County filings close for March 2026 primary election

By LYNETTE SOWELL

Cove Leader-Press

The March 3, 2026 primary election may be more than three months away, but filing is closed as of Monday, Dec. 8 for county, state, and national elections.

For Republican-dominated Coryell County, unless a Democratic candidate files for office, the March primary will decide all county races.

For 2026, the positions of County Judge, Commissioners for Precincts 2 and 4, Justices of the Peace for Precincts 1, 2, 3, and 4, District Clerk, County Clerk, as well as County Court at Law judge are up for election.

Norman Mitchell, GOP chair for Coryell County, released the list of candidates who have filed as of the deadline.

Republican candidates include:

County Judge

Rob Erwin

Roger Miller (Incumbent)

Latisha Walton

Judge, County Court at Law

John Lee (incumbent)

District Clerk

Lisa Robuck

Becky Moore (incumbent)

County Clerk

Jennifer Newton (incumbent)

County Treasurer

Randi McFarlin (incumbent)

County Commissioners Precinct 2

Tully Meyer

Tiffany Butler

Scott Weddle (incumbent)

Fahron Nolte 

County Commissioner Precinct 4

Justin Smith

Ray Ashby

Keith Taylor (incumbent)

Carroll Starkey

Justice of the Peace Precinct 1

John Guinn (incumbent)

Justice of the Peace Precinct 2

Bill Price (incumbent)

Joey Acfalle

Justice of the Peace Precinct 3

Jim Caldwell (incumbent)

Justice of the Peace Precinct 4

Coy Latham (incumbent)

Constable Precinct 4

Johnny Burks

In the event that one candidate does not receive at least 50 percent-plus-one majority of the votes in race with multiple candidate, there will be a runoff for that position later in the spring.

On the state level the following offices are up for election to include: Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller of Public Accounts, Commissioner of General Land Office, Commissioner of Agriculture, Railroad Commissioner; four members of the Texas Supreme Court to include Place 1, Place 2, Place 7, and Place 8.

Three members, Court of Criminal Appeals, Places 3, 4, and 9; three members of the 15th Court of Appeals, Places 1, 2, and 3; eight members, State Board of Education, District 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, and 14; 16 State Senators; as well as all 150 State Representatives; Seven Chief Justice of Courts of Appeals.