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Hartley County officials elected in Republican Primary

Camilla Green elected Hartley County Judge

 BY BILL KELLY
Dalhart Texan

 The Republican and Democratic primaries were held last Tuesday, March 3. With several Hartley County officials deciding to retire and not seek reelection this time around, and with no one filing to run in the Democratic Primary, the winners in the Republican Primary have basically won since they will have no opposition in the general election, and will take over those offices in January. (All vote totals for Hartley County and Dallam County are considered unofficial until officially canvassed.) 

Camilla Green was elected Hartley County Judge with 637 votes, while Shellie McNabb received 286 votes. Libby Caviness- Flanery was elected Hartley County Treasurer with 459 votes and Timbra Morris received 379 votes. Kristy Detwiler was elected Hartley Country Justice of the Peace with 536 votes while Gary Messer received 364 votes. Gary Schniederjan was elected Hartley County Commissioner for Precinct 4 with 132 votes and Justin Waggoner received 84 votes. 

There was only one contested election in Dallam County. T.J. Trimble was elected Dallam County Commissioner for Precinct 2 with 74 votes and Corey Crabtree received 63 votes, so only 11 votes separated them. 

The one other area-wide election that was hotly contested was the election to replace John Smithee in the Texas House of Representatives for District 86. Holly Jeffreys received 15,553 votes to win the Republican Primary over Jamie Haynes, who received 8,080 votes. Locally, Jeffreys received 306 votes in Dallam County while Haynes had 135 votes. In Hartley County, Jeffreys received 531 votes and Haynes received 377 votes. Jeffreys will now face Cullin Knutson, who won the Democratic Primar unopposed. 

The primaries also included a large number of statewide and area-wide offices up for election. In the Republican Primary, Governor Greg Abbott won the Republican Primary again with 81.76% of the vote. His closest competitor was Pete “Doc” Chambers with 11.17% of the vote. Locally, Abbott received 401 votes in Dallam County and Chambers received 43 votes, with 13 votes spread among others. Abbott received 804 votes in Hartley County, while Chambers received 65 and Evelyn Chambers received 29 votes, with 30 votes spread among others. 

Abbott will be opposed in the general election by Gina Hinojosa, who received 58.53% of the votes in the Democratic Primary. Her closest opponent was Chris Bell, who received only 9.83% of the vote. Locally, Hinojosa received 28 votes in Dallam County, with 20 votes spread among all the other candidates. Hinojosa received 19 votes in Hartley County, with 20 votes spread among all the other candidates. 

In the race for U.S. Senate, current Senator John Cornyn and current Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will go to a runoff since neither received over 50% of the vote. Cornyn received 41.89 % of the vote and Paxton received 40.68% of the vote, with Wesley Hunter receiving 13.51% of the vote. Cornyn received 203 votes in Dallam County while Paxton received 164 votes and Hunt received 72. Cornyn had 419 votes in Hartley County, Paxton received 343 votes, and Hunt had 97 votes. 

In the Democratic Primary for U.S. Senator, James Talarico was able to win with 52.45% of the vote while Jasmine Crockett received 46.21% of the vote. Talarico received 26 votes in Dallam County and Crockett had 22 votes. Talarico had 29 votes in Hartley County while Crockett had 16 votes. 

Dan Patrick won the Republican Primary for Lieutenant Governor with 84.72% of the vote. Timothy Mabry was his closest competitor with 8.86% of the vote. Patrick received 384 votes in Dallam County, with Mabry getting 37 votes and 21 votes spread among two others. Patrick had 741 votes in Hartley County, with Mabry receiving 99 votes and 41 votes spread among two others. 

The Democratic Primary for Lieutenant Governor will go to a runoff. Vikki Goodwin just missed winning it outright with 48.01% of the vote, and will face Marcos Velez, who received 31.49% of the vote. Courtney Head received 20.5% of the vote. Velez had the most votes in Dallam County with 18, while Goodwin had 14 and Head had 13. Velez also won Hartley County with 19 votes, while Head had 15 and Goodwin only had 6. 

The Republican Primary for Attorney General will go to a runoff. Mayes Middleton received 39.12% of the vote and Chip Roy received 31.6 % of the vote. Joan Huffman received 15.1% of the vote and Aaron Reitz received 14.18% of the vote. Middleton had 124 votes in Dallam County, while Roy had 130, Huffman had 94, and Reitz had 67 votes. 

The Democrats will also have a runoff for Attorney General. Nathan Johnson nearly won it outright with 48.11% of the vote. Joe Jaworski received 26.43% of the vote, just barely making it to the runoff over Tony Box, who had 25.46% of the vote. In Dallam County, Johnson received 22 votes, Box had 14, and Jaworski had 10. In Hartley County, Johnson received 19 votes, Box had 12 votes, and Jaworski had 8. 

Don Huffines won the Republican Primary for Comptroller with 57.36% of the vote. Kelly Hancock, who is the interim Comptroller, had 23.67% of the vote. Huffines had 181 votes in Dallam County and Hancock had 167, with 82 votes spread among two others. Hancock won Hartley County with 384 votes, while Huffines had 306 and the other two combined for 204 votes. The winner of the runoff will face Sarah Eckhardt, who won the Democratic Primary with 64.08% of the vote. Her closest competitor was Savant Moore, who had 19.07% of the vote. Eckhardt had 28 votes in Dallam County while Michael Lange had 11 and Moore had 8. Eckhardt had 22 votes in Hartley County, Lange had 13, and Moore had 5. 

Dawn Buckingham was unopposed for Land Commissioner in the Republican Primary, and will face Benjamin Flores, who won the Democratic Primary with 55.56% of the vote over Jose Loya, who had 44.44% of the vote. Flores won Dallam County with 33 votes while Loya had 14. Flores and Loya tied in Hartley County with 19 votes each. 

Incumbent Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller lost his race in the Republican Primary, being beat by Nate Sheets, who received 52.66% of the vote while Miller had 47.34% of the vote. Miller won Dallam County with 239 votes to the 179 votes for Sheets. Miller also won Hartley County with 508 votes, while Sheets had 337 votes. Sheets will face Clayton Tucker, who was unopposed in the Democratic Primary. 

One position on the Railroad Commission was up for election, and incumbent Jim Wright will have to go to a runoff against Bo French. Wright received 32.07% of the vote and French received 31.73% of the vote, with James Matlock receiving 19.28% of the vote and two others splitting the rest. Wright had 125 votes in Dallam County, with Matlock getting 96 votes, Katherine Culbert receiving 72 votes, and French receiving 67. Wright received 252 votes in Hartley County, Matlock received 150, French received 136, and Culbert received 112. The winner will face Jon Rosenthal, who ran unopposed in the Democratic Primary. 

In the Republican Primary, Jimmy Blacklock ran unopposed for Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, and will face Maggie Ellis, who won the Democratic Primary with 76.83% of the vote. James Sullivan ran unopposed in the Republican Primary for Place 2 on the Texas Supreme Court, and will face Chari Kelly, who was unopposed in the Democratic Primary. 

Kyle Hawkins was unopposed for Place 7 on the Texas Supreme Court in the Republican Primary, and will face Kristen Hawkins, who won the Democratic Primary with 75.63% of the vote. Brett Busby was unopposed for Place 8 on the Texas Supreme Court in the Republican Primary and will face Gisela Triana, who was unopposed in the Democratic Primary. 

There will be a runoff in the Republican Primary for Place 3 on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Alison Fox received 31.26% of the vote and will face Thomas Smith, who had 30.71% of the vote, with two others splitting the rest. The winner will face Okay Anyiam, who was unopposed in the Democratic Primary. 

Kevin Yeary ran unopposed in the Republican Primary for Place 4 on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and will face Audra Riley, who ran unopposed in the Democratic Primary. John Messinger won the Republican Primary for Place 9 on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals with 68.83% of the vote over Jennifer Balido. He will face Holly Taylor, who ran unopposed in the Democratic Primary. 

Ronny Jackson, the incumbent for District 13 in the U.S. House of Representatives, won the Republican Primary with 89.48% of the vote over Chasity Wedgeworth. Jackson received 402 votes in Dallam County and Wedgeworth received 37 votes. Jackson received 829 votes in Hartley County and Wedgeworth received 81 votes. Jackson will face Mark Nair in the general election, who ran unopposed in the Democratic Primary. 

State Senator Kevin Sparks ran unopposed in the Republican Primary for District 31 in the State Senate, and will face John Betancourt, who was unopposed in the Democratic Primary. All other area offices were unopposed in both the Republican and Democratic Primaries. Kimberly Allen won the Republican Primary for 69^th District Judge, and since there was no Democratic candidates, will be unopposed in the general election as well. 

The runoff election for both the Republican and Democratic Primaries will be on Tuesday May 26. 

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