By LYNETTE SOWELL
Cove Leader-Press
The March 3 primary elections are a little less than eight weeks away, and candidates are already making their way throughout Coryell County to get connected with local voters.
For Republican-dominated Coryell County, 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.
In Coryell County, there are four Commissioner precincts, and only Precincts 2 and 4 are up for election in 2026. Voting is done by precinct, so these candidates will not appear on all ballots.
Voters can determine in which precinct they live by visiting the precinct map webpage at www.coryellcounty.org and scrolling down to “Interactive Coryell County Map” and clicking that link, then clicking on “Voting Map” and entering your address. An interactive map can be accessed here: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/f805de68d7204410850dff32dded56a5/.
Both races for County Commissioner have a total of four candidates each. In Precinct 2, Tully Meyer, Tiffany Butler, Scott Weddle (incumbent), and Fahron Nolte will be on the ballot.
In Precinct 4, Justin Smith, Ray Ashby, Keith Taylor (incumbent), and Carroll Starkey will be on the ballot.
Other races which will be on all county ballots 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); and County Treasurer - Randi McFarlin (incumbent).
There is only one County Constable race in the primary, for Precinct 4, and Johnny Burks has filed to run for that office.
All four Justices of the Peace positions are up for election and as with commissioners, the name appearing on the ballot depends on where the voter lives.
Candidates for those races include 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 - im Caldwell (incumbent); Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 -Coy Latham (incumbent).
In the event that one candidate does not receive at least 50 percent-plus-one majority of the votes in any race with more than two candidates, there will be a runoff for that position later in the spring.
Voters will have several opportunities to hear from the candidates prior to heading to the polls.
On Saturday, February 7, at 10 a.m., there will be a candidate forum at 1802 MLK King Jr Dr., in Copperas Cove. Additionally, on Monday, February 9, at 6 p.m., another candidate forum will be held at the Gatesville Civic Center, 301 Veteran’s Memorial Loop. Early voting begins on February 17. Both events are free and the candidates will give timed answers to questions posed by a moderator.
Another event – this one ticketed – is the annual Lincoln-Reagan Dinner held by the Coryell County Republican Party on Saturday, February 21 at the Texas Station Event Center in Gatesville. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is slated to be the guest speaker.
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.
Graphic – county voting map for precincts 1-4
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