Donald Trump will be America’s 47th president, after mounting the most momentous comeback in political history, just four years after leaving Washington.
In Freestone County, this year’s election broke the record, with a total of 9,036 ballots cast countywide. This was well over one thousand more votes than the last presidential election, between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
Voter turnout represented 69.07% of the 13,081 registered voters, down just a smidge from four years ago, which saw a record of 69.87%.
The election with the highest percentage would be the 1992 presidential election between Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush, which recorded a 70.53% of registered voters in Freestone County.
On the ballot in Freestone County were Special Elections for two school districts.
Voters in Buffalo ISD approved at $46,500,000 bond for the construction, renovations, improvement, acquisition, and equipment of school buildings.
It was unknown at press time the outcome of Oakwood ISD’s election for approval of the ad valorem tax rate of $0.6969.
Freestone County Vote Totals
–Buffalo ISD – Prop A
For: 122
Against: 94
–Oakwood ISD – Tax Ratification
Against: 88
For: 51
Freestone County Elections
–County Attorney
Rep – Brian Evans: 7,742
–County Sheriff
Rep – Jeremy Shipley: 7,800
–County Tax Assessor Collector
Rep – Daniel M. Ralstin: 7,588
–County Treasurer – Unexpired Term
Rep – Mandy Chavers: 7,669
–County Commissioner Pct. 1
Rep – Andy Bonner: 1,729
–County Commissioner Pct. 3
Rep – Lloyd Lynn Lane: 2,003
–Constable Pct. 1
Rep – Buck Bonner: 1,764
–Constable Pct. 2
Rep – Jack Fitch: 1,783
–Constable Pct. 3
Rep – Richard Lee McGowan: 1,954
–Constable Pct. 4
Rep – Ken Sessions: 2,201
–77th District Judge
Rep – Roy DeFriend: 7,605
Source: Freestone County Election Administrator – www.co.freestone.tx.us/page/Freestone.Elections
Texas State Elections Impacting Freestone County
–State Representative – District 8
Rep – Cody Harris: 60,810
Dem – Carolyn F. Salter: 13,915
–State Board of Education – District 10
Rep – Tom Maynard: 593,225
Dem – Raquel Saenz Ortiz: 284,489
–Railroad Commissioner
Rep – Christi Craddick: 6,083,012
Dem – Katherine Culbert: 4,253,597
Lib – Hawk Dunlap: 284,203
Gre – Eddie Espinoza: 300,564
WI – Richard McKibbin: 1,184
–U.S. Representative – District 6
Rep – Jake Ellzey: 148,479
Dem – John Love III: 76,133
–U.S. Representative – District 17
Rep – Pete Sessions: 147,216
Dem – Mark Lorenzen: 76,076
–U.S. Senator
Rep – Ted Cruz: 5,973,370
Dem – Colin Allred: 5,002,513
Lib – Ted Brown: 172,938
WI – Analisa Roche: 1,216
WI – Tracy Andrus: 604
Source: Texas Secretary of State – https://results.texas-election.com/races
National Election
President/Vice President Election
Rep – Donald J. Trump/JD Vance: 74,683,759 votes; 50.3% of popular votes; 312 electoral votes
Dem – Kamala D. Harris/Tim Waltz: 71,158,041 votes; 48% of popular votes; 226 electoral votes
Other candidates running, but no vote tallies available include:
Lib – Chase Oliver / Mike Ter Maat
Grn – Jill Stein / Rudolph Ware
WI – Shiva Ayyadurai / Crystal Ellis
WI – Jessie Cuellar / Wesley Lasley
WI – Claudia Del La Cruz / Karina Garcia
WI – Cherunda Fox / Harland McVay
WI – Peter Sonski / Lauren Onak
WI – Cornel West / Melina Abdullah
Source: CNN News – https://www.cnn.com/election/2024
These results are considered unofficial until officially canvassed by the governing entity.
