Municipal elections in Travis County, Texas (2018)

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2018 Travis County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: December 11, 2017, August 20, 2018, & September 22, 2018
Primary election: March 6, 2018
General election: November 6, 2018
Election stats
Offices up: County commissioner, District clerk, County clerk, County treasurer, Limited district board, Municipal utility district board, Library district board, Local courts
Total seats up: 35
Election type: Partisan and nonpartisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2018
Travis County, Texas, held general elections for county commissioner, district clerk, county clerk, county treasurer, and local judicial positions on November 6, 2018. If a race had multiple candidates for a party nomination, a primary was held on March 6, 2018. The deadline for candidates to file to run in this election was December 11, 2017.


Elections for limited district board, municipal utility district board, and library district board were held on November 6, 2018. The filing deadline for the library district board was September 22, 2018. The filing deadline for the other offices was August 20, 2018.[1]

Elections

County commission

General election

Travis County Commission

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngBrigid Shea (i)

District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngMargaret Gómez (i)

Travis County Judge

Green check mark transparent.pngSarah Eckhardt (i)


Primary election

Travis County Commission

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngBrigid Shea (i)

District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngMargaret Gómez (i)
Susanna Ledesma Woody

Travis County Judge

Green check mark transparent.pngSarah Eckhardt (i)


County clerk

General election

General election candidates

Democratic primary Democratic Party

Dana DeBeauvoir (i)

Republican primary Republican Party

No candidate from this party filed to run.

District clerk

General election

General election candidates

Democratic primary Democratic Party

Velva Price (i)

Republican primary Republican Party

No candidate from this party filed to run.

Treasurer

General election

General election candidates

Democratic primary Democratic Party

Dolores Ortega Carter (i)

Republican primary Republican Party

No candidate from this party filed to run.

Special district offices

Lost Creek Limited District

General election

General election for Lost Creek Limited District Board At-large (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Lost Creek Limited District Board At-large on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Chris Vetromile (Nonpartisan)
 
23.3
 
911
Megan Marrs (Nonpartisan)
 
21.7
 
850
Leah Stewart (Nonpartisan)
 
21.1
 
827
Barbara Szalay (Nonpartisan)
 
13.5
 
529
Joyce Cunningham (Nonpartisan)
 
10.7
 
419
Diane Fulton (Nonpartisan)
 
9.6
 
376

Total votes: 3,912
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North Austin Municipal Utility District

Place 2

General election

General election for North Austin Municipal Utility District 1 Board Place 2

Incumbent Don Conklin won election in the general election for North Austin Municipal Utility District 1 Board Place 2 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Don Conklin (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
265

Total votes: 265
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Place 4

General election

General election for North Austin Municipal Utility District 1 Board Place 4

Diana Christiano defeated Donald Ayers in the general election for North Austin Municipal Utility District 1 Board Place 4 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Diana Christiano (Nonpartisan)
 
52.4
 
162
Donald Ayers (Nonpartisan)
 
47.6
 
147

Total votes: 309
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Tanglewood Forest Limited District

General election

General election for Tanglewood Forest Limited District Board At-large (2 seats)

Sue McCoy and Kat Dowling defeated incumbent Gene Garcia III in the general election for Tanglewood Forest Limited District Board At-large on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Sue McCoy (Nonpartisan)
 
35.0
 
557
Kat Dowling (Nonpartisan)
 
34.1
 
544
Gene Garcia III (Nonpartisan)
 
30.9
 
492

Total votes: 1,593
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Wells Branch Community Library District

General election

General election for Wells Branch Community Library District Board At-large (3 seats)

Lindsay Boutilier Martinez, Kim Belcik, and incumbent Faye Cormier defeated incumbent Jill Traffanstedt in the general election for Wells Branch Community Library District Board At-large on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Lindsay Boutilier Martinez (Nonpartisan)
 
32.3
 
1,966
Kim Belcik (Nonpartisan)
 
26.3
 
1,602
Faye Cormier (Nonpartisan)
 
24.1
 
1,469
Jill Traffanstedt (Nonpartisan)
 
17.3
 
1,051

Total votes: 6,088
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Wells Branch Municipal Utility District

Place 1

General election

General election for Wells Branch Municipal Utility District Board Place 1

Kevin Ward defeated incumbent Howard Hagemann in the general election for Wells Branch Municipal Utility District Board Place 1 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Kevin Ward (Nonpartisan)
 
55.7
 
1,626
Howard Hagemann (Nonpartisan)
 
44.3
 
1,293

Total votes: 2,919
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Place 3

General election

General election for Wells Branch Municipal Utility District Board Place 3

Incumbent Betsey Harper won election in the general election for Wells Branch Municipal Utility District Board Place 3 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Betsey Harper (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
2,659

Total votes: 2,659
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Place 5

General election

General election for Wells Branch Municipal Utility District Board Place 5

Incumbent Shelley Palmer won election in the general election for Wells Branch Municipal Utility District Board Place 5 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Shelley Palmer (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
2,656

Total votes: 2,656
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Judicial

District courts

General election


Primary runoff election

District Courts

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Texas 459th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngMaya Guerra Gamble
Aurora Martinez Jones


Primary election


Travis County Court at Law

General election


Primary election


Probate Courts

General election

Travis County Probate Courts

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Travis County Probate Court

Green check mark transparent.pngGuy Herman (i)


Primary election

Travis County Probate Courts

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Travis County Probate Court

Green check mark transparent.pngGuy Herman (i)


Justice of the Peace Courts

General election

Travis County Justice of the Peace

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Precinct 1

Green check mark transparent.pngYvonne Williams (i)

Eric Guerra (Libertarian Party)

Precinct 2

Green check mark transparent.pngRandall Slagle (i)

Chris Soileau

Christopher Louis David (Libertarian Party)

Precinct 3

Green check mark transparent.pngSylvia Holmes

Martin Harry

Precinct 4

Green check mark transparent.pngRaúl Arturo González (i)

Precinct 5

Green check mark transparent.pngNick Chu (i)


Primary election

Travis County Justice of the Peace

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Precinct 1

Green check mark transparent.pngYvonne Williams (i)

Precinct 2

Green check mark transparent.pngRandall Slagle (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Soileau

Precinct 3

Susan Steeg (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngSylvia Holmes

Green check mark transparent.pngMartin Harry

Precinct 4

Green check mark transparent.pngRaúl Arturo González (i)

Precinct 5

Green check mark transparent.pngNick Chu (i)


Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Texas elections, 2018

About the county

See also: Travis County, Texas

The county government of Travis County is located in Austin, Texas. The county was first established in 1840.[2]

County government

See also: Government of Travis County, Texas

Travis County is overseen by a five-member commissioners court. Four commissioners are elected by district to four-year terms. The head of the commissioners court, the county judge, is elected county-wide. Residents also elect a county attorney, district attorney, county clerk, district clerk, county sheriff, county tax assessor-collector, county treasurer, five constables, and five justices of the peace.

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Travis County, Texas
Travis County Texas
Population 1,024,266 25,145,561
Land area (sq mi) 992 261,266
Race and ethnicity**
White 72.5% 74%
Black/African American 8.3% 12.1%
Asian 6.7% 4.8%
Native American 0.6% 0.5%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Other (single race) 8.2% 5.8%
Multiple 3.6% 2.7%
Hispanic/Latino 33.8% 39.3%
Education
High school graduation rate 89.3% 83.7%
College graduation rate 50% 29.9%
Income
Median household income $75,887 $61,874
Persons below poverty level 12% 14.7%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

One of 254 Texas counties—0.4 percent—is a Pivot County. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Jefferson County, Texas 0.48% 1.61% 2.25%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Texas with 52.2 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 43.2 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Texas cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 66.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Texas supported Democratic candidates slightly more often than Republicans, 53.3 to 46.7 percent. The state, however, favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Texas. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[3][4]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 54 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 37.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 65 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 36.4 points. Clinton won 10 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 96 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 36.2 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 85 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 34.5 points.

See also

Travis County, Texas Texas Municipal government Other local coverage
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