Kendall Funderburk watches the results come in for the election on March 5, where he was vying for the Pct. 1 commissioner position against four other candidates. He will now face Jody Goodman in a runoff election in May. Jennifer Paul photo/Groesbeck Journal
As early voting totals roll into the County courtroom on Tuesday, March 5, Quest Bates, Kendall Funderburk, and Doug Potts shake hands to wish good luck and camaraderie.
Local Primary Election Results
By Jennifer Paul
After Election Day voting for Texas Primaries wrapped on March 5, Limestone County had unofficial final results posted to its website shortly after 9 p.m. Perhaps most notably, the results determined the position of Limestone County Precinct 1 commissioner would be determined in a runoff election.
In order for a candidate to win the primary election, they must have 50 percent of the vote, plus one.
Among the five candidates running for the position, Kendall Funderburk received 401 votes; Jody Goodman received 346 votes; Bill David Sadler received 295 votes; Douglas Potts received 166 votes; and Quest Bates received 47 votes. Thus leaving Jody Goodman and Kendall Funderburk to a runoff election in May.
Another notable race was for Limestone County Republican Chair as Dean Satterfield and Lance Phillips faced off. Phillips won against Satterfield by 554 votes.
The primaries held in Limestone County witnessed a turnout of 25.93% of registered voters. The early voting results showed that out of 14,063 registered voters, 1,608 voted early.
The unofficial reports showed 3,646 ballots were received in total, with 3,282 for the Republican Party and 364 for the Democrat Party. The Republican Party placed 13 non-binding propositions on the ballot.
Unofficial Limestone County Results are:
For President
Donald J. Trump, 2,851 votes
David Stuckenberg, 6 votes
Vivek Ramaswamy, 8 votes
Asa Hutchinson, 5 votes
Nikki Haley, 307 votes
Ron Desantis, 25 votes
Chris Christie, 12 votes
Ryan L. Binkley, 3 votes
Uncommitted, 41 votes
For U.S. Senator
Ted Cruz, 2,929 votes
Holland “Redd: Gibson, 119 votes
R.E. (Rufus) Lopez, 71 votes
For U.S/ Representative, District 17
Pete Session, 2,718 votes
Joseph T. Lagone, 369 votes
For Railroad Commissioner
Corey Howell, 578 votes
Christie Clark, 297 votes
James "Jim" Matlock, 794 votes
Christi Craddick, 833 votes
Petra Reyes, 103 votes
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2
Jimmy Blacklock, 2,741 votes
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 5
Brian Walker, 1837 votes
John DeVine 601 votes
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6
Jane Bland, 2,324 votes
Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals
David J. Schenck, 1,706 votes
Sharon Keller, 797 votes
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7
Gina Parker, 1,804 votes
Barbara Parker Harvey, 616 votes
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8
Michelle Slaughter, 1,804 votes
Lee Finley, 983 votes
Member, State Board of Ed., District 10
Tom Maynard, 1,607 votes
‘DC’ Caldwell I, 237 votes
Mary Bone, 734 votes
State Representative, District 13
Angelia Orr, 2,437 votes
Chief Justice, 10th Court of Appeals Dist.
Matt Johnson, 2,396 votes
District Judge, 77 Judicial District
Roy DeFriend, 2719 votes
Limestone County Sherrif
Murray Agnew, 2,696 votes
County Tax Assessor-Collector
Stacy Hall, 2,697 votes
Pct. 1 County Commissioner
Kendall Funderburk, 401 votes (31.95 %)
Jody Goodman, 346 votes (27.57%)
Bill David Sadler, 295 votes (23.51%)
Douglas Potts, 166 votes (13.23%)
Quest Bate, 47 votes (3.75 %)
Pct. 3 County Commissioner - Stephen Friday, 615 votes
Pct. 1 Constable - Scott Smith, 1,024 votes
Pct. 2 Constable - Micahel Carter, 378 votes
Pct. 3 Constable - Glenn Shoemaker, 621 votes
Pct. 4 Constable - Mark Roark, 591 votes
Limestone County Chair
Lance Phillips, 1,624 votes
Dean Satterfield, 1,070 votes
Pct. 201 Chairman
Larry Hughes, 148 votes
Jana Raymond, 101 votes
On the Democratic ballot results were:
For President
Dean Phillips, 29 votes
Frankie Lozada, 2 votes
Joseph R. Biden Jr., 291 votes
Star Locke, 4 votes
Cenk Uygur, 2 votes
Marianne Williamson, 13 votes
Armando "Mando" Perez-Serrato, 5 votes
Gabriel A. Cornejo, 3 votes
For U.S. Senator
Roland Gutierrez, 24 votes
Mark Gonzalez, 29 votes
Meri Gomez, 9 votes
Thierry Tchenko, 9 votes
A. "Robert" Hassan, 10 votes
Col in Allred, 231 votes
Steven J. Keough, 10 votes
Heli Rodriguez Prilliman, 5 votes
Carl Oscar Sherman, 10 votes
U.S. Representative, District 17
Mark Lorenzen, 179 votes
Railroad Commissioner
Bill Burch, 72 votes
Katherine Culbert, 239 votes
Justice Supreme Court, Place 2
DeSean Jones , 222 votes
Randy Sarosdy, 88 votes
Justice Supreme Court, Place 4
Christine Vinh Weem, 280 votes
Justice Supreme Court, Place 6
Joe Pool, 97 votes
Bonnie Lee Goldstein, 209 votes
Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals
Holly Taylor, 275 votes
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals Place 7
Nancy Mulder, 274 votes
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8
Chika Anyiam, 268 votes
Member, State Board of Ed., District 10
Raquel Saenz Ortiz, 202 votes
DC Caldwell I, 110 votes
State Representative, District 13
Albert Hunter, 279 votes
County Chair
Maurice Washington, 305 votes
The Republican Party placed 13 nonbinding propositions on March 5 primary ballots.
PROPOSITION 1 - Texas should eliminate all property taxes without increasing Texans' overall tax burden.
Limestone County - 2,719 votes yes, 469 votes no
PROPOSITION 2 - Texas should create a Border Protection Unit, and deploy additional state law enforcement and military forces, to seal the border, to use physical force to prevent illegal entry and trafficking, and to deport illegal aliens to Mexico or to their nations of origin.
Limestone County - 3,097 votes yes, 136 votes no
PROPOSITION 3 - The Texas Legislature should require the use of E-Verify by all employers in Texas to protect jobs for legal workers by preventing the hiring of illegal aliens.
Limestone County - 2,982 votes yes, 222 votes no
PROPOSITION 4 - The Texas Legislature should end all subsidies and public services, including in-state college tuition and enrollment in public schools, for illegal aliens.
Limestone County - 2,901 votes yes, 292 votes no
PROPOSITION 5 - Texas urges the United States Congress not to grant any form of amnesty or a pathway to legalization for illegal aliens.
Limestone County - 2,887 votes yes, 301 votes no
PROPOSITION 6 - The Texas Legislature should prohibit the deployment of the Texas National Guard to a foreign conflict unless Congress first formally declares war.
Limestone County - 2,762 votes yes, 403 votes no
PROPOSITION 7 - The Texas Legislature should establish authority within the Texas State Comptroller’s office to administer access to gold and silver through the Texas Bullion Depository for use as legal tender.
Limestone County - 2,431 votes yes, 554 votes no
PROPOSITION 8 - The State of Texas should ensure that Texans are free to give or to withhold consent for any vaccine without coercion.
Limestone County - 3,028 votes yes, 171 votes no
PROPOSITION 9 - The Republican Party of Texas should restrict voting in the Republican primary to only registered Republicans.
Limestone County - 2,319 votes yes, 798 votes no
PROPOSITION 10 - The Texas Constitution should be amended to restore authority to the Texas Attorney General to prosecute election crimes.
Limestone County - 2,976 votes yes, 188 votes no
PROPOSITION 11 - Texas parents and guardians should have the right to select schools, whether public or private, for their children, and the funding should follow the student.
Limestone County - 2,619 votes yes, 584 votes no
PROPOSITION 12 - The Texas Constitution should be amended to require proof of citizenship before any individual can be registered to vote.
Limestone County - 3,168 votes yes, 60 votes no
PROPOSITION 13 - Texas should ban the sale of Texas land to citizens, governments, and entities from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.
Limestone County - 3,153 votes yes, 75 votes no
In Full State Elections, Associated Press reported the following around midnight, March 6:
For President (REP) Donald Trump led with 78.1%; For U.S. Senate Ted Cruz led with 88.6%.
For President (DEM) Joe Biden led with 84.7%; For U.S. Senator Collin Allred led with 58.7%.
The unofficial results are still subject to canvassing, which is a process of verifying the election results and is typically completed within a few days of the election. The final results will be released after the canvassing of the votes.
