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March Primaries: What's on the ballot in Bee County?

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BEE COUNTY, Texas — Election Day 2022 is set for Nov. 8, but the primaries are right around the corner as we get set to kick off a key election year.

For Texans, the headline campaign this year is for the governor's seat, which Greg Abbott hopes to retain. His main opposition: Democrat Beto O'Rourke, whose 2018 Senatorial campaign against Ted Cruz set fundraising records despite his defeat.

At the local level, counties across the Coastal Bend will find out who is running for county judge seats, commissioner seats, etc.

Below you will find what's on the ballot for Bee County voters:

Democrat 

U.S. Representative District 27 

  • Maclovio Perez Jr. 
  • Anthony J. Tristan 
  • Victor Melgoza 

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 3 

  • Marisa B. Perez-Diaz 

State Senator, District No. 27 

  • Morgan Lamantia 
  • Alex Dominguez 
  • Sara Stapleton-Barrera 
  • Salomon Torres 

Justice, 13th Court of Appeals District, Place 3 

  • Leticia Hinojosa 

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 

  • Susana Salazar Contreras 

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 

  • Abel Suniga 

Republican

U.S. Representative District 27 

  • AJ Louderback 
  • Chris Mapp 
  • Andrew Alvarez 
  • Eric Mireles 
  • Michael Cloud 

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 3 

  • Lana Jean Holland 
  • Ken Morrow 

State Senator, District 27 

  • Israel Salinas 
  • Adam Hinojosa 
  • Raul Torres 

State Representative, District 43 

  • J.M. Lozano 

Justice, 13th Court of Appeals District, Place 3 

  • Ysmael Fonseca 
  • Aaron Peña 

District Judge, 36th Judicial District 

  • Starr Bauer 

District Judge, 156th Judicial District 

  • Patrick L. Flanigan 

County Judge 

  • George Poe Trace Morrill III 

District Clerk 

  • Zanaida Silva 

County Clerk 

  • Nickelle Clark Gonzales 
  • Michele Bridge 

County Commissioner, Precinct 2 

  • Mike Willow 
  • Dennis DeWitt 

County Commissioner, Precinct 4 

  • Tino Olivares 
  • Derek Franco 
  • Kenneth Haggard 
  • Martin Silva 

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 

  • Balde Alvarado 

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 

  • Mike Showalter 

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 

  • Dennis Phipps 

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 

  • Enrique "Henry" Jimenez 
  • Leticia Cantu 

County Chairman 

  • Patty Johnson

Check out our complete Voter Guide here.

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