Terry Wilson is a Republican primary election candidate for state Rep. District 20.[/caption]According to unofficial election results, Terry Wilson has won the Texas House of Representatives District 20 seat, beating incumbent Marsha Farney.
With 98.9 percent of precincts reporting, Wilson received 54.25 percent of the vote, or 18,753 votes. Farney had 45.74 percent, or 15,809 votes.
Wilson said he was "overwhelmed" and has enjoyed speaking with voters throughout his campaign.
"This has been a lot of fun," he said. "I did not ever anticipate leaving the military and running for an office, but it has been absolutely wonderful to get out and meet the voters. ... I've enjoyed getting my arms around and feeling the pulse of the people."
Wilson said he thought the two biggest issues in District 20, which incorporates Burnet and Milam counties as well as a large portion of Williamson County, had to deal with transportation and public education.
"In public education, we must eliminate costly and ineffective education bureaucracies and reward passionate and successful teachers for their efforts in ensuring every student receives an A-plus education," he said. "In transportation, we must ensure that we properly fund projects that will catch our infrastructure up to the growth of our region."
Corrected March 1 at 8:20 p.m.
Posted March 1 at 7:28 p.m.
According to unofficial early voting results, state Rep. Marsha Farney, R-Georgetown, is leading in the polls for the Republican primary for her District 20 seat over her opponent Terry Wilson.Farney received 50.22 percent, or 7,028 votes during early voting. Wilson has 49.77 percent, or 6,965 votes.
Farney was first elected to District 20 in 2012. Prior to her election to the Texas House, Farney served on the State Board of Education in District 10. She said she was running for re-election to continue the work she started last session.
“I voted to secure the border, reduced taxes by a record $4 billion, defended gun rights, supported pro-life legislation, passed substantial education reform that reduced testing, rejected Common Core and worked with Gov. Abbott to strengthen our pre-K program,” she said. “We have a highly effective office where, last session alone, we had over 50 bills become law where I was the primary author, co-author, joint author or House sponsor of a Senate bill. I am running for the legislature in order to continue serving my community as a conservative voice in the legislature.”
Wilson, a retired U.S. Army colonel, said he was running to reflect conservative values.
“The citizens of our district deserve a state representative that shares their conservative values. My opponent has never been opposed. I think it is time that voters have a choice,” he said. “My voting record will be much more conservative and will reflect the values of the district.”
All results are unofficial until canvassed.
