Voting results for Primaries
Published 8:00 pm Tuesday, March 6, 2018
By Dawn Burleigh
The Orange Leader
Early voting results for the Republicans decided the race for Republican choice for Orange County Judge as challenger Dean Crooks lead with 58-percent of the vote during the early voting results.
The race between Theresa Adams Beauchamp and incumbent Barry Burton for Commissioner Pct. 2 was a nail biter as the two were neck in neck with only three votes difference during the early voting results.
Vidor Mayor Robert Viator was the clear winner with 72-percent of the votes during early voting compared to 27-percent incumbent Jody Crump received.
Crooks finished the election with 4,315 votes to Carlton’s 2,755 votes.
Crooks will face Donald Brown (D) in November.
“It feels real good,” Crooks said about winning the Primary. “This is where the work starts. I could not be here without the people who helped me. I have enjoyed all the people I have met during this. There are many good people, smart people in Orange County.”
Christy Khoury, incumbent for County Treasurer, beat out David W. Smith with 5,387 votes to Smith’s 1,638 votes.
Theresa Adams Beauchamp won by four votes against incumbent Barry Burton. Beauchamp will face Deborah Mitchell (D) in November. The final mail in ballots will be counted on Wednesday,
“A recount will be at a future date,” Orange County Republican Chair David Covey said.
Viator finished with 1,434 votes compared to Crump, incumbent, with 603 votes.
260th Court Judge
Steven Parkhurst (R) 3,629
County Judge
Dean T. Crooks (R) 4,315
Stephen Brint Carlton (R)* 2,755
Kenneth Luce (R) 459
Will face Donald Brown (D) in November
Judge, County Court-at-Law
Mandy White-Rogers (R)* 3,736
District Clerk
Vickie Edgerly (R)* 3,755
County Clerk
Brandy Robertson (R)* 3,668
County Treasurer
Christy Khoury (R)* 5,387
David W. Smith (R) 1,638
County Commissioner Pct. 2
Theresa Adams Beauchamp (R) 1,038
Barry M. Burton (R)* 1,034
Facing Deborah Mitchell (D) in November
County Commissioner Pct. 4
Robert Viator (R) 1,434
Jody Crump (R)* 603
Justice of the Peace Pct. 1
Hershel Stagner, Jr (R)* 757
Will face Gail Barnett (D) in November
Justice of the Peace Pct. 2
Chad Jenkins (R) 996
Justice of the Peace Pct. 3
Joy Dubose-Simonton (R)* 895
Justice of the Peace Pct. 4
Rodney Price (R)* 1,140
Orange County Democratic Chair
Marcus Wilkerson (D) 519
Louis Ackerman (D) 565
Orange County Republican Chair
David Covey (R) 3,595
*Incumbent
