Mueller Wins County Judge Race

Dan Mueller will be the next Fayette County Judge. He won the general election with more than 86 percent of the vote according to unofficial results.

Mueller, a Republican, faced a long-shot Libertarian candidate Will Martin, who gathered 13.46 percent of the vote. The vote totals were 8,697 for Mueller and 1,353 for Martin.

It was the only local election on the ballot. In statewide elections, Republican candidates won more than 80 percent of Fayette County votes in each race. Governor Greg Abbott won by 82 percent here (compared to 54.84 percent statewide).

Incumbent Republican Michael McCaul won re-election to his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives with 83 percent of the vote in Fayette County (compared to 63.27 percent statewide).

Republican Stan Kitzman won his first term in the Texas State House for District 85, which includes Fayette County. He gathered 82.5 percent of the vote in Fayette County, compared to 73.84 percent across the district.

Republican Lois Kolkhorst also won re-election to her seat in the State Senate with 85 percent of the Fayette County vote (compared to 66.17 percent across the district).

Look for complete election coverage in Friday’s paper.