Two late filings will result in contested races for the Dawson County Sheriff’s seat—both during the March primary and in November. Hector Cantu, a former longtime law enforcement officer and current businessman and DA’s office investigator, created a Republican race by filing before the deadline.. Cantu will challenge first-term sheriff incumbent Matt Hogg in March, with the winner facing Democratic candidate Javier Arredondo in November. Cantu worked in law enforcement—mostly as a Texas DPS trooper—for just over 30 years before entering a business endeavor involving an RV park in Lamesa about 12 years ago. The timing for a sheriff run this time seemed right,