What’s happening:  Early voting kicks off in Midland today and will run through October 30th, with the general election on November 3rd.  There are over 20 State and Federal races and 15 local races (although only 5 are contested).  These are consequential votes that fill offices that will determine the direction of Federal, State, and Local elections for years to come.

The big picture: In 2024, Midland cast 59,193 votes out of 99,004 registered voters for a 59.8% turnout.  There are five different locations that Midlanders can vote at during either the early voting period or on election day.

What’s next: Below are the contested races that can be voted on this November election cycle:

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Federal:

Senate – Ken Paxton (Rep), James Talarico (Dem), and Ted Brown (Lib)

US Rep – August Pfluger (Rep) & Claire Reynolds (Dem)

State:

Gov – Greg Abbott (Rep), Gina Hinojosa (Dem), and Pat Dixon (Lib)

Lieut Gov – Dan Patrick (Rep) & Vikki Goodwin (Dem)

Attorney Gen – Mayes Middleston (Rep),  Nathan Johnson (Dem), and Tom Oxford (Lib)

Comptroller – Don Huffines (Rep), Sarah Eckhardt (Dem), V Alonzo Echavarria-Garza (Lib), and Shehla Falzi (Gre)

Land Commissioner – Dawn Buckingham (Rep), Benjamin Flores (Dem), and Neill Snider (Lib)

Ag Commissioner – Nate Sheets (Rep), Clayton Tucker (Dem), and Austin R Kelly (Lib)

Railroad Commissioner – Bo French (Rep), Jon Rosenthal (Dem), and Arthur Dibianca (Lib)

Judicial:

Chief Justice – Jimmy Blacklock (Rep) and Maggie Ellis (Dem)

Justice, SC Plc 2 – James Sullivan (Rep) and Chari Kelly (Dem)

Justice, SC Plc 7 – Kyle Hawkins (Rep) and Kristen Hawkins (Dem)

Justice, SC Plc 8 – Brett Busby (Rep) and Gisela D Triana (Dem)

Judge, Criminal Appeals Plc 3 – Thomas Smith (Rep), Okey Anyiam (Dem), and Mark Ash (Lib)

Judge, Criminal Appeals Plc 4 – Kevin Patrick Yeary (Rep) and Audra Riley (Dem)

Judge, Criminal Appeals Plc 9 – Jordan Messinger (Rep) and Holly Taylor (Dem)

State Senate – Kevin Sparks (Rep) and John Betancourt (Dem)

State Rep – Tom Craddick (Rep) and Cathy Broadrick (Dem)

Chief Justice 15th Court of Appeals – Scott Brister (Rep) and Jerry Zimmerer (Dem)

Justice 15th COA Plc 2 – Scott K Fields (Rep) and Tom Baker (Dem)

Justice 15th COA Plc 3 – April Farris (Rep) and Marc M Meyers (Dem)

Midland Central Appraisal District:

Place 1 – Keith Stretcher, Kat Chandler, and Manny Natividad

Place 2 – Eva Salcido and Scott Lynch

Place 3 – Brandon McMorries and Pat Erdwurm

Midland ISD:

District 3 – Tommy Bishop and Tim Lirley

District 5 – La’Toya Mayberry, Nickolas Joel Jasso, and Karl Boroski

Midland County Utility District:

THIS IS A TAX INCREASE:  The issuance of bonds in the amount of $299,015,000 for water, wastewater/ sewage, and drainage systems facilities and the levy of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds.