The fight for Hays County’s Pct. 3 Commissioner seat is now heading to court.

Jimmy Alan Hall, the Democratic candidate in the Nov. 6 Pct. 3 Commissioner race, submitted a petition to the Hays County District Court to fight the result of the election.

Hall, a Wimberley-area attorney, was defeated Nov. 6 by incumbent Pct. 3 Commissioner Lon Shell by a slim 37 vote margin. Those results remained the same after a Nov. 28 recount.

According to the petition, Hall is contesting the race on numero...