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All unofficial results in Smith County have been reported.

Polls closed at 7 p.m. Tuesday night after residents exercised their right to vote in the 2024 Presidential Election. Voters cast ballots during two weeks during early voting and on Election Day, Nov. 5.

As of 10 p.m., 38 of 38 polling places reported results and those have been released by the county elections office. These results are considered unofficial until they are canvassed, typically about two weeks after the election in Smith County.

A total of 62.33% of registered voters turned out in this general election, the county reported.

During early voting, 84,436 ballots were cast in Smith County, accounting for more than half of all registered voters. That includes 81,554 in-person votes and 2,882 mail-in ballots. Nov. 6 is the last day to receive a ballot by mail. It must be postmarked Nov. 5.

There are 162,000 registered voters in Smith County for the current election. About 52% of people voted during early voting.

Among the highlights from Tuesday’s election include Republican dominance locally, including Smith County Precinct 3 candidate J. Scott Herod earning a victory while Daniel Alders got the nod for Texas House District 6.

The following are results as of the final unofficial report of the night released by the county elections office, with 38 of 38 polling places reporting:

County

County Court at Law No. 2 (unexpired term)

Sara Maynard (R) 78,036 votes, or 100%

Sheriff (uncontested)

Larry Smith (R) 79,636 votes, or 100%

County Tax Assessor/ Collector (uncontested)

Gary Barber (R) 79,037 votes, or 100%

County Commissioner, Precinct 1 (uncontested)

Christina Drewry (R) 25,345 votes, or 100%

County Commissioner, Precinct 3

WINNER: J. Scott Herod (R) 18,668 votes, or 78.41%

Edith Mayfield Wilson (D) 5,141 votes, or 21.59%

Constable, Precinct 1 (uncontested)

Ralph Caraway Jr. (D) 7,911 votes, or 100%

Constable, Precinct 2 (uncontested)

Wayne Allen (R) 29,630 votes, or 100%

Constable, Precinct 3 (uncontested)

Jim Blackmon (R) 21,424 votes, or 100%

Constable, Precinct 4 (uncontested)

Josh Joplin (R) 7,423 votes, or 100%

Constable, Precinct 5 (uncontested)

Wesley Hicks (R) 14,218 votes, or 100%

Smith County Emergency Service District No. 1 — Lindale VFD

Commissioners, District 4

Ken Smith 811 votes, or 39.99%

Chris Bellar 260 votes, or 12.82%

Cory Crowell 957 votes, or 47.19%

Smith County Emergency Services District No. 2

Commissioner, District 1

Brent Dominy 4,484 votes, or 72.95%

Quint Balkcom 1,663 votes, or 27.05%

Smith County Emergency Service District No. 2

Commissioners, District 4

Johnny Brown 4,664 votes, or 78.43%

Robert Templin 1,283 votes, or 21.57%

City of Overton

City Council, Place 1

Cory Moose 41 votes, or 71.93%

Sheri Schmoll 16 votes, or 28.07%

City Council, Place 3 (uncontested)

Casey True 56 votes, or 100%

City Council, Place 5 (uncontested)

Michael Paul Williams 53 votes, or 100%

State

Railroad commissioner

Christi Craddick (R) 70,073 votes, or 72.10%

Katherine Culbert (D) 23,419 votes, or 24.10%

Hawk Dunlap (L) 2,457 votes, or 2.53%

Eddie Espinoza (G) 1,188 votes, or 1.22%

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2

Jimmy Blacklock (R) 72,655 votes, or 74.57%

Dasean Jones (D) 24,779 votes, or 25.43%

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 4

John Devine (R) 71,596 votes, or 73.88%

Christine Vinh Weems (D) 25,315 votes, or 26.12%

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6

Jane Bland (R) 70,659 votes, or 72.72%

Bonnie Lee Goldstein (D) 24,118 votes, or 24.82%

J. David Roberson (L) 2,391 votes, or 2.46%

Presiding judge, Court of Criminal Appeals

David J. Schenck (R) 71,590 votes, or 73.94%

Holly Taylor (D) 25,229 votes, or 26.06%

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7

Gina Parker (R) 71,877 votes, or 74.38%

Nancy Mulder (D) 24,752 votes, or 25.62%

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8

Lee Finley (R) 72,207 votes, or 74.82%

Chika Anyiam (D) 24,295 votes, or 25.18%

State Representative, District 5 (uncontested)

Cole Hefner (R) 17,070 votes, or 98.20%

State Representative, District 6

Daniel Alders (R) 55,158 votes, or 72.36%

Cody Grace (D) 21,070 votes, or 27.64%

Justice, 12th Court of Criminal Appeals District, Place 3 (uncontested)

Greg Neeley (R) 77,982 votes, or 100%

District Judge, 7th Judicial District (uncontested)

Kerry L. Russell (R) 78,266 votes, or 100%

District Judge, 114th Judicial District (uncontested)

Austin Reeve Jackson (R) 78,187 votes, or 100%

District Judge, 475th Judicial District (uncontested)

Taylor Heaton (R) 78,008 votes, or 100%

Federal

President/ Vice President

Donald J. Trump/JD Vance (R) 73,221 votes, or 72.46%

Kamala D. Harris/Tim Walz (D) 26,568 votes, or 26.29%

Chase Oliver/Mike Ter Maat (L) 550 votes, or .54%

Jill Stein/Ruldolf Ware (G) 347 votes, or .34%

U.S. senator

Ted Cruz (R) 70,562 votes, or 70.44%

Colin Allred (D) 27,545 votes, or 27.50%

Ted Brown (L) 1,991 votes, or 1.99%

U.S. representative District 1 (uncontested

Nathaniel Moran (R) 78,339 votes, or 100%