Early voting results in the Nov. 5 general election have been released for Hays County. About 58% of the county's registered voters showed up to the polls during early voting for several races.
Hays County Sheriff
According to early voting results from the Hays County Elections Office, Republican Anthony Hipolito Jr. leads the race for Hays County Sheriff.
Hipolito has 52.52% of early votes with 54,089, and challenger, Democrat Alex Villalobos has 47.48% of the votes with 48,891.
Some context
Current Hays County Sheriff Gary Cutler is not seeking reelection. Villalobos received the Democratic nomination to run against Hipolito Jr., who ran unopposed as the Republican candidate, in the March primary.
Hays County District Clerk
The Hays County Elections Office has released early voting totals for Hays County District Clerk.
Democrat Amanda K. Calvert leads the race with 53,598 votes. Republican Phillip Muzzy has 48,279 votes.
Some context
The Hays County District Clerk incumbent, Avrey Anderson, resigned earlier this year.
Hays County Commissioner Precinct 3
The Hays County Elections Office has released early voting totals for Hays County Commissioner Precinct 3.
Republican Morgan Hammer leads the race with 52.42% of votes, and Democrat Rebecca Minnick has 47.58% of votes.
Some context
The seat’s incumbent, Lon A. Shell has served as the Hays County Commissioner for Precinct 3 since 2017 and is not running for re-election.
Hays County Judge, County Court of Law No. 3
The Hays County Elections Office has released early voting totals for Hays County Judge, County Court of Law No. 3.
Incumbent Elaine S. Brown leads the race with 52.2% of votes, and challenger Robert E. Updegrove has 47.8% of votes.
Also of note
In early voting, there were 103,988 ballots cast countywide, which represents 55.76% of Hays County's 186,492 registered voters.
Totals from ballots cast on Election Day have yet to be released. Polls closed at 7 p.m., although voters who were in line at 7 p.m. were still able to cast ballots.
Stay tuned
All results are unofficial until canvassed. Visit communityimpact.com/voter-guide/election-results to see results from all local elections in your community.
