news@vanzandtnews.com With no active races for Van Zandt County offices, two VZC school bond elections took center stage on the ballots during the Nov. 8 General Election.

The Martins Mill ISD proposition finished in close fashion, with a final vote count of 491 against and 466 in favor.

The Wills Point ISD proposition vote count is still ongoing and has not yet been called at the time of press.

The district released the following statement on Wednesday, Nov. 9 regarding the outcome of the vote: “Thank you to everyone who came out and voted on the bond measure and used your voice. With a record turnout, we are continuing to wait for the democratic process to play out as we work with our local election’s office. The final bond results are still too close to call at this time. Provisionial and mail-in ballots will not be accounted for until late Tuesday, November 15th.”

Other notable races on the ballot in VZC included the race for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, U.S. Representative for District 5, and State Senator representing District 2.

There were a total of 22,540 ballots cast in Van Zandt County, with 9,825 of those coming during the early voting window. VZC has 39,958 registered voters, meaning the overall voter turnout for the county was 56.41 percent.

The numbers below represent Van Zandt County votes only:

US Rep., District 5 (R) Lance Gooden – 18,304 (D) Tartisha Hill – 2,289 (L) Kevin A. Hale – 291 Governor

(R) Greg Abbott – 18,388 (D) Beto O’Rourke – 2,461 (L) Mark Tippetts – 146 (G) Delilah Barrios – 40 Lt. Governor (R) Dan Patrick – 17,984 (D) Mike Collier – 2,696 (L) Shanna Steele – 336 Attorney General (R) Ken Paxton – 17,889 (D) Rochelle Mercedes Garza – 2,471 (L) Mark Ash – 520 Comptroller of Public Accounts (R) Glenn Hegar – 18,240 (D) Janet T. Dudding – 2,277 (L) V. Alonzo Echevarria-Garcia – 230 Commissioner of General Land Office (R) Dawn Buckingham – 18,300 (D) Jay Kleberg – 2,389 (G) Alfred Molison Jr. – 147 Commissioner of Agriculture

(R) Sid Miller – 18,208 (D) Susan Hays – 2,471 Railroad Commissioner (R) Wayne Christian – 18,175 (D) Luke Warford – 2,297 (L) Jaime Andres Diez - 271 (G) Hunter Wayne Crow – 146 Supreme Court Justice, Place 3 (R) Debra Lerhmann – 18,238 (D) Erin A. Nowell – 2,364

(L) Thomas Edward Oxford – 269

Supreme Court Justice, Place 5

(R) Rebecca Huddle – 18,389 (D) Amanda Reichek – 2,371

Supreme Court Justice, Place 9

(R) Evan Young – 18,307 (D) Julia Maldonado – 2,444

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 5

(R) Scott Walker – 18, 371 (D) Dana Huffman – 2,482

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 6

(R) Jesse F. McClure III – 18,295 (D) Robert Johnson – 2,378 State Senator

(R) Bob Hall – 18,321 (D) Prince S. Giadolor – 2,378 Martin’s Mill ISD Proposition

For – 466 Against – 491

Wills Point ISD Proposition For – 1,854 Against – 1,858