Frenzel, Thompson Win Local Races
Jackson County closed voting last week and several local races were decided. Doug Frenzel won the race for County Commissioner Precince 1 over Clinton Shefcik.
Steve Thompson won the race for County Constable Precinct 2 over Dwayne Taylor.
Ted Cruz and Michael Cloud won, receiving over 88% and 75% respectively state wide.
The race for State Representative District 30 however, has not been decided. Jeff Bauknight narrowly edged A.J. Louderback by 431 votes. Bauknight received 42.06% compared to 40.27% for Louderback. Since neither candidate brought in the required 50% plus one vote, a run-off election will be held.
The schedule for the run-off election is as follows:
Monday, April 29 – The last day to register to vote in the runoff election;
Friday, May 17 – The last day to apply for a mail ballot;
Monday, May 20 – The first day of early voting;
Friday, May 24 – The last day of early voting;
Tuesday, May 28 – The last day to receive a mail ballot
Jackson County election results
Republican
President Jackson County results State Results Overall percentage
Donald J. Trump 2,390 votes 1,805,040 77.86%
Nikki Haley 196 404,115 17.43%
State Representative District 30
Jeff Bauknight 820 11,360 42.06%
A.J. Louderback 1,427 10,929 40.47%
County Commissioner Precinct 1
Douglas Frenzel 282
Clinton Shefcik 125
County Constable Precinct 2
Steve Thompson 752
Dwayne Taylor 516
U.S. Senator
Ted Cruz 2,470 1,974,132 88.31%
Holland “Red” Gibson 138 133,693 5.98%
U.S. Representative District 27
Michael Cloud 2,283 53,246 74.5%
Scott Mandel 169 10,774 15.1%
Proposition 1: Texas should eliminate all property taxes without increasing Texas’ overall tax burden.
For 2,296 1,719,532 77.76%
Against 361 491,726 22.24%
Proposition 2: Texas should create a border protection unit, and deploy additional state law enforcement and military forces, to seal the border, to use physical force to prevent illegal entry and trafficking, and to deport illegal aliens to Mexico or their nations of origin.
For 2,587 2,084,184 90.61%
Against 92 215,958 9.39%
Proposition 3: The Texas legislature should require the use of E-verify by all employees in Texas to protect jobs for legal workers by preventing the hiring of illegal aliens.
For 2,499 2,026,502 89.92%
Against 156 227,272 10.08%
Proposition 4: The Texas legislature should end all subsidies and public services, including in-state college tuition and enrollment in public schools, for illegal aliens.
For 2,476 1,975,034 87.64%
Against 185 278,494 12.36%
Proposition 5: Texas urges the United States congress not to grant any form of amnesty or a pathway to legalization for illegal aliens.
For 2,401 1,868,438 83.92%
Against 251 374,770 16.71%
Proposition 6: The Texas legislature should prohibit the deployment of the Texas National Guard to a foreign conflict unless congress first formally declares war.
For 2,331 1,865,716 83.89%
Against 308 358,374 16.11%
Proposition 7: The Texas legislature should establish authority within the Texas state comptroller’s office to administer access to gold and silver through the Texas bullion depository for use as legal tender
For 2,064 1,518,195 76.5%
Against 479 489,762 23.5%
Proposition 8: The state of Texas should ensure Texans are free to give or to withhold consent for any vaccine without coercion.
For 2,519 2,062,541 91.57%
Against 131 189,877 8.43%
Proposition 9: The Republican Party of Texas should restrict voting in the Republican Primary to only registered Republicans.
For 2,066 1,614,331 72.75%
Against 568 604,801 27.25%
Proposition 10: The Texas Constitution should be amended to restore authority to the Texas Attorney General to prosecute election crimes.
For 2,490 1,978,740 89.36%
Against 142 235,545 10.64%
Proposition 11: Texas parents and guardians should have the right to select schools, whether public or private, for their children, and the funding should follow the student.
For 2,185 1,793,723 79.53%
Against 484 461,559 20.47%
Proposition 12: The Texas Constitution should be amended to require proof of citizenship before any individual can be registered to vote.
For 2,645 2,187,516 96.11%
Against 36 88,499 3.89%
Proposition 13: Texas should ban the sale of Texas land to citizens, governments, and entities from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.
For 2,605 2,155,773 95.24
Against 62 107,789 4.76%
Democratic
President
Joseph R. Biden Jr. 121 824,732 84.59%
Marianne Williamson 12 43,499 4.46%
U.S. Senator
Colin Allred 75 565,992 58.84%
Roland Gutierrez 29 160,183 16.65%
U.S. Representative District 27
Tanya Lloyd 89 10.273 53.36%
Anthony (A.J.) Tristan 61 8.978 46.64%