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Just over 1,300 Brewster County voters cast their ballots early for the Texas Primary Election. That’s about 29 percent of the total registered.
Reporting on contested races only.
Republican races
*Brewster County Judge: Greg Henington, 299; Ryan Skelton, 368; Monty Kimball, 188.
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1: Bob Steele, 244; Scott Wasserman, 428.
Democratic races
*Brewster County Judge: Benjamin Barrientes, 75; Oscar Cobos, 242; Mimi Smith, 206.
County Treasurer: Julie Morton, 236; Lorene Villanueva, 255.
*Both of the races for County Judge include three candidates, none of which had more than 50 percent of the total following early voting. In Texas, a candidate must receive more than 50 percent to be declared the winner.