Vote in the Republican Primary – Tuesday, March 6
Collin County IS a Republican county, and that steady and committed leadership has lead to prosperity and opportunity for all Collin County citizens. Now is the time for you to choose who will represent the Republicans in the November General Election. The table below shows the candidates who will be on the Collin County Republican Primary Ballot for the March 6, 2018 Primary Election. Get out and meet those running to serve you in the Federal, State, and County elected positions. Click here to find your specific precinct’s ballot.
Collin County March Primary Election Voting
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Office Sought | Ballot Name |
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U. S. Senator | Bruce Jacobson, Jr. |
U. S. Senator | Geraldine Sam |
U. S. Senator | Mary Miller |
U. S. Senator | Stefano de Stefano |
U. S. Senator | Ted Cruz |
U. S. Representative District 3 | Alex Donkervoet |
U. S. Representative District 3 | David Niederkorn |
U. S. Representative District 3 | Van Taylor |
U. S. Representative District 4 | John Cooper |
U. S. Representative District 4 | John Ratcliffe |
U. S. Representative District 32 | Paul Brown |
U. S. Representative District 32 | Pete Sessions |
Governor | Barbara Krueger |
Governor | Greg Abbott |
Governor | SECEDE Kilgore |
Lieutenant Governor | Dan Patrick |
Lieutenant Governor | Scott Milder |
Attorney General | Ken Paxton |
Comptroller of Public Accounts | Glenn Hegar |
Commissioner of the General Land Office | Davey Edwards |
Commissioner of the General Land Office | George P. Bush |
Commissioner of the General Land Office | Jerry Patterson |
Commissioner of the General Land Office | Rick Range |
Commissioner of Agriculture | Jim Hogan |
Commissioner of Agriculture | Sid Miller |
Commissioner of Agriculture | Trey Blocker |
Railroad Commissioner | Christi Craddick |
Railroad Commissioner | Weston Martinez |
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2 | Jimmy Blacklock |
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 4 | John Devine |
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6 | Jeff Brown |
Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals | David Bridges |
Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals | Sharon Keller |
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7 | Barbara Parker Hervey |
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 | Dib Waldrip |
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 | Jay Brandon |
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 8 | Michelle Slaughter |
Member, State Board of Education, District 12 | Pam Little |
State Senator, District 8 | Angela Paxton |
State Senator, District 8 | Phillip Huffines |
State Senator, District 30 | Craig Carter |
State Senator, District 30 | Craig Estes |
State Senator, District 30 | Pat Fallon |
State Representative District 33 | Justin Holland |
State Representative District 66 | Matt Shaheen |
State Representative District 67 | Jeff Leach |
State Representative District 70 | Scott Sanford |
State Representative District 89 | Candy Noble |
State Representative District 89 | John Payton |
Chief Justice, 5th Court of Appeals District | Douglas S. Lang |
Justice, 5th Court of Appeals District, Place 2 | David Evans |
Justice, 5th Court of Appeals District, Place 5 | Craig Stoddart |
Justice, 5th Court of Appeals District, Place 9 | Jason Boatright |
Justice, 5th Court of Appeals District, Place 10 | Molly Francis |
Justice, 5th Court of Appeals District, Place 11 | Dan Wyde |
Justice, 5th Court of Appeals District, Place 11 | John Browning |
Justice, 5th Court of Appeals District, Place 11 | Tom Nowak |
Justice, 5th Court of Appeals District, Place 12 | Jim Pikl |
Justice, 5th Court of Appeals District, Place 12 | Perry Cockerell |
Justice, 5th Court of Appeals District, Place 12 | William "Randy" Johnson |
Justice, 5th Court of Appeals District, Place 13 | Elizabeth Lang Miers |
District Judge, 219th Judicial District | Glenn Brenner |
District Judge, 219th Judicial District | Jennifer Edgeworth |
District Judge, 219th Judicial District | Mike Curran |
District Judge, 219th Judicial District | Scott Becker |
District Judge, 296th Judicial District | John R. Roach, Jr. |
District Judge, 366th Judicial District | Ray Wheless |
District Judge, 417th Judicial District | Cyndi McCrann Wheless |
District Judge, 429th Judicial District | Jill Willis |
Criminal District Attorney Collin County | Casey Davis |
Criminal District Attorney Collin County | Greg Willis |
County Judge | Chris Hill |
County Judge | Ray Ricchi |
County Judge | Scott Johnson |
Judge, County Court-at-Law No.1 | Corinne Mason |
Judge, County Court-at-Law No.2 | Barnett Walker |
Judge, County Court-at-Law No.3 | Lance S. Baxter |
Judge, County Court-at-Law No.4 | David Rippel |
Judge, County Court-at-Law No.5 | Dan K. Wilson |
Judge, County Court-at-Law No.6 | Jay Bender |
Judge, County Court-at-Law No.7 | David Waddill |
Judge, County Court at Law and Probate Court | Weldon Stone Copeland |
District Clerk | Lynne Finley |
County Clerk | Stacey Kemp |
County Commissioner Pct.2 | Cheryl Williams |
County Commissioner Pct.2 | Joey Herald |
County Commissioner Pct.3 | Darrell Hale |
County Commissioner Pct.3 | Dr. Briana Andor |
County Commissioner Pct.4 | Duncan Webb |
Justice of the Peace Pct.1 | Paul Raleeh |
Justice of the Peace Pct.2 | Jeff Graham |
Justice of the Peace Pct.2 | Jerry Shaffer |
Justice of the Peace Pct.2 | Mike McCandless |
Justice of the Peace Pct.3 Place.2 | Melvin Thathiah |
Justice of the Peace Pct.3 Place.2 | Mike Missildine |
Justice of the Peace Pct.4 | W. M. "Mike" Yarbrough |
Republican Ballot Propositions
Keep in mind that this is an opinion poll of Republican voters and not a policy referendum. When you vote YES or NO, you are telling us what you think should happen. You are not voting to make a law but merely saying you agree or disagree with the statement.
1.) Texas should replace the property tax system with an appropriate consumption tax equivalent.
- 2016 RPT Platform Priority #5 states that we should “replace the property tax system with an alternative other than the income tax.” The most equitable system of taxation is one based on consumption (Plank 175). View more
2.) No governmental entity should ever construct or fund construction of toll roads without voter approval.
- Voters would decide if toll roads should be built at all or if toll roads should receive taxpayer funds to be built. It could delay construction but also puts the decision directly into the hands of the people paying for it.
3.) Republicans in the Texas House should select their Speaker nominee by secret ballot in a binding caucus without Democrat influence.
- Before the legislative session begins, all the Texas House Republicans would hold a meeting, or caucus, and cast secret ballots to determine whom they should nominate for Speaker of the Texas House. Then at the beginning of the legislative session, all the Texas House Republicans would vote for that one nominee. As long as there is a Republican majority in the Texas House, this would ensure that Republicans, not Democrats, determine the Speaker of the Texas House.
4.) Texas should require employers to screen new hires through the free E-Verify system to protect jobs for legal workers.
- E-Verify is an online system that employers can use to confirm the legal status of new hires. It compares information from an employee’s Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) to data from Homeland Security and Social Security Administration. This could be an added regulatory burden but would also ensure that employers do not accidentally hire illegal aliens.
5.) Texas families should be empowered to choose from public, private, charter, or homeschool options for their children’s education, using tax credits or exemptions without government constraints or intrusion.
- Instead of the parents’ tax dollars going directly to public schools, parents would be allowed to take their own tax money and use it for their children’s education in whatever setting they choose. It would not allow parents to use other people’s tax money for their own children.
6.) Texas should protect the privacy and safety of women and children in spaces such as bathrooms, locker rooms, and showers in all Texas schools and government buildings.
- Some schools have tried to allow boys to have access to girls’ private areas, including school showers and restrooms. This would address those concerns with a state protection for schools and government buildings. It would not add any requirements or regulations for private businesses.
7.) I believe abortion should be abolished in Texas.
- Approximately 150 babies are aborted each day in Texas. Various approaches to ending abortion have been proposed. This is a statement that we want abortion to stop.
8.) Vote fraud should be a felony in Texas to help ensure fair elections.
- In 2017, the Texas Legislature passed laws criminalizing election fraud as a Class A misdemeanor but increasing it to a felony for specific cases (for example, repeat offenders). This would make vote fraud an automatic felony offense.
9.) Texas demands that Congress completely repeal Obamacare.
- Congress repealed the individual mandate for Obamacare in the tax reform bill; however, Obamacare as a system of socialized medicine still exists. This would remove it and return healthcare to the free market.
10.) To slow the growth of property taxes, yearly revenue increases should be capped at 4%, with increases in excess of 4% requiring voter approval.
- Property taxes have been rising rapidly, especially in Texas’ larger cities. Currently, property taxes cannot be raised more than 8% each year without voter approval. This would lower the cap to 4%. Local government could still increase property taxes, but voters would have to weigh in for them to require you to pay over 4% more each year.
11.) Tax dollars should not be used to fund the building of stadiums for professional or semi-professional sports teams.
- Currently, bonds have been used as a means for taxpayers to fund such stadiums. This would prohibit such use, requiring private donations to be used to build stadiums for professional or semi-professional sports teams. This does not affect school stadiums.