Amarillo-area election results: See who won local primaries

Kristina Wood, Michael Cuviello and Alex Driggars, Amarillo Globe-News
Updated ·10 min read

Polls closed at 7 p.m. in Tuesday's Republican and Democratic primary elections featuring number of federal, state and local races. Many races in the area will be the final contest for elections with no opposing party in November general election.

Check back here updated results posted throughout the evening Tuesday.

House District 87 candidate Caroline Fairly speaks during a watch party Tuesday night at Hodgetown. Fairly led the race in early election results with 10,635 votes or 60.33%.
House District 87 candidate Caroline Fairly speaks during a watch party Tuesday night at Hodgetown. Fairly led the race in early election results with 10,635 votes or 60.33%.

Potter County preliminary voting results | 10:48 p.m.

Potter County reported the following results for 10,665 of 57,763 registered voters, or 18.46%, with 20 of 20 precincts reporting:

State Representative, District 87 - Republican Party

  • Richard Beyea - 627 or 6.87%

  • Caroline Fairly - 5,734 or 62.84%

  • Cindi Bulla - 2,233 or 24.47%

  • Jesse Quackenbush - 531 or 5.82%

District Judge, 108th Judicial District - Republican Party

  • Sam Brown Silverman - 2,291 or 26.09%

  • Pamela Sirmon - 1,769 or 20.14%

  • Tim Pirtle - 2,524 or 28.74%

  • Joe Marr Wilson - 2,198 or 25.03%

County Tax Assessor-Collector - Republican Party

  • Thomas Warren III - 4,654 or 55.45%

  • Tamra Read Dickerson - 3,739 or 44.55%

County Commissioner, Precinct No. 1 - Republican Party

  • Chip Hunt - 1,338 or 43.63%

  • H R Kelly - 1,729 or 56.37%

County Commissioner, Precinct No. 3 - Republican Party

  • Kim Gray - 876 or 20.89%

  • John Coffee - 3,318 or 79.11%

Constable, Precinct 1 - Republican Party

  • Darryl Wertz - 1,758 or 63.08%

  • Zach Coleman - 1,029 or 36.92

County Chair - Democratic Party

  • Mike Yazbek - 234 or 19.58%

  • Juliann Fulton - 961 or 80.42%

— Kristina Wood

Another Ken King term seems likely | 10:40 p.m.

Rep. Ken King, R-Canadian, seems likely to serve another term in Texas House District 88, securing about 78% of the vote in a race against Hale County Republican Party Chairwoman Karen Post with 94% of counties reporting.

— Alex Driggars

Smithee, Fairly, King leading in area House District races | 9:55 p.m.

According to the state elections site:

State Rep. House District 86 - 14,687 votes

  • John Smithee (incumbent) - 10,587 or 72.08%

  • Jamie Haynes - 4,100 or 27.92%

State Rep. House District 87 - 11,734 votes

  • Richard Beyea - 1,231 or 10.49%

  • Cindi Bulla - 2,568 or 21.89%

  • Caroline Fairly - 7,158 or 61%

  • Jesse Quackenbush - 777 or 6.62%

State Rep. House District 88 - 13,486 votes

  • Ken King (incumbent) - 10,532 or 78.1%

  • Karen Post - 2,954 or 21.9%

— Kristina Wood

Randall County voters choose incumbents Smithee, Forbis | 9:45 p.m.

For Randall County, with 22,686 voters - 24 of 24 precincts or 100% reporting:

For State Representative, District 86 Republican incumbent John Smithee had 14,891 or 72.55%, with Jamie Haynes 5,635 or 27.45%

In the county sheriff race, incumbent Chris Forbis had 13,582 votes or 69.79% while Roger Short had 5,879 votes or 30.21%. For County Commissioner, Precinct No. 1 Republican primary, Rick Cooper had 1,924 votes or 58.69%, Vance Snider had 1217 votes or 6.62% and Brian Bailey had 1,137 votes or 34.69%.

For Randall County Republican Party Chair, Kelly Giles had 8,643 votes or 51.01%, Brien Maxwell had 4,322 votes or 25.51% and Pat Bohlender had 3,980 votes or 23.49% percent.

— Kristina Wood

Smithee leads early in Deaf Smith County | 8:30 p.m.

In Deaf Smith County early voting for the House District 86 seat, State Rep. John Smithee had 921 votes or 65.83% in early results, with Jamie Haynes at 478 votes or 34.17%.

— Kristina Wood

Smithee, Fairly lead in early voting numbers for House Districts 86, 87 | 7:50 p.m.

In Randall County early and absentee voting, with 11,656 of 96,771 registered voters, or 12% turnout, incumbent State Rep. John Smithee led the race for House District 86 with 7,765 votes, or 73.24%, and Jamie Haynes had 2,837 votes, or 26.76%.

The state elections site said for the House District 87 race in Potter County, Caroline Fairly led the four candidates vying for Rep. Four Price's seat with 1,970 votes, or 60.76%. Cindi Bulla had 752 votes for 23.2%, Jesse Quackenbush had 272 votes or 8.39%, and Richard Beyea had 248 votes or 7.65% as of 7:50 p.m.

For House District 88, State Rep. Ken King, R-Canadian, had 1,939 votes, or 75.45%, to challenger Karen Post's 631 votes, or 24.55%.

— Kristina Wood

Early results of note for Randall County | 7:50 p.m.

President - Republican Party

  • Donald J. Trump - 76.5 percent or 8,249 votes

  • Nikki Haley - 16.97 percent or 1,830 votes

President - Democratic Party

  • Joseph R. Biden Jr. - 88.9 percent or 737 votes

United States Senator - Republican Party

  • R E (Rufus) Lopez - 543 votes or 5.11 percent

  • Ted Cruz - 9,679 votes or 91.13 percent

  • Holland "Redd" Gibson - 399 votes or 3.76 percent

United States Senator - Democratic Party

  • Steven J. Keough - 66 votes or 8.10 percent

  • Carl Oscar Sherman - 30 votes or 3.68 percent

  • Thierry Tchenko - 6 for .74 percent

  • Roland Gutierrez - 146 for 17.91 percent

  • Mark Gonzalez - 59 or 7.24 percent

  • Heli Rodriguez Prilliman - 21 or 2.58 percent

  • Colin Allred - 449 or 55.09 percent

  • A. "Robert" Hassan - 12 or 1.47 percent

  • Meri Gomez - 26 or 3.19 percent

Railroad Commissioner - Republican Party

  • Petra Reyes - 334 votes or 3.55 percent

  • Christi Craddick - 4,717 votes or 50.08 percent

  • Corey Howell - 478 or 5.07 percent

  • James "Jim" Matlock - 2,670 votes or 28.35 percent

  • Christie Clark - 1,220 votes or 12.95 percent

Railroad Commissioner - Democratic Party

  • Katherine Culbert - 566 or 70.49 percent

  • Bill Burch - 237 or 29.51 percent

  • Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2 - Democratic Party

  • DaSean Jones - 468 or 59.24 percent

  • Randy Sarosdy - 322 votes or 40.76 percent

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 4 - Republican Party

  • Brian Walker - 5,927 votes or 67.54 percent

  • John Devine - 2,848 or 32.46 percent

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6 - Democratic Party

  • Joe Pool - 234 votes or 29.51 percent

  • Bonnie Lee Goldstein - 559 votes or 70.49 percent

Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals - Republican Party

  • David J. Schenck - 5,642 votes or 61.15 percent

  • Sharon Keller - 3,584 votes or 38.85 percent

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7 - Republican Party

  • Barbara Parker Hervey - 3,650 votes or 41.10 percent

  • Gina Parker - 5,230 votes or 58.90 percent

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8 - Republican Party

  • Michelle Slaughter - 4,847 or 54.83 percent

  • Lee Finley - 3,993 or 45.17 percent

Sheriff - Republican Party

  • Chris Forbis - 7,077 or 69.66 percent

  • Roger Short - 3,082 or 30.34 percent

County Commissioner, Precinct No. 1 - Republican Party

  • Rick Cooper - 1,077 or 62.91 percent

  • Vance Snider - 106 or 6.19 percent

  • Brian Bailey - 529 or 30.90 percent

County Chair - Republican Party

  • Kelly Giles - 4,541 or 51.18 percent

  • Brien Maxwell - 2,141 or 24.13 percent

  • Pat Bohlender - 2,191 or 24.69 percent

"Yes" to all Texas propositions - Republican Party

— Kristina Wood

Early results of note for Potter County | 7:50 p.m.

Potter County early voting results for 5,412 of 57,763 registered voters, or 9.37% with 5 of 20 precincts reporting or 25%:

President - Republican Party

  • Donald J. Trump - 3,578 or 75.79 percent

  • Nikki Haley - 800 or 16.95 percent

President - Democratic Party

  • Joseph R. Biden Jr. - 548 or 84.44 percent

United States Senator - Republican Party

  • Ted Cruz - 4,164 votes or 89.92 percent

United States Senator - Democratic Party

  • Steven J. Keough - 36 or 5.65 percent

  • Carl Oscar Sherman - 31 or 4.87 percent

  • Thierry Tchenko - 9 or 1.41 percent

  • Roland Gutierrez - 96 or 15.07 percent

  • Mark Gonzalez - 58 or 9.11 percent

  • Heli Rodriguez Prilliman - 28 or 4.40 percent

  • Colin Allred - 325 or 51.02 percent

  • A. "Robert" Hassan - 28 or 4.40 percent

  • Meri Gomez - 41 or 6.44 percent

Railroad Commissioner - Republican Party

  • Petra Reyes - 145 or 3.48 percent

  • Christi Craddick - 1,764 or 42.33 percent

  • Corey Howell - 156 or 3.74 percent

  • James "Jim" Matlock - 1,356 or 32.54 percent

  • Christie Clark - 746 or 17.90 percent

Railroad Commissioner - Democratic Party

  • Katherine Culbert - 440 or 69.84 percent

  • Bill Burch - 190 or 30.16 percent

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2 - Democratic Party

  • DaSean Jones - 379 or 61.13 percent

  • Randy Sarosdy - 21 or 38.87 percent

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 4 - Republican Party

  • Brian Walker - 2,307 or 59.72 percent

  • John Devine - 1,556 or 40.28 percent

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6 - Democratic Party

  • Joe Pool - 215 or 34.51 percent

  • Bonnie Lee Goldstein - 408 or 65.49 percent

Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals - Republican Party

  • David J. Schenck - 2,334 or 57.63 percent

  • Sharon Keller - 1,716 or 42.37 percent

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7 - Republican Party

  • Barbara Parker Hervey - 1,742 or 44.51 percent

  • Gina Parker - 2,172 or 55.49 percent

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8 - Republican Party

  • Michelle Slaughter - 2,266 or 57.89 percent

  • Lee Finley - 1,648 or 42.11 percent

State Representative, District 87 - Republican Party

  • Richard Beyea - 30 or 6.54 percent

  • Caroline Fairly - 2,978 or 64.29 percent

  • Cindi Bulla - 1,108 or 23.92 percent

  • Jesse Quackenbush - 243 or 5.25 percent

District Judge, 108th Judicial District - Republican Party

  • Sam Brown Silverman - 1,114 or 24.83 percent

  • Pamela Sirmon - 967 or 21.56 percent

  • Tim Pirtle - 1,172 or 26.13 percent

  • Joe Marr Wilson - 1,233 or 27.49 percent

County Tax Assessor-Collector - Republican Party

  • Thomas Warren III - 2,292 or 53.36 percent

  • Tamra Read Dickerson - 2,003 or 46.64 percent

County Commissioner, Precinct No. 1 - Republican Party

  • Chip Hunt - 729 or 40.75 percent

  • H R Kelly - 1,060 or 59.25 percent

County Commissioner, Precinct No. 3 - Republican Party

  • Kim Gray - 393 or 20.06 percent

  • John Coffee - 1,566 or 79.94 percent

Constable, Precinct 1 - Republican Party

  • Darryl Wertz - 1,050 or 64.50 percent

  • Zach Coleman - 578 or 35.50 percent

County Chair - Democratic Party

  • Mike Yazbek - 126 or 20.22 percent

  • Juliann Fulton - 497 or 79.78 percent

Yes to all propositions - Republican Party

— Kristina Wood

Potter and Randall County voter turnout down from 2020 | 7:30 p.m.

Campaign signs are seen outside the Randall County Annex on Election Day Tuesday. The March 5 primary includes several county races including Randall County sheriff, as well as several state House representative seats.
Campaign signs are seen outside the Randall County Annex on Election Day Tuesday. The March 5 primary includes several county races including Randall County sheriff, as well as several state House representative seats.

Potter and Randall County announced the number of early votes received, which were up slightly from the 2022 primary election but down from the 2020 primary which was during a presidential election year.

In Potter County, 4,073 people cast their votes during the early voting period while Randall County had 10,359 votes cast. Mail-in voting totals were 656 for Potter and 1,154 for Randall with about 500 not yet received.

— Michael Cuviello

Polls are now closed | 7 p.m.

Polls closed at 7 p.m. across the region, though anyone in line before 7 o'clock was able to cast their ballot. Results are expected to begin rolling in later this evening. Check back on this page and for updates and find additional coverage at amarillo.com.

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— Alex Driggars

This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Amarillo-area election results: See who won local primaries