How the primaries panned out for Gonzales
For many of the local races in and involving Gonzales County, primary election night was the general election. Several area races only featured from candidates one party, so the winner of the March 3 results was the only hurdle to securing the seat.
On the county level, there were two Republican primaries that fit this mold: County Commissioner Pct. 3 and Constable Pct. 1. In the commissioner race, Incumbent Kevin La Fleur knocked off challenger Daisy Schekse Freeman, 64.22% to 35.78%. For constable, Johnnie Hall defeated Scott Rhodes, 52.11% to 47.89%. This was an open race as incumbent Leslie Pirkle opted to not run for reelection. Neither of these races drew a Democratic challenger.
There was also one contested race on the district level. For Republican District Judge, 25th Judicial District, Incumbent Bill Old toppled challenger Jacqueline Phillips Ott, with Old securing 57.73% of the vote to Ott’s 42.27%. Gonzales County was more favorable to Old, with him securing a 63.58% to 36.42% victory in county-only totals. This race also drew no Democratic challenger.
There were a handful of contested Congressional races involving Gonzales County decided last night as well. Republican Rey Gonzalez will be the candidate to challenge Democratic Rep. Filemon Vela for his seat in Texas’s 34th Congressional District. Gonzalez defeated Rod Lingsch 56.31% to 43.69% in districtwide totals. Interestingly, Gonzales County overwhelmingly broke for Lingsch, with 60.43% of the vote.
Vela, the incumbent, blew out his two Democratic competitors. Vela secured 75.04% of the vote to runner up Diego Zavala’s 18.47% and third place Osbert Rodriguez Haro III’s 6.49%.
Zavala fared better in Gonzales County, though Vela still took home the victory in county totals, 44.12% to 38.24%.
In the Democratic District 27 Congressional race, Ricardo “Rick” De La Fuente prevailed, 61.48% to 38.52%, over Charlie Jackson. De La Fuente will square off against incumbent Republican Rep. Michael Cloud in November. Cloud was unchallenged in the Republican primary.
All of the state level house and senate races were one candidate primary. Incumbent Republican State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst will face off against Democrat Michael Antalan in November, while incumbent Republican State Rep. John Cyrier will meet Democrat Madeline Eden in the general election.
Unofficial totals for March 3 primary elections
All results are unofficial until canvassed. These results reflect totals with 99% of polling locations in the state reporting.
REP County Commissioner Pct. 3
Candidate Total Vote %
Kevin La Fleur (i) 664 64.22
Daisy Scheske Freeman 370 35.78%
REP Constable Pct. 1
Candidate Total Vote %
Johnnie Hall 1,287 52.11%
Scott Rhodes 1,183 47.89%
REP Dist Judge, 25th Judicial Dist
Candidate Total Vote %
Bill Old (i) 15,645 57.73%
Jacqueline Phillips Ott 11,454 42.27%
REP U.S. Representative, Dist 34
Candidate Total Vote %
Rey Gonzalez 10,641 56.31%
Rod Lingsch 8,257 43.69%
DEM U.S. Representative, Dist 34
Candidate Total Vote%
Filemon Vela (i) 39,233 75.04%
Diego Zavala 9,658 18.47%
Osbert Rodriguez Haro III 3,395 6.49%
DEM U.S. Representative, Dist 27
Candidate Total Vote%
Ricardo “Rick” De La Fuente 20,714 61.48%
Charlie Jackson 12.978 38.52%
REP President
Candidate Total Vote%
Donald J. Trump (i) 1,881,725 94.06%
Uncommitted 71,359 3.75%
Bill Weld 15,697 0.78%
Joe Walsh 15,656 0.78%
Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente Guerra 7,638 0.38%
Bob Ely 3,544 0.18%
Matthew John Matern 3,516 0.18%
Zoltan G. Istvan 1,484 0.07%
REP U.S. Senator
Candidate Total Vote%
John Cornyn (i) 1,464,987 76.33%
Dwayne Stovall 230,251 12%
Mark Yancey 117,688 6.13%
John Anthony Castro 19,941 1.04%
REP U.S. Representative, Dist 27
Candidate Total Vote%
Michael Cloud (i) 60,876 100%
REP Railroad Commissioner
Candidate Total Vote%
Ryan Sitton (i) 794,551 43.9%
James “Jim” Wright 1,015,309 56.1%
REP Chief Justice, Supreme Court
Candidate Total Vote%
Natahan Hecht (i) 1,704,935 100%
REP Justice, Supreme Court, Pl 6
Candidate Total Vote%
Jane Bland (i) 1,687,979 100%
REP Justice, Supreme Court, Pl 7
Candidate Total Vote%
Jeff Boyd (i) 1,689,737 100%
REP Justice, Supreme Court, Pl 8
Candidate Total Vote%
Brett Busby (i) 1,680,308 100%
REP Judge, Ct of Crim App, Pl 3
Candidate Total Vote%
Bert Richardson (i) 893,455 51.85%
Gina Parker 829,579 48.15%
REP Judge, Ct of Crim App, Pl 4
Candidate Total Vote%
Kevin Patrick Yeary (i) 1,670,370 100%
REP Judge, Ct of Crim App, Pl 9
Candidate Total Vote%
David Newell (i) 1,668,086 100%
REP State Senator, Dist 18
Candidate Total Vote%
Lois Kolkhorst (i) 98,081 100%
REP State Representative, Dist 17
Candidate Total Vote%
John P. Cyrier (i) 16,970 100%
REP Justice, 13 Ct of App Dist, Pl 4
Candidate Total Vote%
Jaime Tijerina (i) 73,755 100%
REP Justice, 13 Ct of App Dist, Pl 6
Candidate Total Vote%
Clarissa Silva 73,352 100%
REP District Judge, 2nd 25th Judicial District
Candidate Total Vote%
Jessica Richard Crawford (i) 24,042 100%
REP County Attorney
Candidate Total Vote%
Paul Watkins (i) 3,112 100%
REP County Tax Assessor-Collector
Candidate Total Vote%
Crystal Cedillo (i) 3,177 100%
REP County Commissioner Pct 1
Candidate Total Vote%
K.O. “Dell” Whiddon (i) 971 100%
REP Constable Pct 3
Candidate Total Vote%
Derek Johnson (i) 376 100%
REP Constable Pct 4
Candidate Total Vote%
John Moreno (i) 416 100%
REP County Chair
Candidate Total Vote%
Don Page 3,001 100%
DEM President
Candidate Total Vote%
Joseph R. Biden 661,450 33.61%
Bernie Sanders 592,077 30.08%
Michael R. Bloomberg 289,374 14.7%
Elizabeth Warren 227,459 11.56%
Pete Buttigieg 81,720 4.15%
Amy Klobuchar 42,872 2.18%
Julián Castro 16,632 0.85%
Michael bennet 9,428 0.48%
Tulsi Gabbard 8,430 0.43%
Andrew Yang 6,498 0.33%
Roque “Rocky” De La Fuente 5,522 0.28%
Cory Booker 4,442 0.23%
Marianne Williamson 3,295 0.17%
John K. Delaney 3,017 0.15%
Robby Wells 1,478 0.08%
Deval Patrick 1,278 0.06%
DEM U.S. Senator
Candidate Total Vote%
Mary “M.J.” Hegar 399,599 22.77%
Cristina Tzintzun Ramirez 237,448 13.53%
Royce West 232,680 13.26%
Annie “Mamá” Garcia 183,296 10.44%
Amanda Edwards 175,593 10.01%
Chris Bell 152,767 8.7%
Sema Hernadez 132,807 7.57%
Michael Cooper 88,017 5.02%
Victor Hugo Harris 56,717 3.23%
Adrian Ocegueda 39,193 2.23%
Jack Daniel Foster 30,779 1.75%
D.R. Hunter 26,135 1.49%
DEM Railroad Commissioner
Candidate Total Vote%
Chrysta Castañeda 568,244 34.18%
Roberto “Beto” Alonzo 475,479 26.6%
Kelly Stone 358,058 21.53%
Mark Watson 260,954 15.69%
DEM Chief Justice, Supreme Court
Candidate Total Vote%
Amy Clark Meachum 1,343,717 80.24%
Jerry Zimmerer 330,961 19.76%
DEM Justice, Supreme Court, Pl 6
Candidate Total Vote%
Kathy Cheng 1,231,719 74.55%
Larry Praeger 420,525 25.45%
DEM Justice, Supreme Court, Pl 7
Candidate Total Vote%
Staci Williams 1,042,741 64.32%
Brandy Voss 578,561 35.68%
DEM Justice, Supreme Court, Pl 8
Candidate Total Vote%
Gisela D. Triana 1,182,387 72.38%
Peter Kelly 451,172 27.62%
DEM Judge, Ct of Crim App, Pl 3
Candidate Total Vote%
Elizabeth Davis Frizell 1,111,874 68.63%
Dan Wood 312,623 19.3%
William Pieratt Demond 195,550 12.07%
DEM Judge, Ct of Crim App, Pl 4
Candidate Total Vote%
Tina Clinton 1,294,986 80.33%
Steven Miears 317,025 19.67%
DEM Judge, Ct of Crim App, Pl 9
Candidate Total Vote%
Brandon Birmingham 1,471,119 100%
DEM State Senator, Dist 18
Candidate Total Vote%
Michael Antalan 41,075 100%
DEM State Representative, Dist 17
Candidate Total Vote%
Madeline Eden 9,893 100%
DEM Justice, 13 Ct of App Dist, Pl 4
Candidate Total Vote%
Migdalia Lopez 106,251 100%
DEM Justice, 13 Ct of App Dist, Pl 6
Candidate Total Vote%
Nereida Lopez-Singleterry 103,499 100%
DEM County Chair
Candidate Total Vote%
Yolanda Messman 547 100%
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