Voters decide local, state races in Pecos County runoff election

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Voters decide local, state races in Pecos County runoff election

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Editor’s Note: The following report is based on unofficial results submitted by the Pecos County Elections Office on May 27.

Pecos County election officials have released unofficial totals for Tuesday’s joint primary runoff election, revealing the winners of several closely watched local and statewide contests. According to the Summary Results Report, a total of 1,727 ballots were cast across the county, with the vast majority coming from the Republican primary.

Local Republican contests drew significant turnout. In the race for County Judge, Remie A. Ramos won the nomination with 903 votes, defeating Lea Daggett, who received 620.

For the position of County Clerk, Leslie Davis earned the party’s nod with 963 votes over Rosie Luera Holland, who finished with 529. In the highprofile Republican runoff for United States Senator, Ken Paxton secured the nomination in Pecos County with 825 votes, defeating incumbent John Cornyn, who received 572 votes. For the state office of Attorney General, Pecos County voters favored Chip Roy over Mayes Middleton by a margin of 718 to 620.

The Republican race for Railroad Commissioner saw Jim Wright take a decisive lead with 811 votes compared to Bo French’s 480. In one of the closest contests of the night, Alison Fox narrowly defeated Thomas Smith for Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3, with a final unofficial tally of 604 to 591.

Democratic voters in Pecos County also selected their nominees for statewide executive offices. In the race for Lieutenant Governor, Marcos Isaias Velez defeated Vikki Goodwin with a vote count of 114 to 44. For the Democratic nomination for Attorney General, Nathan Johnson secured 100 votes to overcome Joe Jaworski, who received 55.

The election concluded Tuesday after all nine precincts reported their final tallies. While 492 voters cast their ballots on Election Day, the majority of the participation occurred during the early voting period, which saw 1,169 participants. Sophia Franco, the Pecos County Election Administrator, oversaw the process, which included the qualification of 66 mail-in ballots. These unofficial results will remain the standing totals until the final canvass is conducted, officially setting the stage for the November general election.