Evans, Holt re-elected, Grothues wins Commissioner by 26 votes

With 100 percent of county precincts reporting, the unofficial results for the Bandera County Primary Election list Richard Evans, Greg Grothues and Lynn Holt as winners in their respective elections.

Evans, the incumbent for county judge, received 2,374 votes for a total of 53.13 percent of the vote. Susan Junker received 1,811 votes for 40.53 percent of the vote. Dennis Fitzgerald received 283 votes for 6.33 percent of the vote. In total, 4,468 votes were cast in that race.

In a phone call with the Bulletin on Monday, Evans expressed his gratitude to voters and said he would continue to serve county residents to the best of his ability.

Junker said it was great to see Democracy in action.

“No one could verify how long it had been since a strong competitive race for Bandera County Judge,” she said. “Competition is critical to improving our local government while educating and engaging voters. Looking forward to an even stronger turnout in November.”

Mr. Fitzgerald did not respond to a request for comment.

Grothues received 489 votes for 51.37 percent of the vote cementing his win for County Commissioner for Precinct 2. David Speicher received 48.63 percent of the vote with 463 votes.

“I would like to thank everyone for your confidence and vote for me as Bandera County Commissioner, Precinct 2,” said Grothues. “I look forward to serving you and all of Bandera County. When I take office in January, I plan to have office hours at least one day per week at the Lakehills Annex to better address citizen concerns. Feel free to stop by!”

Mr. Speicher did not respond to a request for comment.

Lynn Holt was reelected as Justice of the Peace for Precinct 4 with 802 votes, accounting for 71.29 percent of the vote. Ben Condry received 323 votes for a total of 28.71 percent of the vote.

Mr. Holt provided the Bulletin with the following statement: “I would like to express my sincere thanks to all the voters who came out to cast their vote. Our Nation, State and County needs its citizens to participate in the system we live by. As a veteran, I have had a front row seat to the costly sacrifice so many have made to be able to vote and live free. You have given me another four years to serve you as your Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4. I am often not so fond of politics, but I love this County and the job. I will continue to educate myself and do my best to serve the citizens of Bandera County.”

Mr. Condry did not respond to the Bulletin’s request for comment.

In total, 5,233 of 17,365 registered Bandera County voters participated in the Texas Primary, which accounts for just over 30 percent of registered voters.

Elsewhere in uncontested races on the ballot, Tammy Kneuper was re-elected as District Clerk, receiving 3,887 votes in her uncontested competition.

Tandie Mansfield received 3,879 votes to be re-elected as County Clerk.

Beverly Schmidt received 3,831 votes in the uncontested race for County Treasurer.

Jody Rutherford was re-elected as County Commissioner for Precinct 4 with 1,044 votes.

Mike Towers will continue as Justice of the Peace for Precinct 1 after receiving 923 votes.

Gina Grothues received 881 votes in the uncontested race for Precinct 2's Justice of the Peace.

Randy J Boysen received 1,038 votes for the uncontested race for Justice of the Peace for Precinct 3.

Conrad "Butch" Striegl was elected as the County Chairman for the Republican Party with 3,694 votes. There were no other candidates.