Seven contested local races brought the voters out for Tuesday’s primary elections and two local races – the county judge’s race and the Precinct 2 commissioner’s race – will be on the ballot again in a runoff election on May 26.
Below are the unofficial results of the Polk County Republican Primary. A “✓” signifies the winner and an “I” signifies the incumbent.
258th District Judge
✓Travis Kitchens (I) – 4,396
Rob Freyer – 2,990
Polk County Judge
Roy E. Grant – 1,034
Larry Pfeil – 3,642
Sydney Brown Murphy (I) – 2,852
Polk County District Clerk
Adness Fernandez – 1,184
Megan Swander – 1,853
✓Monica Richards Goodson – 3,844
Polk County Clerk
✓Margie West – 3,609
Jennifer Woods – 3,331
Pct. 2 County Commissioner
Mark D. Smith – 658
Jay Stutts – 962
Mark DuBose (I) – 805
Pct. 2 Justice of the Peace
Zachary Davies – 1,127
✓Sarah Rasberry (I) – 1,229
Pct. 3 Justice of the Peace
Michael Woodard – 553
✓Robert “Dooley” Johnson (I) – 710
Statewide results, as well as results of the propositions, will be included in the next issue.