By BRITTANY FHOLER Belton Journal Early voting for the March Primary Election starts Tuesday, Feb. 14 and runs through Feb. 25, with Election Day on March 1. This election features both the Republican Primary and the Democratic Primary and allows voters to narrow down the candidates from each party that will be featured on the General Election ballot in November. Voting hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Feb. 14-18; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Feb. 19; 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Feb. 20; and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Feb. 22-25. Early Voting will be held at the following locations: • Belton – Bell County Courthouse Annex, 550 East 2nd Ave • Killeen – Bell County Annex, 304 Priest Drive • Killeen -Killeen Community Center, 2201 E. Veterans Memorial Blvd • Temple – Bell County Annex, 205 East Central Ave • Salado – Salado Church of Christ, 217 North Stagecoach • Harker Heights – Parks & Recreation Center, 307 Millers Crossing Voting on March 1 will take place between 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and voters in Bell County can vote at any of the county polling locations, which can be found at https://www.bellcountytx.com/departments/elections/polling_locations.php. For Belton residents, this includes Belton Nazarene Church at 701 Sparta Road; Belton Annex at 550 E. 2nd Ave.; Christ the King Catholic Church at 210 E. 24th St; and the Belton Senior Center at 842 S. Mitchell. All Texas voters must have a valid form of photo ID: either a state driver’s license (issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety); a Texas election identification certificate (issued by DPS); a Texas personal identification card (issued by DPS); a Texas license to carry a handgun (issued by DPS); a U.S. military ID card with a personal photo; a U.S. citizenship certificate with a personal photo; or a U.S. passport. The candidates for the Republican Primary are as follows: U.S. Congressional Representative – District 11: August Pfluger (Incumbent) U.S. Congressional Representative- District 31: Mike Williams Abhiram Garapati John Carter (Incumbent) Governor Chad Prather Danny Harrison Rick Perry Don Huffines Greg Abbott (Incumbent) Kandy Kaye Horn Allen West Paul Belew Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick (Incumbent) Aaron Sorrells Daniel Miller Trayce Bradford Zach Vance Todd M. Bullis Attorney General Louie Gohmert George P. Bush Ken Paxton (Incumbent) Eva Guzman Comptroller of Public Accounts Mark V. Goloby Glenn Hegar (Incumbent) Commissioner of the General Land Office Don W. Minton Ben Armenta Rufus Lopez Tim Westley Jon Spiers Victor Avila Dawn Buckingham Weston Martinez Commissioner of Agriculture James White Carey A. Counsil Sid Miller (Incumbent) Railroad Commissioner Tom Slocum Jr. Dawayne Tipton Wayne Christian (Incumbent) Sarah Stogner Marvin “Sarge” Summers” Texas Supreme Court Justice, Place 3 Debra Lehrmann (Incumbent) Texas Supreme Court Justice, Place 5 Rebecca Huddle (Incumbent) Texas Supreme Court Justice, Place 9 Evan Young (Incumbent) David J. Schenck Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place 2 Mary Lou Keel (Incumbent) Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place 5 Clint Morgan Scott Walker (Incumbent) Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place 6 Jesse F. McClure III (Incumbent) State Board of Education Member, District 10 Tom Maynard (Incumbent) State Senator, District 24 Pete Flores Raul Reyes Lamar Lewis State Representative, District 54 Brad Buckley (Incumbent) State Representative, District 55 Hugh D. Shine (Incumbent) Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals District, Place 4 Lesli R. Fitzpatrick 169th Judicial District, Judge Cari Starriott-Burnett (Incumbent) 264th Judicial District, Judge Paul L. Lepak (Incumbent) County Judge David Blackburn (Incumbent) County Court at Law No. 1 Paul A. Motz County Court at Law No. 2 John Mischtian (Incumbent) County Court at Law No. 3 Rebecca Depew (Incumbent) District Clerk Joanna Flores Staton (Incumbent) County Clerk Shelley Coston (Incumbent) County Treasurer Gaylon Evans (Incumbent) County Commissioner, Precinct 2 Bobby Whitson (Incumbent) County Commissioner, Precinct 4 Chris Bray Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 Theodore Ted Duffield (Incumbent) Reese Davis Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 Richard Sapp Cliff Coleman (Incumbent) Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Place 1- Unexpired Term Velva Johnson Keith Reed Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, Place 2 Larry Wilkey Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Place 2 Steve Harris The candidates in the Democratic Primary are: Governor Rich Wakeland Inocencio (Inno) Barrientez Joy Diaz Michael Cooper Beto O’Rourke Lieutenant Governor Carla Brailey Mike Collier Michelle Beckley Attorney General Mike Fields Lee Merritt S. “TBone” Raynor Rochelle Mercedes Garza Joe Jaworski Comptroller of Public Accounts Tim Mahoney Angel Luis Vega Janet T. Dudding Commissioner of the General Land Office Jay Kleberg Michael Lange Sandragrace Martinez Jinny Suh Commissioner of Agriculture Ed Ireson Susan Hays Railroad Commissioner Luke Warford Texas Supreme Court Justice, Place 3 Erin A. Nowell Texas Supreme Court Justice, Place 5 Amanda Reichek Texas Supreme Court Justice, Place 9 Julia Maldonado Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place 5 Dana Huffman Court of Criminal Appeals Judge, Place 6 Robert Johnson State Board of Education, District 14 Tracy Fisher State Senator, District 24 Kathy Jones-Hospod Jeremy Kohlwes State Representative, District 54 Johnathan Hildner State Representative, District 55 Tristian T.D. Sanders Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals District, Place 4 Beth Payan Rosa Lopez Theofanis Paula Knippa County Court at Law No. 2 Kurt Glass County Commissioner, Precinct 2 Stacey Wilson County Commissioner, Precinct 4 Louie Minor Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, Place 2 Nicola J. James