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Elections 2024. 28 May 2024 Party Primary Runoff, Willow Park, Index

Updated: May 23


• Yep, another election. This one is the Primary Runnoff Election, Tuesday, 28 May 2024 with early voting 20 May 2024 to 24 May 2024. Find what you need to know to vote.

• Current: • Early Voting, Monday, 20 May 2024 to Friday, 24 May 2024 • Voting Day, Tuesday, 28 May 2024.

• Summary: Information on the 28 May 2024 Tuesday, Party Primary Runoff Elections

• Blog Index: Reason, Election Calendar, Voter Registration, Voter Card,General Articles, General Resources, Sample Ballot, Early Voting, Election Day Voting, ➜ Results

Latest Update: updated 23 May 2024 Voting Day; posted 08 May, 2024

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Elections 2024. 28 May 2024 Party Primary Runoff, Willow Park, Index

• "News is what somebody does not want you to print. All the rest is advertising." Attributed to William Randolph Hearst
• Blog Index: Reason, Election Calendar, Voter Registration, Voter Card, General Articles, General Resources, Sample Ballots, Early Voting, Election Day Voting, Results

Reason for this Election

In Texas, each major party candidate must earn more that 50% of the vote in their respective party primaries, in order to earn a place on the final ballot of candidates in the final election, when there is one candidate from each major political party participating in the election. (That's in addition to any qualified Libertarian, Green Party, Independent, and write-in candidates. But that's another story.)


Texas will hold its 2024 Party Primary Runoff Elections on Tuesday, 28 May 2024 to finalize which Democratic primary candidates and Republican primary candidates will be on the ballot in the November general election.


In the 05 March 2024 Political Party Primary Elections, thirty two (32) of the candidates did not receive at least 50% of the vote.


Willow Park has the following runoffs:

• Democratic Candidate for TX District 30 TX Senator

• Republican Candidate for TX District 30 TX Senator


This year, there are no runoffs for any statewide races.


Election Calendar

General Local Elections, 28 May 2024, Tuesday

✔ 29 April 2024, Thursday - Last day to register to vote.

✔ 17 May 2024, Friday - Last day counties can receive mail-in ballot requests. (Received, not Postmarked)

✔ 20 May 2024, Monday - Early Voting, First Day Early Voting. (20 May 2024 to 24 May 2024, Friday. Note: Only one week of early voting.)

• 24 May 2024, Friday - Early Voting, Last Day Early Voting. (20 May 2024 to 24 May 2024, Friday)

• 28 May 2024, Tuesday - Election Day for Political Primary Runoff Elections

• 28 May 2024, Tuesday - And last day to received mail-in ballots. (See link below for additonal information.)

• Parker County, Texas > Main Election Page

• Texas Secretary of State > Important Election Dates > 2024 > Uniform Election Date > Primary Runoff Election


✔ Voter Registration

• Willow Park Civics > Voter Support >

• ​Texas Secretary of State, SOS >

• General State Election Information


✔ Voter Card

In December 2023, the Parker County Elections Department will mail the new Voter Registration Certificates to all ACTIVE Parker County registered voters. The certificates will be valid from 01 January 2024 through 31 December 2025.


➜ Sample Ballots - Who's Running


➜ Early Voting 20 May 2024 Monday to 24 May 2024 Friday


➜ Election Day Voting 20 May 2024, Tuesday



General Articles

• Here’s how to vote in Texas’ May 28 runoff elections, The Texas Tribune, 26 April 2024


• Here’s your Texas 2024 May runoff ballot, The Texas Tribune, 05 April 2024


• In Their Own Words: Runoff Candidates on Gun Rights, Texas Scorecard, 29 April 2024, Excerpts.

Senate District 30

• Brent Hagenbuch: “Vigilance will be the mission. We have passed concealed carry, campus carry, open carry, and constitutional carry. We must continue to fight against federal encroachment, big blue cities’ and counties’ efforts to restrict rights, and against trial lawyers who want to sue gun manufacturers and retailers.”

• Jace Yarbrough: “As a veteran and proud gun owner, I’m a firm believer in the 2nd Amendment. The government has no business infringing the right of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms to defend their life, liberty, and property. I will steadfastly resist any attempt to limit this vital constitutional protection—including so-called red flag flaws and unconstitutional federal overreach from agencies like ATF.”


• In Their Own Words: Runoff Candidates on Ensuring Election Security, Texas Scorecard, 22 April 2024, Excerpts

Senate District 30

• Brent Hagenbuch: “​​Over a dozen major election integrity bills were passed out of the Texas Senate, but never heard in the House Elections Committee in the last regular session. As a former Republican Party County Chair, I know how important the election code is to maintaining fair elections across the State of Texas. I will, as Senator, consistently vote to strengthen voter roll integrity, expand election audits, and crack down on voter fraud.”

• Jace Yarbrough: “If we want Texas to remain a free state that the rest of the nation looks up to, election security must be one of our most important issues. After Americans saw the widespread fraud and legal manipulation of the 2020 election, our legislature passed a strong slate of preventative reforms in the 2021 session. But the best laws are useless in jurisdictions where law enforcement turns a blind eye to violations—so we need to restore to the attorney general’s rightful authority to prosecute election fraud cases.”


• In Their Own Words: Runoff Candidates on School Choice, Texas Scorecard, 15 April 2024

Senate District 30

• Brent Hagenbuch: “Yes. I am the only candidate who supports Governor Abbott’s plan for universal school choice – adequately funding public schools and giving parents the choice as to which school they send their children.”

• Jace Yarbrough: “As a father of five and founder of a low-cost classical school, my commitment to empowering parents of all means to choose the right education for their children is absolute. The radical policies and ideologies being pushed in many of our ISDs are nothing short of insane. Students are falling behind in basic skills like math and reading. Despite many increases to the education budget, schools always seem short of resources. Some ISD’s have been caught using taxpayer money for electioneering. Gov. Abbott’s school choice plan to empower some Texas parents was commendable, but it included a massive, multi-billion dollar giveaway to the Texas public school bureaucracy. The public school monopoly should not be the only option for Texas families that want something more for their kids but don’t have the means to make that desire a reality.”


With gambling expansion being a popular debate topic, runoff election candidates voiced their opinions on how much expansion Texas should allow.

Senate District 30

• Brent Hagenbuch: “No. While some Texans may support an expansion of gaming, I do not believe it will benefit our people in the long run – therefore I would be reluctant to support it. The long-term social and cultural side effects outweigh any short-term economic gains. If Texans choose to seek out these activities, options exist just a short drive or flight away.”

• Jace Yarbrough: “I do not support expanded gambling options in the state of Texas, whether Casino or sports betting. To those who think society should legalize every vice—asking “What’s the harm?”—I would point them to the very visible harms caused by gambling addiction and irresponsible betting by those least able to afford it. It ruins lives and tears families apart. There’s a reason Texas bans it.”


In a race that featured four candidates, two were left at the end of the night on March 5. After all the votes were counted, Brent Hagenbuch garnered 36 percent and Jace Yarbrough took 34 percent.

The Texan reached out to both Hagenbuch and Yarbrough to gain insight into how they view the upcoming runoff race, their campaigns so far, and their future in the Senate — if they are elected in May. [Read interview in article.]


• Here’s your Texas 2024 May runoff ballot, The Texas Tribune, 05 April 2024

Texas Senate District 30

• Republican

• Brent Hagenbuch

• Jace Yarbrough

• Democratic

• Michael Braxton

• Dale Frey


• In Their Own Words: Runoff Candidates on Solutions for Border Crisis, Texas Scorecard, 25 March 2024, Excerpts

Texas Scorecard asked all run-off candidates for the state legislature about what more Texas can do to combat the border crisis.

• Senate District 30

• Brent Hagenbuch: “We need to do more. No more waiting or hesitating for the Federal government in any way whatsoever. Although I hate spending more taxpayers’ money, this is one place we need to do whatever it takes – build more walls, buoys, razor-wire, manpower, and technology to fully secure the border. We need to find savings elsewhere in the budget to pay for it. We need to fully utilize SB4 and if it’s overturned by Biden’s liberal courts then we need to write and re-write the law until we get one that sticks so our law enforcement can arrest and deport illegals, not just at the border. This has gone on too long. Thousands of Texans have been murdered by illegal aliens, and hundreds of thousands have been victims of violent crimes. Our families are not safe. Illegal aliens should be removed from Texas. All incentives, government assistance, etc. should end and the border should be completely secured.”

• Jace Yarbrough: “SB4 was a small step toward enabling our state to fight the border invasion. But to get serious about fighting this invasion, we must create a Texas Border Protection Unit that can arrest and deport illegal crossers at scale and construct barriers to stop them. We should also end magnets like in-state tuition for illegals and mandate e-verify for employers, or the invasion will only accelerate.”


Then in the intriguing and chaotic runoff for SD 30, the self-funding and Patrick-anointed candidate Brent Hagenbuch had a lackluster performance relative to his financial prowess and portfolio of support; Patrick, Abbott, and Donald Trump are all behind Hagenbuch, along with the district’s retiring state Sen. Drew Springer (R-Muenster).

Yarbrough, who’s been no slouch on the fundraising front either, is pulling support from the more grassroots activist corners of the party in his run; Hagenbuch’s pulled the support of various business and law enforcement groups.

Nine State Republican Executive Committee members, one from SD 30, backed Yarbrough along with True Texas Project, Grassroots America: We The People PAC, and Texas Eagle Forum. The race has been fraught with controversy since the beginning — first in the legal fight over Hagenbuch’s residency in the district...







• Texas Senate District 30: Democratic Candidates Profiles, News Channel 6, 14 February 2024



General Research and Sources

• Political Parties

• Republican Party US

• The Republican Party of Texas

• Parker County Republican Party

• Democratic Party US

• Texas Democrats

• Parker County Democrats

• Green Party for Texas

• Libertarian Party of Texas


• Parker County Elections > Campaign Finance


• Parker County Voting and Registration Figures > Texas Secretary of State



• Texas Secretary of State > Candidate Information


Voting Studies for Texas Citizens

• Why does Texas have so many elections, and why do few people vote in them?, The Texas Tribune, 15 September 2022, Excerpts

Small government vs. a lot of government: Texas was founded with one of the country’s most restrictive constitutions, imposing strict limits and rules on what the government can do. It’s the state’s original mistrust of government that, ironically, fuels the long list of ballot items voters face.

Putting as many offices on the ballot as possible was meant to ensure citizens had a say in their elected officials on every level of the government, said Bob Stein, a political science professor at Rice University.


• Texas Government 2.0 > Texas OERTX Repository

• Types of Elections Texas uses four types of elections:

• Primary Elections

• Runoff Elections

• General Elections

• Special Elections



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