Election day in Smith County

The filing period for the March Republican and Democratic primaries closed at 6 p.m. Monday.

Candidates had to file with either the Smith County Republican or Democratic chairs to be part of the 2022 primaries.

To find out who is running in Smith County, continue reading below. To see candidates who have filed on the state and federal level visit https://bit.ly/3ESG769 .

If candidates filed very close to the deadline, the Texas Secretary of the State website may not yet be updated with their information, according to David Stein, Smith County Republican Party Chair.

According to the Texas Secretary of the State website, the following candidates have filed with the Smith County Republican Party chair as of Monday:

Smith County judge

Neal Franklin, Smith County Pct. 1 commissioner

Smith County Court at Law No. 1 judge

Jason Ellis, Incumbent

Smith County Court at Law No. 2 judge

Taylor Heaton, incumbent

Smith County Court at Law No. 3 judge

Sara Maynard, attorney

Trevor M. Rose attorney

Clay White, attorney

Smith County district clerk

Penny Clarkston, incumbent

Smith County clerk

Karen Bryant Phillips, incumbent

Smith County treasurer

Jamie Boersma, project coordinator

Kelli R. White, incumbent

Smith County commissioner Pct. 1 — unexpired term

Pam Frederick, retired teacher and Bullard mayor

Fritz Hager, Jr., pastor

Smith County commissioner Pct. 2

Mike Adams, retired paramedic

Anwar Khalifa, manager

John Moore, writer

Smith County Justice of the Peace Pct. 2

Andy Dunklin, incumbent

Smith County Justice of the Peace Pct. 3

James L. Meredith, incumbent

Smith County Justice of the Peace Pct. 4

Ronnie Hester, human resources manager

Laney Pilcher-Barnes, paralegal

Curtis Wulf, law firm administrator

Smith County Justice of the Peace Pct. 5

Jon Wayne Johnson, incumbent

Smith County Constable Pct. 2

Wayne Allen, district manager

Deal Folmar, retired

Chris Roberts, self employed

According to the Secretary of the State website, the following candidates have filed with the Smith County Democratic Party chair as of Monday:

Smith County Commissioner Pct. 4

Ralph Caraway Sr., minister

Smith County Justice of the Peace Pct. 1

Quincy Beavers, incumbent

Derrick Choice, program manager at state department of health

Smith County Justice of the Peace Pct. 3

Dustin G. Stephens, contractor 

Smith County Justice of the Peace Pct. 4

Randy Hawkins, teacher