Incumbent State Rep. Lance Gooden lost his State House seat to Stuart Spitzer tonight, with Spitzer winning both Kaufman and Henderson counties.
Spitzer: 8,421 (3,634 Henderson; 4,787 Kaufman)
Gooden: 8,079 (3,611 Henderson; 4,468 Kaufman)
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ELECTION NOTE
The following local candidates are unopposed in tonight’s primary and also in the November election and will retain their office:
– 173rd District Court Judge Dan Moore (R)
– County Judge Richard Sanders (R)
– Pct. 2 Commissioner Wade McKinney (R)
– County Court at Law No. 2 Judge Nancy Perryman (R)
– County Treasurer Michael Bynum (R)
– Pct. 5 Justice of the Peace Tommy Barnett (R)
– County Surveyor Billy Murphree (D)
Election Results
UPDATED 10 p.m.
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS (does not count provisionals or emergency ballots)
27 of 27 BOXES REPORTING (plus early and absentee votes)
Republican Party Contested Races
COUNTY CLERK
Leticia Carpenter – 3,130
Mary Margaret Wright – 4,742
COUNTY COMMISSIONER, PCT. 4
Gordon Folmar – 483
Ken Geeslin – 972
Kelly Harris – 1,170
COUNTY COURT AT LAW JUDGE NO. 1
Mark W. Hall – 3,787
Scott Williams – 4,205
DISTRICT CLERK
Betty Herriage – 4,085
Jean Godwin Brittain – 1,653
Stacey Norman – 2,256
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, PCT. 1
Randy Daniel – 397
Jerry Horn – 172
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, PCT. 2
Rodney Henderson – 435
Kevin Pollock – 659
Dale Blaylock – 842
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, PCT. 3
James A. “Tony” Duncan – 1,166
Susan Carver – 762
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, PCT. 4
Milton K. Adams – 1,633
Edie Walker – 576
STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 10 (Henderson County only)
Duke Burge – 79
Jake Elizey – 170
John Wray – 270
T.J. Fabby – 691
STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 4 (Henderson County only)
Lance Gooden – 3,611
Stuart Spitzer – 3,634
Election Results
EARLY VOTING RESULTS
((I am not posting uncontested races until the end to save time))
Republican Party Contested Races
COUNTY CLERK
Leticia Carpenter – 272
Mary Margaret Wright – 515
COUNTY COMMISSIONER, PCT. 4
Gordon Folmar – 36
Ken Geeslin – 124
Kelly Harris – 106
COUNTY COURT AT LAW JUDGE NO. 1
Mark W. Hall – 424
Scott Williams – 367
DISTRICT CLERK
Betty Herriage – 400
Jean Godwin Brittain – 195
Stacey Norman – 214
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, PCT. 1
Randy Daniel – 30
Jerry Horn – 16
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, PCT. 2
Rodney Henderson – 53
Kevin Pollock – 50
Dale Blaylock – 99
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, PCT. 3
James A. “Tony” Duncan – 91
Susan Carver – 63
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, PCT. 4
Milton K. Adams – 172
Edie Walker – 56
STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 10
Duke Burge – 9
Jake Elizey – 20
John Wray – 33
T.J. Fabby – 84
STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 4
Lance Gooden – 413
Stuart Spitzer – 306
Weather Closings
SCHOOL CANCELLATIONS
– ATHENS … Athens ISD will be closed.
– ATHENS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY … ACA will open at 10 a.m.
– ATHENS CHRISTIAN PREP … ACP will open at 10 a.m.
– BROWNSBORO …. Brownsboro ISD will be closed.
– CROSS ROADS … Cross Roads will be closed.
– EUSTACE … Eustace ISD will be closed.
– KEMP … Kemp ISD will be closed.
– LAPOYNOR …. LaPoynor ISD will be closed.
– MABANK ISD … Mabank ISD will open at 10 a.m.
– MALAKOFF ISD … Malakoff ISD will be closed Monday.
– MARTIN’S MILL … Martin’s Mill ISD will be closed.
– MURCHISON … Murchison ISD will be closed.
– TVCC ATHENS … The Athens campus of TVCC will be closed.
– TVCC Kaufman … The Kaufman campus will be closed.
– TVCC Palestine … The Palestine campus will be closed.
– TVCC Terrell … The Terrell campus will be closed.
– TRINIDAD …. TRINIDAD ISD will be closed Monday