Early voting for runoff election starts May 18

By LYNETTE SOWELL-STEVENS

Cove Leader-Press

Three top Coryell County Republican races are headed to a runoff election on May 26.

For the position of Coryell County judge, incumbent Roger Miller received 2,748 votes (44.93%), behind challenger Rob Erwin, who received 3,066 votes, or 49.76%. The third candidate, Latisha Walton, received 395 votes, or 6.36%.

The second race headed to a runoff is the race for County Commissioner Precinct 2.

Incumbent Scott Weddle came in first in the primary with 633 votes (49.7), but he didn’t receive a 50-percent-plus-one majority and will face Tully Meyer in the runoff election. Meyer received 266 votes (20.91%). Behind the two of them, Fahron Nolte received 194 votes (15.25%) and Tiffany Butler received 179 votes (14.07%).

The race for County Commissioner Precinct 4 is likewise headed to a runoff. Ray Ashby led the lineup of four candidates with 578 votes (37.68%), followed by Justin Smith with 335 votes (21.84%). A total Smith edged out incumbent Keith Taylor by 17 votes, with Taylor receiving 318 votes, or 20.73%. Carroll Starkey received 303 votes, or 19.75%.

Early voting starts on Monday, May 18 and goes through Friday, May 22, with polls open from 7 a.m. To 7 p.m.

Early voting locations include the Copperas Cove Early Voting Center, 809 S. Main St., and the Gatesville Annex, 800 E. Main St., Ste B, Gatesville.

Election day is Tuesday, May 26, and polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.

Election day polling locations include the Copperas Cove Civic Center, 1206 W. Avenue B; the Copperas Cove Tax Office, 809 S. Main St; the Gatesville Tax Office, 800 E. Main St., Suite B; and the Gatesville Civic Center, 303 Veterans Memorial Loop.

There were no Democratic candidates on the ballot for any of the elected Coryell County offices, so the winners of the primary and the runoff elections will take office on Jan. 1, 2027.