Staff Report
HAYS COUNTY — Voters took to the polls to cast their vote in the 2026 March primary election. These are the unofficial election results as of 10:50 p.m. March 3, with 35 of 35 election day locations reporting.
Democratic race
According to the Hays County elections website, 33,926 out of 192,945, or 17.58%, Democratic voters cast a ballot.
District Judge, 428th District
Cassie Benoit-Templeton: 20,153 (66.54%)
Joe Pool: 6,968 (23.01%)
Bill Henry: 3,168 (10.46%)
Criminal District Attorney
Alfonso Salazar: 16,349 (54.50%)
Landon Bryan Campbell: 13,647 (45.50%)
County Judge
Michelle Gutierrez Cohen: 14,435 (45.42%)
Joel W. Martin: 1,727 (5.43%)
Ruben Becerra: 15,616 (49.14%)
County Court-at-Law #1
Jimmy Alan Hall: 29,259 (100%)
County Court-at-Law #2
Chris Johnson: 13,785 (47.97%)
W. David Friesenhahn: 4,738 (16.49%)
Thomas Just: 10,211 (35.54%)
District Clerk
Amanda K. Calvert: 29,440 (100%)
County Clerk
Cynthia A. Millonzi: 14,204 (47.51%)
DeeDee Rodgers: 6,225 (20.82%)
Nicholas “Nico” Costilla: 9,468 (31.67%)
County Treasurer
Daphne Sanchez Tenorio: 29,380 (100%)
County Commissioner, Precinct 2
Johnny Flores: 5,380 (72.60%)
Bryan Escobar: 2,030 (27.40%)
County Commissioner, Precinct 4
Angie Unger: 3,864 (50.56%)
Laurie Brown: 3,779 (49.44%)
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 2
Maggie Hernandez Moreno: 7,101 (75.46%)
Elizabeth Trevino Amaya: 2,309 (24.54%)
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 1
Beth Smith: 6,903 (100%)
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5
Sandra Bryant: 6,165 (100%)
Republican race
According to the Hays County elections website, 18,601 out of 192,945, or 9.64%, Republican voters cast a ballot, with 35 of 35 election day locations reporting.
District Judge, 207th District
Tracie Wright Reneau: 15,064 (100%)
District Judge, 274th District
Gary L. Steel: 15,125 (100%)
District Judge, 428th District
Paul Still: 15,046 (100%)
County Judge
Geoffrey Tahuahua: 15,418 (100%)
County Court-at-Law #2
Charmaine Wilde: 15,180 (100%)
County Commissioner, Precinct 2
Abby Gibson: 2,223(100%)
County Commissioner, Precinct 4
Rob McClelland: 4,368 (66.12%)
Wm. Travis Crow: 2,238 (33.88%)
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, Place 1
Janie Flores: 2,545 (100%)
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3
Joseph Jamieson: 2,461 (100%)
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4
John Burns: 4,805 (100%)
*All results remain unofficial until canvassed
