ELECTION RESULTS – WASHINGTON CO. ONLY

  

Results for March 3, 2026 Primary Election (Final):

(25,660 registered voters in Washington County; 6,248 early voters, 5,167 Republicans and 1,081 Democrats)

Republican Primary

County Judge (incumbent John Durrenberger did not run for re-election)

  • Kirk Hanath - 2,434
  • Brad Tegeler - 3,073
  • Douglas Cone - 1,958

Precinct 2 Commissioner (incumbent Candice Bullock did not run for re-election)

  • William "Bubba" Herrin - 386
  • Mark Schonefeld - 523
  • Amanda Klehm - 485
  • Jim Chisolm - 664

Precinct 3 Commissioner (current office-holder Kirk Hanath running for county judge)

  • Chad Dismukes - 1,213
  • Gilbert "Gil" Janner - 1,017

Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace (previous office-holder Douglas Cone running for county judge)

  • Travis D. Semora (i) - 715
  • Holly Johnson - 1,236

U.S. Congressional District 27 (Washington County one of 17 counties in district)

Republican Primary

  • Chris Hatley - 1,915
  • Michael Cloud (i) - 3,064

Democratic Primary

  • Tanya Lloyd - 817
  • Wayne Raasch - 126
  • "Stock" Castro-Mendoza - 181

U.S. Senator

Republican Primary

  • Gulrez "Gus" Kahn - 45
  • John Cornyn (i) - 2,503
  • Sara Canady - 69
  • Ken Paxton - 2,188
  • John O. Adefope - 13
  • Wesley Hunt - 869
  • Virgil John Bierschwale - 15
  • Anna Bender - 77

Democratic Primary

  • Jasmine Crockett - 597
  • Ahmad R. Hassan - 18
  • James Talarico - 644

Governor

Republican Primary

  • Ronnie Tullos - 42
  • R.F. "Bob" Achgill - 24
  • Greg Abbott (i) - 4,767
  • Nathaniel Welch -37
  • Pete "Doc" Chambers - 681
  • Stephen Samuelson - 22
  • Charles Andrew Crouch - 37
  • Evelyn Brooks - 103
  • Mark V. Goloby - 14
  • Kenneth Hyde - 23
  • Arturo Espinosa - 45

Democratic Primary

  • Bobby Cole - 126
  • Andrew White - 76
  • Gina Hinojosa - 620
  • Patricia Abrego - 50
  • Carlton W. Hart - 36
  • Zach Vance - 21
  • Jose Navarro Balbuena - 19
  • Chris Bell - 187
  • Angela "TiaAngie" Villescaz - 49

Lieutenant Governor

Republican Primary

  • Dan Patrick (i) - 4,750
  • Esala Wueschner - 78
  • Perla Muñoz Hopkins - 258
  • Timothy Mabry - 531

Democratic Primary

  • Vikki Goodwin - 678
  • Courtney Head - 267
  • Marcos Isaias Velez - 189

Attorney General (current office-holder Ken Paxton running for U.S. Senate)

Republican Primary

  • Aaron Reitz - 925
  • Joan Huffman - 926
  • Mayes Middleton - 1,838
  • Chip Roy - 1,742

Democratic Primary

  • Anthony "Tony" Box - 287
  • Joe Jaworski - 458
  • Nathan Johnson - 381

Comptroller of Public Accounts

Republican Primary

  • Kelly Hancock (i) - 1,712
  • Michael Berlanga - 123
  • Christi Craddick - 1,194
  • Don Huffines - 2,356

Democratic Primary

  • Michael Lange - 250
  • Sarah Eckhardt - 731
  • Savant Moore - 135

General Land Office Commissioner

Democratic Primary (winner will face Republican incumbent Dawn Buckingham in November)

  • Benjamin Flores - 704
  • Jose Loya - 381

Agriculture Commissioner

Republican Primary (will face Democrat Clayton Tucker in November)

  • Sid Miller (i) - 3,252
  • Nate Sheets - 1,958

Railroad Commissioner

Republican Primary (will face Democrat Jon Rosenthal in November)

  • Bo French - 870
  • Jim Wright (i) - 1,807
  • James (Jim) Matlock - 1,155
  • Katherine Culbert - 503
  • Hawk Dunlap - 426
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