Municipal elections in Williamson County, Texas (2016)

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Williamson County in Texas held a general election for municipal government officials on November 8, 2016. Two of the five seats on the commissioners court were up for election, as well as the county attorney, district attorney, county sheriff, and the county tax assessor-collector. All four constable positions were up for election. Three seats on the Austin Community College District Board of Trustees and one seat on the Texas State Board of Education were also on the ballot.

A primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and primary runoffs were held on May 24, 2016. The filing deadline for those wishing to run in this election was December 14, 2015.

County commission

Commissioners court

District 1

☑ Terry Cook
☐ Landy Warren

Defeated in primary

☐ Charles Chadwell

☐ Donna Parker (Defeated in primary runoff)

☐ Paul Matthews

District 3

☐ Anthony Rector
☑ Valerie Covey (i)

Defeated in primary

☐ Matt Heaton

Other elected officials

County tax assessor-collector

☑ Larry Gaddes

County attorney

☑ Doyle Hobbs Jr. (i)

District attorney

☑ Shawn Dick

Defeated in primary

☐ Jana Duty (i)

County sheriff

☑ Robert Chody

Defeated in primary

☐ Randy Elliston

☐ L.A. Trumps

☐ William Kelberlau

☐ Mike Cowie

State Board of Education

District 10

☑ Tom Maynard (i)

☐ Judy Jennings

Constables

Precinct 1

☑ Vinnie Cherrone

Defeated in primary

☐ Leo Enriquez

Precinct 2

☑ Rick Coffman (i)

Defeated in primary

☐ Mike Pendley

Precinct 3

☑ Kevin Stofle (i)

Precinct 4

☑ Marty Ruble (i)

Special districts

Austin Community College District Board of Trustees

All places on this board are at-large positions.
The elections for Places 4 and 9 advanced to a runoff election on December 13, 2016, because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote in the general election. In the runoff races, Sean Hassan defeated Michael Lewis for Place 4, and Julie Ann Nitsch defeated Guadalupe Sosa for Place 9. Advancement to a runoff election is indicated with the following symbol: .

Place 4

☐ George Robinson
☑ Sean Hassan
☐ Michael Lewis

Place 5

☐ Thomas Miranda
☑ Nicole Eversmann
☐ Anthony Schoggins

Place 6

☐ Douglas Gibbins
☑ Nora De Hoyos Comstock

Place 9

☐ Guadalupe Sosa
☐ Mitch Fuller
☑ Julie Ann Nitsch
☐ Jeremy Story

Ballot measures

• Bond Election: Austin a

A yes vote was a vote in favor of the city issuing $720 million in bonds for projects to improve transportation and mobility.

A no vote was a vote against the city issuing $720 million in bonds for projects to improve transportation and mobility.

About the county

See also: Williamson County, Texas

The county government of Williamson County is located in Georgetown, Texas. The county was first established in 1848.

County government

See also: Government of Williamson County, Texas

Williamson County is overseen by a five-member commissioners court. Four commissioners are elected by district to four-year terms. The head of the commissioners court—the county judge—is elected county-wide. Residents also elect a county attorney, district attorney, county clerk, district clerk, county sheriff, county tax assessor-collector, county treasurer, four constables, and four justices of the peace.

Demographics

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

Demographic Data for Williamson County, Texas
	Williamson County	Texas
Population	422,679	25,145,561
Land area (sq mi)	1,118	261,266
Race and ethnicity**
White	79.7%	74%
Black/African American	6.4%	12.1%
Asian	6.8%	4.8%
Native American	0.3%	0.5%
Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more	4.2%	2.7%
Hispanic/Latino	24.4%	39.3%
Education
High school graduation rate	93.2%	83.7%
College graduation rate	41.3%	29.9%
Income
Median household income	$87,337	$61,874
Persons below poverty level	6.4%	14.7%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**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.

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External links

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• Williamson County, Texas website
• Primary election results