Hotly contested primary races wrap up soon with the start of early voting on Thursday.

Early voting for the June 28 primary election begins Thursday morning at the Kingfisher County Election Board inside the county courthouse.

Early voting is open to any registered county voter on Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Voters can also wait to cast ballots at their regular precinct polling places from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 28.

Both Republican and Democrat voters can cast ballots in their parties’ respective closed primaries and the state Democrat Party also has opened its primary to Independent voters.

No nonpartisan races appear on county primary ballots this year.

Independent voters wishing to vote a Democratic ballot should let the election worker know when they check in.

Any registered voter can view their sample ballots online by entering their name and date of birth on the OK Voter Portal. Hard copies of sample ballots also are available at the county election board office.

Due to statutory redistricting, it is recommended that voters verify their voting districts before heading to their voting location as some voting districts have changed. Contact the county election board for more information.

Races appearing on county ballots for each party include:

REPUBLICAN

Governor – Kevin Stitt, incumbent; Mark Sherwood, Moira McCabe, Joel Kintsel.

Auditor and Inspector – Cindy Byrd, incumbent; Steven W. McQuillen.

Attorney General – John M. O’Connor, incumbent; Gentner F. Drummond.

State Treasurer – Todd Russ, David B. Hooten, Clark Jolley.

Superintendent of Public Instruction – Ryan Walters, John Cox, William E. Crozier, April Grace.

Labor Commissioner – Leslie Kathryn Osborn, incumbent; Keith Swinton, Sean Roberts.

Corporation Commissioner – Kim David, Harold D. Spradling, Justin Hornback, Todd Thomsen.

U.S. Senator – James Lankford, incumbent; Joan Farr, Jackson Lahmeyer.

U.S. Senator (unexpired term) – Nathan Dahm, Jessica Jean Garrison, Luke Holland, Markwayne Mullin, John F. Tompkins, Scott Pruitt, T.W. Shannon, Adam Holley, Randy J. Grellner, Alex Gray, Paul Royse, Laura Moreno, Michael Coibion.

U.S. Representative (Dist. 3) – Frank D. Lucas, incumbent; Stephen Butler, Wade Burleson.

State Senator (Dist. 26) – Darcy Allen Jech, incumbent; JJ Stitt, Brady Butler.

DEMOCRAT

Governor – Joy Hofmeister, Connie Johnson.

U.S. Senator – Jo Glenn, Dennis L. Baker, Jason Bolllinger, Brandon Wade, Madison Horn, Arya Azma.

Kingfisher County Election Board Secretary Shawna Butts reminded voters of the following rules regarding voting and social media:

•While ballot “selfies” or taking photographs of a marked ballot are legal, voters may not share or distribute the image through social media or by any other means while inside the election enclosure.

•Voters must wait until they leave their polling place before posting or sharing the picture with anyone.

•Improper use of the photo could result in a violation of the law.

•Voters may not use the image to coerce, influence, or intimidate another voter.