Voter Guide 2022: Here's what you need to know about elections in the Coastal Bend

First, You should find out whether you already registered to vote. Many people in the state may not be sure about where they stand. Check to see whether you're already a Texas voter by clicking or tapping here. 

For the answers to more questions about voting in Texas, click or tap here.

Here are the dates you'll need to know in order to prepare for the general election in Texas:

• Monday, Jan. 31: Last day to register to vote in primary election. 
• Monday, Feb. 14 to Friday, Feb. 25: Early voting for primary election. 
• Tuesday, March 1: Primary election. 
• Monday, May 16 to Friday, May 20: Early voting for primary election runoff. 
• Tuesday, May 24: Primary election runoff. 
• Tuesday, Oct. 11: Last day to register to vote in general election. 
• Monday, Oct. 24 to Friday, Nov. 4: Early voting for general election. 
• Tuesday, Nov. 8: General election.

For the 2022 primary election, the deadline to apply to submit a ballot by mail is Feb. 18; applications must be received by that time. The deadline to submit a ballot by mail for the primaries is March 1 at 7 p.m., or by 5 p.m. on March 2 if postmarked by 7 p.m. the day prior. 

Early voting

Nueces County has several early voting locations. For a complete list, click here.

Early voting locations will be open on the following dates:

• February 14th - 19th  8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 
• February 20th (Courthouse Only) 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 
• February 21st  CLOSED 
• February 22nd - 25th  7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. 

Mail-in voting

Texans have the ability to vote by mail but must meet at least one of the following criteria:

• If you're 65 years of age or older on Election Day. 
• If you're sick or disabled (here that means having a sickness or physical condition preventing you from appearing at the polls on Election Day without a likelihood of needing personal assistance or of injuring your health). 
• If you're going to be out of the county on Election Day or during the early-voting period. 
• If you're confined in jail, but are eligible to vote. 

Those eligible must fill out this absentee-ballot application, and have it submitted to the Nueces County Elections Office by 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 18 to be able to submit a mail-in ballot for the March 1 primary election. 

• Pregnant women expected to give birth within three weeks before or after Election Day may now vote by mail.

• Voters may now hand deliver their ballot application to the County Clerk’s Office. (not later than the 11th day before Election Day)

In-person voting

Polling locations and times for primary day will be shared on Nueces County's website closer to March 1. 

You don't want to get to a polling location and not be ready. There are certain types of ID you need to show before you cast your ballot.

Here's a list that shows you all of the acceptable ID forms.

Is my voter registration information public?

Voter privacy rules vary by state. In Texas, if you are registered to vote, your name, address, precinct you live in and registration number is public record. But your birthday or social security number is kept confidential. The Texas secretary of state allows certain individuals to keep their information confidential, including law enforcement, judges and some crime victims.

Below is a sampling of federal and statewide races. 

Republican Candidates

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 15

• MONICA DE LA CRUZ 
• STEVE SCHMUKER JR. 
• MAURO GARZA 
• JOHN C. LERMA 
• RYAN KRAUSE 
• SARA CANADY 
• AIZAR CAVAZOS 
• VANGELA CHURCHILL 
• ANGELA JUAREZ 

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 27

• AJ LOUDERBACK 
• CHRIS MAPP 
• ANDREW ALVAREZ 
• ERIC MIRELES 
• MICHAEL CLOUD 

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 28

• STEVEN FOWLER 
• CASSY GARCIA 
• ED CABRERA 
• WILLIE VASQUEZ NG 
• ERIC HOHMAN 
• ROLANDO RODRIGUEZ  
• SANDRA WHITTEN 

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 34

• MAYRA FLORES 
• GREGORY SCOTT KUNKLE JR. 
• FRANK MCCAFFREY 
• JUANA CANTU-CABRERA 

GOVERNOR

• RICK PERRY 
• KANDY KAYE HORN 
• DANNY HARRISON 
• PAUL BELEW 
• DON HUFFINES 
• CHAD PRATHER 
• ALLEN B. WEST 
• GREG ABBOTT 

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

• TODD M. BULLIS 
• ZACH VANCE 
• DAN PATRICK 
• DANIEL MILLER 
• AARON SORRELLS 
• TRAYCE BRADFORD 

ATTORNEY GENERAL

• LOUIE GOHMERT 
• EVA GUZMAN 
• KEN PAXTON 
• GEORGE P. BUSH 

COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

• MARK V. GOLOBY 
• GLENN HEGAR 

COMMISSIONER OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE

• TIM WESTLEY 
• RUFUS LOPEZ 
• JON SPIERS 
• VICTOR AVILA 
• DAWN BUCKINGHAM 
• WESTON MARTINEZ 
• BEN ARMENTA 
• DON W. MINTON 

COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE

• SID MILLER 
• CAREY A. COUNSIL 
• JAMES WHITE

RAILROAD COMMISSIONER

• MARVIN "SARGE" SUMMERS 
• TOM SLOCUM JR 
• WAYNE CHRISTIAN 
• SARAH STOGNER 
• DAWAYNE TIPTON 

JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 3

• DEBRA LEHRMANN 

JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 5

• REBECA HUDDLE 

JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 9

• EVAN YOUNG 
• DAVID J. SCHENCK 

JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 2

• MARY LOU KEEL 

JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 5

• SCOTT WALKER  
• CLINT MORGAN 

JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 6

• JESSE F. MCCLURE, III 

MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 2

• HILDA GARZA DESHAZO 
• LJ FRANCIS 

MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 3

• LANA JEAN HOLLAND 
• KEN MORROW 

STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 18

• LOIS W. KOLKHORST 

STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 20

• JOHNNY PARTAIN 
• WESTLEY WRIGHT 

STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 21 

• JULIE DAHLBERG 

STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 27

• ISRAEL SALINAS 
• ADAM HINOJOSA 
• RAUL TORRES 

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 31

• MIKE MONREAL 
• RYAN GUILLEN 
• ALENA BERLANGA 

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 32

• TODD HUNTER

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 34

• JAMES HERNANDEZ 
• CAROLYN VAUGHN 

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 43

• J.M. LOZANO 

JUSTICE, 4TH COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 6

• TODD MCCRAY 

JUSTICE, 4TH COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 7 UNEXPIRED TERM

• LORI I. VALENZUELA 

JUSTICE, 13TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 3

• YSMAEL FONSECA 
• AARON PEÑA 

DISTRICT JUDGE, 36TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

• STARR BAUER 

DISTRICT JUDGE, 105TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT 

• JACK W. PULCHER 

DISTRICT JUDGE, 117TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

• BILL KELLY 
• SUSAN BARCLAY 

DISTRICT JUDGE, 148TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

• DAVID KLEIN 

DISTRICT JUDGE, 156TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

• PATRICK L. FLANIGAN 

DISTRICT JUDGE, 267TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

• JULIE BAUKNIGHT 

DISTRICT JUDGE, 319TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

• DAVID STITH 

PROPOSITION 1 

"In light of the federal government’s refusal to defend the southern border, Texas should immediately deploy the National Guard, Texas Military Forces, and necessary state law enforcement to seal the border, enforce immigration laws, and deport illegal aliens."

• YES 
• NO 

PROPOSITION 2 

"Texas should eliminate all property taxes within ten (10) years without implementing a state income tax."

• YES 
• NO 

PROPOSITION 3 

"Texans should not lose their jobs, nor should students be penalized, for declining a COVID-19 vaccine."

• YES 
• NO 

PROPOSITION 4 

"Texas schools should teach students basic knowledge and American exceptionalism and reject Critical Race Theory and other curricula that promote Marxist doctrine and encourage division based on creed, race, or economic status."

• YES 
• NO  

PROPOSITION 5 

"Texas should enact a State Constitutional Amendment to defend the sanctity of innocent human life, created in the image of God, from fertilization until natural death."

• YES 
• NO  

PROPOSITION 6 

"The Republican-controlled Texas Legislature should end the practice of awarding committee chairmanships to Democrats."

• YES 
• NO  

PROPOSITION 7 

"Texas should protect the integrity of our elections by verifying that registered voters are American citizens, restoring felony penalties and enacting civil penalties for vote fraud, and fighting any federal takeover of state elections."

• YES 
• NO  

PROPOSITION 8 

"Texas should ban chemical castration, puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and genital mutilation surgery on all minor children for sex transition purposes."

• YES 
• NO  

PROPOSITION 9 

"Texas parents and guardians should have the right to select schools, whether public or private, for their children, and the funding should follow the student."

• YES 
• NO  

PROPOSITION 10 

"Texans affirm that our freedoms come from God and that the government should have no control over the conscience of individuals."

• YES 
• NO

Democratic Candidates

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 15

• MICHELLE VALLEJO 
• JULIO GARZA 
• VANESSA STEPHANIE TIJERINA 
• JOHN VILLARREAL RIGNEY 
• RUBEN RAMIREZ 
• ELIZA ALVARADO

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 27

• MACLOVIO PEREZ JR. 
• ANTHONY J. TRISTAN 
• VICTOR MELGOZA 

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 28

• TANNYA JUDITH BENAVIDES 
• HENRY CUELLAR 
• JESSICA CISNEROS 

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 34

• VICENTE GONZALEZ 
• DIEGO ZAVALA 
• WILLIAM THOMPSON 
• BEATRIZ REYNOSO 
• OSBERT RODRIGUEZ HARO 
• FILEMON MEZA 
• LAURA CISNEROS 

GOVERNOR

• MICHAEL COOPER 
• RICH WAKELAND 
• BETO O'ROURKE 
• JOY DIAZ 
• INOCENCIO "INNO" BARRIENTEZ 

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

• MIKE COLLIER 
• MICHELLE BECKLEY 
• CARLA BRAILEY 

ATTORNEY GENERAL

• MIKE FIELDS 
• ROCHELLE MERCEDES GARZA  
• JOE JAWORSKI 
• S. "TBONE" RAYNOR  
• LEE MERRITT 

COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

• JANET T. DUDDING 
• ANGEL LUIS VEGA 
• TIM MAHONEY 

COMMISSIONER OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE

• JINNY SUH 
• JAY KLEBERG 
• SANDRAGRACE MARTINEZ 
• MICHAEL LANGE 

COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE

• ED IRESON 
• SUSAN HAYS 

RAILROAD COMMISSIONER

• LUKE WARFORD 

JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 3

• ERIN A NOWELL 

JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 5

• AMANDA REICHEK 

JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 9

• JULIA MALDONADO 

JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 5

• DANA HUFFMAN 

JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 6

• ROBERT JOHNSON 

MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 2

• VICTOR PEREZ 
• THOMAS GARCIA 
• PETE GARCIA 
• WAYNE RAASCH 
• MICHAEL VARGAS 

MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 3

• MARISA B. PEREZ-DIAZ 

STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 18 

• JOSH TUTT 

STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 20

• JUAN “CHUY” HINOJOSA 

STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 21

• JUDITH ZAFFIRINI 

STATE SENATOR, DISTRICT 27

• MORGAN LAMANTIA 
• ALEX DOMINGUEZ 
• SARA STAPLETON-BARRERA 
• SALOMON TORRES 

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 31

• MARTHA M. GUTIERREZ 

STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 34

• ABEL HERRERO 

JUSTICE, 4TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 6

• IRENE RIOS 

JUSTICE, 4TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 7 UNEXPIRED TERM

• REBECCA “BECKIE” PALOMO 

JUSTICE, 13TH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 3

• LETICIA HINOJOSA 

DISTRICT JUDGE, 94TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

• BOBBY GALVAN 

DISTRICT JUDGE, 117TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

• RENE C FLORES 
• CELINA LOPEZ LEON 

DISTRICT JUDGE, 148TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

• CARLOS VALDEZ 

DISTRICT JUDGE, 229TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

• BALDEMAR “BALDE” GARZA 

KIII-TV 3News is following elections in 12 counties that make up our viewing area. Below you will find links for each individual county to find out who will be on your local ballot:

• Aransas
• Bee
• Brooks
• Duval
• Jim Hogg
• Jim Wells
• Kenedy
• Kleberg
• Live Oak
• Nueces
• Refugio
• San Patricio

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