Pictured, San Marcos residents visited the polls Tuesday to vote in the Democratic and Republican primary runoff elections at the Hays County Government Center. Daily Record photo by Lance Winter
Hays County elections results are in with all precincts reporting
Nearly 13% of Hays County registered voters turned out for Tuesday’s Democratic and Republican primary runoff elections.
According to the Hays County Elections Office, 18,558 of the 143,526 registered voters in the county cast their ballot. The county elections office reported a total of 9,892 voters cast their ballot in the Democratic runoff, while 8,666 voted in the Republican runoff.
Here are Tuesday’s election results (x denotes winner):
Democratic runoff
U.S. Senator
Hays County
Mary “MJ” Hegar — 74.79%, 7,365
Royce West — 25.21%, 2482
Statewide
x-Mary “MJ” Hegar — 52%, 498,180
Royce West — 48%, 457,55
Railroad Commissioner
Hays County
Chrysta Castañeda — 66.86%, 6,396
Roberto R. “Beto” Alonzo — 33.14%, 3,170
Statewide
x-Chrysta Castañeda — 62%, 575,488
Roberto R. “Beto” Alonzo — 38%, 353,399
Hays County Democratic Chair
x-Donna Haschke — 60.57%, 5,715
Angela “Tia Angie” Villescaz — 39.43%, 3,720
Republican runoff
U.S. Representative, District 35
Hays County
Jenny Garcia Sharon — 50.87%, 789
“Guillermo” William Hayward — 49.13%, 762
Districtwide
x-Jenny Garcia Sharon — 53%, 4,111
“Guillermo” William Hayward — 47%, 3,634
Member, State Board of Education, District 5
Hays County
Lani Popp — 74.16%, 6,081
Robert Morrow — 25.84%, 2,119
Statewide
x-Lani Popp — 78%, 55,670
Robert Morrow — 22%, 15,756
State Representative, District 45
Hays County
Carrie Isaac — 63.79%, 5,508
Kent “Bud” Wymore — 36.21%, 3,126
Districtwide
x-Carrie Isaac — 65%, 6,420
Kent “Bud” Wymore — 35%, 3,476
