President Obama has been re-elected to a second term, although his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, was the clear choice in Texas. Romney got 57 percent of the vote statewide and earned 38 electoral votes. In Tom Green County, Romney took 73 percent of the vote to 25 percent for Obama.
There were only two contested local elections on the Tom Green County ballot.
Republican Ralph Hoelscher won re-election to serve a second term as Tom Green County commissioner for Precinct 1, defeating Democrat Jesse Martinez. Hoelscher with 52 percent of the vote.
In the race for sheriff, Republican David Jones got 69 percent of the vote to win easily over Democrat Walter Bryant and Libertarian David Benton.
More than 36-thousand ballots were cast in Tom Green County; that's a turnout of 59 percent.
Republican Ted Cruz, a Tea Party favorite, defeated Democrat Paul Sadler for election to the U.S. Senate. Cruz will replace another Republican, Kay Bailey Hutchison, who is retiring.
There were only two contested local elections on the Tom Green County ballot.
Republican Ralph Hoelscher won re-election to serve a second term as Tom Green County commissioner for Precinct 1, defeating Democrat Jesse Martinez. Hoelscher with 52 percent of the vote.
In the race for sheriff, Republican David Jones got 69 percent of the vote to win easily over Democrat Walter Bryant and Libertarian David Benton.
More than 36-thousand ballots were cast in Tom Green County; that's a turnout of 59 percent.
Republican Ted Cruz, a Tea Party favorite, defeated Democrat Paul Sadler for election to the U.S. Senate. Cruz will replace another Republican, Kay Bailey Hutchison, who is retiring.
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