Sheriff Morgan re-elected for third term with 66% of vote

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November 2020 General Election, Special Election results

By Elizabeth Tanner

Following the Nov. 3 General Election results, Garza County Sheriff Terry Morgan was re-elected to serve his third four-year term with 1,033 votes in his favor, overpowering his opponents with a 66-percent lead.

“I can’t even start to express my sentiments for everyone believing in my mission enough to elect me for a third term,” Morgan said. “I thank everyone for their support, endorsements and friendships.”

Opposing write-in candidates included Michael Isbell who received 378 votes and Phil Mathews who received 156 votes.

Also re-elected was County Attorney Ted Weems with 1,445 votes, County Tax Assessor Collector Nancy K. Wallace with 1,467 votes, Precinct 1 County Commissioner Jeff Williams with 422 votes and Precinct 3 County Commissioner Ted Brannon with 290 votes, all of whom ran unopposed.

Newly elected candidates include Precinct 1 County Constable David Graves with 860 votes and Precinct 2 County Constable Freddy Guerrero with 561 votes, both of whom ran unopposed.

Garza County voters also largely favored the Local Option Election, which will allow the legal sale of mixed beverages in restaurants by food and beverage certificate holders only, 1,149 to 324.

A total of 1,411 people, about 62% of registered voters in Garza County, voted in the general election. Of those, 1,248 cast mail-in and in-person ballots during the early voting period followed by 419 hitting the polls on Election Day.

Other Federal and State candidates on the Garza County ballot that received votes included:

President/Vice President
Donald J. Trump/Michael R. Pence: 1,411
Joseph R. Biden/Kamala D. Harris: 231
Jo Jorgensen/Jeremy “Spike” Cohen: 5
Howie Hawkins/Angela Walker: 4

U.S. Senator
John Cornyn: 1,372
Mary “MJ” Hegar: 225
Kerry Douglas McKennon: 11
David B. Collins: 7

U.S. Representative District 19
Jodey C. Arrington: 1,393
Tom Watson: 199
Joe Burnes: 19

Railroad Commissioner
James “Jim” Wright: 1,361
Chrysta Castaneda: 207
Matt Sterett: 23
Katija “Kat” Gruene: 3

Chief Justice, Supreme Court
Nathan Hecht: 1,345
Amy Clark Meachum: 225
Mark Ash: 20

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6
Jane Bland: 1,353
Kathy Cheng: 221

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 7
Jeff Boyd: 1,350
Staci Williams: 213
Williams Bryan Strange III: 18

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8
Brett Busby: 1,345
Gisela D. Triana: 213
Tom Oxford: 18

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3

Bert Richardson: 1,360
Elizabeth Davis Frizell: 225

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4
Kevin Patrick Yeary: 1,375
Tina Clinton: 223

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9
David Newell: 1,349
Brandon Birmingham: 219

Member, State Board of Education, District 15
Charles Perry: 1,396

State Representative, District 68
Drew Springer: 1,367
Patsy Ledbetter: 216

Chief Justice, 7^th Court of Appeals District
Brian Quinn: 1,410

Justice, 7^th Court of Appeals District, Place 4
Larry Doss: 1,389

District Attorney, 106^th Judicial District
Philip Mack Furlow: 1,376