2016 election to be decided Nov. 8

Submitted by Cameron1 on

By Lindsey Vaculin

General Manager 

 

The 2016 election will be decided on Nov. 8.

Already 4,494 Milam County residents have cast their ballot in early voting.

Milam County residents can vote from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Nov. 8 at the following locations: Milam County Courthouse, 102 South Fannin in Cameron; Buckholts Community Center, 110 W. Main in Buckholts; Rockdale Regional Juvenile Justice Center, 696 N. FM 487 in Rockdale; Cameron Community Center, 704 West 6th in Cameron; Gause Volunteer Fire Department, 102 Main Street in Gause; Milano Volunteer Fire Department, 305 East Main (Highway 79) in Milano; Rockdale George Hill Patterson Center, 609 Mill Street in Rockdale; and Thorndale VFW, 302 Moerbe Street in Thorndale.

You still have the opportunity to vote early at four different locations in the county: Milam County Clerk’s office, 107 W. Main in Cameron; Buckholts Community Center, 110 W. Main Street in Buckholts; Rockdale Regional Juvenile Justice Center, 696 North FM 487 in Rockdale; and Thorndale VFW, 304 East Moerbe in Thorndale. Those locations will be open today, Nov. 3, and Friday, Nov. 4, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Milam County Clerk’s Office will open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.

The following races are listed on the ballot (in exact order):

President – Donald J. Trump/Mike Pence (Republican Party); Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine (Democratic Party); Gary Johnson/William Weld (Libertarian Party); Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka (Green Party)

United States Representative, District 17 – Bill Flores (Republican), William Matta (Democrat), Clark Patterson (Libertarian)

Railroad Commissioner – Wayne Christian (Republican), Grady Yarbrough (Democrat), Mark Miller (Libertarian), Martina Salinas (Green)

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 3 – Debra Lehrmann (Republican), Mike Westergren (Democrat), Kathie Glass (Libertarian), Rodolfo Rivera Munoz (Green)

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 5 – Eva Guzman (Republican), Savannah Robinson (Democrat), Don Fulton (Libertarian), Jim Chisholm (Green)

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2 – Mary Lou Keel (Republican), Lawrence “Larry” Meyers (Democrat), Mark Ash (Libertarian), Adam King Blackwell (Green)

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 5 – Scott Walker (Republican), Betsy Johnson (Democrat), William Bryan Strange III (Libertarian), Judith Sanders-Castro (Green)

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 6 – Michael E. Keasler (Republican), Robert Burns (Democrat), Mark W. Bennett (Libertarian)

Member, State Board of Education, District 10 – Tom Maynard (Republican), Judy Jennings (Democrat)

State Representative, District 20 – Terry Wilson (Republican)

Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals District, Place 2, Unexpired term – Cindy Olson Bourland (Republican)

Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals District, Place 4 – Melissa Goodwin (Republican)

District Judge, 20th Judicial District – John W. Youngblood (Republican)

County Attorney – Bill Torrey (Republican)

Sheriff – David E. Greene (Republican)

Tax Assessor-Collector – Sherry Mueck (Republican)

County Commisioner, Pct. 1 – Richard “Opey” Watkins (Republican)

Constable, Pct. 1 – John Anderle (Republican)

Constable, Pct. 2 – Charlie West (Republican)

County Commissioner, Pct. 3 – John L. Fisher (Republican)

Constable, Pct. 3 – Jay Beathard (Republican)

Constable, Pct. 4 – Michael M. Moehling Jr. (Democrat)

Voters with questions about how to cast a ballot in these elections can call 1-800-252-VOTE.