Voting results are in for the primaries in Hays County.
Incumbent Ruben Becerra will be the Democratic candidate for county judge. He beat his opponent Brandon Burleson by earning almost 70% of the votes.
Of the Democrats vying for the county commissioner seat left open by Mark Jones, who is the sole Republican in the running for county judge, two will head to a runoff election. Linda Aguilar Hawkins garnered around 37% of the votes, while Michelle Gutierrez Cohen got around 41%.
Republican incumbent Walt Smith surpassed his opponent Joe Bateman for the the county commissioner seat representing Precinct 4.
See the full results below.
* Indicates incumbent
County judge
Democrat: (31.88%), * (68.12%)
Republican: (100%)
Hays County commissioners
includes parts of eastern Buda and extends down to Kyle.
Democrat: Richard "Pepe" Cronshey (21.94%), (36.96%), (41.10%)
Republican: (61.04%), (38.96%)
extends west from Buda through the topmost half of the county.
Democrat: None
Republican: * (56.18%), (43.82%)
County clerk
Democrat: Edna R. Peterson (26.03%), * (73.97%)
Republican: (100%)
County treasurer
Democrat: (100%)
Republican: * (100%)
County courts at law
Judge, No. 1
Democrat: (100%)
Republican: * (100%)
Judge, No. 2
Democrat: (100%)
Republican: * (100%)
Judge, No. 3
Democrat: (100%)
Republican: * (100%)
District judges
207th Judicial District
Democrat: None
Republican: Mark E. Cusack (40.12%), (24.91%), (16.43%), (18.54%)
274th Judicial District
Democrat: None
Republican: * (100%)
428th Judicial District
Democrat: Joe Pool (100%)
Republican: * (100%)
District clerk
Democrat: Avery Anderson (100%)
Republican: * (100%)
Hays County criminal district attorney
Democrat: (100%)
Republican: (100%)
Justices of the peace
Precinct 1, Place 2
Democrat: * (100%)
Republican: None
Precinct 2
Democrat: * (64.71%), Amaya Cuellar (35.29%)
Republican: None
Precinct 3
Democrat: None
Republican: * (100%)
Precinct 4
Democrat: None
Republican: * (100%)
Precinct 5
Democrat: (100%)
Republican: Karen Marshall (62.47%), Terry Strawn (37.53%)
