By Becky Brewster
Culberson County Clerk, Linda McDonald, will be conducting a joint election for the Tuesday, March 6, 2018 Democratic Primary and Republican Primary for County, State, and Federal offices. The primary determines who will be on the ballot for the November General Election. Voters may only vote in one Primary election; all candidates for the local county elections have filed to be on the Democratic ballot.
Early Voting for the Primary election started Tuesday, February 20, 2018 and will run through Friday, March 2, 2018 at the Courthouse.
The ballot will have nine local races with six of the incumbents facing challengers. County Clerk Linda McDonald, JP Pct 3. Michael Davis, and JP Pct 4 Betty Velez will run unopposed. The following is the final listing of candidates for County offices for the 2018 Democratic Primary.
County Judge: Incumbent Carlos G. Urias, Manuel “Manny” Molinar
County/District Clerk: Incumbent Linda McDonald
County Treasurer: Incumbent Susie Hinojos, Adrian Hinojos
County Commissioner Pct 2: Incumbent Raul Rodriguez, Dolores “Lolo” Urias, Joe Mike Balcazar,
County Commissioner Pct 4: Incumbent Adrian Norman, David Rivera
JP Pct 1: Incumbent Rita H. Carrasco, Juliann Luna
JP Pct 2: Incumbent Alvaro “AP” Flores, Jr., Duane (Toto) Corrales
JP Pct 3: Incumbent Michael Davis
JP Pct 4: Incumbent Betty Velez