Runoff Expected Between Flynn, Slaton For District 2 State Representative
Mar04

Runoff Expected Between Flynn, Slaton For District 2 State Representative

The Republican Texas Representative, District 2, election appears to be headed to a May runoff. Although incumbent Dan Flynn finished 9.24 percent ahead of Slaton and 14.18 percent head of Dwayne “Doc” Collins, none of the candidates received over 50 percent of the overall votes, according to the unofficial counts posted by the Secretary of State’s office. Dan FlynnBryan Slaton Overall, Flynn received 14,044 votes or...

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*Updated* Hopkins County Primary Election Results 2020
Mar03

*Updated* Hopkins County Primary Election Results 2020

Below are the unofficial final results of the March 3 primaries for opposed county and district elections as of 9:04 p.m. Results reflect Hopkins County results only for district elections: CONSTABLE PRECINCT 2 Republicans Charles Humphries: 1136John Brian Beadle: 1204 Democrats No candidate DISTRICT 2, STATE REPRESENTATIVE (Hopkins, Hunt, Van Zandt District) Republicans – Hopkins County Totals Only Dan Flynn: 2007Bryan Slaton:...

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Early Voting Begins Feb. 18 in Party Primary Elections
Feb17

Early Voting Begins Feb. 18 in Party Primary Elections

Early voting begins Tuesday, Feb. 18 in the March 3 Primary Election and continues through Friday, Feb. 28. Voting will be conducted from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 18-22, Feb. 24, Feb. 26 and Feb. 28. Voting will be conducted from noon to 5 p.m. Feb. 23, and from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 25 and 27. All early voting in Hopkins County will conducted in the Justice of the Peace #2 Courtroom at the Hopkins County Tax Office/Justice of the Peace...

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Election Results Show Hopkins County Stronghold for Republicans; Local School and Municipal Races Listed
Nov06

Election Results Show Hopkins County Stronghold for Republicans; Local School and Municipal Races Listed

Red is a popular political color in Hopkins County as 6,977 of the 11,958 ballots cast in the November Mid-Term Election were straight ticket Republican. Only 1,591 ballots were straight ticket Democratic.  Votes cast in Hopkins County in selected races: U S Senator: Ted Cruz, Rep, 9,298 Beto O’Rourke, Dem, 2,542 U S Representative District 4 John Ratcliffe, Rep, 9391 Catherine Krantz, Dem, 2,312 Governor Greg Abbot, Rep, 9,525...

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Early Votes Cast Monday; 796 in Person Votes Cast
Oct23

Early Votes Cast Monday; 796 in Person Votes Cast

With mid-term election campaigning showing little sign of slowing, early voting places are now open across Texas and in Sulphur Springs and Hopkins County 796 voted in person and six limited ballots were cast at the Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Courtroom Monday.  The courtroom serves as the early voting place for the county and Monday was the first day to vote. Early voting continues through November 2nd from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m....

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Texas Democrats United for Clinton
Jul28

Texas Democrats United for Clinton

Thursday evening in Philadelphia, Democratic Party nominee Hillary Clinton will address delegates on the final night of their national convention. Bill Brannon, Senior Advisor to the Texas Democratic Party and who also works as an advisor to individual Democratic candidates from time to time, calls the former First Lady, former Senator, former Secretary of State, a well prepared, smart, and tough candidate. Brannon spoke with KSST...

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