UNOFFICIAL RESULTS: HOOD COUNTY AND TEXAS
Here are the unofficial Hood County results from Tuesday's general election. The county's latest count was posted at 10:56 p.m. CT Tuesday. These numbers can still change.
U.S. SENATE (Hood County, 29 of 31 precincts reporting)
Ken Paxton (R) 22,719 (75.0%)
James Talarico (D) 6,885 (22.7%)
Ted Brown (L) 621 (2.1%)
Avery Ayers (write-in) 58 (0.2%)
HCE CALL: GRANBURY CITY COUNCIL, PLACE 4
Hood County Express calls the Granbury City Council Place 4 race for Janet Logsdon.
Janet Logsdon 3,005 (66.3%)
Skip Overdier 1,528 (33.7%)
8 of 9 precincts reporting. Results are unofficial until the canvass.
HOOD COUNTY vs. TEXAS
Statewide, 47% of polling locations were reporting in the Texas SOS count updated at 11:40 p.m. CT Tuesday. Share of the vote, Hood vs. Texas:
U.S. Senate: Paxton 75.0% vs. 43.2%; Talarico 22.7% vs. 55.0%
Governor: Abbott 77.0% vs. 45.6%; Hinojosa 21.5% vs. 53.0%
Lt. Governor: Patrick 77.5% vs. 45.6%; Goodwin 20.2% vs. 52.0%
Attorney General: Middleton 78.2% vs. 45.9%; Johnson 20.2% vs. 52.6%
Paxton's share in Hood was 31.8 points higher than statewide. In the statewide count so far, Talarico leads Paxton 4,546,036 to 3,567,899.
Other Hood County totals (29 of 30 precincts): Governor: Greg Abbott 23,380, Gina Hinojosa 6,515, Pat Dixon 435, Edward Earl Giles (write-in) 27. Lt. Governor: Dan Patrick 23,429, Vikki Goodwin 6,108, Anthony Cristo 481, Kevin McCormick 200, Arturo Espinosa (write-in) 14. Attorney General: Mayes Middleton 23,608, Nathan Johnson 6,088, Tom Oxford 485.
TOLAR ISD BOARD, PLACE 7 (3 of 3 precincts)
Tommy Matthews 628 (45.1%)
Chase Elliott 385 (27.7%)
Blake Henderson 378 (27.2%)
BLUFF DALE ISD BOARD (top three of five; 1 of 1 precinct)
Brandon Neely 13
Chris Marek 7
Stephen Atturio 5
Julie Edwards 4
Dennis McNaughten 4
Tolar ISD Place 7 and Bluff Dale ISD totals may change once provisional and other uncounted ballots are added.
UNOPPOSED, UNOFFICIAL
Commissioners Court Pct. 2: Nannette Samuelson 7,123
Commissioners Court Pct. 4: Dave Eagle 5,029
Justice of the Peace Pct. 2: Jeff Kelley 7,134
Justice of the Peace Pct. 3: Stephen Barnett 6,944
Tolar ISD Place 1: Brad Cooper 1,306
Tolar ISD Place 2: Kelvin Murray 1,311
All results are unofficial until the canvass. Late mail and provisional ballots may still be counted.
Source: Hood County Elections (Clarity), unofficial, as of 10:56 p.m. CT Nov. 3. Statewide: Texas SOS, unofficial, as of 11:40 p.m. CT Nov. 3.
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