Local Candidates Slated for Primary
Two Glasscock County offices will be contested in the March primary election. Both the local deputies, Keith Burnett and Ken Zunker, are vying for the county sheriff’s job. Sheriff Royce “Booger” Pruit will retire at year’s end after 46 years in the job plus 3 years as the deputy sheriff.
Galen Schwartz and Gary Jones are running for commissioner in Precinct 3. Incumbent Commissioner Marck Schafer chose not to run again after one term.
Unopposed candidates are Nancy Hillger for the newly created tax assessor’s position, and incumbents Precinct 1 Commissioner Jimmy Strube and Constable Mark Frysak.
Early voting in person will be Feb. 19 – Feb. 29 in the courthouse from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m., with the election on March 4 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the usual polling places.