In Dickens County, candidacy filings have begun rolling in this week for local offices on the March 5, 2024 primary election ballot.
Rhonda Brendle has filed with Dickens County Republican Chair Jody Duggan to run for tax assessorcollector. Jay Allen has filed to run for sheriff.
Incumbent tax assessorcollector Rebecca Haney has announced that she is not seeking re-election, while incumbent Sheriff Terry Braly has made no announcement about reelection.
Texas Spur Country offices up for election for the next four-year term follow the statewide ballot structure (unless an officeholder was appointed mid-term and has to run in 2024 to complete the term associated with that office). On the ballot in every county in the state are the offices of sheriff, tax assessorcollector, county attorney, and commissioners of Precincts 1 and 3. Commissioner Charlie Morris, precinct 3 incumbent, has announced that he will not be seeking re-election.
Precinct 1 commissioner incumbent Dennis Wyatt has placed advertising that he is running for re-election, as has sheriff candidate Jerry Schmidt. As of press time Monday, neither had filed paperwork with GOP chair Duggan.
Dickens County resident Billy Spears filed to run as a candidate for Dickens County constable, a position that has not been on the Dickens County ballot in several years. According to Danay Carnes, Dickens County clerk and elections administrator, she will be exploring constable questions with the Texas Sere- tary of State and county attorney Aaron Clements.
In the 110th Judicial District counties of Briscoe, Dickens, Floyd and Motley counties, District Attorney Emily Teegardin, who was appointed to complete the term of predecessor Wade Jackson, will be on the 2024 primary ballot. In Dickens County, Justice of the Peace Stella Carter, who was appointed one year into the term of predecessor Patti Hagar, will be on the 2024 primary ballot.
November 11, 2023, was the first day that candidates for county office could file for a place on the partisan primary ballot. All candidates should file a treasury report with the county clerk at the courthouse in their respective counties.
In Dickens County, Republican candidates will pick up an application from county chair Jody Duggan.
According to Duggan, who sent the following information to The Texas Spur earlier this week, the Republican County Chair will be available in the hallway of the Dickens County Courthouse to accept March primary candidate applications on the
until 12 p.m.
December 11, 2 until 6
As there is currently no Democratic chair for Dickens County, Democratic candidates can reach out to the State Democratic Party or the Texas Secretary of State for filing materials.
December 11, 2023, at 6 p.m., is the deadline for all candidates to file for a place on the primary ballot.
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