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The polls were open yesterday and Austin County Voters came out to make their voices heard. We have the results for Austin County both Republican and Democrat. If you would like to see the results for the entire State of Texas click HERE. If you would like to see the results for the national primary race for president then click HERE. This page will focus on Austin County’s Election Results.
Marcus Pena, Austin County Tax Assessor/Collector, gave us a real quick tour of what goes on after the polls close and the votes are being counted.
Ballots Counted – Total 4,454
Ballots Counted – Republican Party 3992
Ballots Counted – Democrat Party 462
Republican Ticket
President
Donald J. Trump 1752
Carly Fiorina 4
Rand Paul 11
Ted Cruz 3201 Winner
John R. Kasich 160
Elizabeth Gray 1
Rick Santorum 1
Mike Huckabee 9
Chris Christie 3
Lindsey Graham 0
Jeb Bush 64
Marco Rubio 647
Ben Carson 197
Uncommitted 48
United States Representative, District 10
Michael McCaul 4810 Winner
Railroad Commissioner
Lance N. Christian 623
John Greytok 255
Wayne Chrstian 643
Gary Gates 2188 Winner
Ron Hale 406
Doug Jeffrey 145
Weston Martinez 214
Supreme Court Justice, Place 3
Debra Lehramann 2334 Winner
Michal Massengale 2233
Supreme Court Justice, Place 5
Paul Green 2836 Winner
Rick Green 1412
Supreme Court Justice, Place 9
Eva Guzman 2692 Winner
Joe Pool 1762
Court of Criminal Appeals, Judge Place 2
Mary Lou Keel 1896 Winner
Chris Oldner 1381
Ray Wheless 750
Court of Criminal Appeals, Judge Place 5
Sid Harle 768
Scott Walker 1187 Winner
Steve Smith 965
Brent Webster 494
Court of Criminal Appeals, Judge Place 6
Michael E. Keasler 2571 Winner
Richard Davis 1271
Member, State BOE District 10
Tom Maynard 4034 Winner
State Senator, District 18
Lois W. Kolkhorst 4912 Winner
State Representative, District 13
Leighton Schubert 4495 Winner
Chief Justice, First Court of Appeals Dist.
Sherry Radack 4053 Winner
14th Court of Appeals District, Place 2
Kevin Jewell 2488 Winner
Bud Wiesedeppe 1432
14th Court of Appeals District, Place 9
Tracy Elizabeth Christopher 4012 Winner
1st Court of Appeals District, Place 4
Evelyn Keyes 4006 Winner
Sheriff
Jack Brandes 4865 Winner
Tax Assessor-Collector
Marcus A. Pena 2420
Kim Rinn 3060 Winner
County Commissioner Pct 1 (runoff)
Mark Lamp 812
Reese Turner 494
Alan Kaminski 376
County Commissioner PCT 3
Randy Reichardt 826 Winner
Constable Precinct 1
Virgil Price 1316 Winner
Constable Precinct 2
Dave Schultz 1030 Winner
Constable Precinct 3
Ronnie Grffin 772 Winner
Constable Precinct 4
James Clark 778 Winner
Matt McArthur 188
Republican County Chairman
Marc S. Young 1632
H W “Buddy” Koenig 3199 Winner
Democrat Ticket
President
Willlie L. Wilson 3
Keith Judd 1
Hillary Clinton 492 Winner
Star Locke 0
Calvis L. Hawes 1
Bernie Sanders 165
Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente 2
Martin J. O’Malley 6
United States Representative District 10
Scot B. Gallaher 300 Winner
Tawana W. Cadien 262
Railroad Commissioner
Lon Burnam 133
Grady Yarbrough 260 Winner
Cody Garrett 159
Supreme Court Justice, Place 3
Mike Western 486 Winner
Supreme Court Justice Place 5
Dori Contrereas 499 Winner
Supreme Court Justice , Place 9
Savannah Robinson 498 Winner
Judge, Court Of Criminal Appeals Place 2
Lawrence “Larry” Myers 483 Winner
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 5
Betsy Johnson 504 Winner
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 6
Robert Burns 491 Winner
Member, State BOE District 10
Judy Jennings 489 Winner
State Representative, District 13
Cecil R. Webster 493 Winner
Chief Justice, 1st Court of Appeals
Jim Peacock 491 Winner
14th Court of Appeals District, Place 2
Jim Sharp 229
Candance White 305 Winner
14th Court of Appeals District, Place 9
Peter M. Kelly 490 Winner
1st Court of Appeals District, Place 4
Barbara Gardner 496 Winner
Democrat County Chairman
Pat Burns 510 Winner
Propositions
Republican
Prop 1 – “Texas should replace the property tax system with an alternative other than an income tax and require voter approval to increase the overall tax burden.”
Yes 3986 PASSED
No 1342
Prop 2 – “Texas cities and counties should be required to comply with federal immigration laws or be penalized by loss of state funds.”
Yes 3460 PASSED
No 2074
Prop 3 – “Texas should prohibit governmental entities from collecting dues for labor unions through deductions from the public employee paychecks.”
Yes 4573 PASSED
No 829
Prop 4 – ” Texas and its citizens should strongly assert 10th Amendment Rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution which states “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”
Yes 5231 PASSED
No 220
Referendums
Democrat
Referendum 1: Should the Texas Legislature and the United States Congress pass an economic security and prosperity plan for families that includes higher incomes by raising the state minimum wage to a livable wage, passing the Paycheck Fairness Act to ensure equal pay for equal work, guaranteeing paid family leave to care for a child or ill loved one, fully funding public neighborhood schools, and making a debt-free community college education a reality for hardworking students?
For 539 PASSED
Against 61
Referendum 2: Should the Texas Legislature and the United States Congress pass criminal justice reform legislation that ensures equal justice throughout our society without respect to race, socioeconomic status, geographic location, or other factors unrelated to behavior, ensuring as well common sense policies to protect the rights of law enforcement officers, the community, and defendants in the criminal justice system?
For 517 PASSED
Against 62
Referendum 3: Should the Texas Legislature and the United States Congress encourage the transition to renewable, non-polluting energy as a means to slow down climate change and its impact on the planet?
For 510 PASSED
Against 70
Referendum 4: Should the United States Congress pass the new Voting Rights Advancement Act to protect all American voters?
For 516 PASSED
Against 57
Referendum 5: Should the Texas Legislature allow each public institution of higher education (not only private universities) to opt out of the ability to carry guns on campus?
For 441 PASSED
Against 146
Referendum 6: Should the United States Congress pass a just and fair comprehensive immigration reform solution that includes an earned path to citizenship for law-abiding immigrants and their children, keeps families together, protects DREAMers, and provides workforce solutions for businesses?
For 486 PASSED
Against 96
The winners of the Democrat and Republican Primaries will now move on to face each other head to head as we draw near to the presidential election in…
