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The March primary elections knocked out dozens of Democratic and Republican candidates in crowded races across North Texas.

But not every race had a clear winner. If a single candidate did not win a majority of the votes in the primary, the two candidates who earned the most votes head into a runoff election. 

In Tuesday's runoffs, North Texas voters will choose the Democratic gubernatorial candidate to challenge Gov. Greg Abbott, the matchup for U.S. Rep. Joe Barton's seat, the Republican vying for one of just four places on the Dallas County Commissioners Court and more contenders for the midterm elections this fall.

Find information on North Texas races, polling places, voter identification and more in our guide.

Election Day is Tuesday, May 22. Early voting ran from Monday, May 14 to Friday, May 18. The last day to apply for a  was Friday, May 11. The deadline to register to vote was April 23 — .

If you're voting early, you can choose which polling station to cast your ballot, as long as it’s within the county you’re registered in. On Election Day, though, you must vote at the polling place assigned to your precinct. . (Links go to Election Day voting locations.)

After a judge ruled the Texas 2011 voter ID law discriminatory, Texas scaled back on its voter ID requirements. :

• Texas Driver License issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
• Texas Election Identification Certificate issued by DPS
• Texas Personal Identification Card issued by DPS
• Texas Handgun License issued by DPS
• United States Military Identification Card containing the person’s photograph
• United States Citizenship Certificate containing the person’s photograph
• United States Passport (book or card)

With the exception of the U.S. citizenship certificate, ID must be current or have expired no more than four years before being presented at the polling place.

If you don’t have any of the above forms of ID and there was a reasonable impediment or difficulty obtaining one, the following supporting forms of ID can be presented:

• Copy or original of a government document that shows the voter’s name and an address, including the voter’s voter registration certificate
• Copy of or original current utility bill
• Copy of or original bank statement
• Copy of or original government check
• Copy of or original paycheck
• Copy of or original of (a) a certified domestic (from a U.S. state or territory) birth certificate or (b) a document confirming birth admissible in a court of law which establishes the voter’s identity (which may include a foreign birth document).

After presenting a supporting form of ID, you’ll have to sign a Reasonable Impediment Declaration. .

The deadline to request a mail-in ballot was Friday, May 11. It had to have been received by your by that date. According to the , you can apply if:

• You are 65 years or older.
• You are disabled.
• You will be out of the county on Election Day and during the period for early voting in person.
• You are in jail, but otherwise eligible.

Once you have received your ballot in the mail, complete it and send it to the return address indicated. Your completed ballot has to be received by 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 22 if the carrier envelope is not postmarked. If it is postmarked by 7 p.m. Tuesday, it will be accepted until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 23.

Enter your address to see that will be on your ballot in this interactive ballot builder. 

Or, check out the sample ballots in your county below:

 Governor (Democrat)

Houston businessman and former Dallas County Sheriff are the remaining Democratic candidates for governor after the primary weeded out seven other hopefuls. The winner of the Democratic primary runoff advances to the fall election. Incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott easily won the Republican nomination. He’s raised more than $40 million for his re-election campaign. Valdez served as sheriff for 13 years and spent decades in law enforcement. Andrew White is the son of former Texas Gov. Mark White, who died last August. The Democratic opponents held their on May 11.

U.S. House District 3 (Democrat)

In early 2017, Rep. Sam Johnson, R-Richardson, after 26 years in Congress. Texas’ is strongly Republican and covers much of Collin County, including McKinney, Plano, Frisco and a portion of Dallas. Coincidentally, another man named , an attorney, is running as a Democrat for the Plano-based seat against Democrat , who’s also an attorney. Whoever wins the runoff will face Plano Republican in November. He stepped down from his state Senate seat to run for Congress. .

U.S. House District 5 (Republican)

Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Dallas, announced last fall that he after 14 years in Congress. Texas’ includes part of southeast Dallas County, including Mesquite, and stretches cross Anderson, Cherokee, Henderson and Kaufman counties. The race to fill the open seat was crowded with eight Republican primary candidates. The runoff will determine if either or will face lone Democrat in the fall. Gooden left his in the Texas House to run for Congress. Pounds, a GOP fundraiser, has been endorsed by Hensarling. More on the .

U.S. House District 6 (Democrat and Republican)

After Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, announced he was amid a scandal, 16 candidates — 11 Republicans and five Democrats — competed in the March primary for the open seat. In the Democratic primary runoff, , a public relations consultant, will face off against , a retired teacher who ran for the seat in 2016. On the Republican side, former Navy pilot will compete against , a former staffer to Barton and Arlington City Council member. Wright stepped down as the Tarrant County Tax Assessor to run. Barton’s been in office for more than three decades, making him the longest-serving Texan in Congress. stretches from Arlington in Tarrant County through Ellis and Navarro Counties. More on the and . 

U.S. House District 32 (Democrat)

Democrats and are vying to challenge Republican incumbent Pete Sessions in November. Both Allred and Salerno are Obama administration alumni. Allred, also a former NFL linebacker, worked as a civil rights lawyer in the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Salerno was a political appointee in the Agriculture Department. During the 2016 presidential election, more District 32 voters cast votes for Hillary Clinton. But Sessions has been in Congress for two decades. A former head of the National Republican Congressional Committee, Sessions is a strong fundraiser with more than $1 million in the bank. covers northern Dallas and areas to the north and east. More on the .

Texas House District 107 (Republican)

Businesswoman and Mesquite native and , a Navy veteran and resident of East Dallas, are competing for the Republican nomination for . The district covers parts of Mesquite, Garland and Dallas. The winner will face Democratic incumbent in November.

Texas House District 109 (Democrat)

Business owner and , the former mayor of Balch Springs, are hoping to replace longtime state Rep. , D-Desoto, who’s from the Texas House after 13 terms. No Republicans are running, so the runoff will determine the next representative of , which wraps around Dallas to the south.

Texas House District 64 (Democrat)

, a native of Yorkshire, England who works a software company, and financial adviser Mat Pruneda of Denton are competing for the Democratic nomination in the state House race. represents Denton and parts of surrounding towns. The runoff winner will face Republican incumbent in the fall.

Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector (Republican)

Ron Wright left his position as tax assessor to run for Congress. Former KXAS-TV anchorman and former Mansfield councilwoman are competing for the Republican nomination. The winner will face Democrat in November. The Tarrant County Tax Assessor’s office calculates taxes due, sends out the bills, collects the money and sends revenue collected to the taxing entities, according to the .

Dallas County Commissioners Court (Republican)

and former state District Judge  are in a runoff for the Republican nomination for northern Dallas County's Precinct 2. Cunningham has  for admitting he set up a living trust with a clause rewarding his children if they marry a white person. Whoever wins the runoff will face Democratic challenger in the fall. With the retirement of longtime Commissioner , the seat is vacant for the first time since 1994. The court is divided into four districts and commissioners each serve a four-year term. .

Dallas County Democratic judges

Three incumbent Democratic judges in Dallas County risk losing their court after the primary forced them into runoffs. , who presides over the 68th District Court, and attorney will meet in a runoff. In the 193rd District Court, state District Judge is in a runoff with attorney . County Court at Law Judge is in a runoff with attorney . Because the county has broadly voted Democratic for a decade, the winners in these runoffs will likely become the next sitting judges. And in court No. 2 of the Criminal Court of Appeals, attorneys and will square off. There are no Republican challengers.

Note: This post previously included a Democratic runoff for the District 12 State Board of Education seat. That race is no longer on the ballot after one of the candidates withdrew. Suzanne Smith is the Democrat's nominee.