Maverick County, Texas Records 6,554 Early Voting Period Votes in 2018 Texas Democratic Party Primary Election

By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018

After the Maverick County, Texas Early Voting Period Poll in the 2018 Texas Democratic Party Primary Election closed at 5 P.M. on Friday, March 2, 2018, a grand total of 6,554 votes were cast including 6,281 at the Early Voting Poll at the City of Eagle Pass Multi-Purpose Center plus another 273 votes cast through Mail-In ballots, according to Maverick County Democratic Party Chairman Luis Alfonso Ruiz.  

Maverick County has slightly over 31,000 registered voters, according to Maverick County Elections Administrator Roy Schmerber. Thus, a total of 21 percent of the registered voters cast their ballots during the 2018 Texas Democratic Party Primary Election Early Voting Period.

With over six contested Maverick County races on the 2018 Texas Democratic Party Primary Election, including Maverick County Judge and the 293rd Judicial District Judge, a strong turn out is expected for Tuesday, March 6, 2018, during the regular Primary Election Day in Maverick County, said Ruiz.

All Maverick Countians who did not vote during the Early Voting Period are invited and encouraged to have their voices be heard by voting in the 2018 Texas Primary Election on Tuesday, March 6th, from 7 A.M. through 7 P.M. Your vote is your voice. Go out and make a difference in Maverick County, State of Texas, and federal U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate races. Si Se Puede!