Bandera County Democrats contributed to the margins of victory for the two candidates who prevailed statewide in runoff races for the Democratic nomination to a U.S. Senate seat and a Texas Railroad Commission post, according to unofficial results from the Bandera County Elections office.
Runoff totals from Bandera County showed Mary “MJ” Hegar, a U.S. Air Force officer who received a Purple Heart during her tour of duty, outpolled state Sen. Royce West in the race for the U.S. Senate nomination by a count of 314 to 91.
Statewide, with all of the state’s precincts counted, Hegar prevailed with 498,175 votes, or ...