UPDATED: Montgomery County election results for The Woodlands area

THE WOODLANDS, TX – With a blue wave overwhelming the Lone Star State at the gubernatorial and federal levels, Montgomery County maintained its historical red-centric voting tradition. With all 121 precincts reporting in, here are the complete unofficial results for the November 3 midterm elections; results can only be called ‘official’ once they are certified by the Elections Commission.

Though statewide votes have forced Greg Abbott to turn over the keys to the Governor’s Mansion to Gina Hinojosa, nearly 63% of Montgomery County residents threw their support to Republican governor; likewise, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick will be stepping down to be replaced by Democrat Vikki Goodwin even though he received more than 62% of the Montgomery County vote.

In another surprise loss to the left, U.S. Senator Ken Paxton conceded to James Talarico despite exceeding 60% of the votes of Montgomery County residents.

In the locally relevant midterm races for U.S. Congress, Steve Toth eked out a win for District 2 Representative over Democrat Shaun Finnie with 56.54% of the county vote; meanwhile in District 8, Jessica Hart Steinmann cruised to an easy victory over Democrat challenger Laura Jones with 71.75% of the vote.

For county races, there was a decidedly conservative bent to the polling results. Incumbent County Judge Mark Keough kept his seat from Democrat challenger James Graf with 65.47% of the vote. 260,209 of the county’s 487,460 registered voters – 53.38% – cast their ballots over the past couple of weeks and today.

In the race for State Board of Education, District 6, former CISD trustee Tiffany Nelson handily beat challengers Michelle Palmer and Margo Jordan, as did Audrey G. Young over Dana Van De Walker DEM for District 8.

The GOP candidates for State Senator, District 4 and District 18 – Brett W. Ligon and Lois W. Kolkhorst easily overcame their challengers. In the State Representative races, Republicans Kristen Plaisance, Brad Bailey, Will Metcalf, and Janis Holt decidedly took their wins for Districts 3, 15, 16, and 18 respectively.

In the hotly contested Conroe Independent School District Trustee races, Position 1 went to challenger Ryan Tsamouris with barely 1,000 ballots separating him from Aggie Gambino; for Position 2, Rod Hammer squeaked out a win over his two challengers despite not getting a majority of the vote, and Position 3 stayed in the hands of Misty Odenweller.

The only contested race for The Woodlands Township Board of Directors, Position 3, saw Lisa Gilmore taking the win over challengers Priscila Young and Nick Tran despite not garnering a majority vote.

Below are the complete results awaiting certification including total number of combined early voting, absentee voting, mail-in voting, and election voting and the percentage of the total vote (“W” indicates a write-in candidate):

Conroe ISD Trustee, Position 1

Ryan Tsamouris – 54,102 50.47%

Aggie Gambino – 53,090 49.53%

Conroe ISD Trustee, Position 2

Destinee Milton – 38,394 36.33%

Rod Hammer – 43,106 40.79%

Robin Deferrari – 24,185 22.88%

Conroe ISD Trustee, Position 3

Misty Odenweller – 54,661 52.21%

Phil Martin – 50,038 47.79%

Tomball ISD Trustee, Position 1

Lacey Derrington – 2,709 70.00%

Patrick Beecher – 1,161 30.00%

Tomball ISD Trustee, Position 2

Michael Pratt – 3,474 100.00%

Tomball ISD Trustee, Position 3

Joseph M. Ferguson – 1,898 50.91%

John E. McStravick – 1,830 49.09%

Tomball ISD Trustee, Position 4

Mark Lewandowski – 3,438 100.00%

The Woodlands Township Position No. 1

Lee Wilson – 26,305 100.00%

The Woodlands Township Position No. 2

Linda Nelson – 26,543 100.00%

The Woodlands Township Position No. 3

Priscila Young – 4,970 15.19%

Nick Tran – 13,163 40.24%

Lisa Gilmore – 14,577 44.56%

The Woodlands Township Position No. 4

Craig Eissler – 26,020 100.00%

United States Senator

Ken Paxton REP – 155,782 60.25%

James Talarico DEM – 98,324 38.03%

Ted Brown LIB – 4,333 1.68%

Avery Ayers (W) – 41 0.02%

Bradford "Brad" Hall (W) – 28 0.01%

Jade Simmons (W) – 45 0.02%

United States Representative, District 2

Steve Toth REP – 74,185 56.54%

Shaun Finnie DEM – 57,022 43.46%

United States Representative, District 8

Jessica Hart Steinmann REP – 89,849 71.75%

Laura Jones DEM – 35,369 28.25%

Governor

Greg Abbott REP – 162,155 62.63%

Gina Hinojosa DEM – 93,048 35.94%

Pat Dixon LIB – 3,618 1.40%

Edward Earl Giles (W) – 8 0.00%

Jenn Mack (W) – 65 0.03%

Mike Miller (W) – 19 0.01%

Lieutenant Governor

Dan Patrick REP – 160,646 62.38%

Vikki Goodwin DEM – 90,727 35.23%

Anthony Cristo LIB – 4,246 1.65%

Kevin McCormick GRN – 1,890 0.73%

Stephen Samuelson (W) – 20 0.01%

Attorney General

Mayes Middleton REP – 162,528 63.22%

Nathan Johnson DEM – 90,417 35.17%

Tom Oxford LIB – 4,141 1.61%

Comptroller of Public Accounts

Don Huffines REP – 163,117 63.67%

Sarah Eckhardt DEM – 88,310 34.47%

V. Alonzo Echavarria-Garza LIB – 3,664 1.43%

Shehla Faizi GRN – 1,087 0.42%

Commissioner of the General Land Office

Dawn Buckingham – 164,722 64.48%

Benjamin Flores DEM – 87,025 34.06%

Neill Snider LIB – 3,727 1.46%

Commissioner of Agriculture

Nate Sheets REP – 163,733 64.12%

Clayton Tucker DEM – 87,066 34.09%

Austin R. Kelly LIB – 4,564 1.79%

Railroad Commissioner

Bo French REP – 160,635 63.00%

Jon Rosenthal DEM – 89,893 35.26%

Arthur DiBianca LIB – 4,430 1.74%

Chief Justice, Supreme Court

Jimmy Blacklock REP – 166,110 64.89%

Maggie Ellis DEM – 89,866 35.11%

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2, Unexpired Term

James P. Sullivan REP – 166,345 65.13%

Chari Kelly DEM – 89,075 34.87%

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 7

Kyle Hawkins REP – 165,186 64.76%

Kristen Hawkins DEM – 89,890 35.24%

Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8

Brett Busby REP – 166,904 65.50%

Gisela D. Triana DEM – 87,901 34.50%

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3

Thomas Smith REP – 165,472 65.03%

Okey Anyiam DEM – 83,683 32.89%

Mark Ash LIB – 5,288 2.08%

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4

Kevin Patrick Yeary REP – 167,352 65.85%

Audra Riley DEM – 86,794 34.15%

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9

John Messinger REP – 166,084 65.42%

Holly Taylor DEM – 87,794 34.58%

Member, State Board of Education, District 6

Tiffany Nelson REP – 119,964 64.05%

Michelle Palmer DEM – 67,303 35.93%

Margo Jordan (W) – 38 0.02%

Member, State Board of Education, District 8

Audrey G. Young REP – 42,573 64.34%

Dana Van De Walker DEM – 23,600 35.66%

State Senator, District 4

Brett W. Ligon REP – 127,994 62.87%

Ron C. Angeletti DEM – 75,602 37.13%

State Senator, District 18

Lois W. Kolkhorst REP – 17,041 77.90%

Erica Gillum DEM – 4,835 22.10%

State Representative, District 3

Kristen Plaisance REP – 56,960 67.11%

Nicole King DEM – 27,918 32.89%

State Representative, District 15

Brad Bailey REP – 45,484 56.87%

Moniqua' S. Scott – 31,979 39.98%

Jessi Cowart LIB – 2,516 3.15%

State Representative, District 16

Will Metcalf REP – 55,740 71.34%

Bobbie Clayton DEM – 22,392 28.66%

State Representative, District 18

Janis Holt REP – 6,518 59.62%

Valorie Barton DEM – 4,415 40.38%

Chief Justice, 15th Court of Appeals District

Scott Brister REP – 166,610 65.73%

Jerry Zimmerer DEM – 86,852 34.27%

Justice, 15th Court of Appeals District, Place 2

Scott K. Field REP – 166,075 65.62%

Tom Baker DEM – 87,003 34.38%

Justice, 15th Court of Appeals District, Place 3

April Farris REP – 166,614 65.93%

Marc M. Meyer DEM – 86,092 34.07%

Chief Justice, 9th Court of Appeals District

Scott Golemon REP – 190,422 100.00%

District Judge, 221st Judicial District

Lisa Michalk REP – 188,959 100.00%

District Judge, 284th Judicial District

Kristin Bays REP – 187,532 100.00%

District Judge, 359th Judicial District

Michael H. Ghutzman – 186,662 100.00%

District Attorney, 9th Judicial District, Unexpired Term

Mike Holley REP – 186,304 100.00%

County Judge

Mark Keough REP – 166,182 65.47%

James Graf DEM – 87,657 34.53%

Judge, County Court at Law No. 1

John C. Hafley REP – 186,603 100.00%

Judge, County Court at Law No. 3

Amy Tucker REP – 186,217 100.00%

Judge, County Court at Law No. 4

Echo Hutson REP – 185,119 100.00%

Judge, County Court at Law No. 6

Scharlene White Valdez REP – 184,966 100.00%

Judge, County Probate Court No. 1

Claudia Laird REP – 185,306 100.00%

District Clerk

Melisa Miller REP – 185,581 100.00%

County Clerk

Brandon Steinmann REP – 184,792 100.00%

County Treasurer

Melanie K. Bush REP – 185,157 100.00%

County Commissioner, Precinct No. 2

Charlie Riley REP – 59,615 100.00%

County Commissioner, Precinct No. 4

Matt Gray REP – 36,204 100.00%

Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 1

Scott Carson REP – 36,373 75.45%

John A. Lagway, Jr. DEM – 11,832 24.55%

Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 2

Grady Trey Spikes REP – 21,048 100.00%

Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 3

Brittany Gable-Hale REP – 55,518 65.24%

Charles B. "Chuck" Meyer IND – 29,583 34.76%

Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 4

Jason Dunn REP – 26,846 100.00%

Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 5

Billy Masden REP – 35,866 100.00%

MCAD District Board of Directors, Place 1

Dale Inman – 110,129 60.13%

Gary Beck – 73,033 39.87%

MCAD District Board of Directors, Place 2

Frank S. Smith – 95,162 53.90%

Creg Mixon – 81,397 46.10%

MCAD District Board of Directors, Place 3

Sherry D. Tavel – 120,647 68.09%

Webb Melder – 56,534 31.91%