Maverick County Voters Ready to Cast Ballots in Tuesday, November 5, 2024 General Election, 16 County Poll Sites Designated
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2024
With over 35,000 registered voters, Maverick Countians have been participating in the Early Voting period of the November 5, 2024 General Election through October 21-November 1, 2024, casting over 8,000 ballots as of Wednesday, October 30th with two days remaining of Early Voting until November 1st.
Maverick County voters who did not vote during the Early Voting period will have one final opportunity to exercise their sacred right to vote on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 16 Maverick County Precinct Polling Sites designated by Commissioners Court.
Contested races for United States President, United States Senator for Texas, United States House of Representative for District 23, multiple statewide races, judicial races, Texas Railroad Commission, Texas State Board of Education, Texas State Representative District 74, Maverick County Sheriff, Maverick County Commissioner Precinct 3, Maverick County Constable, Maverick County Hospital District, and the Eagle Pass Independent School District Board of Trustees have fueled voter turnout to date. Local election officials anticipate that approximately 15,000 voters will cast their ballots in this most important November 5, 2024 General Election.
The United States Presidential race between Vice-President Kamala Harris and former President Donald J. Trump has been a hotly contested race in Maverick County.
The United States Senator race between Democrat Congressman Colin Allred and Republican Senator Ted Cruz is a tight race in Texas for the U. S. Senate junior senator seat.
In the United States House of Representative District 23 race, Democrat Santos Limon seeks to upset Republican Tony Gonzales in a greatly disputed race across southwest Texas and Texas-Mexico border.
For the Railroad Commission of Texas, Democrat Katherine Culbert seeks to upset Republican Christi Craddick in this key statewide race.
There are three contested Texas Supreme Court races where Democrats seek to win a seat on for the first time in over 30 years as Republicans have held a majority of the seats or all of the seats.
Likewise, there are three contested Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on the ballot with Democrats seeking to win a seat on the all-Republican Court of Criminal Appeals.
For the Texas State Board of Education District 1, Democrat Gustavo Reveles is seeking a victory over Republican Michael (Travis) Stevens.
The Texas State Representative District 74 race features Republican former Del Rio Mayor Robert Garza attempting to upset Democrat Eagle Pass state representative Eddie Morales, Jr. for the key state legislative seat.
In the Texas Fourth Court of Appeals, there are three contested races for Place 3 between Democrat Cynthia Marie Chapa and Republican Todd McCray; Place 4 between Democrat Luz Elena Chapa and Republican Lori Massey Brissette; and Place 5 between Democrat Liza A. Rodriguez and Republican Adrian Spears. Two races are uncontested.
The Maverick County Sheriff’s contested race between incumbent Democrat Tom Schmerber and Republican challenger Jose Juan Betancourt has drawn a lot of attention among Maverick County voters.
There are several Maverick County Constable races contested while others are uncontested.
The largest voter interest among Maverick County voters are the Eagle Pass Independent School District Board of Trustees four contested races , including Place 1 between challenger and local attorney Edgar H. Juarez and incumbent Board President Jorge Barrera; Place 2 between challengers Manuel D. Hernandez and Sandy Botello-Sassano against incumbent Christopher Hiller; Place 6 between challenger Jaime C. Barrera against incumbent Dr. Hector Alvarez; and Place 7 between challengers Tom Gonzalez and Albert Daniel against incumbent Glenna Purcell.
The Maverick County Hospital District Board of Directors three seats has drawn seven candidates vying for those coveted healthcare seats, including incumbent Rebecca “Becky” Robinson, Dr. David Chisum, Dr. Juan J. Martinez, Dr. Alberto “Beto” Pena, Dr. Claudia Rodriguez-Wright, Dr. Anita Ramirez, and incumbent Board member Gera Villalpando. Top three vote getters will get elected to the Board.
All Maverick County registered voters are highly encouraged to participate in the November 5, 2024 General Election and come out to cast their ballots for the candidates of their choice. Your vote is your voice.
