Babcock wins sheriff's race, Pct. 3 candidates head to runoff

Travis Babcock will remain the Young County Sheriff and two Precinct 3 Commissioner candidates will head to a runoff election following the release of the county's unofficial election results.

Early voting was held from Tuesday, Feb. 20 through Friday, March 1 at two Young County locations. Election day voting in the primary election was held Tuesday, March 5 at five locations.

The primaries had 2,241 voters for early voting, or a total turnout of 18.63% of the 12,028 registered voters. Overall, the county had a total turnout of 3,886 voters, or 32.31% of the 12,028 registered county voters.

The only two local contested races in the election were for Young County Sheriff and Young County Precinct 3 Commissioner.

Candidates for sheriff were incumbent Travis Babcock and new candidate Dan Birbeck. Candidates for Young County Precinct 3 Commissioner were Scott (Scooter) Philipp, Alan Craig and Dickie “Coach” Scott.

Precinct 3 Commissioner candidates Philipp and Craig will be heading to the runoff election Tuesday, May 28. Early voting in the runoff will be held May 20-24.

Per state law, those who vote with one political party in the primary election must vote in the same political party for the runoff election. Following the runoff election, the winners in each party’s primary elections will be that party’s nominee in the upcoming general election Tuesday, Nov. 5.

Early voting in the November election will be Monday, Oct. 21, through Friday, Nov. 1. The last day to register to vote in the November election is Monday, Oct. 7.

All election results are unofficial. Official results will be available at a later date, pending certification and canvassing by Young County.

Young County Republican Results

President
o Donald J. Trump – 3,118 (84.02%)
o Vivek Ramasawamy – 27 (0.73%)
o Ryan L. Binkley – 5 (0.13%)
o Ron DeSantis – 53 (1.43%)
o Asa Hutchinson – 3 (0.08%)
o Nikki Haley – 388 (10.46%)
o Chris Christie – 8 (0.22%)
o David Stuckenberg – 1 (0.03%)
o Uncommitted – 108 (2.91%)

United State Senator
o R E (Rufus) Lopez – 138 (3.84%)
o Holland “Redd” Gibson – 167 (4.65%)
o Ted Cruz – 3,290 (91.52%)

United States Representative District 25
o Roger Williams – 2,612 (80.20%)
o Vince Crabb – 179 (5.50%)
o Matthew Lucci – 466 (14.31%)

Railroad Commissioner
o Petra Reyes – 213 (6.94%)
o Corey Howell – 211 (6.88%)
o Christie Clark – 325 (10.60%)
o James “Jim” Matlock – 1,041 (33.94%)
o Christi Craddick – 1,277 (41.64%)

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2
o Jimmy Blacklock – 3,044 (100%)

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 4
o Brian Walker – 2,013 (69.49%)
o John Devine – 884 (30.51%)

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6
o Jane Bland – 2,860 (100%)

Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals
o David J. Schenck – 1,993 (66.95%)
o Sharon Keller – 984 (33.05%)

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7
o Gina Parker – 2,047 (71.55%)
o Barbara Parker Hervey – 814 (28.45%)

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8
o Lee Finley – 1,682 (58.93%)
o Michelle Slaughter – 1,172 (41.07%)

Member, State Board of Education, District 15
o Aaron Kinsey – 2,814 (100%)

State Senator District 30
o Brent Hagenbuch – 1,396 (43.58%)
o Jace Yarbrough – 955 (29.82%)
o Cody Clark – 362 (11.30%)
o Carrie De Moor State – 490 (15.30%)

Representative, District 68
o David Spiller – 2,714 (77.43%)
o Kerri Kingsbery – 791 (22.57%)

Chief Justice, 2nd Court of Appeals District
o Bonnie Sudderth – 2,825 (100%)

Justice, 2nd Court of Appeals District, Place 4
o Wade Birdwell – 2,861 (100%)

Justice, 2nd Court of Appeals District, Place 5
o Dabney Bassel – 2,813 (100%)

Justice, 2nd Court of Appeals District, Place 6
o Mike Wallach – 2,802 (100%)

District Judge, 90th Judicial District
o Phillip C. Gregory – 2,905 (100%)

District Attorney, 90th Judicial District
o Dee Peavy – 3,006 (100%)

County Attorney
o Christopher D. Baran – 2,946 (100%)

County Clerk, Unexpired Term
o Tina R. Gilliam – 2,952 (100%)

Sheriff
o Travis Babcock – 1,999 (54.68%)
o Dan Birbeck – 1,657 (45.32%)

County Tax Assessor-Collector
o Christy Centers – 3,140 (100%)

County Treasurer, Unexpired Term
o Kyle Zohn Milam – 3,073 (100%)

County Commissioner, Precinct 1
o Stacy Creswell – 833 (100%)

County Commissioner, Precinct 3
o Scott (Scooter) Philipp – 376 (42.53%)
o Alan Craig – 354 (40.05%)
o Dickie “Coach” Scott – 154 (17.42%)

Constable, Precinct 1
o Bryan Little – 2,070 (100%)

Constable, Precinct 3
o Cliff Blackstock – 1,012 (100%)

County Chair
o Jennifer Allen McDonald – 2,930 (100%)

Proposition 1
“Texas should eliminate all property taxes without increasing Texans’ overall tax burden.”
Yes – 2,980 (82.69%)
No – 624 (17.31%)

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 to their nations of origin.”
Yes – 3,491 (95.41%)
No –168 (4.59%)

Proposition 3
“The Texas Legislature should require the use of E-Verify by all employers in Texas to protect jobs for legal workers by preventing the hiring of illegal aliens.”
Yes – 3,344 (92.55%)
No – 269 (7.45%)

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.”
Yes – 3,286 (91.48%)
No – 306 (8.52%)

Proposition 5
“Texas urges the United States Congress not to grant any form of amnesty or a pathway to legalization for illegal aliens.”
Yes – 3,197 (88.68%)
No – 408 (11.32%)

Proposition 6
“The Texas Legislature should prohibit the deployment of the Texas National Guard to a foreign conflict unless Congress first formally declares war.”
Yes – 3,039 (85.97%)
No – 496 (14.03%)

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.”
Yes – 2,656 (81.25%)
No – 613 (18.75%)

Proposition 8
“The State of Texas should ensure that Texans are free to give or to withhold consent for any vaccine without coercion.”
Yes – 3,387 (94.29%)
No – 205 (5.71%)

Proposition 9
“The Republican Party of Texas should restrict voting in the Republican primary to only registered Republicans.”
Yes – 2,783 (79.02%)
No – 739 (20.98%)

Proposition 10
“The Texas Constitution should be amended to restore authority to the Texas Attorney General to prosecute election crimes.”
Yes – 3,290 (93.65%)
No – 223 (6.35%)

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.
Yes – 2,804 (78.04%)
No – 789 (21.96%)

Proposition 12
“The Texas Constitution should be amended to require proof of citizenship before any individual can be registered to vote.”
Yes – 3,573 (98.13%)
No –68 (1.87%)

Proposition 13
“Texas should ban the sale of Texas land to citizens, governments, and entities from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.”
Yes – 3,529 (97.68%)
No – 84 (2.32%)

Young County Democratic Results

President
o Marianne Williamson – 10 (6.90%)
o Dean Phillips – 9 (6.21%)
o Gabriel A. Cornejo – 4 (2.76%)
o Cenk Uygur – 3 (2.07%)
o Joseph R. Biden Jr. – 114 (78.62%)
o Frankie Lozada – 2 (1.38%)
o Star Locke – 1 (0.69%)
o Armando “Mando” Perez-Serrato – 2 (1.38%)

United State Senator
o Steven J. Keough – 16 (11.43%)
o Thierry Tchenko – 1 (0.71%)
o Roland Gutierrez – 22 (15.71%)
o Colin Allred – 68 (48.57%)
o Carl Oscar Sherman – 3 (2.14%)
o A. “Robert” Hassan – 6 (4.29%)
o Heli Rodriguez Prilliman – 9 (6.43%)
o Mark Gonzalez – 7 (5%)
o Meri Gomez – 8 (5.71%)

Railroad Commissioner
o Katherine Culbert – 104 (73.76%)
o Bill Burch – 37 (26.24%)

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2
o DaSean Jones – 81 (58.70%)
o Randy Sarosdy – 57 (41.30%)

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 4
o Christine Vinh Weems – 138 (100%)

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6
o Joe Pool – 39 (27.08%)
o Bonnie Lee Goldstein – 105 (72.92%)

Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals
o Holly Taylor – 142 (100%)

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7
o Nancy Mulder – 139 (100%)

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8
o Chika Anyiam – 131 (100%)

Member, State Board of Education, District 15
o Morgan Kirkpatrick – 138 (100%)

State Senator District 30
o Dale Frey – 31 (23.66%)
o Michael Braxton – 45 (34.35%)
o Matthew McGhee – 55 (41.98%)

State Representative, District 68
o Stacey Swann – 134 (100%)

County Chair
o Jeff French – 133 (100%)