When early voting opens Monday, Oct. 19, Grayson County voters will find no choice to make in any county office on the Nov. 3 ballot. Every county race on the sample ballots the county elections office has posted lists a single candidate, each of them a Republican.
That includes County Judge Bruce W. Dawsey, County Court at Law No. 1 Judge Kerye Ashmore, County Court at Law No. 2 Judge Rick Dunn, District Clerk Kelly Clark Ashmore, County Clerk Tammy Reddic and County Treasurer Gayla Hawkins. Art Clayton is the only name listed for judge of the 397th District Court.
Some precincts also see single-candidate races for county commissioner (Art Arthur in Precinct 2, Matt Hardenburg in Precinct 4) and justice of the peace (Dennis Michael in Precinct 2, Damon Vannoy in Precinct 3, Tim Overbey in Precinct 4). Which of those appear depends on where a voter lives.
The contested races closest to home
Every Grayson County ballot style includes two contested races for seats that represent this area in Austin and Washington:
- Texas House District 62: Republican Shelley Luther, who holds the seat according to the Texas House website, faces Democrat Catherine Thorne.
- U.S. House District 4: Republican Pat Fallon, the incumbent, faces Democrat Jason Pearce.
Above them are the statewide contests, led by the U.S. Senate race among Republican Ken Paxton, Democrat James Talarico and Libertarian Ted Brown, and the race for governor among Republican Greg Abbott, Democrat Gina Hinojosa and Libertarian Pat Dixon.
The ballot also includes contested races for attorney general, comptroller, land commissioner and other state offices, plus seats on the Texas Supreme Court, the Court of Criminal Appeals and the 5th and 15th courts of appeals. The posted sample ballots show no propositions.
Where Sherman residents can vote
Sherman has one early voting site: the county Election Administration office at 115 W. Houston St., which the county calls its main voting location. Registered Grayson County voters can also use any of the county's seven other early voting sites, in Bells, Denison, Pottsboro, Howe, Van Alstyne and Whitesboro.
