Unofficial primary election results released

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  • Candidates for Jack County Commissioner Precinct 2 Ronald Fizgerald and Bob Ricks assess unofficial election totals at the courthouse after polls close Tuesday, March 3. Fitzgerald came away with 54.89% of the vote while Ricks received 33.78% of the vote. Photo/Ashley Anderson
    Candidates for Jack County Commissioner Precinct 2 Ronald Fizgerald and Bob Ricks assess unofficial election totals at the courthouse after polls close Tuesday, March 3. Fitzgerald came away with 54.89% of the vote while Ricks received 33.78% of the vote. Photo/Ashley Anderson
  • Candidate for Jack County Commissioner Precinct 2 Mandy Estes Horn waits for election results after polls close Tuesday, March 3. Estes Horn received 11.33% of the vote in the Republican primary election. Photo/Ashley Anderson
    Candidate for Jack County Commissioner Precinct 2 Mandy Estes Horn waits for election results after polls close Tuesday, March 3. Estes Horn received 11.33% of the vote in the Republican primary election. Photo/Ashley Anderson

Unofficial election results are in as primary elections close in Jack County Tuesday, March 3, with totals for local candidates in contested races for Commissioner Precinct 2 and 271st Judicial District Judge.

The race for the commissioner’s seat in precinct 2 was contested as Commissioner Amy Salazar chose not to run for election after being appointed to her seat last year. In the running was Ronald Fitzgerald, who received 54.89% of the vote, along with Bob Ricks and Mandy Estes Horn.

The race for district judge was also contested as Judge Brock Smith chose not to seek re-election. Andrew Lloyd came out on top over Paul Belew with 53.59% of the vote.

Local unofficial election results are listed below. Results are for the Republican primary as no candidates filed for the Democratic Party primary election other than John Barry, IV, who retained his seat as Democratic Party County Chair as he ran uncontested.

A total of 1,642 of 5,813 (28.25%) registered voters in Jack County participated in the primary elections.

Results remain unofficial until canvassed.

District Judge, 271st Judicial District
• Paul Belew
608 - 46.41%
• Andrew Lloyd
702 - 53.59%

County Judge
• Keith Umphress
1,269 - 100%

District Clerk
• Tracie Pippin
1,322 - 100%

County Clerk
• Vanessa James
1,322 - 100%

County Treasurer
• Brad Campsey
1,325 - 100%

County Commissioner, Precinct 2
• Ronald Fitzgerald
247 - 54.89%
•Bob Ricks
152 - 33.78%
• Mandy Estes Horn
51 - 11.33%

County Commissioner, Precinct 4
• Terry Ward
279 - 100%

Justice of the Peace
• Jessica Bailey
1,322 - 100%

County Chair, Republican Party
• John Berry
1,287 - 100%