Primary general election Tuesday, March 5

Early voting in the Democrat and Republican party primaries ended Friday, March 1 and the general election will take place this Tuesday, March 5. All 11 voting locations will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

According to Lavaca County interim elections administrator, Tenia Hudson, at the close of early voting on Monday, Feb. 26 there were a total of 1,115 early votes that were cast that included 1,068 Republican Party votes and 47 Democrat Party votes.

This year is a presidential election year and voters will vote for their nominee in both Democrat and Republican Party.

In addition, locally there are three contested county races on the Republican Party ballot who are running for the party’s nominee.

In the race for the Lavaca County Attorney Republican Party nominee, incumbent Kyle A. Denney is facing opposition from James Reeves.

The Precinct 1 commissioner’s chair has a two candidate race with incumbent Edward Pustka facing off against Travis Henderson.

Voters residing in Precinct 1 that includes voting precincts 101, 102 and 119, will decide in the Republican Party nominee will be.

The third contested race involves incumbent Micah Harmon having a challenge from two candidates including Steven Greenwell and Anthony Vaccaro, who are vying for the party’s nominee for Lavaca County Sheriff.

Also, there are a number of candidates seeking nominations for their party in other federal, state and local offices as well as party referendums and propositions on the Republican Party ballot.

With no candidates for county attorney, Pct. 1 commissioner and county sheriff running on the Democrat Party ballot, the winners of the three positions will be uncontested in the November general election.

Hudson reminds voters who come to vote bring an acceptable form of ID to the polls.

The 11 voting precincts open Tuesday with the physical address include:

• Pct. 101: Lavaca County Courthouse,109 N. La Grange St., Hallettsville.

• Pct. 102: Senior Citizens Center, 326 S. La Grange St., Hallettsville.

• Pct. 208: Moravia Parish Hall, 11175 FM 957, Schulenburg.

• Pct. 309: Shiner Baptist Church, 120 West 15th St., Shiner.

•  Pct. 311: Sweet Home Community Center, 348 CR 391, Sweet Home.

• Pct. 416: Hope Community Hall, 122 CR 413A, Yoakum.

• Pct. 119: Vienna Baptist Church, 2767 CR 125, Hallettsville.

• Pct. 223: Moulton Community Center, 102 Veteran’s Dr., Moulton.

• Pct.329: Hoffie & Lank Wolters Shiner Public Library Cultural Center, 115 E. Wolters/2nd St., Shiner.

• Pct. 430: Yoakum First United Methodist Church, 1026 E. Gonzales, Yoakum.

• Pct. 231: Lavaca County Courthouse Annex, 412 N. Texana St., Hallettsville.

For more information, contact the Lavaca County election administrator’s office฀at฀361-798-3594 or฀visit฀ the฀Lavaca฀County฀website฀ and scroll to elections.