Polling sites across Southlake, Colleyville and Grapevine will serve two Tarrant County special elections on Tuesday, Nov. 3.
The races fill vacancies in Texas Senate District 22 and House District 93. Voter registration closes Monday, Oct. 5. Early voting runs Monday, Oct. 19 through Friday, Oct. 30, according to the Tarrant County Elections Administration.
Tarrant County uses countywide vote centers, so registered voters can cast ballots at any open polling location. Neither SD-22 nor HD-93 is centered on northeast Tarrant County, so residents should verify which races appear on their ballot at tarrantcountytx.gov/elections.
Polls open at 7 a.m.
Election Day sites listed in the county's special election notice include:
- Southlake Town Hall, 1400 Main St., 3rd floor training room
- Countryside Bible Church, 251 Countryside Ct., Southlake
- St. Martin in-the-Fields Episcopal, 223 S. Pearson Ln., Southlake
- The Carlyle at Stonebridge Park, 170 Stonebridge Ln., Southlake
- Colleyville Recreation Center Annex A, 5008 Roberts Rd.
- Liberty Elementary School, 1101 W. McDonwell School Rd., Colleyville
- Grapevine Public Library, 1201 Municipal Way, program room
- Grapevine Middle School, 301 Pony Pkwy.
- First Presbyterian Church, 1002 Park Blvd., Grapevine
- Mariella of Grapevine, 3735 Ira E. Woods Ave.
All sites close at 7 p.m.
Senate District 22
Republican David Cook faces Democrat Amy Martinez-Salas for the SD-22 seat vacated by former Sen. Brian Birdwell, who resigned May 29 to serve as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment at the Pentagon.
Cook, a state representative from District 96 and former Mansfield mayor, won the Republican primary in March with 67.3% of the vote, according to Ballotpedia. Martinez-Salas, an Arlington legal assistant, ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.
In a Sept. 24 profile by KERA News, Cook said his priorities include property tax relief and border security. Martinez-Salas said she would focus on water infrastructure and healthcare access.
Campaign finance filings through June 30 show Cook raised $193,527 and had $141,731 cash on hand. Martinez-Salas raised $2,720 with $1,654 on hand.
SD-22 covers a portion of east Tarrant County, stretching from Euless south to Mansfield, along with parts of Ellis, Hill, McLennan and several other counties.
House District 93
Republican Alan Blaylock, 57, is effectively running unopposed for HD-93 after Democrat Ericka Lomick suspended her campaign Sept. 21. Lomick's name will still appear on the ballot because Texas election law does not allow party nominees to withdraw after the 74th day before an election.
Lomick dropped out after questions arose about her eligibility. Federal court records from North Carolina show she was convicted in 2011 of mortgage fraud, bank fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. Under Texas law, a person convicted of a felony cannot run for state office unless pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities, according to the Texas Secretary of State's Office.
Blaylock, a retired tech executive and former Fort Worth City Council member, said on Sept. 21 that his campaign would continue focusing on "lowering the cost of living, providing real, permanent property tax relief, strong schools and safe neighborhoods," the Fort Worth Report reported.
HD-93 covers north Fort Worth, Haslet and Saginaw. The seat opened after former Rep. Nate Schatzline resigned to advise Gov. Greg Abbott on election integrity. Voters will see two HD-93 contests on the ballot: one to fill the remainder of Schatzline's term through January and another for the full two-year term starting Jan. 12, 2027.
The county will operate 224 Election Day polling locations and 47 early voting sites for the November elections.
