Posted 7:30 p.m., Nov. 3
As of 7 p.m., polls began closing across Texas and results were starting to roll in for elections across the state.
Brazoria County has several seats on the ballot, including district clerk, county clerk and treasurer.
All results are unofficial until canvassed.
What you need to know
As of 7:30 p.m., unofficial results from Brazoria County show the following:
Brazoria County district clerk: Republican incumbent Cassandra Tigner is leading Democratic candidate Grandison Porter
Brazoria County county clerk: Republican incumbent Joyce Hudman is leading Democratic candidate Adrienne Bell
Brazoria County treasurer: Republican incumbent Angela Dees is leading Democratic candidate Steve Sanders
Diving in deeper
In a Q&A with Community Impact, for district clerk, Tigner said her priority is to continue the progress made throughout the district clerk office, in which Tigner said the office has cross-trained 100% of staff in different departments within and brought in a new program related to Passports for citizens of Brazoria County.
Meanwhile, Porter said his priorities are protecting the integrity of court records, improving customer service, increasing accessibility and transparency, and maximizing existing technology and resources.
For county clerk, Hudman said her priorities are to build on the progress achieved in the past 27 years and ensure county operations expand efficiently as the county’s population grows.
Bell said her priority is to modernize the County Clerk’s website so residents can easily find information and access services. Additionally, Bell wants to advocate for 7 a.m.-7 p.m. early voting hours to give working people more opportunity to vote.
Lastly, for county treasurer, Sanders said his priorities are safeguarding county funds, strengthening financial controls, maintaining accurate and timely records and improving public transparency.
Dees did not respond to the questionnaire before press time.
Looking ahead
Community Impact will update this article as more election day vote totals are released. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
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