Election 2008
Election ’08 information
Early voting
Early voting in the November election runs from Monday to Oct. 31. Voters may vote in any on the locations listed below regardless of where they live in the county.
Early voting hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday to Oct. 31. Polls will also be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 25 and from 1-6 p.m. Oct. 26.
There are six early voting locations:
F Commissioner Precinct 1/ Main location
2 N. Main St., Room B6
Cleburne, Texas 76033
817-556-6197
F Commissioner Precinct 1
Hill Junior College
2112 Mayfield Blvd.
Cleburne
F Commissioner Precinct 2
Burleson Courthouse Annex, Room 104
247 Elk Drive
Burleson, TX 76028
817-295-8732
F Commissioner Precinct 3
Johnson County Pioneers and Old Settlers Reunion Building
111 Reunion Drive
Alvarado
F Commissioner Precinct 4
Commissioner Precinct 4 Maintenance Facility
4300 E. Farm-to-Market Road 4
Cleburne, Texas 76031
817-558-9400
F Commissioner Precinct 3
Commissioner Precinct 3 Maintenance Facility
10420 E. Farm-to-Market Road 917
Alvarado, TX 76009
817-790-5333
F Oct. 28 is the last day to apply for a ballot by mail.
Applications for ballots by mail should be mailed to:
Cheri Hawkins
P.O. Box 895
Cleburne, TX 76033
Candidates
The following area candidates are competing in the election:
F U.S. Representative District 17
Chet Edwards, D, (I)
Rob Curnock, R
Gardner C. Osborne, L
F State Representative District 58
Rob Orr, R (I)
Greg Kauffman, D
Tom Stewart, L
F County Commissioner Precinct 1
R.C. McFall, D (I)
Rick Bailey, R
F County Commissioner Precinct 3
Jerry Stringer, R
Bobby Goolsby, D
Several races are unopposed. They include: 18th District judge, 413th District judge, district attorney, county attorney, sheriff, tax assessor/collector and county constables for all four precincts.
Election day voting
Election day is Nov. 4. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the following locations.
Voting Precinct 1
Godley United Methodist Church
624 N. Pearson St.
Godley, TX 76044
817-389-2285
Voting Precinct 2
First Assembly of God Church
3330 S.W. Wilshire Blvd.
Joshua, TX 76058
817-295-5185
Voting Precinct 3
Victory Family Assembly of God Church
455 John Jones Drive
Burleson, TX 76028
817-447-2667
Voting Precinct 4
Crestmont Baptist Church
640 N.W. Tarrant Ave.
Burleson, TX 76028
817-295-5221
Voting Precinct 5
First Baptist Church of Burleson
317 W. Ellison St.
Burleson, TX 76028
817-292-2221
Voting Precinct 6
New Hope Baptist Church
12600 Farm-to-Market Road 1434
Cleburne, TX 76033
817-645-6917 or 817-517-3782
Voting Precinct 7
Cana Baptist Church
2309 E. Renfro St.
Burleson, TX 76028
817-426-6266
Voting Precinct 8
Precinct 3 Maintenance Facility
10420 Farm-to-Market Road 917
Alvarado, TX 76009
817-790-5333
Voting Precinct 9
Sand Flat Baptist Church
4216 E. Farm-to-Market Road 4
Cleburne, TX 76031
817-866-2926
Voting Precinct 10
Alvarado Senior Citizen’s Center
201 E. College St.
Alvarado, TX 76009
817-783-8481
Voting Precinct 11
Bethesda Baptist Church
100 Bethesda Road
Burleson, TX 76028
817-295-4632 or 817-614-4153
Voting Precinct 12
First United Methodist Church
114 Paula St.
Joshua, TX 76058
817-558-9801
Voting Precinct 13
Lane Prairie Baptist Church
412 County Road 704
Joshua, TX 76058
817-517-5044
Voting Precinct 14
Godley Community Center
104 S. Main St.
Godley, TX 76044
817-389-3539
Voting Precinct 15
Bono Baptist Church
6349 Bono Road
Godley, TX 76044
817-517-5239
Voting Precinct 16
Primera Iglesia Bautista Emanuel
1110 Country Club Road
Cleburne, TX 76033
817-966-6310
Voting Precinct 17
Cleburne Family Fellowship Church
710 W. Kilpatrick St.
Cleburne, TX 76033
817-645-2953
Voting Precinct 18
First United Methodist Church
1300 Westhill Drive
Cleburne, TX 76033
817-645-6392
Voting Precinct 19
St. Mark United Methodist Church
1111 W. Henderson St.
Cleburne, TX 76033
817-641-3311
Voting Precinct 20
East Cleburne Community Center
Santa Fe School cafeteria
657 Chase Ave.
Cleburne, TX 76031
817-744-3465
Voting Precinct 21
Keene Senior Citizen’s Center
207 E. First St.
Keene, TX 76059
817-641-9271
Voting Precinct 22
Keene Senior Citizen’s Center
207 E. First St.
Keene, TX 76059
817-641-9271
Voting Precinct 23
Rio Vista Civic Center
201 Texas 174
Rio Vista, TX 76093
817-373-2588
Voting Precinct 24
Greenbriar Baptist Church
7037 County Road 313
Alvarado, TX 76009
817-996-8038
Voting Precinct 25
Venus Community Center
210 Walnut St.
Venus, TX 76084
972-366-3348 ext. 201
Voting Precinct 26
Grandview Community Center
206 W. Criner St.
Grandview, TX 76050
817-866-3316
Voting Precinct 27
Grandview Community Center
206 W. Criner St.
Grandview, TX 76050
817-866-3316
Voting Precinct 28
Buel Baptist Church
4609 County Road 317
Cleburne, TX 76031
817-645-3045
Voting Precinct 29
Joshua High School Southtrust Community Room
907 S. Broadway
Joshua, TX 76058
817-202-2547
Voting Precinct 30
Godley Firehall
200 S. Main St.
Godley, TX 76044
817-992-9944
Voting Precinct 31
First Baptist Church Joshua
16th and College streets
Joshua, TX 76058
817-558-8585
Voting Precinct 32
Reece Prairie Baptist Church
9705 County Road 1016
Burleson, TX 76028
817-297-9042 or 817-319-2072
Voting Precinct 33
First Baptist Church Godley
101 E. Allen St.
Godley, TX 76044
817-309-3365
Voting Precinct 35
Lillian Baptist Church
10544 County Road 519
Lillian, TX 76009
817-445-6965
Note: Voting precincts 21 and 22 in Keene and 26 and 27 in Grandview are combined voting precincts. Voting Precinct 34 no longer exists.
Keene alcohol option election
Keene residents can vote on a proposition to legalize the sale of beer and wine for off-premise consumption within Keene city limits. Johnson County, not the city of Keene, is holding the election. Only Keene residents may vote on the proposition, however. Residents may vote at any of the six early voting locations. But they must vote at the Keene Senior Citizen’s Center on election day.
Keene City Council election
Keene City Council elections also take place Nov. 4. Early voting runs from Monday to Oct. 31 at Keene City Hall. Election-day voting is at the Keene Senior Citizen’s Center.
Mayor: Incumbent Roy Robinson faces Warren B. Findley II.
Ward I Place II: Incumbent Roger Ackermann faces Justin Hopps and Kevin Kopf.
Ward II Place II: Incumbent Robert Bischoff faces David Patterson.
Ward III Place II: Incumbent Robert Cooper faces Eddie Kirkpatrick.
- Election 2008
-
-
TEsting
TEsting
-
Recount confirms Bailey’s win
A recount of the Nov. 4 Johnson County Precinct 1 race, which took two days to conduct, confirmed Republican candidate Rick Bailey’s victory over Democratic incumbent, Commissioner R.C. McFall.
-
McFall files for recount
Commissioner R.C. McFall filed for a recount of the Nov. 4 Johnson County Precinct 1 race Tuesday.
-
McFall ponders future
Quite a few locals considered Commissioner R.C. McFall’s failure to win re-election for a fifth term on the Johnson County Commissioners Court the biggest shocker of Tuesday’s elections.
-
Short staff causes late night
The high volume of ballots and phone calls to the Johnson County Elections Office on Tuesday prompted County Clerk Curtis Douglas to call for back up, said Patty Bourgeois, election chair assistant.
-
Curnock grateful to JC voters
Rob Curnock, who had sought to unseat U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards in District 17, on Wednesday expressed gratitude to his supporters in Johnson County.
-
Edwards’ district director wins race
U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards’ former district director Chris Turner won election to the District 96 seat of the Texas House of Representatives Tuesday. The district covers portions of southern Tarrant County.
-
Hill College proposition expected to reappear
Voters rejected a property tax measure to expand the Hill College campus in Burleson Tuesday, but proponents of the expansion said it will probably reappear on future ballots.
-
Official: Delay in reporting vote totals ‘not unusual’
Johnson County election officials saw nothing amiss with lengthy vote tabulations Tuesday night in a Rio Vista election to decide whether to allow off-premises sales of packaged liquor.
-
Final Johnson County election results
Election results for contested local, state and U.S. house races in Johnson County.
- More Election 2008 Headlines
-
TEsting
