Early voting for the Grand Prairie City Council District 2 special election begins on Wednesday.

The special election is to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term of Jim Swafford, former District 2 City Council member and Deputy Mayor Pro Tem. Swafford died from COVID-19 in December, a month after his wife, Judy, passed away from the virus.

Nine candidates have filed for the special election. The winning candidate will complete the unexpired District 2 term which ends in May 2022.

The candidates for the special election are:

• Donnie DeGrate
• Mary Dominguez
• Ryan Eaves
• Ada French-Goring
• Dwight Germer
• Frank Gonzalez
• Dennis King
• Isiah Mataruka
• Kenneth Meriwether

Early Voting locations

Fort Worth

Tarrant County Elections Center Main Early Voting Site, 2700 Premier St.

Grand Prairie

The Summit, 2975 Esplanade

Times

• Feb. 10-12: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Feb. 13-15: Closed
• Feb. 16-20: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Feb. 21: Fort Worth location closed. Grand Prairie location open from 1 to 6 p.m.
• Feb. 22-23: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Election Day voting locations

Dallas County: Grand Prairie

Ellen Ochoa STEM Academy at Ben Milam Elementary, 2030 Proctor Drive

Lorenzo De Zavala Environmental Science Academy, 3410 Kirby Creek Drive

Lyndon B. Johnson Disciplinary Alternative Education Program, 650 Stonewall Drive

Tarrant County: Grand Prairie

Asia Times Square, 2625 West Pioneer Parkway

James Starrett Elementary School, 2675 Fairmont Drive

Times

• Feb. 27: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.