Ben Leman leading State Rep Race Here, Contested County Races Appear Headed to Runoff
Results in the Primary Elections are starting to arrive from the voting precincts across Fayette County.
Unofficial vote totals as of 10:14 p.m., according to the Fayette County Elections Office:
In the County Judge Race, Joe Weber is in the lead:
Michael Smalley . . . . . . . . 735 14.83% Joe Weber . . . . . . . . . . 2,163 43.65% Sharon Jecmenek Muzny . . . . . . 1,230 24.82% James Rhodes . . . . . . . . . 730 14.73% Bryan J. Corb . . . . . . . . . 97 1.96%
In the County Clerk race, challenger Brenda Fietsam has a slight lead over Incumbent Julie Karsted:
Brenda Kallus Fietsam . . . . . . 2,275 46.17% Darla J. Blaha. . . . . . . . . 593 12.04% Julie Bohot Karstedt. . . . . . . 2,059 41.79%
Kyle Hartmann is leading the Pct. 1 Justice of the Peace Race:
Kyle A. Hartmann . . . . . . . . 532 44.78% Andrew "Andy" Berger. . . . . . . 374 31.48% Michael Peck . . . . . . . . . 282 23.74%
Luke Sternadel is leading the Pct. 2 County Commissioner Race:
Luke Sternadel. . . . . . . . . 449 48.54% Darrel Neutzler . . . . . . . . 111 12.00% John J.R. Rubio . . . . . . . . 365 39.46%
Ben Leman is the leading Republican in the District 13 State Representative race:
Marc S. Young . . . . . . . . . 239 5.12% David K. Stall. . . . . . . . . 1,278 27.35% Daniel McCarthy . . . . . . . . 246 5.27% Ben Leman . . . . . . . . . . 1,524 32.62% Jill Wolfskill. . . . . . . . . 1,385 29.64%
Complete results:
TOTAL VOTES % EARLY VOTING ELECTION DAY
REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . 8,854
BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . 5,866 2,863 3,003
BALLOTS CAST - REPUBLICAN PARTY . . . 5,131 87.47 2,479 2,652
BALLOTS CAST - DEMOCRATIC PARTY . . . 735 12.53 384 351
VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . 66.25
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United States Senator
VOTE FOR 1
Stefano de Stefano . . . . . . . 73 1.51 48 25
Ted Cruz. . . . . . . . . . . 4,256 87.99 2,019 2,237
Mary Miller. . . . . . . . . . 293 6.06 147 146
Bruce Jacobson, Jr. . . . . . . . 171 3.54 87 84
Geraldine Sam . . . . . . . . . 44 .91 19 25
Total . . . . . . . . . 4,837 2,320 2,517
United States Representative, Dist. 10
VOTE FOR 1
Michael T. McCaul. . . . . . . . 3,473 77.18 1,713 1,760
John W. Cook . . . . . . . . . 1,027 22.82 480 547
Total . . . . . . . . . 4,500 2,193 2,307
Governor
VOTE FOR 1
Barbara Krueger . . . . . . . . 373 7.56 180 193
Greg Abbott. . . . . . . . . . 4,513 91.43 2,177 2,336
SECEDE Kilgore. . . . . . . . . 50 1.01 26 24
Total . . . . . . . . . 4,936 2,383 2,553
Lieutenant Governor
VOTE FOR 1
Dan Patrick. . . . . . . . . . 3,802 78.73 1,854 1,948
Scott Milder . . . . . . . . . 1,027 21.27 475 552
Total . . . . . . . . . 4,829 2,329 2,500
Attorney General
VOTE FOR 1
Ken Paxton . . . . . . . . . . 4,121 100.00 1,973 2,148
Total . . . . . . . . . 4,121 1,973 2,148
Comptroller of Public Accounts
VOTE FOR 1
Glenn Hegar. . . . . . . . . . 4,167 100.00 2,008 2,159
Total . . . . . . . . . 4,167 2,008 2,159
Commissioner of the General Land Office
VOTE FOR 1
Rick Range . . . . . . . . . . 318 7.00 151 167
George P. Bush. . . . . . . . . 2,649 58.32 1,264 1,385
Davey Edwards . . . . . . . . . 207 4.56 99 108
Jerry Patterson . . . . . . . . 1,368 30.12 688 680
Total . . . . . . . . . 4,542 2,202 2,340
Commissoner of Agriculture
VOTE FOR 1
Trey Blocker . . . . . . . . . 881 20.73 442 439
Jim Hogan . . . . . . . . . . 1,214 28.56 587 627
Sid Miller . . . . . . . . . . 2,155 50.71 1,023 1,132
Total . . . . . . . . . 4,250 2,052 2,198
Railroad Commissioner
VOTE FOR 1
Christi Craddick . . . . . . . . 3,452 82.86 1,661 1,791
Weston Martinez . . . . . . . . 714 17.14 365 349
Total . . . . . . . . . 4,166 2,026 2,140
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2
VOTE FOR 1
Jimmy Blacklock . . . . . . . . 3,756 100.00 1,799 1,957
Total . . . . . . . . . 3,756 1,799 1,957
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 4
VOTE FOR 1
John Devine. . . . . . . . . . 3,767 100.00 1,803 1,964
Total . . . . . . . . . 3,767 1,803 1,964
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6
VOTE FOR 1
Jeff Brown . . . . . . . . . . 3,759 100.00 1,798 1,961
Total . . . . . . . . . 3,759 1,798 1,961
Presiding Judge, CT of Criminal Appeals
VOTE FOR 1
David Bridges . . . . . . . . . 2,129 53.57 1,019 1,110
Sharon Keller . . . . . . . . . 1,845 46.43 917 928
Total . . . . . . . . . 3,974 1,936 2,038
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Pl 7
VOTE FOR 1
Barbara Parker Hervey . . . . . . 3,707 100.00 1,773 1,934
Total . . . . . . . . . 3,707 1,773 1,934
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Pl 8
VOTE FOR 1
Michelle Slaughter . . . . . . . 2,089 55.12 1,013 1,076
Jay Brandon. . . . . . . . . . 1,228 32.40 581 647
Dib Waldrip. . . . . . . . . . 473 12.48 253 220
Total . . . . . . . . . 3,790 1,847 1,943
State Representative, District 13
VOTE FOR 1
Marc S. Young . . . . . . . . . 239 5.12 113 126
David K. Stall. . . . . . . . . 1,278 27.35 656 622
Daniel McCarthy . . . . . . . . 246 5.27 107 139
Ben Leman . . . . . . . . . . 1,524 32.62 759 765
Jill Wolfskill. . . . . . . . . 1,385 29.64 637 748
Total . . . . . . . . . 4,672 2,272 2,400
Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals Dist Pl2
VOTE FOR 1
Cindy Olson Bourland. . . . . . . 3,661 100.00 1,765 1,896
Total . . . . . . . . . 3,661 1,765 1,896
3rd Court of Appeals District, Place 3
VOTE FOR 1
Scott Field. . . . . . . . . . 3,723 100.00 1,786 1,937
Total . . . . . . . . . 3,723 1,786 1,937
3rd Court of Appeals District, Place 5
VOTE FOR 1
David Puryear . . . . . . . . . 3,704 100.00 1,784 1,920
Total . . . . . . . . . 3,704 1,784 1,920
3rd Court of Appeals District, Place 6
VOTE FOR 1
Jennifer S. Freel. . . . . . . . 840 21.98 400 440
Donna Davidson. . . . . . . . . 1,111 29.08 523 588
Michael "Mike" Toth . . . . . . . 1,615 42.27 811 804
Kristofer Monson . . . . . . . . 255 6.67 116 139
Total . . . . . . . . . 3,821 1,850 1,971
District Judge, 155th Judicial District
VOTE FOR 1
Jeff R. Steinhauser . . . . . . . 3,557 100.00 1,714 1,843
Total . . . . . . . . . 3,557 1,714 1,843
County Judge
VOTE FOR 1
Michael Smalley . . . . . . . . 735 14.83 356 379
Joe Weber . . . . . . . . . . 2,163 43.65 1,101 1,062
Sharon Jecmenek Muzny . . . . . . 1,230 24.82 578 652
James Rhodes . . . . . . . . . 730 14.73 332 398
Bryan J. Corb . . . . . . . . . 97 1.96 46 51
Total . . . . . . . . . 4,955 2,413 2,542
District Clerk
VOTE FOR 1
Linda Svrcek . . . . . . . . . 3,976 100.00 1,935 2,041
Total . . . . . . . . . 3,976 1,935 2,041
County Clerk
VOTE FOR 1
Brenda Kallus Fietsam . . . . . . 2,275 46.17 1,058 1,217
Darla J. Blaha. . . . . . . . . 593 12.04 271 322
Julie Bohot Karstedt. . . . . . . 2,059 41.79 1,059 1,000
Total . . . . . . . . . 4,927 2,388 2,539
County Surveyor
VOTE FOR 1
Gene Kruppa. . . . . . . . . . 4,022 100.00 1,937 2,085
Total . . . . . . . . . 4,022 1,937 2,085
County Commissioner, Precinct No. 2
VOTE FOR 1
Luke Sternadel. . . . . . . . . 721 46.67 400 321
Darrel Neutzler . . . . . . . . 207 13.40 99 108
John J.R. Rubio . . . . . . . . 617 39.94 288 329
Total . . . . . . . . . 1,545 787 758
County Commissioner, Precinct No. 4
VOTE FOR 1
Tom Muras . . . . . . . . . . 937 100.00 383 554
Total . . . . . . . . . 937 383 554
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 1
VOTE FOR 1
Kyle A. Hartmann . . . . . . . . 532 44.78 274 258
Andrew "Andy" Berger. . . . . . . 374 31.48 189 185
Michael Peck . . . . . . . . . 282 23.74 187 95
Total . . . . . . . . . 1,188 650 538
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 2
VOTE FOR 1
Sheila Coufal . . . . . . . . . 1,260 100.00 626 634
Total . . . . . . . . . 1,260 626 634
Justice of the Peace,Precinct No.3
VOTE FOR 1
Charles Zapalac . . . . . . . . 971 100.00 437 534
Total . . . . . . . . . 971 437 534
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 4
VOTE FOR 1
Dan Mueller. . . . . . . . . . 982 100.00 396 586
Total . . . . . . . . . 982 396 586
County Chairman
VOTE FOR 1
Deborah Frank . . . . . . . . . 3,585 100.00 1,719 1,866
Total . . . . . . . . . 3,585 1,719 1,866
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United States Senator
VOTE FOR 1
Beto O'Rourke . . . . . . . . . 521 74.11 284 237
Sema Hernandez. . . . . . . . . 83 11.81 31 52
Edward Kimbrough . . . . . . . . 99 14.08 58 41
Total . . . . . . . . . 703 373 330
United States Representative, Dist. 10
VOTE FOR 1
Matt Harris. . . . . . . . . . 77 11.86 28 49
Richie DeGrow . . . . . . . . . 5 .77 2 3
Tami Walker. . . . . . . . . . 162 24.96 87 75
Madeline K. Eden . . . . . . . . 87 13.41 45 42
Mike Siegel. . . . . . . . . . 207 31.90 120 87
Tawana Walter-Cadien. . . . . . . 65 10.02 41 24
Kevin Nelson . . . . . . . . . 46 7.09 18 28
Total . . . . . . . . . 649 341 308
Governor
VOTE FOR 1
Joe Mumbach. . . . . . . . . . 56 8.38 26 30
James Jolly Clark. . . . . . . . 25 3.74 9 16
Cedric Davis, Sr.. . . . . . . . 49 7.34 26 23
Andrew White . . . . . . . . . 270 40.42 163 107
Tom Wakely . . . . . . . . . . 23 3.44 10 13
Adrian Ocegueda . . . . . . . . 18 2.69 8 10
Grady Yarbrough . . . . . . . . 58 8.68 26 32
Lupe Valdez. . . . . . . . . . 158 23.65 81 77
Jeffrey Payne . . . . . . . . . 11 1.65 3 8
Total . . . . . . . . . 668 352 316
Lieutenant Governor
VOTE FOR 1
Mike Collier . . . . . . . . . 373 58.46 212 161
Michael Cooper. . . . . . . . . 265 41.54 128 137
Total . . . . . . . . . 638 340 298
Attorney General
VOTE FOR 1
Justin Nelson . . . . . . . . . 624 100.00 334 290
Total . . . . . . . . . 624 334 290
Comptroller of Public Accounts
VOTE FOR 1
Joi Chevalier . . . . . . . . . 278 45.13 152 126
Tim Mahoney. . . . . . . . . . 338 54.87 171 167
Total . . . . . . . . . 616 323 293
Commissioner of the General Land Office
VOTE FOR 1
Miguel Suazo . . . . . . . . . 340 53.71 176 164
Tex Morgan . . . . . . . . . . 293 46.29 162 131
Total . . . . . . . . . 633 338 295
Commissoner of Agriculture
VOTE FOR 1
Kim Olson . . . . . . . . . . 606 100.00 324 282
Total . . . . . . . . . 606 324 282
Railroad Commissioner
VOTE FOR 1
Roman McAllen . . . . . . . . . 310 50.32 166 144
Chris Spellmon. . . . . . . . . 306 49.68 164 142
Total . . . . . . . . . 616 330 286
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2
VOTE FOR 1
Steven Kirkland . . . . . . . . 618 100.00 327 291
Total . . . . . . . . . 618 327 291
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 4
VOTE FOR 1
R.K. Sandill . . . . . . . . . 615 100.00 324 291
Total . . . . . . . . . 615 324 291
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6
VOTE FOR 1
Kathy Cheng. . . . . . . . . . 610 100.00 322 288
Total . . . . . . . . . 610 322 288
Presiding Judge, CT of Criminal Appeals
VOTE FOR 1
Maria T. (Terri) Jackson . . . . . 618 100.00 328 290
Total . . . . . . . . . 618 328 290
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Pl 7
VOTE FOR 1
Ramona Franklin . . . . . . . . 616 100.00 325 291
Total . . . . . . . . . 616 325 291
State Representative, District 13
VOTE FOR 1
Cecil Ray Webster, Sr. . . . . . . 647 100.00 346 301
Total . . . . . . . . . 647 346 301
Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals Dist Pl2
VOTE FOR 1
Edward Smith . . . . . . . . . 622 100.00 327 295
Total . . . . . . . . . 622 327 295
3rd Court of Appeals District, Place 3
VOTE FOR 1
Chari Kelly. . . . . . . . . . 618 100.00 325 293
Total . . . . . . . . . 618 325 293
3rd Court of Appeals District, Place 5
VOTE FOR 1
Thomas J. Baker . . . . . . . . 620 100.00 328 292
Total . . . . . . . . . 620 328 292
3rd Court of Appeals District, Place 6
VOTE FOR 1
Gisela D. Triana . . . . . . . . 618 100.00 328 290
Total . . . . . . . . . 618 328 290
County Commissioner, Precinct No. 2
VOTE FOR 1
Abraham Pace . . . . . . . . . 180 100.00 95 85
Total . . . . . . . . . 180 95 85
County Chairman
VOTE FOR 1
David M. DeLuca . . . . . . . . 624 100.00 332 292
Total . . . . . . . . . 624 332 292
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Proposition 1 REP
VOTE FOR 1
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,312 73.99 1,549 1,763
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,164 26.01 575 589
Total . . . . . . . . . 4,476 2,124 2,352
Proposition 2 REP
VOTE FOR 1
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,332 91.82 2,063 2,269
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 386 8.18 193 193
Total . . . . . . . . . 4,718 2,256 2,462
Proposition 3 REP
VOTE FOR 1
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,917 85.30 1,839 2,078
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 675 14.70 349 326
Total . . . . . . . . . 4,592 2,188 2,404
Proposition 4 REP
VOTE FOR 1
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,233 90.64 2,012 2,221
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 437 9.36 211 226
Total . . . . . . . . . 4,670 2,223 2,447
Proposition 5 REP
VOTE FOR 1
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,548 75.89 1,678 1,870
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,127 24.11 546 581
Total . . . . . . . . . 4,675 2,224 2,451
Proposition 6 REP
VOTE FOR 1
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,379 92.31 2,069 2,310
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 365 7.69 192 173
Total . . . . . . . . . 4,744 2,261 2,483
Proposition 7 REP
VOTE FOR 1
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,062 66.02 1,429 1,633
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,576 33.98 781 795
Total . . . . . . . . . 4,638 2,210 2,428
Proposition 8 REP
VOTE FOR 1
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,544 95.60 2,154 2,390
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 4.40 111 98
Total . . . . . . . . . 4,753 2,265 2,488
Proposition 9 REP
VOTE FOR 1
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,148 88.14 1,948 2,200
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 558 11.86 296 262
Total . . . . . . . . . 4,706 2,244 2,462
Proposition 10 REP
VOTE FOR 1
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,404 94.73 2,101 2,303
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 5.27 123 122
Total . . . . . . . . . 4,649 2,224 2,425
Proposition 11 REP
VOTE FOR 1
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,235 88.99 2,014 2,221
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 524 11.01 263 261
Total . . . . . . . . . 4,759 2,277 2,482
********** (DEMOCRATIC PARTY) **********
Proposition #1 DEM
VOTE FOR 1
For . . . . . . . . . . . . 644 93.20 349 295
Against . . . . . . . . . . . 47 6.80 15 32
Total . . . . . . . . . 691 364 327
Proposition #2 DEM
VOTE FOR 1
For . . . . . . . . . . . . 630 90.00 335 295
Against . . . . . . . . . . . 70 10.00 35 35
Total . . . . . . . . . 700 370 330
Proposition #3 DEM
VOTE FOR 1
For . . . . . . . . . . . . 613 91.36 325 288
Against . . . . . . . . . . . 58 8.64 26 32
Total . . . . . . . . . 671 351 320
Proposition #4 DEM
VOTE FOR 1
For . . . . . . . . . . . . 629 93.74 333 296
Against . . . . . . . . . . . 42 6.26 17 25
Total . . . . . . . . . 671 350 321
Proposition #5 DEM
VOTE FOR 1
For . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 90.23 321 279
Against . . . . . . . . . . . 65 9.77 29 36
Total . . . . . . . . . 665 350 315
Proposition #6 DEM
VOTE FOR 1
For . . . . . . . . . . . . 662 97.35 353 309
Against . . . . . . . . . . . 18 2.65 3 15
Total . . . . . . . . . 680 356 324
Proposition #7 DEM
VOTE FOR 1
For . . . . . . . . . . . . 633 93.64 339 294
Against . . . . . . . . . . . 43 6.36 15 28
Total . . . . . . . . . 676 354 322
Proposition #8 DEM
VOTE FOR 1
For . . . . . . . . . . . . 557 84.01 297 260
Against . . . . . . . . . . . 106 15.99 50 56
Total . . . . . . . . . 663 347 316
Proposition #9 DEM
VOTE FOR 1
For . . . . . . . . . . . . 612 91.07 336 276
Against . . . . . . . . . . . 60 8.93 15 45
Total . . . . . . . . . 672 351 321
Proposition #10 DEM
VOTE FOR 1
For . . . . . . . . . . . . 621 92.27 332 289
Against . . . . . . . . . . . 52 7.73 21 31
Total . . . . . . . . . 673 353 320
Proposition #11 DEM
VOTE FOR 1
For . . . . . . . . . . . . 613 90.95 325 288
Against . . . . . . . . . . . 61 9.05 26 35
Total . . . . . . . . . 674 351 323
Proposition #12 DEM
VOTE FOR 1
For . . . . . . . . . . . . 643 95.83 343 300
Against . . . . . . . . . . . 28 4.17 8 20
Total . . . . . . . . . 671 351 320
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