Voters can cast a ballot from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day, which is May 28. There are several locations, including The Hub on Ferguson Street in downtown Tyler. (Katecey Harrell/ Tyler Morning Telegraph)

Total turnout of early voting during the March joint primary elections is trailing behind numbers reported during the 2020 and 2022 primary elections, Smith County Elections Administrator Michelle Allcon said.

“(Thursday) has been heavier than the rest of this week. That’s in line with how early voting usually is,” Allcon said. “If we keep the same type of turnout that we’ve had (Thursday on Friday), we’ll probably get close to the numbers for 2020 and 2022.”

As of 5 p.m. Thursday, more than 2,000 ballots were cast in person — an upswing for turnout thus far, Allcon said. A total of 14,646 in-person and 863 mail-in ballots have been cast, just 9% of the county’s 156,801 registered voters.

Residents can vote in Republican or Democrat Primary for county and statewide races for the Legislature and courts.

Early voting in the March 5 primaries ends Friday. Voters can cast their ballots from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on March 1 at six locations or on Election Day, Tuesday, March 5, at 38 polling places in the county.

Who’s on the ballot?

Smith County Democratic primary races

• State Rep. District 6 has one candidate, Cody Grace, who will face Republican Daniel Alders in November. 
• Ralph Caraway Jr., Willie Mims and Derrick Holman are running for Smith County Precinct 1 constable.
• Edith Wilson and Dave Hansen are running for County Commissioner Precinct 3.

Smith County Republican primary races

• Incumbent Cole Hefner, Dewey Collier and Jeff Fletcher are running for state representative District 5.
• Daniel Alders is running for state representative District 6 and will face Democrat candidate Grace in November.
• David Stein and Kevin McCall are running for Republican County Chair.
• Incumbent Pam Frederick is running against Christina Drewry for County Commissioner Precinct 1.
• Incumbent Terry Phillips is running against J. Scott Herod and Rusty Smith for County Commissioner Precinct 3. The winner will face the winning Democrat candidate in November.
• Incumbent Larry Smith is running against Chris Green for Smith County Sheriff.
• Appointed Court at Law 2 Judge Sara Maynard and Amy McCullough are running for preside over Smith County Court at Law 2.

Smith County polling places

Early voting branch locations are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Early voting branch locations are:

• First Christian Church: Christian Life Center: 4202 S Broadway Ave, Tyler, TX 75701
• Heritage Building: 1900 Bellwood Road, Tyler, TX 75701
• Main Location The HUB: 304 E. Ferguson Street, Tyler, TX 75702
• Lindale’s Kinzie Community Center: 912 Mt. Sylvan St., Lindale, TX 75771
• Noonday Community Center: 16662 CR 196, Tyler, TX 75703
• Whitehouse Methodist Church: 405 W. Main Street, Whitehouse, TX 75791

Election Day polling locations will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the following locations:

• Arp First Baptist Church: 304 W. Front St., Arp, TX 75750
• Bell Elementary: 1409 E. Hankerson St., Tyler, TX 75701
• Bethel Bible Church: 17121 Hwy 69 S, Tyler, TX 75703
• Bullard Southern Baptist Church: 716 N. Houston St., Bullard, TX 75757
• Cameron J Jarvis Library: 102 S. Georgia St., Troup, TX 75789
• Central Baptist Church: 1343 E Grande Blvd, Tyler, TX 75703
• Chapel Hill Fire Department: 13801 CR 220, Tyler, TX 75707
• Clarkston Elementary: 2915 Williamsburg Dr., Tyler, TX 75701
• Crossbrand Cowboy Church: 11915 FM 2015, Tyler, TX 75708
• Dover Baptist Church: 21166 FM 1995, Tyler, TX 75704
• Family of Faith Christian Church: 3299 US 271, Tyler TX, 75708
• First Baptist Gresham: 16844 CR 165, Tyler, TX 75703
• First Christian Church: Christian Life Center: 4202 S Broadway Ave, Tyler, TX 75701
• Flint Baptist Church: 11131 FM 2868 W, Flint, TX 75762
• Glass Recreation Center: 501 W. 32nd St., Tyler, TX 75702
• Heritage Building: 1900 Bellwood Rd., Tyler, TX 75701
• Hideaway Members Svcs Building: 101 Hide-A-Way Ln, Hideaway, TX 75771
• Hill Creek Baptist Church: 14749 Hwy 110 S, Whitehouse, TX 75791

Jones-Boshears Elementary: 3450 Chandler Hwy, Tyler, TX 75702

• Lanes Chapel Methodist Church: Family Center: 8720 Old Jacksonville Hwy, Tyler, TX 75703
• Lindale Kinzie Community Center: 912 Mt Sylvan St., Lindale, TX 75771
• Lindale Masonic Lodge: 200 W. Margaret St., Lindale, TX 75771
• Main Location The HUB: 304 E. Ferguson St., Tyler, TX 75702
• Mt. Carmel Baptist Church: 10519 FM 344 E, Whitehouse, TX 75791
• New Harmony Baptist Church: 10251 FM 724, Tyler, TX 75704
• Noonday Community Center: 16662 CR 196, Tyler, TX 75703
• North Tenneha Church of Christ: 1701 N Tenneha Ave., Tyler, TX 75702
• Old Tyler Airport: 150 Airport Dr., Tyler, TX 75704
• Red Springs Fire Department: 16759 FM 14, Tyler, TX 75706
• Shiloh Road Church of Christ: 1801 Shiloh Rd., Tyler, TX 75703

St. Louis Baptist Church: 4000 Frankston Hwy., Tyler, TX 75701

• St. Violet Baptist Church: 14129 FM 2767, Tyler, TX 75708
• Starrville Church of the Living God: 18396 Hwy 271, Winona, TX 75792
• Swan Wood Springs Methodist Church: 12005 US Hwy 69 N, Tyler, TX 75706
• Three Lakes Middle: 2445 Three Lakes Pkwy., Tyler, TX 75703
• Tyler Senior Center: 1915 Garden Valley Rd., Tyler, TX 75702
• Winona Community Center: 520 Dallas St., Winona, TX 75792
• Whitehouse Methodist Church: 405 W. Main St., Whitehouse, TX 75791