Jack Morman and Jerry Mouton went to a runoff May 24 to determine which of the two Republicans would face Democratic incumbent Adrian Garcia in November for the Harris County Commissioners Court Precinct 2 seat.
Morman won, gathering 13,714 votes, or 67.8% of the total. Mouton gathered 6,520 votes, or 32.2% of the total.
Morman, who served as the Precinct 2 commissioner before Garcia took the seat in 2019, is an attorney who said he would support law enforcement, wage a “real war on crime” and cut wasteful spending if elected. He also supports flood mitigation efforts.
“We must keep all the promises made to residents during the historic flood control bond issue,” he previously told Community Impact Newspaper. “We must also secure state and federal funding where available, partner with other governments and the private sector and schedule projects based on real need and not politics.”
Mouton, a landscape business owner, said he would elevate levels of public safety, fund constables, invest in infrastructure and flood mitigation, and improve financial management.
Morman and Mouton were among five total Republican candidates who faced each other in the March primary election. Morman gathered 40.3% of the votes cast at the time, and Mouton won 22%.
For Nassau Bay City Council Position 4, candidates James Abbey and John P. Mahon went head to head in a June 18 runoff.
Abbey won with 344 votes, or 57.2% of the total. Mahon gathered 257 votes, or 42.8%.
Abbey ran on a platform of wanting to invest in first responders, ensure fiscal responsibility, attract businesses and improve parks. He also wants to improve infrastructure to handle hurricanes and other storms.
“My priority is to keep Nassau Bay a safe place with the largest influx of new families in decades,” Abbey previously told Community Impact Newspaper. “As we embark on the most extensive infrastructure improvements in our city’s history, I plan to leverage my experience working across communities, counties and state governments to benefit residents, businesses and our city government.”
Likewise, Mahon stressed the importance of working with other municipalities on flood mitigation. He previously served eight years on Nassau Bay City Council.
Abbey and Mahon were among three candidates who faced each other for the Position 4 seat in May. At the time, Abbey won 45.6% of the votes, and Mahon won 41.6%.
June 18 votes had not been canvassed by press time June 21, and votes are unofficial until they are canvassed.
