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

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JIM HOGG 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 Jim Hogg County voters:

Democrat 

U.S. Representative, District 28 

  • Tannya Judith Benavides 
  • Henry Cuellar 
  • Jessica 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 Reicheck 

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 21 

  • Judith Zaffirini 

State Representative, District 31 

  • Martha M. Gutierrez 

Justice, 4th Court of Appeals District, Place 6 

  • Irene Rios 

Justice, 4th Court of Appeals District, Place 7 Unexpired Term 

  • Rebecca “Beckie” Palomo 

District Judge, 229th Judicial District 

  • Baldemar “Balde” Garza 

County Judge 

  • Juan Carlos Guerra 

County/District Clerk 

  • Zonia Garza Morales 

County Treasurer 

  • Gloria “Gigi” Benavides 
  • Georgina Y Garza 

County Commissioner, Precinct 2 

  • Abelardo “Valo” Alaniz 

County Commissioner, Precinct 4 

  • Cynthia Guerra Betancourt 
  • Tommy Barraz Jr. 

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 

  • Alma Rios Silguero 

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 

  • Susan Huff Douglas 

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 

  • Marissa Molina Garza 

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 

  • Rolando “Bole” Garza 
  • Aaron Salazar 
  • Irene Garza 

County Chairman 

  • Hugo Rene Chapa 

Republican  

U.S. Representative District 28 

  • Steven Fowler 
  • Cassy Garcia 
  • Ed Cabrera 
  • Willie Vasquez Ng 
  • Eric Hohman 
  • Rolando Rodriguez  
  • Sandra Whitten 

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 Hollan 
  • Ken Morrow 

State Senator, District 21 

  • Julie Dahlberg 

State Representative, District 31 

  • Mike Monreal 
  • Ryan Guillen 
  • Alena Berlanga 

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 

County Chairman 

  • Tony Salinas 

Check out our complete Voter Guide here.

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