Election Day 2021: Results and Recaps

THE WOODLANDS, TX -- With 100 percent of its 57 precincts reporting, Montgomery County has gone on record with the release of the results from the November 2 Joint Election.

Typically, elections such as this one - where there are more MUD referenda or constitutional amendments on the ballot than governmental political candidates - have lower voter turnout than, say, a Presidential election. Historically, getting more than ten percent of Montgomery County’s registered voters to turn out in a joint election is a feat. However, due to a couple of hot-button issues on the ball this time around, nearly 43,000 people - well over ten percent of the county’s approximately 380,000 voters - cast their votes on numerous propositions, amendments, and candidates.

Here is a brief breakdown of the Montgomery County election and the results that could directly impact Woodlands-area residents, noting that these numbers might not reflect absentee ballots yet to be counted but not considered to have any bearing on the outcomes::

Texas Proposition 1 - Constitutional amendment to allow sports teams sponsored by rodeos to conduct charitable raffles - FOR 84.48%; AGAINST 15.52%

Texas Proposition 2 - Constitutional amendment financing infrastructure to underprivileged areas of the county - FOR 49,43%; AGAINST 50.57%

Texas Proposition 3 - Constitutional amendment prohibiting the state to curtail or suppress religious services - FOR 74.07%; AGAINST 25.93%

Texas Proposition 4 - Constitutional amendment changing the eligibility requirements for certain judicial positions - FOR 67.82%; AGAINST 37.18%

Texas Proposition 5 - Constitutional amendment providing extra powers to the State Commission of Judicial Conduct - FOR 67.38%; AGAINST 37.72%

Texas Proposition 6 - Constitutional amendment establishing certain caregiver rights - FOR 89.77%; AGAINST 10.23%

Texas Proposition 7 - Constitutional amendment limiting school district taxes on surviving spouses of certain deceased disabled homeowners - FOR 87.89%; AGAINST 12.11%

Texas Proposition 8 - Constitutional amendment limiting school district taxes on surviving spouses of certain veterans - FOR 91.08%; AGAINST 8.92%

The Woodlands Township Position No. 5 - Shelley Sekula-Gibbs - FOR 100% (unopposed)

The Woodlands Township Position No. 6 - Ann K. Snyder - FOR 100% (unopposed)

The Woodlands Township Position No. 7 - Bob Milner - FOR 55.71%

The Woodlands Township Proposition A - Incorporation of The Woodlands Township into The City of The Woodlands - FOR 31.82%; AGAINST 68.18%

The Woodlands Township Proposition B - Transfer of resources from The Woodlands Township to The City of The Woodlands - FOR 32.15%; AGAINST 67.85%

Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 Proposition A - $31,550,000 bond issuance - FOR 76.63%; AGAINST 23.37%

Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1 Proposition B - $2,000,000 refunding bond issuance - FOR 73.75%; AGAINST 26.25%

MC MUD No. 6 Proposition A - Consolidating MUD No. 6 and MUD No 1 into one district - FOR 48.82%; AGAINST 51.18%

Additionally, The Woodlands Township’s Creekside Village is situated in Harris - not Montgomery - County, and is subject to the jurisdictions of Tomball Independent School District (instead of Conroe ISD for The Woodlands’ other villages) and Harris County Precinct 4. Harris County votes are still being tallied, but it should be noted that - between Montgomery County and Harris County with all 57 MC precincts and currently 700 of the 704 HC precincts reporting - the Township’s Proposition A had 14,751 against incorporation and 7,486 for, while Proposition B had 15,625 against incorporation and 7,564 for.

Tomball ISD had five bond elections on the ballot, all of which were defeated, with ranges of 52-62% voting against the bond issuances.

It should be noted that election results are finalized through processes called canvassing - how state and local officials confirm the validity of ballots cast - and certification - the process authorities use to formalize the election results based on the canvass. While the results listed in this article are yet to be fully certified, chances are none of the propositions or elections will change their results when certification is complete.