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Municipal elections in Lubbock County, Texas (2020)

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2022
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2020 Lubbock County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: December 9, 2019
Primary election: March 3, 2020
General election: November 3, 2020
Election stats
Offices up: Sheriff, tax assessor-collector, court commissioners, constables for precincts 1 through 4, special districts, and multiple judgeships
Total seats up: 14
Election type: Partisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2020

Lubbock County, Texas, held general elections for sheriff, tax assessor-collector, court commissioners, constables for precincts 1 through 4, special districts, and multiple judgeships on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for March 3, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was December 9, 2019.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Texas modified its absentee/mail-in voting, candidate filing, and early voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

  • Absentee/mail-in voting: Local election officials could not reject an absentee ballot due to a perceived signature mismatch unless the voter was given a pre-rejection notice of this finding and a "meaningful opportunity to cure his or her ballot's rejection." Return locations for absentee/mail-in ballots were limited to one per county.
  • Candidate filing procedures: The petition deadline for independent candidates for non-presidential office was extended to August 13, 2020.
  • Early voting: Early voting began on October 13, 2020.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

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Elections

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Sheriff

General election

General election for Lubbock County Sheriff

Incumbent Kelly Rowe won election in the general election for Lubbock County Sheriff on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kelly Rowe
Kelly Rowe (R)
 
100.0
 
92,388

Total votes: 92,388
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lubbock County Sheriff

Incumbent Kelly Rowe advanced from the Republican primary for Lubbock County Sheriff on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kelly Rowe
Kelly Rowe
 
100.0
 
26,790

Total votes: 26,790
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Tax assessor-collector

General election

General election for Lubbock County Tax Assessor-Collector

Incumbent Ronnie Keister won election in the general election for Lubbock County Tax Assessor-Collector on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ronnie Keister
Ronnie Keister (R)
 
100.0
 
92,007

Total votes: 92,007
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lubbock County Tax Assessor-Collector

Incumbent Ronnie Keister advanced from the Republican primary for Lubbock County Tax Assessor-Collector on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ronnie Keister
Ronnie Keister
 
100.0
 
26,645

Total votes: 26,645
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Commissioners

General election

Lubbock County Commission general election

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

Green check mark transparent.pngTerence Kovar

Precinct 3

Green check mark transparent.pngGilbert Flores (i)

Cary Shaw


Primary election

Lubbock County Commission primary

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

Lee Ann Dumbauld
E. Garza
Green check mark transparent.pngTerence Kovar

Precinct 3

Green check mark transparent.pngGilbert Flores (i)
Lorenzo Sedeño

Victor Flores
Ysidro Gutierrez
Green check mark transparent.pngCary Shaw


Constables

General election

Lubbock County constables general election

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

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Hanna (i)

Precinct 2

Green check mark transparent.pngJody Barnes (i)

Precinct 3

Green check mark transparent.pngMarina Garcia (i)

Precinct 4

Green check mark transparent.pngTony Jackson (i)


Primary election

Lubbock County constables primary

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

Green check mark transparent.pngPaul Hanna (i)

Precinct 2

Green check mark transparent.pngJody Barnes (i)

Precinct 3

Green check mark transparent.pngMarina Garcia (i)

Precinct 4

Green check mark transparent.pngTony Jackson (i)


Water control and improvement districts

District 2

General election

General election for Lubbock County Water Control and Improvement District 2

Incumbent Casey Hildebrandt defeated Kimberly Simpson and Charles Hargrove in the general election for Lubbock County Water Control and Improvement District 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Casey Hildebrandt (Nonpartisan)
 
44.1
 
8,098
Kimberly Simpson (Nonpartisan)
 
28.1
 
5,158
Image of Charles Hargrove
Charles Hargrove (Nonpartisan)
 
27.8
 
5,112

Total votes: 18,368
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District 3

General election

General election for Lubbock County Water Control and Improvement District 3

John Kimmel defeated Christopher Toelle, Johnny Stone, Wendell Bostwick, and Michael Shobe in the general election for Lubbock County Water Control and Improvement District 3 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
John Kimmel (Nonpartisan)
 
33.6
 
3,061
Christopher Toelle (Nonpartisan)
 
22.3
 
2,031
Johnny Stone (Nonpartisan)
 
16.2
 
1,474
Wendell Bostwick (Nonpartisan)
 
16.0
 
1,459
Michael Shobe (Nonpartisan)
 
11.8
 
1,075

Total votes: 9,100
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At large district

General election

General election for Lubbock County Water Control and Improvement At Large District

Incumbent Tom Keisling defeated Tony Renteria in the general election for Lubbock County Water Control and Improvement At Large District on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Tom Keisling (Nonpartisan)
 
53.6
 
44,226
Tony Renteria (Nonpartisan)
 
46.4
 
38,318

Total votes: 82,544
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Judicial

General election

Lubbock County district courts general election

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Texas 72nd District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngRuben Reyes (i)

Texas 99th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngPhillip Hays

Texas 140th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngDouglas Freitag (i)  Candidate Connection


Primary runoff election

Lubbock County district courts primary runoff

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Texas 99th District Court

Kara Darnell
Green check mark transparent.pngPhillip Hays

Texas 140th District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngDouglas Freitag (i)  Candidate Connection
Tom Brummett  Candidate Connection


Primary election

Lubbock County district courts primary

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
Texas 72nd District Court

Green check mark transparent.pngRuben Reyes (i)

Texas 99th District Court

Runoff Arrow.jpgKara Darnell
John Grace
Runoff Arrow.jpgPhillip Hays
Mark McBrayer

Texas 140th District Court

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Runoff Arrow.jpgDouglas Freitag (i)  Candidate Connection
Runoff Arrow.jpgTom Brummett  Candidate Connection
Ryan Gentry
Robert Sullivan


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About the county

Demographics

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

Demographic Data for Lubbock County, Texas
Lubbock County Texas
Population 310,639 29,145,505
Land area (sq mi) 895 261,267
Race and ethnicity**
White 77.9% 69.2%
Black/African American 7.2% 12.1%
Asian 2.3% 4.9%
Native American 0.8% 0.5%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Other (single race) 5.6% 6.2%
Multiple 6.1% 7%
Hispanic/Latino 35.8% 39.4%
Education
High school graduation rate 87.2% 84.4%
College graduation rate 32% 30.7%
Income
Median household income $53,425 $63,826
Persons below poverty level 18.5% 14.2%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**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.[1][2]

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

Lubbock County, Texas Texas Municipal government Other local coverage
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