Falls County Voters Cast Ballots in 2026 Primary Elections
Falls County Voters cast 2,628 ballots in the Republican and Democratic primary elections, representing 24.86% of the county’s 10,570 voters. Early voting accounted for 1,091 ballots.
LOCAL POSITIONS (Republican Primary) Several county races featured one-on-one matchups, resulting in tight races and slim margins.
For Republican County Chair, Bill Range garnered 833 votes while Elizabeth Nelson garnered 770; his 51.97% edging ahead of her 48.03% for the win.
In the race for County Clerk, Elizabeth Coker-Perez received 994 votes or 58.85% to Vanessa L. Dodd’s 695 votes or 41.15%.
For Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace, Kaylah Rosas secured 213 votes or 52.85% to beat Alexis Parsons, who received 190 votes, or 47.15%.
For Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace, Sarah Funderburk beat out James “Roy” Jackson, receiving 161 votes to his 109 votes, 59.63% to 40.37%.
For Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace, Martha Westerman’s 359 votes or 64.80% trumped Mike Giles’ 195 votes or 35.20%.
In the Precinct 4 County Commissioner race, Nita Wuebker secured 233 votes, or 43.63%, and was defeated by Rodney Hall, who secured 301 votes or 56.37%.
Uncontested county races included County Judge, Jay T Elliot; District Clerk, Laurie Reneau Smith; County Treasurer, Sheryl Odenbach Pringle; and Precinct 2 County Commissioner, David Fitz. (Fitz will face democratic can-
didate F.A. Green Sr. for the seat in the general election slated for November. Green was the lone county candidate on the democratic ballot.)
Republican Primary CONTESTED RACES U.S. Senator Virgil John Bierschwale — 8 votes Sara Canady — 20 votes John Cornyn — 765 votes Gulrez “Gus” Khan — 1 votes Anna Bender — 16 votes Ken Paxton — 781 votes Wesley Hunt — 245 votes John O. Adefope — 11 votes
Governor
Kenneth Hyde — 15 votes R.F. “Bob” Achgill — 0 votes Charles Andrew Crouch — 6 votes Greg Abbott — 1567 votes Ronnie Tullos — 5 votes Pete “Doc” Chambers — 220 votes Mark V. Goloby — 1 votes Arturo Espinosa — 10 votes Nathaniel Welch — 7 votes Stephen Samuelson — 4 votes Evelyn Brooks — 9 votes
Lieutenant Governor Perla Muñoz Hopkins — 40 votes Esala Wueschner — 22 votes Timothy Mabry — 154 votes Dan Patrick — 1587 votes
Attorney General
Aaron Reitz — 195 votes Mayes Middleton — 564 votes Joan Huffman — 327 votes Chip Roy — 697 votes Comptroller of Public Accounts
Don Huffines — 908 votes Michael Berlanga — 46 votes Christi Craddick — 371 votes Kelly Hancock — 436 votes
Commissioner of Agriculture
Sid Miller — 1117 votes Nate Sheets — 646 votes
Railroad Commissioner
Bo French — 376 votes Katherine Culbert — 205 votes James (Jim) Matlock — 370 votes Hawk Dunlap — 139 votes Jim Wright — 531 votes Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3 Alison Fox — 450 votes Lesli Fitzpatrick — 281 votes Brent Coffee — 312 votes Thomas Smith — 469 votes
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9 Jennifer Balido — 277 votes John Messinger — 1265 votes
State Senator, District
22
David Cook — 1059 votes Jon Gimble — 437 votes Rene Schroeder — 179 votes
State Representative, District 13
Kathaleen “Kat” Wall — 605 votes Angelia Orr — 1201 votes
Democratic Primary CONTESTED RACES U.S. Senator
James Talarico — 165 votes (22.82) Jasmine Crockett — 547 votes (75.66) Ahmad R. Hassan — 11 votes (1.52) U.S. Representative, District 17
J Gordon Mitchell — 246 votes Milah Flores — 275 votes Casey Shepard — 116 votes
Governor
Angela “TiaAngie” Villescaz — 145 votes
Zach Vance — 32 votes Andrew White — 68 votes Carlton W. Hart — 28 votes Gina Hinojosa — 222 votes (33.74) Patricia Abrego — 28 votes Bobby Cole — 35 votes Chris Bell — 81 votes Jose Navarro Balbuena — 19 votes
Lieutenant Governor Vikki Goodwin — 338 votes Courtney Head — 143 votes Marcos Isaias Velez — 163 votes
Attorney General
Nathan Johnson — 352 votes Joe Jaworski — 152 votes Anthony “Tony” Box — 140 votes
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Michael Lange — 196 votes Sarah Eckhardt — 326 votes Savant Moore — 122 votes
Commissioner of the General Land Office Jose Loya — 257 votes Benjamin Flores — 380 votes
Chief Justice, Supreme Court
Cory L. Carlyle — 181 votes Maggie Ellis — 452 votes
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 7
Kristen Hawkins — 433 votes Gordon Goodman — 185 votes
Vote Count Totals for Candidates in UNCONTESTED RACES
Republican Primary: U.S. Representative, District 17, Pete Sessions (1551 votes); Commissioner of the General Land Office, Dawn Buckingham (1555 votes); Chief Justice, Supreme Court, Jimmy Blacklock (1514 votes); Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2 (Unexpired Term), James P. Sullivan (1496 votes); Justice, Supreme Court, Place 7, Kyle Hawkins (1482 votes); Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8, Brett Busby (1488 votes); Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4, Kevin Patrick Yeary (1460 votes); Chief Justice, 15th Court of Appeals District, Scott Brister (1462 votes); Justice, 15th Court of Appeals District, Place 2, Scott K. Field (1459 votes); Justice, 15th Court of Appeals District, Place 3, April Farris (1445 votes); Justice, 10th Court of Appeals District, Place 2, Lee Harris (1451 votes); and District Judge, 82nd Judicial District, Bryan F. “Rusty” Russ (1504 votes). Democratic Primary: Commissioner of Agriculture, Clayton Tucker (590 votes); Railroad Commissioner, Jon Rosenthal (588 votes); Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2 (Unexpired Term), Chari Kelly (586 votes); Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8, Gisela D. Triana (586 votes), Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3, Okey Anyiam (584 votes); Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4, Audra Riley (593 votes); Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9, Holly Taylor (589 votes); State Senator, District 22, Amy Martinez-Salas (593 votes); State Representative, District 13, Albert Hunter (592 votes); Chief Justice, 15th Court of Appeals District, Jerry Zimmerer (580 votes); Justice, 15th Court of Appeals District, Place 2, Tom Baker (583 votes); Justice, 15th Court of Appeals District, Place 3, Marc M. Meyer (577 votes); AND County Commissioner, Precinct 2, F.A. Green Sr. (287 votes).
