All early voting polling locations in Tarrant County closed Jan. 25 and the polling locations will have delayed openings Jan. 26 due to icy weather conditions from Winter Storm Fern.
What’s happening?
A special election was called for the State Senate District 9 runoff race, with candidates Democrat Taylor Rehmet and Republican Leigh Wambsganss facing off for the position.
All 22 early polling locations in Tarrant County closed Jan. 25, and the county’s election website states that polling locations will open late Jan. 26 due to safety concerns stemming from the storm.
According to a message on the county’s election website, early voters should check back on Jan. 26 to see an updated list of open polling locations and the opening times for those locations.
The early voting period is scheduled to end on Jan. 27 and election day is Jan. 31.
The backstory
The seat for State Senate District 9 became open after incumbent Kelly Hancock assumed the duties of acting comptroller of public accounts on July 1, according to previous reporting.
The race moved to a runoff after neither Rehmet nor Wambsbanss garnered more than 50% of the vote needed to win the race and fill the spot during the Nov. 4 general election.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.