Clinton, Obama draw early voters to polls

Early voting figures reflect the hotly contested race for a Democratic Party nominee for president.

By late Tuesday, Feb. 26, the tally of early voters in both the Democratic and Republican primaries was 290, with four waiting to vote, according to election clerk Joe Bomarito.

In the 2004 presidential primary, 87 had cast early ballots in Port Aransas as the early voting period drew to a close.

Early voting ends tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 29, and Election Day is Tuesday, March 4. Voting hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in both cases.

All early voting will be in the city council chambers on the west end of the city hall complex at 710 W. Ave A.

Precinct conventions for both parties will be held at 7:30 p.m. on March 4 at city hall.

This year, the Texas primary will play a key role in assigning delegates to the candidates for their party's nomination. This is because the delegate count for the Democratic candidates, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton and Illinois Sen. Barak Obama, is too close to call.

Republican Sen. John McCain has all but cinched the nomination from his party over the last remaining candidates, Arkansas Sen. Mike Huckabee and Texas Sen. Ron Paul.