Sample Ballots will be published today!
February 5, 2024 - The 2024 Primary Election takes place on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 with early voting starting February 20, 2024 and ending March 1, 2024. Once again, in the county races all candidates filed to run on the Republican ticket. This means the results will be decided in the Primary Election and only one candidate's name will be listed on the November 5th General Election ballot.
Shelby County has six county offices unopposed: Tax Assessor-Collector; Commissioner Precinct 1; Constable Precinct 1; Constable Precinct 2; Constable Precinct 4; and Constable Precinct 5. Both County Chairs, Republican and Democratic, were unopposed. There are five races with opponents: County Attorney; Sheriff; Commissioner Precinct 3; Justice of the Peace Precinct 4; and Constable Precinct 3.
On the State level, there are only two offices unopposed: District Judge - 123rd Judicial District and District Attorney - 123rd Judicial District. On the Federal level, only one office is unopposed, U.S. Representative District 1. All the other State and Federal offices have both Republican and Democratic candidates and will be decided in the November 5th General Election.
Upcoming deadlines:
- February 5, 2024 - Last day to register to vote. (External link to votetexas.gov)
- February 23, 2024 - Mail Ballot Application Deadline. (External link to Texas Secretary of State website)
Click here to view press releases on Shelby County Today with various voting and election notices released by the Shelby County Election's Administrator Nancy Adams.
Below are the offices on the Republican ballot for Shelby County as well as the candidates in the order they will appear.
FEDERAL
President
Chris Christie
Donald J. Trump
David Stuckenberg
Ryan L. Binkley
Ron Desantis
Asa Hutchinson
Vivek Ramaswamy
Nikki Haley
U. S. Senator
R E (Rufus) Lopez
Ted Cruz
Holland "Redd" Gibson
U. S. Representative District 1
Nathaniel Moran
STATE
Railroad Commissioner
Christie Clark
Christi Craddick
James "Jim" Matlock
Corey Howell
Petra Reyes
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2
Jimmy Blacklock
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 4
Brian Walker
John Devine
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6
Jane Bland
Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals
Sharon Keller
David J. Schenck
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7
Barbara Parker Hervey
Gina Parker
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8
Lee Finley
Michelle Slaughter
State Representative District 11
Joanne Shofner
Travis Clardy
Justice, 12th Court of Appeals District, Place 3
Greg Neeley
District Judge, 123rd Judicial District
Leann Kay Rafferty
District Attorney, 123rd Judicial District
Karren S. Price
COUNTY
County Attorney
John L. Price
Jeff Adams
Sheriff
J.R. "Jimmy" Faulkner
Willis Blackwell
Gerald Corbell
County Tax Assessor-Collector
Debora Riley
County Commissioner Precinct 1
Roscoe Mcswain
County Commissioner Precinct 3
Stevie Smith
David Cheatwood
Justice of The Peace Precinct 4 - Unexpired Term
Dee Dee Green
Cristi Estes
County Constable Precinct 1
Zack Warr
County Constable Precinct 2
Jamie Hagler
County Constable Precinct 3
Roy Cheatwood
Fern Thomas Jernigan Jr
Scott Burkhalter
County Constable Precinct 4
Taylor Fanguy
County Constable Precinct 5
Josh Tipton
Republican County Chair
Leigh Porterfield
Below are the offices on the Democratic ballot for Shelby County as well as the candidates in the order they will appear.
President
Star Locke
Armando "Mando" Perez-Serrato
Dean Phillips
Gabriel A. Cornejo
Frankie Lozada
Joseph R. Biden Jr.
Marianne Williamson
Cenk Uygur
U. S. Senator
Carl Oscar Sherman
Thierry Tchenko
Meri Gomez
Colin Allred
Roland Gutierrez
Mark Gonzalez
A. "Robert" Hassan
Heli Rodriguez Prilliman
Steven J. Keough
Railroad Commissioner
Bill Burch
Katherine Culbert
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2
Dasean Jones
Randy Sarosdy
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 4
Christine Vinh Weems
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6
Joe Pool
Bonnie Lee Goldstein
Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals
Holly Taylor
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7
Nancy Mulder
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8
Chika Anyiam
Democratic County Chair
Patsy Handy
