County’s voters faver Republican candidates

  • OLTON VOTERS AT POLLS—These were only a few of the Olton voters who cast their ballots on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, at the Olton Ag Pavilion. Voting was set up there because of the COVID-19 pandemic, because the Pavilion allowed a wider space for voters to observe safety mandates. (Staff Photo by Joella Loworn)
    OLTON VOTERS AT POLLS—These were only a few of the Olton voters who cast their ballots on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, at the Olton Ag Pavilion. Voting was set up there because of the COVID-19 pandemic, because the Pavilion allowed a wider space for voters to observe safety mandates. (Staff Photo by Joella Loworn)

    Lamb County Clerk Tonya Ritchie has released the unofficial voting results report for Lamb County’s Nov. 3 General Election.

    There were a total of 4,430 voters who cast their ballots for this election, whether by mail-in, early voting, and on Tuesday, Nov. 3, election day.

    Residents of the United States still did not know who was to be announced as winner of the President and Vice President election, as of Friday morning, Nov. 6, since some states were still counting.

    Looking through the unofficial Lamb County results report that were reported to the Texas Secretary of State, Lamb County voters approved every Republican candidate on the ballot, including all of them that had an opponent.

    As the highlight of the Lamb County results, the race for President: Donald J. Trump and Vice President Michael R. Pence, received 3,513 Lamb County votes; while the opponents, Joseph R. Biden and Kamala D. Harris received a total of 835 votes. The other two presidential candidates on the ballot, were: Libertarian: Jo Jorgensen and Jeremy “Spike” Cohen, who only got 38 votes; and Green Party: Howie Hawkins andAngela Walker, only received 7 votes.

    U.S SENATOR

    Repub., Jodey C. Arrington, 3,574 votes; Dem. Tom Watson, 732 votes; and Lib, Joe Burnes, 65 votes.

    RAILROAD COMMISSIONER

    Lamb County voters chose to return Republican John Cornyn to his Senate seat, by a vote of 3,463 total votes; while Democratic candidate, Mary “MJ” Hegar received 794 votes. The other two candidates, Libertarian Kerry Douglas McKennon, got 74 votes; and Green Party candidate, David B. Collins got 22 votes. U.S. REPRESENT., DIST. 19

    Repub., James “Jim” Wright, 3,428 votes; Dem., Chrysta Castaneda, 804 votes; Lib., Matt Sterett, 81 votes; and Green: Katija “Kat” Gruene, 19 votes. CHIEFJUSTICE, SUP. COURT

    Repub., Nathan Hecht, 3,412 votes; Dem., Amy Clark Meachum, 809 votes; and Lib., Mark Ash, 88 votes.

    JUSTICE, SUP. COURT, PL. 6

    Repub., Jane Bland, 3,520 votes; and Dem., Kathy Cheng, 791 votes.

    SUP. PL. 7

    Repub., Jeff Boyd, 3,456 votes; Dem., Staci Williams, 800 votes; and Lib., William Bryan Strange III, 67 votes.

    JUSTICE, SUP. COURT, PL. 8

    Repub. Brett Busby, 3,445 votes; Dem., Gisela D. Triana, 799 votes; and Lib., Tom Oxford, 86 votes.

    JUDGE, CRIM.APPEALS, PL 3

    Repub., Bert Richardson, 3,482 votes; and Dem. Elizabeth Davis Frizell, 821 votes.

    JUDGE, CRIM.APPEALS, PL 4

    Repub., Kevin Patrick Yeary, 3,480 votes; and Dem., Tina Clinton, 786 votes.

    JUDGE CT. CREW. APPLS, PL 9

    Repub., David Newell, 3,502 votes; and Dem. Brandon Birmingham, 791 votes.

    Dist. 15, STATE BD OF EDUCA.

    Repub., Jay Johnson, 3,479 votes; and Dem., Brandon Birmingham, 791 votes.

    STATE SENATOR, DIST. 28

    Repub., Charles Perry, 3,981 votes.

    STATE REP. DISTRICT 88

    Repub., Ken King, 3,960 votes. CHIEF JUST. 7TH CTAPPLS.

    Repub., Brian Quinn, 3,931 votes.

    JUST. 7TH CT. APPLS. PL. 4

    Larry Doss, 3,883 votes.

    LAMB COUNTYCANDIDATES

    All were unopposed

    Lamb CountyAttorney:

    Scott Say, 3,937 votes.

    Lamb County Sheriff:

    Gary Maddox, 3,978 votes.

    Lamb County Tax Asses-CoL

    Brenda Goheen, 4,024 votes.

    County Pct. 1 Commissioner:

    Cory DeBerry, 705 votes.

    County Pct. 3 Commissioner:

    Danny Short, 1,165 votes.