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The last ballot box— Cumby— was brought in at 8:19 p.m. County Clerk Tracy Smith ensured its integrity before it was counted. Staff photo by Taylor Nye -
Texas St. Lutheran Church poll workers Joe Scott, Doug McCool, Sarah Watson and Tiffany Yarborough as they closed up the poll site at 7 p.m.
Busy election and high turnout for local voters
Hopkins County's voting got off to a stalled start on Nov. 3, as voters in rural locations reported that when polls opened at 8 a.m., electronic machines were not able to accept their ballots. However, by 9 a.m. all voting locations were online and accepting votes, according to the county clerk’s office.
At 11 a.m., County Judge Robert Newsom reported that a steady stream of voters were passing by his office at the historic county courthouse on their way to vote at the polling site, and he said he believed it was one of the busier sites.
The Our Savior Lutheran Church, which had been one of the busier sites in the spring 2018 election, closed up shop promptly at 7:03 p.m. and was able to bring ballots to the County Clerk's office immediately. Sgt. Joe Scott of the Sulphur Springs Police Department, working off-duty as a poll worker, stated he was proud of his community for working so hard to vote.
Three of the busiest sites and last to ferry ballot boxes to the county clerk were Como, Sulphur Bluff and Cumby. Cumby was the last to arrive at 8:19 p.m., perhaps due to its four additional ballot measures, which included two city council slots, one mayoral slot and a proposition for consideration.
At promptly 8:37 p.m., County Clerk Tracy Smith and election officials declared local elections and certified that sitting president Donald Trump had carried the county with nearly 80% of the vote.
However, other Texas counties were later with their results. Neighboring Hunt County announced election results at 1:30 a.m., while Ward County in West Texas continued to have no results as of 7:30 a.m. on Nov. 4. Ultimately, the state was unofficially called for Trump with approximately 52% of its population voting for the sitting president, AP reports.
ELECTION RESULTS- ALL RESULTS ARE UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED
President and Vice President
• Donald J. Trump/ Michael R. Pence- 79.80% (12,713 votes)
• Joseph R. Biden/ Kamala D. Harris- 19.10% (3,043 votes)
• Jo Jorgensen/ Jeremy "Spike" Cohen- .19% (31 votes)
• Brian Carroll (writein)- .01% (2 votes)
United States Senator
• John Cornyn- 79.87% (12,490 votes)
• Mary "MJ" Hegar- 18.10% (2,831 votes)
• Kerry Douglas McKennon- 1.51% (236 votes)
• David B. Collins- .52% (81 votes)
United States Representative, District 4
• Pat Fallon- 80.12% (12,316 votes)
• Russell Foster- 17.99% (2,766 votes)
• Lou Antonelli- 1.85% (284 votes)
• Tracy Jones (write-in)- .03% (5 votes)
Sulphur Springs City Council Place 1
• Julian W. Julian- 43.67% (1,943 votes)
• Mark Bradley- 24.61% (1,095 votes)
• Vanessa Diosdado- 22.75% (1,012 votes)
• Justin Bradley- 8.97% (399 votes)
Sulphur Springs City Council Place 2
• Harold Nash received 4,242 votes to retain his seat.
Sulphur Springs City Council Place 3
• Oscar Aguilar received 4,437 to retain his seat.
Sulphur Springs City Council Place 5
• Gary Spraggins- 71.24% (3,206 votes)
• Ricardo Chavarria- 28.76% (1,294 votes)
Cumby City Council Place 1:
• Sheryl Lackey - 52.54% (124 votes)
• Wayne Mobley- 47.46% (112 votes)
• Cumby City Council Place 2:
• Amber Hardy 60.45% (133 votes)
• Audri Mayo- 39.55% (87 votes)
Cumby, other
• Doug Simmerman- 100% (214 votes) for mayor
• Cumby city prop A has 70.38% to pass
State Representative District 2
• Bryan Slaton- 80.32% (21,314 votes)
• Bill Brannon- 19.68% (3,017 votes)
District Judge, 8th Judicial District
• Eddie Northcutt- 100% (13,756 votes)
District Judge, 62nd District
• Will Biard- 100% (13,354 votes)
District Attorney, 8th Judicial District
• Will Ramsay- 100% (13,502 votes)
County Attorney
• Dustanna Hyde Rabe- 100% (13,535 votes)
Sheriff
• Lewis Tatum- 100% (13,613 votes)
County Tax
Assessor-Collector
• Debbie Pogue-Mitchell- 100% (13,690 votes)
County Commissioner, Pct. I
• Mickey Barker- 100% (3,948 votes)
County Commissioner, Pct. III
• Wade Bartley- 100% (3,124 votes)
Constable, Pct. 2
• John Brian Beadle- 100% (6,700 votes)
Constable, Pct. 1
• Norman Colyer- 100% (6,755 votes)
Miller Grove ISD Board of Trustees (top 4)
• Clark L. May – 21.88% (337 votes)
• Lee Roy Stracener – 18.38% (283 votes)
• Mike Hasten – 19.09% (294 votes)
• Cole W. Middleton –23.12% (356 votes)
• Ryan Claxton – 17.53% (270 votes)
North Hopkins ISD Board of Trustees (top 2)
• Jackie F. Boles, Jr. – 37.68% (457 votes)
• David P. James – 29.76% (361 votes)
• Brian Lewis – 32.56% (395 votes)