Voters return Commissioner Ingalsbe, several other incumbents to office
All the incumbents on the Hays County ballot found success in their re-election bids Nov. 6.
Precinct 1 Commissioner Debbie Gonzales Ingalsbe captured 61.4 percent of the vote, according to unofficial returns, while Republican challenger Mary E. Gonzales earned 38.6 percent. Ingalsbe, the Commissioners Court's longest-serving member, said she would focus on water, road safety and job creation in her next four-year term representing southeastern Hays County.
"I believe water is going to be a huge issue," she said. "We need to continue to work with cities, legislators, river authorities and other public and private entities to ensure that we have the water we need, not only for today but for the future."
Precinct 1 Constable David Peterson easily won his race against Stephen A. Velasquez, by a vote of 60.5 percent to 39.6 percent, while longtime Precinct 2 Constable James H. Kohler held off a challenge from Ron Hall to win with 52.7 percent to Hall's 47.3 percent.
