration to vote within the major. You’ll simply choose the occasion’s poll you need earlier than you enter the voting sales space.
Winners should take at the least 50% of the vote. In any race the place no candidate reaches that threshold on March 3, the highest two vote-takers will advance to a Might 26 major runoff.
Voting within the major isn’t a requirement for voting within the runoff, nevertheless, voters who participated within the first spherical should proceed utilizing the identical occasion’s poll within the runoff. For instance, when you chosen the Democratic major poll for the March 3 major, you may solely vote in Democratic major runoffs on Might 26.
The November poll might nonetheless embrace third occasion candidates, who’re nominated by conventions, in addition to impartial candidates, who gather signatures to qualify for the overall election poll after the first is over. (We’ll embrace them in our normal election voter information this fall!)
We hope you take pleasure in attending to know the candidates in your Bexar County major poll.
