More than a dozen candidates—some incumbents, some challengers—have filed to be on the primary election ballots in Dickens and Kent counties.
In this area, seats that are up for election are county clerk/district clerk, county judge, county treasurer, Precinct 2 commissioner, Precinct 4 commissioner, and justice of the peace.
Interested candidates file with party chairs and pay a filing file to get their names on the ballot; independent candidates file directly with the county clerk. In Dickens County, the Republican party chair is Jody Duggan, and the Democratic party chair is Alana Pollard.
The Texas Spur spoke with Duggan to get this week’s filings for the GOP.
In Dickens County, incumbents Mike Smith, Precinct 2, and Jerry Alexander, Precinct 4, have filed for re-election in the Republican primary.
Two Dickens County officials have announced that they are not running for re-election: Becky Hill, district clerk, and Darla Thomason, county treasurer.
Other candidates filing in the Dickens County Republican primary are Brandi Abbott, who is running for treasurer; Danay Carnes, who has filed for county clerk, and Matt McArthur, who is seeking justice of the peace.
According to Democratic party county chair Alana Pollard, no candidates have yet filed to run in the Democratic primary.
In Kent County, The Texas Spur spoke with Republican party chair Kathy Owen, who said that the candidates who have filed to run in the GOP primary include Layne Coulter for county judge; Ray Hall and Mike Cargile for commissioner, Precinct 2; Jenice Cargile and David Parker (incumbent) for justice of the peace; and Robert Graham (incumbent), for commissioner for Precinct 4.
According to the Democratic party Kent County chair, Laci Scogin, Craig Hamilton has filed for re-election for the clerk’s position, and his name will appear on the Democratic party primary ballot.
Filing for the March 1, 2022 Republican and Democratic party primary elections continues through Dec. 13. Individuals interested in running for office should contact the county party chairs. The last day to register to vote for the March 1 primaries is Jan. 31, 2022. Early voting will run Feb. 14–25, 2022 and the last day to apply for a ballot by mail is Feb. 18, 2022.
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