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From Staff Reports

We have the winners!

Voters in Gregg, Upshur, Harrison, Rusk and Titus counties headed to the polls to fill elected positions and vote on tax and school bond measures during SaturdayÐÔÊӽ紫ý™s elections.

Polls closed at 7 p.m. Some results are final, while others are unofficial. The percentage of the overall vote is listed for each candidate. If the candidate was unopposed, no percentage is listed.

Big Sandy

Big Sandy ISD board

Two seats on the board were to be filled, so the top two vote-getters are the winners.

â–  Won: Hollie De La Cruz: 138 votes, 40.71%

â–  Won: T J Wigington: 78 votes, 23.01%

â–  Lost: Jason Sheeley: 65 votes, 19.17%

â–  Lost: Will Brahic: 58 votes, 17.11%

Mayor:

â–  Won: Linda Baggett: 86 votes, 81.13%

â–  Lost: Esther Jackson: 20 votes, 18.87%

Council member at large:

Two seats on the board were to be filled, so the top two vote-getters are the winners.

â–  Won: Rex Rozell: 55 votes, 30.39%

â–  Won: Sally Allen: 52 votes, 28.73%

â–  Lost: Vanessa (Kenya) Ervin: 51 votes, 28.18%

â–  Lost: Collette M. Stec: 23 votes, 12.71%

East Mountain

Council member at large:

Three seats on the board were to be filled, so the top three vote-getters are the winners.

â–  Won: Eugene Brown: 64 votes, 19.51%

â–  Won: Danny Medlin: 61 votes, 18.6%

â–  Won: Terry Johnson: 64 votes, 19.51%

â–  Lost: Clay Voyles: 38 votes, 11.59%

â–  Lost: Tammy Stuckey: 36 votes, 10.98%

â–  Lost: Billy Stuckey: 15 votes, 4.57%

â–  Lost: Terry Carter: 50 votes, 15.24%

Gladewater

Council member Place 4:

â–  Won: William Blackmon, 145 votes, 53.9%

â–  Lost: Teddy W. Sorrells, Jr., 124 votes, 46.1%

Council member Place 5:

â–  Won: Elijah Anderson, 143 votes, 54.78%

â–  Lost: Mark McGinnis, 118 votes, 45.22%

Council member Place 6:

â–  Milton C. Anderson (unopposed), 222 votes

Council member Place 7:

â–  Kevin Clark (unopposed), 229 votes

Charter Amendment A:

â–  Yes: 192, 44.96%

â–  No: 235, 55.05%

Charter Amendment B:

â–  Yes: 393, 92.68%

â–  No: 31, 7.32%

Charter Amendment C:

â–  Yes: 369, 89.34%

â–  No: 44, 10.66%

Charter Amendment D:

â–  Yes: 366, 90.82%

â–  No: 37, 9.18%

Charter Amendment E:

â–  Yes: 306, 72%

â–  No: 119, 28%

Charter Amendment F:

â–  Yes: 352, 86.27%

â–  No: 56, 13.73%

Charter Amendment G:

â–  Yes: 354, 89.39%

â–  No: 42, 10.61%

Gregg County

ESD 3 Emergency Services District No. 3 tax proposal

Voters in Gregg County Emergency Services District No. 3, which includes the northern and northeastern parts of Gregg County, approved a sales tax increase of 1.5% with a vote of 109 in favor (51.66%) to 102 against (48.34%). The emergency services district funds the Judson Fire Department.

Harrison County

ESD 1 Emergency Services District No. 3 tax proposal

Voters in Harrison County ESD No. 1, which includes eastern parts of Longview and western parts of Harrison County, rejected a sales tax increase of 2%, with 121 votes against the measure (59.61%) and 82 votes in favor of the measure (40.39%). The emergency services district funds the West Harrison Fire Department.

City of Kilgore

Mayor:

â–  Won: Ronald E. Spradlin III, 504 votes, 50.91%

â–  Lost: Darrin Mallett, 486 votes, 49.09%

City Council Place 2:

â–  Alan VanDoren (unopposed), 827 votes

Kilgore ISD Board Place 5:

â–  Won: Johna Tritt, 836 votes, 74.38%

â–  Lost: Ubaldo Meraz, 288 votes, 25.62%

Kilgore ISD Board Place 6:

â–  Rachel Harrington (unopposed), 1,029 votes

Kilgore ISD Board Place 7:

â–  Won: Dana Sneed, 600 votes, 51.33%

â–  Lost: Rudy Galvan, 569 votes, 48.67%

Kilgore College Board of Trustees Place 8 (North Zone):

â–  Won: Jason Steele, 163 votes, 90.56%

â–  Lost: Larry A. Woodfin, 17 votes, 9.44%

This office represents Gladewater ISD, Sabine ISD and White Oak ISD.

Kilgore College Board of Trustees Place 9 (Central Zone):

â–  Won: Jeanne Johnson, 654 votes, 56.92%

â–  Lost: Ruth F. Williams, 273 votes, 23.76%

â–  Lost: Verenice Ordorica: 222 votes, 19.32%

This office represents Kilgore ISD.

Longview

City Council District No. 5:

â–  Won: Jody Berryhill, 427 votes, 50.59%

â–  Lost: Michelle Gamboa, 417 votes, 49.41%

Mount Pleasant

Mayor:

â–  Won: Wesley R. Lyon II, 530 votes, 57.1%

â–  Lost: Tracy Earl Craig, Sr., 398 votes, 42.9%

Council Place 1:

â–  Won: Debbie Corbell, 464 votes, 50.1%

â–  Lost: Trey Baker, 463 votes, 49.9%

Council Place 2:

â–  Won: Melanie Knight, 539 votes, 58.7%

â–  Lost: BJ Andrews Jr., 379 votes, 41.3%

New Diana

New Diana ISD Board Position 1:

â–  Won: Gaylon DaRon Davis, 108 votes, 57.14%

â–  Lost: Leslie Ray Sheridan, 61 votes, 32.28%

â–  Lost: Chad Everett Jeffery, 20 votes, 10.58%

Rusk County

West Rusk ISD Proposition A

â–  For: 350 votes, 59.9%

â–  Against: 234 votes, 40.1%

White Oak

White Oak ISD Place 1:

â–  Won: David Ummel, 137 votes, 64.9%

â–  Lost: Casey Stewart, 74 votes, 35.1%

White Oak ISD Place 2:

â–  Won: Jessica Hughes (unopposed), 190 votes