All the unopposed local candidates, with the exception of the county attorney, ran as Democrats, yet, the county voters voted Republican in every other race.
Here’s how Refugio County voted:
President and Vice President
Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan (R) — 1,659
Barack Obama/Joe Biden (D) — 998
Gary Johnson/Jim Stein (L) — 10
Jill Steil/Cheri Honkala (G) — 6
Write-in candidates — 0
U.S. senator
Ted Cruz (R) — 1,551
Paul Sadler (D) — 1,015
John Jay Myers (L) — 34
David B. Collins (G) — 25
U.S. representative of District 27
Blake Farenthold (R) — 1,534
Rose Meza Harrison (D) — 1,052
Corrie Byrd (L) — 20
Bret Baldwin (I) — 30
Railroad commissioner
Christi Craddick (R) — 1,482
Dale Henry (D) — 1,029
Vivekananda (Vik) Wall (L) — 21
Chris Kennedy (G) — 43
Railroad Commissioner Unexpired term
Barry Smitherman (R) — 1,597
Jaime O. Perez (L) — 247
Josh Wendel (G) — 78
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2
Don Willett (R) — 1,654
RS Roberto Koelsch (Lib) — 228
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 4
John Devine (R) — 1,608
Tom Oxford (L) — 200
Charles E. Waterbury (G) — 79
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6
Nathan Hecht (R) — 1,446
Michele Petty (D) — 1,039
Mark Ash (L) — 47
Jim Chisholm (G) — 33
Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals
Sharon Keller (R) — 1,490
Keith Hampton (D) — 1,018
Lance Stott (L) — 49
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 7
Barbara Parker Hervey (R) — 1,624
Mark W. Bennett (L) — 255
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 8
Elsa Alcala (R) — 1,577
William Bryan Strange III (L) — 269
Member, State Board of Education, District 2
Laurie J. Turner (R) — 1,493
Ruben Cortez Jr. (D) — 1,028
Lenard Nelson (L) — 41
State Senator, District 18
Glen Hegar (R) — 1,722
State Representative, District 30
Geanie W. Morrison (R) — 1,581
Alex Hernandez Jr. (D) — 1,019
Chief Justice, 13th Court of Appeals District
Roy Valdez (D) — 1,375
Justice, 13th Court of Appeals District, Place 2
Tom Greenwell (R) — 1,436
Nora Longoria (D) — 1,144
Justice 13th Court of Appeals District, Place 4
Bradford M. Condit (R) — 1,467
Nelda Vidaurri Rodriguez (D) — 1,086
Justice, 13th Court of Appeals District, Place 5
Doug Norman (R) — 1,495
Gina M. Benavides (D) — 1,059
District Judge 24th Judicial District
Jack W. Marr (R) — 1,496
Sandra McKenzie (D) — 1,089
District Judge, 135th Judicial District
Kemper Stephen Williams (R) — 1,722
District Attorney, 24th Judicial District
Michael A. Sheppard (D) — 1,497
County Attorney
Todd Steele (R) — 1,804
Sheriff
Robert Bolcik (D) — 1,681
Tax Assessor - Collector
Ida Mascorro Turner (D) 1,713
County Treasurer - Unexpired Term
Elaine Henning (D) — 1,634
County Commissioner, Precinct No. 1
Ann Lopez (D) — 347
County Commissioner, Precinct No. 3
Gary Bourland (D) — 508
Constable, No. 1
Severo “Jimbo” Porras Jr. (D) — 706
Constable, No. 2
Johnny J. Garza (D) — 870
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