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9:35 PM Update: Final results with all precincts reporting.

Final results show Incumbent District Attorney Micheal Murray defeating challenger Bill Ruth with 71.25% of the votes.

Vance Hill defeated all candidates for Brown County Sheriff with 51.07% of ballots cast and avoiding a runoff.

Precinct 3 Commissioner Wayne Shaw (incumbent) received 53.36% of the votes and beat challengers Jessica Acker and Pat McLaughlin also avoiding a runoff.

In the race for County Commissioner, Precinct 1, Incumbent Gary Worley will face Tommy Blevins in a runoff election in May as no candidate received more than 50% of the vote.

9:05 PM Update: 17 precincts reporting.  Totals have been added below.

8:45 PM Update: 10 precincts reporting.

8:28 PM Update: 5 precincts reporting.  Totals have been added below.

Brown County voters cast their ballots Tuesday in the Primary Elections.  At 7 PM, election officials released early voting totals.  More results will be available as each precinct ballot box is counted.  In early voting, more than 4000 ballots were cast in Brown County.

Results for early voting in Brown County for the contested races of District Attorney, Sheriff, and Commissioners for Precinct 1 and 3 are below.  Watch for live updates as ballots are counted Tuesday night and totals are released.

Results are considered unofficial until canvassed and approved.

Unopposed races are District Judge, County Attorney, Tax Assessor Collector, Constable Precinct 1, Constable Precinct 2, Constable Precinct 3, Constable Precinct 4, and Republican County Chairman.

Results for contested races are as follows:

Election Results # of votes % of votes

District Attorney

Micheal Murray 5935 71.25
Bill Ruth 2395 28.75

Brown County Sheriff

Billy Bloom 2098 24.31
Vance Hill 4408 51.07
Paul Lilly 2125 24.62

County Commissioner Precinct 1

Gary Worley 997 38.02
Tommy Blevins 750 28.60
Robert W. “Bob” Contreras 491 18.73
Jimmy Trowbridge 384 14.65

County Commissioner Precinct 3

Pat McLaughlin 696 27.65
Wayne Shaw 1343 53.36
Jessica Anne Acker 478 18.99