{"id":457,"date":"2026-05-26T11:01:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T11:01:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sanantoniomovingreport.com\/?p=457"},"modified":"2026-05-26T11:01:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T11:01:26","slug":"its-election-day-in-texas-heres-how-to-vote-in-the-republican-and-democratic-primary-runoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanantoniomovingreport.com\/?p=457","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s election day in Texas. Here\u2019s how to vote in the Republican and Democratic primary runoffs."},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>It\u2019s election day again in Texas. This time around, every voter has big races to help decide.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sanantoniomovingreport.com\/?p=455\">What do soaring gas prices mean for Texas? Experts say it could take awhile for costs to come down.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The primary is where parties choose their candidates for November, and both Republicans and Democrats have some major contests left undecided after the first round of voting in March. <\/p>\n<p>In races where no candidate took at least 50% of the vote \u2014 like the heated GOP Senate primary between John Cornyn\u00a0and\u00a0Ken Paxton \u2014 the top two vote-takers must now face off in Tuesday\u2019s primary runoff election. <\/p>\n<p>Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and you can find a vote center near you using this map. <\/p>\n<p><em>Read more: Top races to watch in the May 26 primary runoffs<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Any registered voter can participate in the primary runoff, even if you\u2019re not affiliated with a party, and even if you didn\u2019t participate in the March 3 primary. <\/p>\n<p>Remember, if you did vote in the March 3 primary, you\u2019re only eligible to vote in the same party\u2019s\u00a0runoff election on May 26.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what you need to know to cast your ballot.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You can cast a ballot in either party\u2019s primary runoff \u2014 but not both. If you didn\u2019t vote in the March 3 primary, you\u2019ll just select the party\u2019s ballot you want before you enter the voting booth. If you did vote in the March 3 primary, you\u2019ll automatically receive the same party\u2019s ballot in the runoff.<\/li>\n<li>Both parties\u2019 voters use the same\u00a0polling locations, operated by the county elections department.<\/li>\n<li>The Elections Department has a new link to check your voter registration status and download a copy of your personal sample ballot. Print it out, mark it up and take it with you when you go to vote.<\/li>\n<li>Election day voting locations\u00a0will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 26. Find an Election Day voting location near you using\u00a0this map.<\/li>\n<li>Voters who are in line by 7 p.m. are entitled to vote.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The deadline to register to vote for this election was April 27.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Read about all of the candidates in the San Antonio Report\u2019s guide to the <\/em><br \/><em>Republican and Democratic runoff elections.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>What\u2019s on the May 26 primary runoff ballot?<\/h4>\n<p>Republicans have a hard-fought U.S. Senate primary between\u00a0John Cornyn\u00a0and\u00a0Ken Paxton, which\u00a0is blanketing the airwaves with attack ads. The winner will face Democrat James Talarico\u00a0in an expensive November election.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s also a heated GOP primary runoff to replace Paxton as attorney general, where the party is choosing between state Sen.\u00a0Mayes Middleton\u00a0(R-Galveston) and U.S. Rep.\u00a0Chip Roy\u00a0(R-Dripping Springs).<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sanantoniomovingreport.com\/?p=453\">How video game coding is helping middle schoolers on San Antonio\u2019s South Side<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Republicans\u2019 runoff ballot also includes candidates vying for a seat on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission and Texas Senate District 19.<\/p>\n<p>The winners of all of those races will still have to face a Democrat in November \u2014 but in a state where Republicans have won every statewide office for more than three decades, the GOP primary is generally the main event.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have more to decide in local races: A Bexar County District Attorney runoff will determine the odds-on favorite to succeed\u00a0retiring DA Joe Gonzales, and a Texas House race on the West Side will produce the likely replacement for\u00a0retiring state Rep. Ray Lopez (D-San Antonio).<\/p>\n<p>Bexar County Clerk\u00a0Lucy Adame-Clark\u00a0and District Clerk\u00a0Gloria Martinez\u00a0were both held below 50% by challengers in the March primary, and now face runoffs to hang onto their party\u2019s nominations for November.<\/p>\n<p>But in a year where\u00a0some believe the whole state\u00a0could be in play, Bexar County voters will also play a big role in choosing Democrats\u2019\u00a0nominee to replace Paxton, and to\u00a0take on Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick\u00a0in November.<\/p>\n<p>The field is set for most of the congressional races in this area. <\/p>\n<p>When U.S. Rep. 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