Early voting begins in Houston area primary runoff

As Harris County residents dusted themselves off from Thursday’s storm, early voting for the May 28 Democratic and Republican primary runoff elections began Monday and will continue this week as scheduled, the Harris County clerk said. Harris, Teneshia Hudspeth, in a statement.

Houston-area voters are being asked for their opinions on the March 5 election that required a runoff because neither candidate received more than half the vote in March. Primary races include races for Congress, state legislative seats, county offices, and judicial offices.

“Our hearts go out to everyone affected by the storm,” Hudspeth wrote. “Even though our office was also impacted, we worked tirelessly around the clock to ensure the May 28 primary runoff election went ahead as planned. »

Six voting centers originally planned in Harris County were knocked out of service by Thursday’s storm, Hudspeth said. There are still 44 voting centers across the country that will be open Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. this week.

Locations that will not be open for early voting are:

• BakerRipley Middle School – 4414 Navigation Boulevard, Houston, TX 77011
• Hardy Street Senior Center – 11901 West Hardy Road, Houston, TX 77076
• Richard and Meg Weekley Community Center – 0440 Greenhouse Road. Cypress, Texas 77435
• North Channel Branch Library – 15741 Wallisville Road, Houston, TX 77049
• Lone Star College Victory Center – 4141 Victory Drive, Houston, Texas 77088
• First Congregational Church – 10840 Beinhorn Road, Houston, TX 77024

Residents can vote at one of Harris County’s 44 remaining early voting centers. The election is a primary runoff, meaning if a resident voted in the March 5 Democratic or Republican primary elections, they must vote in that same party’s runoff election for their vote to be counted. account.

The winners of these races will advance to the general election on November 5.

In Harris County, Democratic voters will decide three hotly contested legislative elections, including House District 146 in south Houston, Senate District 15 over part of west and north Houston and House District 139 in northwest Houston. Incumbent Judge Jerry Zimmerer also faces a runoff in the 14th Place 3 Court of Appeals election.

On the Republican side, voters are asked to choose a longtime Republican candidate in the two dark blue seats held by Democrats: Congressional District 7 represented by Lizzie Fletcher and Congressional District 29 represented by Sylvia Garcia.

Congressional District 7 also includes parts of eastern Fort Bend County within its boundaries.

Voters can view a sample ballot for their address at HarrisVotes.com before heading to the polls.

Residents of Houston’s surrounding counties will also see congressional, legislative and countywide elections on their ballots.

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