Jim Wells County sets early voting sites for May 26 runoff

Voters in Jim Wells County will find early voting spread across familiar buildings for the May 26 runoff, with sites set in Alice, Orange Grove, Premont and San Diego so residents do not have to travel to one central location.

Early voting runs from May 18 through May 22. Most sites are open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., while the Jim Wells County Elections Office in Alice will keep longer hours, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. during early voting. The office is at 601 East Main St., Ste. 150, Alice, TX 78322, and the phone number is (361) 668-5711.

The listed early voting locations include the Orange Grove ISD Special Programs Building, the JWC Premont Annex II, the JWC San Diego Annex, the BBPB Bus Barn in Alice, and the elections office itself. County officials said any qualified voter in Jim Wells County may vote at any designated polling place, a setup that can make it easier to cast a ballot before election day, especially for residents whose work hours, school pickups or rural commutes make one location more practical than another.

The runoff is for nominees to Congress, the Legislature, and state, district, county and precinct offices. Election day is May 26, and polling places will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The county’s notice was posted April 30, 2026, and a Spanish-language notice was posted April 29.

The timing matters in a county where participation has room to grow. Jim Wells County had 26,593 registered voters in 2022, and 9,543 voters took part in that year’s primary cycle, according to Texas Secretary of State historical figures. The U.S. Census Bureau counted 38,891 residents in the county in 2020, and 79.8% identified as Hispanic or Latino, which helps explain why multilingual notices and voting sites in several communities remain important.

Texas election calendars say no other elections may be conducted on primary runoff election day, and state guidance allows counties to use countywide polling places in runoff primaries if they participate in the program. In Jim Wells County, that means the familiar election-day routine is still anchored by local sites, but with the flexibility to vote wherever the county has set up a place to cast a ballot.