Primary Election Results
By Edgar Estrada
Jim Lawrence is following in his father’s footsteps.
Dick Lawrence was a Justice of the Peace in Precinct 2 for more than 20 years. After Tuesday night’s Republican primary, Jim Lawrence will be Justice of the Peace in Precinct 2, as well.
Lawrence took 57.43% of the votes. His nearest competitor, Kristina Capp Flannery, managed 16.86% of the votes for Justice of the Peace.
After 40 plus years in the banking industry, Lawrence retired six years ago.
“I thought it (JP) might be something I would be interested in,” Lawrence said. “It will take up some of my time. I ran and thank goodness I got elected.”
Over in the county courthouse, Jeannie Keeney will remain the county treasurer after she outpaced Tammy Harris. Keeney’s 1,516 votes (52.15%) were enough to beat Harris’ 1,371 votes (47.49%).
The County Commissioner Precinct 4 race, was a three-way affair, and incumbent Clyde Ridge (590 votes, 67.82%) was able to hold off both challengers, Adam Minze (167 votes, 19.20%) and John T Massey (113 votes, 12.99%).
A majority of the candidates and their friends and family hung outside the county election’s office waiting for results from election administrator Renee McBay.
The polls officially closed at 7 p.m. and the final results were published at 9:20 p.m.
In total 3,551 ballots were cast, with only 327 ballots cast in the Democratic primary. Voter turnout was at 25.67%. Mail-in ballots were not counted yet as of presstime.
Federal Races
In the U.S. Representative, District 6 race, Jake Ellzey cruised to a primary victory tallying 71.91% of votes. Same for Pete Sessions in the District 17 race. Sessions beat out three challengers and garnered 68.76% of the votes.
Governor’s Race
The battle for the governor’s mansion in Austin will heat up as Greg Abbot will be the republican nominee after beating out seven challengers. In the end Abbott ran away with the primary with 67.25% of the votes.
Opposite Abbott in November will be Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke.
O’Rourke tallied 91.15% of the votes, leaving no doubt in his party's primary.
Attorney General Runoff
Ken Paxton failed to garner 50% of his primary votes and will face George P. Bush in the May runoff election. Paxton, the Trump-endorsed candidate received 42.89% of the primary votes and Bush had 22.33% of the votes, good enough for second-most in the election.
The runoff is scheduled for May 24.
District 13
By far the tightest race of the night is being run by Angelia Orr and former Limestone County Sheriff Dennis D. Wilson, both vying for the District 13 State Representative nomination.
Orr has received 9.676 votes (51.74%) and Wilson has received 9.026 votes (48.26%.) The race is still not over as McLennan County is still waiting for the results of one of its polling places as well as mail-in ballots left to count.
Republican Primary Results
Freestone County
Registered Voters- 12,522
Votes Cast 3,226
Voter Turnout 25.67%
99% of counties reporting
County
County Judge
Linda Grant (2,620) 100%
District Clerk
Teresa F Black (2,578) 100%
County Clerk
Renee Gregory Reynolds (2,479) 100%
County Treasurer
Jeannie Keeney (1,516) 52.51%
Tammy Harris (1,371) 47.49%
County Commissioner Pct. 2
Will McSwane (598) 100%
County Commissioner Pct. 4
Clyde Ridge (590) 67.82%
Adam Minze (167) 19.20%
John T Massey (113) 12.99%
JOP Pct. 1
Theresa Farris (582) 100%
JOP Pct. 2
Jim Lawrence (402) 57.43%
Kristina Capp Flannery (118) 16.86%
Kasey Pickett Allen (94) 13.43%
Tammy Ramsey (86) 12.29%
JOP Pct. 3
Cinnamon Archibald (667) 100%
JOP Pct. 4
Lisa Hendrix (689) 100%
County Chair
Keith Turchi (2,264) 100%
Federal
Plain type indicates Freestone County results (Bold/italicized indicates state-wide results)
U.S. Representative, District 6
Jake Ellzey (943) 62.04% (35,157) 71.91%
James Buford (157) 22.89% (7,711) 15.77%
Bill Payne (108) 15.07% (6,019) 12.31%
U.S Representative District 17
Pete Sessions (1,185) 84.52% (38,256) 68.76%
Jason “Stormchaser” Nelson (115) 8.2% (6.740) 12.11%
Paulette Carson (53) 3.78% (6,386) 11.48%
Rob Rosenberger (59) 3.5% (4,254) 7.65%
State
Governor
Greg Abbott (2,145) 66.49% (1,096,007) 67.25%
Allen B. West (396) 12.28% (197,886) 12.14%
Don Huffines (319) 9.89% (183,859) 11.28%
Chad Prather (213) 6.6% (63,274) 3.88%
Rick Perry (110) 3.41% (52,223) 3.2%
Kandy Kaye Horn (17) 0.53% (19,182) 1.18%
Danny Harrison (15) 0.46% (8,486) 0.52%
Paul Belew (11) 0.34% (8,797) 0.54%
Lieutenant Governor
Dan Patrick (2,338) 78.64% (1,195,623) 77.16%
Daniel Miller (213) 7.16% (105,267) 6.79%
Zach Vance (133) 4.47% (57,960) 3.74%
Trayce Bradford (130) 4.37% (96,780) 6.25%
Aaaron Sorrells (110) 3.7% (58,727) 3.79%
Todd M. Bullis (49) 1.65% (35,150) 2.27%
Attorney General
Ken Paxton (1,338) 42.77% (688,315) 42.89%
George P. Bush (922) 29.48% (358,391) 22.33%
Eva Guzman (442) 14.13% (284,599) 17.73%
Louie Gohmert (426) 13.62% (273,653) 17.05%
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Glenn Hegar (2,326) 86.76% (1,153,857) 81.83%
Mark Goloby (355) 13.24% (256,163) 18.17%
Commissioner of the General Land Office
Dawn Buckingham (818) 34.94% (575,170) 41.98%
Tim Westley (455) 19.44% (204,585) 14.93%
Don W. Minton (387) 16.53% (143,856) 10.5%
Jon Spiers (237) 10.12% (178,064) 13%
Rufus Lopez (180) 7.69% (40,677) 2.97%
Victor Avila (106) 4.53% (99,810) 7.29%
Weston Martinez (105) 4.49% (87,671) 6.4%
Ben Armenta (53) 2.26% (40,181) 2.93%
Commissioner of Agriculture
Sid Miller (1,741) 64.63% (845,630) 58.74%
James White (767) 28.47% (448,424) 31.15%
Carey A. Council (186) 6.9% (145,494) 10.11%
Railroad Commissioner
Wayne Christian (920) 38.19% (655,083) 47.04%
Marvin “Sarge” Summers (486) 20.17% (166,196) 11.93%
Tom Slocum Jr (467) 19.39% (200,141) 14.37%
Sarah Stogner (309) 12.83% (210,878) 15.14%
Dawayne Tipton (227) 9.42% (160,411) 11.52%
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 3
Debra Lehrmann (2,338) 100% (1,305,252) 100%
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 5
Rebeca Huddle (2,317) 100% (1,291,688) 100%
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 9
Evan Young (1,227) 52.71% (731,628) 55.02%
David Schenck (1,101) 47.29% (598,100) 44.98%
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 2
Mary Lou Keel (2,149) 100% (1,263,202) 100%
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 5
Scott Walker (1,397) 61.06% (755,135) 56.96
Clint Morgan (891) 38.94% (570,659) 43.04%
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 6
Jesse F. McClure, III (2,238) 100% (1,252,67) 100%
Member, State Board of Education, District 10
Tom Maynard (2,290) 100% (153,08) 100%
State Senator, District 5
Charles Schwertner (2,290) 100% (61,227) 100%
State Representative District 13
Angelia Orr (1,425) 50.68% (9,676) 51.74%
Dennis D. Wilson (1,387) 49.32% (9,026) 48.26%
Justice, 10th Court of Appeals District, Place 3
Steve Smith (2,254) 100%
District Judge, 87th Judicial District
Amy Thomas Ward (1,666) 58.52% (3,722) 63.5%
Stanley Sokolowski (513) 18.02% (947) 16.15%
Dan Scarbrough (359) 12.61% (608) 10.37%
Brain Walsh (309) 10.85% (583) 9.98%
Prop 1:
Yes (3,027) 95.88%
No (130) 4.12%
Prop 2:
Yes (2,498) 81%
No (586) 19%
Prop 3:
Yes (2,891) 90.66%
No (298) 9.34%
Prop 4:
Yes (2,936) 93.47%
No (205) 6.53%
Prop 5:
Yes (2,778) 89.41%
No (320) 10.59%
Prop 6:
Yes (2,657) 87.03%
No (396) 12.97%
Prop 7:
Yes (3,087) 97.5%
No (79) 2.5%
Prop 8:
Yes (2,993) 95.11%
No (154) 4.89%
Prop 9:
Yes (2,745) 86.68%
No: (422) 13.32%
Prop 10:
Yes (3,010) 95.37%
No (146) 4.63%
Democratic Primary Results- Contested Races
Freestone County
Registered Voters- 12,522
Votes Cast 3,226
Voter Turnout 25.67%
99% of counties reporting
Plain type indicates Freestone County results (Bold/italicized indicates state-wide results)
Governor
Beto O’Rourke (278) 87.97% (835,781) 91.15%
Michael Cooper (26) 8.23% (27,370) 2.99%
Joy Diaz (10) 3.156% (30,113) 3.28%
Rich Wakeland (2) 0.63% (11,698) 1.28%
Inocencio (Inno) Barrientez (0) 0% (11,986) 1.31%
Lieutenant Governor
Michael Beckley (107) 35.52% (257,937) 29.98%
Mike Collier (105) 35.84% (364,477) 42.36%
Carla Brailey (81) 27.65% (237,995) 27.66%
Attorney General
Rochelle Mercedes Garza (96) 32.54% (385,648) 44.51%
Lee Merritt (93) 31.53% (156,518) 18.07%
Joe Jaworski (47) 15.93% (171,345) 19.785%
Mike Fields (42) 14.24% (106,349) 12.28%
S. “TBONE” Raynor (17) 5.76% (46,475) 5.36%
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Janet T. Dudding (103) 35.52% (383,016) 45.85%
Tim Mahoney (99) 34.14% (158,404) 18.06%
Angel Luis Vega (88) 30.34% (293,884) 35.18%
Comm General Land Office
Michael Lange (98) 34.39% (163,769) 19.49%
Sandragrace Martinez (75) 26.32% (274,928) 32.72%
Jay Kleberg (60) 21.05% (218,484) 26.01%
Jinny Suh (52) 18.25% (182,947) 21.78%
Commissioner of Agriculture
Susan Hays (213) 74.22% (692, 460) 82.74%
Ed Ireson (74) 25.78% (144,708) 17.26%
State Representative Dist. 13
Cedric Davis Sr (195) 68.66% (2,118) 73.31%
Cuevas Sean peacock (89) 31.34% (771) 26.69