Craig Doyal and Charlie Riley each won their respective Montgomery County primary runoff elections May 27 and both will take office come January 2015.

Doyal—who ran for the Republican nomination for Montgomery County judge against Montgomery County Director of Infrastructure Mark Bosma—ended election night having received 18,120 votes, or about 55 percent of the vote to Bosma's 15,018 votes, or about 45 percent of the vote, according to official results.

"I am excited, very grateful and thankful to all those who stepped up and showed their support," Doyal said. "I am excited to head into the county judge role and work with the new court on smart, sustained growth for the county and show the residents what can be accomplished when everyone works together."

Doyal is running unopposed in the November general election and will assume his role as county judge in January 2015. He is the current Precinct 2 commissioner for Montgomery County and has served in that capacity for 12 years.

Upon entering his new role, Doyal said his primary focus will be improving mobility and meeting mobility needs throughout the county.

Projects such as the extension of the Hwy. 249 tollway through Montgomery County and improving the Rayford Road corridor are at the top of his list, he said.

In the runoff election for the Republican nomination for Montgomery County Precinct 2 commissioner, Riley defeated his opponent Rob Harmon. Riley tallied 6,162 votes, or about 58 percent of the vote compared to 4,464 votes, or about 42 percent of the vote, for Harmon.

"I want to thank the people for believing in us, for believing in me, for coming out and voting and paying attention to the issues," Riley said. "I also want to thank my family and my team."

Riley will run unopposed in the November general election, set for Nov. 4, and will assume his new role in January. For the past 12 years, Riley has overseen day-to-day operations, personnel, equipment, and the budget as the Montgomery County Precinct 2 manager of precinct operations.

Riley said he plans to continue mobility efforts in the county, in an effort to attract commercial development to the area as well as work to bring a local holding cell or jail to the Magnolia area. He said a holding facility in the area would help spare officers long trips to the county jail in Conroe after an arrest.