Early voting continues through Oct. 31. Voters registered in Denton County may vote at any of the following locations. Election Day is Nov. 4. For more information, visit www.dentoncounty.com .

The following locations offer early voting from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today through Friday; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday; 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday; and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 27-31:

• Steven Everett Copeland Govern­ment Center, 1400 FM424 in Cross Roads

• Roanoke Community Center, 312 S. Walnut St.

• Joseph A. Carroll Building, 410 W. Hickory St. in Denton

• Fair Hall at North Texas State Fairgrounds, 2217 N. Carroll Blvd. in Denton

• Justin Municipal Building, 415 N. College St.

• Highland Village Municipal Complex, 1000 Highland Village Road

• Lake Dallas City Hall, 212 Main St.

• Lewisville Municipal Annex, 1197 W. Main St.

• Carrollton Public Library, 4220 N. Josey Lane

• Flower Mound Police and Court Building, 4150 Kirkpatrick Lane

SPECIAL TIMES

• Early voting at Sanger First Baptist Church, 708 S. Fifth St., is 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 27-28; 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 29; and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 30-31.

• Early voting at Friendship Baptist Church, 4396 Main St. in The Colony, is 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednes­day; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday; 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 27-28; 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 29; and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 30-31.

• Early voting at Trophy Club Muni­cipal Utility District, 100 Municipal Drive, is 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 28-31.

• Early voting at Frisco Lakes Amenities Center, 7277 Frisco Lakes Drive, is 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 27-31.

Here are the candidates and their party affiliations in contested races that affect Denton County and other propositions on the Nov. 4 ballot.

U.S. president and vice president
John McCain and Sarah Palin (R)
Barack Obama and Joe Biden (D)
Bob Barr and Wayne A. Root (L)
Write-in

U.S. senator
John Cornyn (R)
Richard J. “Rick” Noriega (D)
Yvonne Adams Schick (L)

U.S. Representative, District 26
Michael C. Burgess (R)
Ken Leach (D)
Stephanie B. Weiss (L)

Railroad commissioner
Michael L. Williams (R)
Mark Thompson (D)
David Floyd (L)

Chief justice, Supreme Court
Wallace B. Jefferson (R)
Jim Jordan (D)
Tom Oxford (L)

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 7
Dale Wainwright (R)
Sam Houston (D)
David G. Smith (L)

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8
Phil Johnson (R)
Linda Reyna Yanez (D)
Drew Shirley (L)

Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3
Tom Price (R)
Susan Strawn (D)
Matthew E. Ellers (L)

Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4
Paul Womack (R)
J.R. Molina (D)
Dave Howard (L)

Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9
Cathy Cochran (R)
William Bryan Strange III (L)

State Board of Education, District 14
Gail Lowe (R)
Edra Bogle (D)
John E. Shuey (L)

State representative, District 63
Tan Parker (R)
Jesus Carrillo (D)
John Turner (L)

State representative, District 64
Myra Crownover (R)
John McClelland (D)
Jason Jordan (L)

State senator, District 9
Chris Harris (R)
Melvin Willms (D)
Carl Nulsen (L)

Judge, 16th District Court
Carmen Rivera-Worley (R)
Karen S. Guerra (D)

County commissioner, Precinct 1
Hugh Coleman (R)
Phyllis Wolper (D)

Constable, Precinct 5
Ken Jannereth (R)
Mike Ballard (D)

Denton County special bond election
Bond Proposition 1: For or against the issuance of $310 million in general obligation bonds for constructing, improving and maintaining roads and bridges in Denton County and the tax necessary to pay those bonds.

Bond Proposition 2: For or against the issuance of $185 million in general obligation bonds for constructing, improving and equipping existing county buildings and facilities including county government centers, service centers, county administration facilities, probation, detention and law enforcement facilities and related technology and the tax necessary to pay those bonds.

Hickory Creek sales tax
For or against an additional 1/4 cent town sales tax in order to reduce the property tax rate.

Pilot Point School Board, Place 4
Lezlie MacElroy
Jackie Jenkins

Lake Dallas mayor
Karl Hammond
Maria Zulch
Tony Marino