Residents who want to vote in the 2026 primary runoffs can do so at any one of dozens of vote centers scattered across Harris County.

Early voting began Monday and runs through Friday. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and will reopen May 26 for Election Day.

Harris County in 2019 became the largest county in Texas to adopt countywide voting. That means residents aren’t restricted to vote centers near their homes, and can cast their ballots at any one of the 48 early voting locations or the 162 scheduled to open on Election Day.

Among the major local races on the ballot are the Democratic and Republican primaries for county judge, as well as the Republican primary for U.S. Senate.

On the Democratic ticket for county judge, former three-term Houston mayor Annise Parker is running against Letitia Plummer, a former at-large Houston City Council member. Republicans will decide between Orlando Sanchez, a longtime Houston-area politician, and businessman Warren Howell.

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Incumbent Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo announced in September that she would not be seeking a third term. 

Democrats will also nominate their pick for district clerk. University of Houston graduate student Jose “Alex” Maldonado, 23, is running to become the youngest district clerk in recent history against Darrell Jordan, an experienced Democratic politician and former misdemeanor judge.

Marilyn Burgess, the Democratic incumbent, announced in September she was not running for reelection.

Republicans, meanwhile, will decide between Sen. John Cornyn, the incumbent, and Attorney General Ken Paxton.

GOP voters will also choose the person who will lead their party for the next two years. Harris County Republican Party Chair Cindy Siegel, the incumbent, is running against challenger Don Hooper.

Residents must be registered to vote and possess a valid form of photo ID before they can cast their ballots. Texas law prohibits residents from voting in multiple party primaries within the same calendar year. That means voters planning to cast ballots in the primary runoffs must choose the same party they chose in the March primary.

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This article originally published at Here’s where you can vote in Houston for Texas’ primary runoff election.