Voters head to polls to decide GOP runoffs
HIGHLAND LAKES — Republican nominations for three county races and a contest for a state Supreme Court seat are set to be decided during today’s runoff election.
Voters in Burnet County will settle the Republican nomination for county district clerk, choosing between current 33rd state Judicial District employee Sheila Frazier and county Deputy District Clerk Casie Wills.
IN PHOTO: Burnet County Republican Chairwoman Linda Rogers will be one of the GOP party officials on hand tonight awaiting the results of a runoff election between Republican candidates Casie Wills and Sheila Frazier, who are vying for the Burnet County district clerk’s position. The winner of the runoff will face Democrat Cynthia Chisolm in November. There are two contested races in Llano County as well. Voters will choose a nominee for Precinct 2 county commissioner and Precinct 1 justice of the peace. Staff photo by Daniel Clifton
Both women came out ahead in a three-way race for the nomination during the March 2 primary, defeating incumbent District Clerk Dana DeBerry.
In the March 2 contest, Frazier received 46 percent of the vote to Wills’ 37 percent. DeBerry, who’s been district clerk for eight years, received 17 percent.
According to Republican Party rules, a primary race must go to a runoff if no candidate receives at least 50 percent of the vote.
Whoever wins Tuesday’s runoff will face Democratic district clerk nominee Cynthia Chisolm in the Nov. 2 general election.
In Llano County, voters will choose a nominee for Precinct 2 county commissioner and Precinct 1 justice of the peace, officials said.
In the Precinct 2 commissioner race, Linda Raschke will face Marvin Gray. In the March 2 primary, Raschke received 329 votes, or about 36 percent of 918 votes cast. Gray, the second-place finisher, received 259, or about 28 percent of the vote. Also running in March were Jesse James with 255 votes and Paul Green with 75. Whoever wins the runoff will replace retiring Precinct 2 Commissioner Henry Parker.
No Democrat filed for the office.
Llano County voters also will choose a Precinct 1 justice of the peace, picking between incumbent Richard Owen and challenger Kermit Robinson.
In March, Owen received 41 percent of the vote while Robinson won 25 percent. The winner of the primary will run unopposed in November.
Voters also will select a nominee for a state Supreme Court seat, choosing between Republicans Rick Green and Debra Lehrmann.
Several polling stations will be open across Burnet County Tuesday:
• Election precincts 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 11 — First Lutheran Church, 133 Apollo Drive, Burnet
• Election precinct 9 — Highland Haven Community Center, 118 Blackbird Drive, Highland Haven
• Election precincts 2, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 23 — Burnet County Courthouse, 220 S. Pierce St., Burnet
• Election precincts 6 and 20 — Marble Falls Church of Christ, 711 Broadway, Marble Falls
• Election precincts 10 and 12 — American Legion building, 160 Legion St., Bertram
• Election precincts 18, 19, 21 and 22 — Marble Falls Courthouse Annex, 810 Steve Hawkins Parkway, Marble Falls
Five polling locations will be open in Llano County:
• Election precincts 101 and 410 — Llano County Library, 102 E. Haynie, Llano
• Election precincts 204 and 205 — Lakeshore Branch Library, 7346 Texas 261, Buchanan Dam
• Election Precincts 203 and 207 — Kingsland Branch Library, 125 W. Polk St., Kingsland
• Election precinct 108 — Sunrise Beach City Hall, 124 Sunrise Drive, Sunrise Beach
• Election precincts 102 and 109 — Horseshoe Bay City Hall, 1 Community Drive, Horseshoe Bay.
Polls in both counties will open 7 a.m.-7 p.m. For information and sample ballots, Burnet County voters may log on to www.burnetcountytexas.org. In Llano County, visit www.co.llano.tx.