Update 9:30 a.m. on March 2
With all Hays County polling locations reporting, incumbent Ruben Becerra has won the Democratic primary for county judge with 68.12% of the vote, or 8,247 votes, from 12,370 total votes.
Michelle Gutierrez Cohen and Linda Aguilar Hawkins will head to a runoff election for the Democratic Precinct Commissioner 2 seat as neither surpassed 50% of the vote. Cohen garnered 41.03% of the vote while Hawkins reached 36.94% of the vote.
While Mike Gonzalez won the Republican Precinct 2 commissioner primary with 61.04% of the vote, or 1,128 votes.
Incumbent Walt Smith won the race for Republican Precinct 4 commissioner primary with 56.04% of the vote, or 2,576.
Updated 11:15 p.m.
With 35 out of 40 Hays County polling locations reporting in the Democratic county judge race, incumbent Ruben Becerra maintains his lead with 68.30% of the vote. Brandon Burleson remains behind at 31.70% of the vote.
Michelle Gutierrez Cohen maintains her lead in the Democratic Precinct Commissioner 2 race while Mike Gonzalez remains ahead in the Republican Precinct Commissioner 2 race.
In the Republican Precinct 4 commissioner race, Walt Smith maintains the lead.
Edna R. Peterson remains ahead for the Democratic county clerk race.
Updated at 10:30 p.m.
With 26 out of 40 Hays County polling locations reporting, Ruben Becerra's lead in the Democratic county judge race remains steady with 68.41% of the vote while the remaining 31.59% of the vote is garnered by challenger Brandon Burleson.
In the race for Democratic Precinct 2 commissioner, Michelle Gutierrez Cohen leads with 41.02% of the vote. Linda Aguilar Hawkins and Richard "Pepe" Cronshey follow with 36.81% and 22.17% of the vote, respectively.
Mike Gonzalez extends his lead for Republican Precinct 2 commissioner with 61.33% of the vote while Andy Heentschke follows with the remaining 38.67% of the vote.
In the Republican Precinct 4 commissioner race, Walt Smith remains ahead of Joe Bateman with 56.98% of the vote. Bateman has 43.03% of the vote.
Elaine Cárdenas maintains her lead for Democratic county clerk with 74.15% of the vote, with the remaining 25.85% of the vote going to her opponent, Edna R. Peterson.
Updated at 9:45 p.m.
With 21 out of 40 Hays County polling locations reporting, Ruben Becerra has maintained his lead for Democratic county judge with 6,319 votes, or 68.6% of the vote, while Brandon Burleson sits back at 2,892 votes, or 31.4% of the vote.
Michelle Gutierrez Cohen maintains her lead for Democratic Precinct 2 commissioner with 40.67% of the vote, or 765 votes. Linda Aguilar Hawkins trails at 37.91% of the vote, or 713 votes. Richard "Pepe" Cronshey follows with 21.42% of the vote, or 403 votes.
Mike Gonzalez's lead narrowly inches forward with 61.06% of the vote, or 787 votes, for Republican Precinct 2 commissioner. Andy Hentschke follows with 38.94% of the vote, or 502 votes.
Walt Smith leads with 57.81% of the vote, or 1,839 votes for the Republican Precinct 4 commissioner. Joe Bateman follows with 42.19% of the vote, or 1,342 votes.
In the Democratic race for Hays County clerk, Elaine Cárdenas continues her lead with 74.15% of the vote, or 6,649 votes, over Edna R. Peterson with 25.85% of the vote, or 2,318 votes.
Original story
Early voting totals for the March 1 Democratic primary election for Hays County judge show incumbent Ruben Becerra in the lead with 69.71% of the vote, or 5,109 votes, over challenger Brandon Burleson, who has 30.29% of the vote, or 2,220 votes.
The Republican candidate for the Hays County judge seat, Mark Jones, is running unopposed.
In the Democratic race for Precinct 2 commissioner, Michelle Gutierrez Cohen leads with 40.36% of the vote, or 626 votes. Linda Aguilar Hawkins and Richard “Pepe” Cronshey follow with 589 and 336 votes, respectively.
In the Republican race for Precinct 2 commissioner, Mike Gonzalez leads with 60.67% of the vote at 614 votes. Andy Hentschke follows with 39.33% of the vote, or 398 votes.
For Hays County clerk, the Republican candidate Linda Duran runs unopposed.
In the Democratic race for Hays County clerk, Elaine Cárdenas leads with 74.42% of the vote, or 5,322 votes, over Edna R. Peterson with 25.58% of the vote, or 1,829 votes.
Winners of each party will be on the ballot in the November general election.
Election results are unofficial until they are canvassed and certified.
Correction: The story was updated to reflect the runoff election between Michelle Cohen and Linda Aguilar Hawkins for the Democratic Precinct Commissioner 2 seat.
