Early voting is on for runoff elections this week

THE WOODLANDS, TX – Early voting for the May 26 Primary Runoff Election started this morning and runs through this Friday, May 22. Polling hours are Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., with voters eligible to cast their ballots as long as they are in line before 7:00 p.m.

Early voting has the distinct advantage of allowing multiple locations for voters to choose; on Election Day, they must find and travel to their precinct polling location.

During the early voting period, any qualified Montgomery County registered voter may vote at any one of the Montgomery County early voting locations.

• North Montgomery County Community Center, 600 Gerald Street, Willis 77378, Community Room 102 and 103
• Lone Star Community Center, (Not the Lone Star Convention Center in Conroe), 2500 Lone Star Parkway, Montgomery 77356, Community Room 103 and 104
• West Montgomery County Community Development Center, 31355 Friendship Drive, Magnolia 77355, Green Room
• East Montgomery County Fair Association Building, 21675A McCleskey Road, New Caney 77357, Main Room
• Magnolia Event Center Annex, 11731 FM 1488, Magnolia 77354, Main Room
• Central Library (Main Early Voting Polling Place – Limited Ballots), 104 I-45 North, Conroe 77301, Large Meeting Room
• George and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Library, 8125 Ashlane Way, The Woodlands 77382, Meeting Room 101 and 102
• Kevin Brady Library and Community Center, 2250 Buckthorne Pl, Spring 77380, Julie Ambler Meeting Room 114A and B
• Spring Creek Greenway Nature Center, 1300 Riley Fuzzel Road, Spring 77386, Community Center
• East Montgomery County Community Development Center, 16401 First Street, Suite 100, Splendora 77372, Hayden and Dunn Conference Rooms
• Special Forms of Early Voting and Ballot by Mail ONLY at Election Central, 9159 Airport Road, Conroe 77303, Foyer

Additionally, any Woodlanders residing in Harris County can hit any one of the county’s five dozen early voting locations during this week, but must cast their ballot at their precinct location on Election Day, which is Tuesday, May 26.

This runoff election is for certain primary races in both parties; the winners of these top-two runoffs will advance to the general election in November. On the GOP ticket, voters will select between Ken Paxton and John Cornyn for United States Senator, Chip Roy and Mayes Middleton for Attorney General, Jim Wright and Bo French for Railroad Commissioner, and Thomas Smith and Alison Fox for Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3. On the Democratic Party ticket, voters will choose for their candidates between Vikki Goodwin and Marcos Isaias Velez for Lieutenant Governor, and Nathan Johnson and Joe Jaworski for Attorney General.

Even this election isn’t the last of the runoffs. There will be an additional Joint Runoff Election held on June 13 for certain undecided municipal races, with early voting commencing on Monday, June 1. After that, the next scheduled voting period is the general election being held on Tuesday, November 3, with early voting commencing on October 19.