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

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KENEDY 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 Kenedy County voters:

Democrat

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 

State Senator, District 27 

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

State Representative, District 31 

  • Martha M. Gutierrez 

Justice, 13th Court of Appeals District, Place 3 

  • Leticia Hinojosa 

County Judge 

  • Enemorio “Nito” Serna 
  • Chuck Burns 
  • Sandra Garcia-Burns 

County/District Clerk 

  • Veronica “Betty” Vela 

County Treasurer 

  • Cynthia “Cyndi” Salinas 

County Commissioner, Precinct 2 

  • Roberto Salazar Jr. 
  • Israel “Rale” Vela Jr. 

County Commissioner, Precinct 4 

  • Daniel Alaniz Jr. 
  • Joey Salazar 
  • Robert “Buck” Alegria 

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 

  • Jana B. Norrell 

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 

  • Jerry William Miller 
  • Claudia Vela 

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 

  • Cecilia Garcia Schulz 
  • Leroy Salinas 

Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 

  • Patricia “Patti” J. Fain

Republican  

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 

State Senator, District 27 

  • Raul Torres 
  • Israel Salinas 
  • Adam Hinojosa 

State Representative, District 31 

  • Ryan Guillen 
  • Mike Monreal 
  • Alena Berlanga 

Justice 13th Court of Criminal Appeals District, Place 3 

  • Ysmael Fonseca 
  • Aaron Pena 

District Judge, 105th Judicial District 

  • Jack W. Pulcher 

County Judge 

  • Mitch Thomas

Check out our complete Voter Guide here.

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