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Posted May 26, 10:50 p.m.
With all precincts reporting, results show David Wylie won over Valerie Roehrs with 8,903 votes, or 50.09%, in the Republican primary runoff race for Denton County Commissioners Court, Precinct 4.
Roehrs had 49.91% of the votes with 8,872, a difference of 31 votes.
Roehrs was ahead of Wylie by a slim margin the majority of the night, but Wylie pulled ahead as the last of Denton County's 252 precincts reported its results.
The backstory
Wylie and Roehrs forced a runoff after neither candidate secured more than 50% of Denton County votes in the March 3 primary election, according to previous reporting.
Wylie garnered 9,147 votes, or 36.86% of the votes cast March 3. Roehrs had 5,750 votes, which is 23.17% of the ballots, according to election results from the county.
Gerard Hudspeth was less than 250 votes behind Roehrs with 5,536, or 22.31%, and incumbent Dianne Edmondson had 4,381, or 17.66%
What’s next?
Wylie will face Democrat Stephanie Draper in the November election for the Commissioners Court seat. The winner of that election will be sworn in for a four-year term in January 2027.
All results are unofficial until canvassed.
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