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Updated 7:30 a.m. Mar. 4
A runoff will be held in the Hays County Democratic primary race for county judge. No candidate managed to secure 50% or more of the votes on election night.
Ruben Becerra received 15,616 votes, or 49.14%. Michelle Gutierrez Cohen received 14,435 votes, or 45.42%, and Joel W. Martin received 1,727 votes, or 5.43%. A runoff election will be held May 26 between Becerra and Cohen.
Posted 9:02 p.m. Mar. 3
Hays County has released early voting totals for the Democratic primary race for county judge between incumbent Ruben Becerra, Michelle Gutierrez Cohen and Joel W. Martin.
What you need to know
According to unofficial early voting results, Becerra leads with 12,934 votes, or 50.38%. Cohen has 11,448 votes, or 44.59%, and Martin has 1,293 votes, or 5.04%.
The candidate who receives over 50% of the votes will win the Democratic position on the November ballot. If a candidate does not win at least 50% of the votes, a runoff election will be held May 26.
The winner of the Democratic primary will face Geoffrey Tahuahua, the uncontested Republican candidate, in the general election.
What else?
In early voting, there were 34,599 ballots cast countywide, which represents 17.9% of Hays County's 192,945 voters.
Totals from ballots cast March 1 have yet to be released. Polls opened at 7 a.m. and closed at 7 p.m.
What’s next?
Community Impact will update this article as more election day vote totals are released. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
Visit https://communityimpact.com/voter-guide to see results from all contested local and state elections in your community.
