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(THOMAS WALLNER | THE GRAHAM LEADER) Visitors at the Young County Annex take pictures of the results as they are displayed by the Young County Elections Administrator following the conclusion of voting Tuesday, May 26 in the primary runoff election. -
(THOMAS WALLNER | THE GRAHAM LEADER) Young County deputies carry in voting machines to the Young County Annex following the conclusion of voting Tuesday, May 26.
John Bullock and Bobby Swetnam won their respective races for Young County Judge and Pct. 4 Commissioner after the unofficial results were released this evening in the primary runoff election.
The runoff was held Tuesday, May 26, with early voting held from May 18-22. The winners of the runoff election will be that party’s nominee in the upcoming general election Tuesday, Nov. 3.
In the runoff election, Bullock overcame opponent Win Graham with 1,850 votes, or 57.42%, while Graham received 1,372 votes, or 42.58%. Swetnam bested opponent Cooper Dodd with 350 votes, or 53.03%, while Dodd received 310 votes, or 46.97%.
Republican candidates running for the position of Young County Judge in the primary election were incumbent Graham, along with candidates Donald Sexton and Bullock.
Bullock and Graham were on the ballot for the runoff election after receiving 1,333 votes, or 39.68%, and 1,173 votes, or 34.92%, respectively. Sexton received a total of 853 votes, or 25.39%.
Candidates Charlotte King, Dodd and Swetnam were running for the Young County Precinct 4 Commissioner seat in the Republican primary. Incumbent Jimmy Wiley did not file for reelection.
Dodd and Swetnam were on the ballot for the Republican runoff election after receiving 229 votes, or 32.67%, and 318 votes, or 45.36%, respectively. King received 154 votes, or 21.97%.
The Republican runoff ballot included a runoff for U.S. Senator between incumbent John Cornyn and Ken Paxton, Attorney General between Mayes Middleton and Chip Roy, Railroad Commissioner between Bo French and Jim Wright and Court of Criminal Appeals Place 3 between Alison Fox and Thomas Smith.
On the Democratic ballot was a runoff for Lieutenant Governor between Vikki Goodwin and Marcos Isaias Velez and Attorney General between Joe Jaworski and Nathan Johnson.
