PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS

Former Gregg County District Attorney Bill Jennings walloped Terry Jackson in the Republican contest for district judge yesterday.

More than 10,000 Republican voters and more than 11,000 Democrats voted in their party primaries.

Locally, John McCain bested Mike Huckabee - but not ny much - for the Republican nomination for the presidency. On the Democratic side, Barack Obama handily defeated Hillary Clinton.

The following results were posted for the Gregg County Primary Election for the Republican Party.
Presidential Race
John McCain - 5,888
Mike Huckabee - 4541
Ron Paul - 395
United States Senator
John Cornyn - 8734
Larry Kilgore - 1120
United States Representative,
Di s
Louie Gohmert - 9730
Railroad Commissioner
Michael L. Williams - 7806
Chief Justice, Supreme Court
Wallace B. Jefferson - 7580
Justice, Supreme Court, Place
7
Dale Wainwright - 7527
Justice, Supreme Court, Place
8
Phil Johnson - 7515
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals,
Place 3
Tom Price - 7532
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals,
Place 4
Paul Womack - 5839
Robert Francis - 1582
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals,
Place 9
Cathy Cochran - 7406
Member, State Board of Educat

Barbara Cargill - 7442
State Representative District 7
Tommy Merritt - 8479
Chief Justice, 12th Court of
Appeals
Jim Worthen - 7309
District Judge, 124th Judicial
District
Bill Jennings - 7350
Terry Jackson - 2318
Cr iminalDi strictAt t
Unexpired Term
Carl Dorrough - 7717
Sheriff
Maxey Cerliano - 9209
County Tax Assessor-Collector
Kirk Shields - 8735
County Commissioner Precinct
1
Charles W. Davis - 2332
Richard Lazarus - 1492
County Commissioner Precinct
3

Bob Barbee - 2151
Constable Precinct 1
James R. Plumlee - 2916
Constable Precinct 2
Billy Fort - 1709
John C. Bisese - 1236
Constable Precinct 3
Bill Echart - 1829
Leigh L. Moore - 619
County Chairman
Keith Rothra - 7606
Precinct Chairman, Precinct 4
J. David Gano - 155
Randy Hufstetler - 181
Precinct Chairman, Precinct 5
David P. Simpson - 358
John Ray - 499
Referendum No. 1, Immigration
Yes - 10182
No - 251
Referendum No. 2, Photo ID
Yes - 9905
No - 499
Referendum No. 3, Controlling
Government Growth
Yes - 9322
No - 727
The following are the Democratic results
for the Gregg County Primary
Election.
U.S. President
Hillary Clinton - 4580
Barack Obama - 6503
United States Senator
Rhett R. Smith - 1838
Ray McMurrey - 1765
Richard J. Noriega - 1876
Gene Kelly - 2038
Railroad Commissioner
Mark Thompson - 4496
Art Hall - 1628
Dale Henry - 1296
Chief Justice Supreme Court
Jim Jordan - 5769
Justice, Supreme Court, Place
7
Baltasar D. Cruz - 2160
Sam Houston - 4770
Justice, Supreme Court, Place
8
Linda Reyna Yanez - 2831
Susan Criss - 4094
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals,
Place 3
Susan Strawn - 6290
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals,
Place 4
J.R. Molina - 6261
Justice, 6th Court of Appeals
Dis trict ,
Jack Carter - 6113
Sheriff
Bobby R. White - 6693
Constable Precinct 4
Robby R. Cox - 2107
Bernard D. Brooks - 265
Daryl Gregg - 1141
County Chairman
Juneau Embry - 6283

Rusk County Sheriff Glen Deason will square off against Republican challenger Danny Pirtle in a run-off election.

Pirtle collected more than 2300 votes out of some 5000 votes cast in the race, handily outdistancing Deason with his 1791 votes. A third candidates, jerry Hayes, finished third with 909 votes. Because neither candidate collected more than half of the total votes, the two will meet in a run-off election next month.

Following are the results of the Rusk County Republican Primary election.
County Republican Primary election.
U.S. President
John McCain - 2576
Mike Huckabee - 2311
Ron Paul - 123
United States Senator
John Cornyn - 3172
Larry Kilgore - 979
United States Representative,
Di s
Louie Gohmert - 4403
Railroad Commissioner
Michael L. Williams - 3385
Chief Justice, Supreme Court
Wallace B. Jefferson - 3275
Justice, Supreme Court
Phil Johnson - 3247
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals,
Precinct 3
Tom Price - 3253
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals,
Precinct 4
Robert Francis - 1115
Paul Womack - 2340
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals,
Precinct 9
Cathy Cochran - 3130
Member, State Board of Educat

Barbara Cargill - 3154
State Representative, District
1 1
Brian K. Walker
Chief Justice, 12th Court of
Appeals
Jim Worthen - 3062
District Judge, 4th Judicial
J. Clay Gossett - 3992
County Attorney
Micheal E. Jimerson - 3743
Sheriff
Glen Deason - 1791
Danny Pirtle - 2309
Jerry Hays - 909
County Commissioner, Precinct
1
Bill Hale - 1007
Constable, Precinct 1
Sammy Nichols - 784
Constable, Precinct 2
Elton W. Brock - 237
Robert Boatwright - 249
Ben Ferrell - 414
Constable, Precinct 4
David Roberts III - 328
Constable, Precinct 5

Jimmy Skinner - 1499
County Chairman
Sheila Head - 3131
Following are the results of the Rusk
County Democratic Primary Election.
Presidential Race
Barack Obama - 2398
Hillary Clinton - 2550
United States Senator
Richard J. Noriega - 864
Rhett R. Smith - 750
Ray McMurrey - 745
Gene Kelly - 1138
Railroad Commissioner
Dale Henry - 901
Art Hall - 537
Mark Thompson - 1885
Chief Justice, Supreme Court
Jim Jordan - 2877
Justice, Supreme Court,
Precinct 7
Baltasar D. Cruz - 735
Sam Houston - 2540
Justice, Supreme Court,
Precinct 8
Susan Criss - 2442
Linda Reyna Yanez - 820
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals,
Precinct 3
Susan Strawn - 3010
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals,
Precinct 4
J.R. Molina - 2602
State Representative, District
1 1
Chuck Hopson - 3523
Justice, 6th Court of Appeals,
Precinct 3
Jack Carter - 2589
Sheriff
Rickey Turner - 2629
County Tax Assessor-Collector
Matt B. Johnson - 3698
County Commissioner, Precinct
3
Freddy Swann - 1109
David Blanton - 587
Constable, Precinct 3
Kenneth Miley - 713
Cecil West - 264
Constable, Precinct 4
David Guy - 305
County Chairman
Lorna Ward - 2831
Referendum, Immigration
Yes - 4766
No - 101
Referendum, Photo ID
Yes - 4680
No - 258
Referendum, Controlling Government
Growth
Yes - 4494
No - 342