Most incumbents triumph; some races go to May 22 vote

Judge John Lipscombe prevailed in his Democratic primary for County Court-at-Law No. 3 with 59 percent of the vote over attorney Paul Quinzi.

With no GOP challengers for either spot, Hohengarten and Lipscombe will likely keep their seats in the November election. primary race for judge of Williamson County Court-at-Law 1.

Hallford received nearly 70 percent of the vote. She will face Democrat Don Morehart, a Round Rock-based attorney, in the November general election.

Hays County 428th District Court Judge Bill Henry defeated challenger Benjamin Wetmore, 79 percent to 21 percent, in the Republican primary.

Wetmore is a former associate of James O’Keefe, an activist known for conservative political stunts aimed at ensnaring media outlets in revealing bias. He also represented the nonprofit American Phoenix Foundation, which secretly taped Texas lawmakers.

Henry, the sitting judge since 2005, faces no Democratic opposition in the general election. the November ballot.

Bastrop County Judge Paul Pape and County Commissioner Bubba Snowden both won re-election Tuesday night, beating challengers in the Republican primary.

Pape defeated challenger Don Loucks, a former county commissioner, with 61.6 percent of the vote, according to the unofficial results. The race became heated as Election Day neared, with Loucks calling Pape a dictator and Pape calling Loucks a right-wing extremist.

In the Precinct 4 commissioner race, Snowden bested challenger Rosanna Abreo with nearly 75 percent of the vote. Abreo has served in law enforcement for nearly 20 years, including two interim terms as Bastrop County sheriff.

No Democrats have filed for either seat, so Pape and Snowden will likely sail to re-election in November.