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Texas election results: Brett Ligon defeats Ron Angeletti in Houston-area senate race

Ligon received 75% of the more than 26,000 votes cast in Texas' 4th Senate District.

Republican and former Montgomery County District Attorney Brett Ligon defeated Democrat Ron Angeletti in Saturday's special election for a Houston-area seat in the Texas State Senate, according to unofficial election results.

Ligon received 75% of the more than 26,000 votes cast in Texas' 4th Senate District, which encompasses Chambers County and includes parts of Montgomery, Harris, Chambers, Jefferson and Galveston counties. Ligon and Angeletti were vying to replace Republican Brandon Creighton, who stepped down to become the chancellor of the Texas Tech University System.

"Landslide victory for Brett Ligon!!!" his campaign page posted on Facebook Saturday night.

Saturay also featured several other local elections from Galveston to Conroe. Here are the preliminary results from county and city officials:

Galveston

Mayor

Marie Robb: 36.74%

William Boike: 2.99%

John Paul Listowski: 60.27%

District 1

Gerald Wilson: 36.89%

Sharon B. Lewis: 37.78%

Tarris L. Woods: 25.33%

District 2

Jeffrey L. Taylor: 54.69%

Luke Bohlman: 45.31%

District 3

Raymond Arce: 37.22%

Bob Brown : 62.78%

District 4

Floyd William Holder IV: 25.88%

Alex Porretto: 74.12%

District 5

Charlie Worthen: 25.86%

Beau James Rawlins: 32.79%

Michael Niebuhr: 41.35 %

District 6

Scott Hickman: 35.8%

Shane McKinney: 7.34%

Daryl Williams: 7.84%

George R. Guajardo: 7.23%

Jason M. Hardcastle: 41.79%

Pearland

Mayor

Quentin Wiltz: 51.12%

Tony Carbon: 48.88%

Councilmember Position 3

Toshila McLean: 44.79%

Mona Chavarria: 55.21%

Councilmember Position 7

Rushi Patel: 100%

Proposition A

Shall the City Charter be amended in Sections 3.08, 3.10, 5.06, 6.17, 7.01, 8.06, 8.11, 9.04, and 10.03 to provide that notices and required publications be provided in accordance with state law?

For: 89.13%

Against: 10.87%

Proposition B

Adoption of the fire fighters' civil service law for the Pearland Fire Department.

For: 89.79%

Against: 10.21%

Conroe

Council Place 3

Nick Vonas: 39.66%

Kristin Hoisington: 60.34%

Council Place 4

John J. Kessler: 27.06%

Jerry L. O'Neal: 19.66%

Ken Blevins: 53.28%

Council Place 5

John Sellars: 58.57%

Kim Attaya: 31.83%

Kristin Guardino: 9.6%

Rosenberg

Mayor

Susan Kroll Euton: 40.69%

William Benton: 59.31%

Councilor At Large, Position 1

LaToya "Hunny" Phillips: 22.38%

Alice Jozwiak: 24.27%

Richard Olson: 53.34%

Councilor At Large, Position 2

Brandon West: 38.31%

Amanda J. Barta: 61.69%

Councilor, District 1

Felix Vargas, Jr.: 100%

Councilor, District 2

Steve DeGregorio: 68.21%

John Burlingame: 31.79%

Councilor, District 3

Alicia Casias: 41.48%

Anthony Campos: 3.15%

Elizabeth Scott: 8.7%

Scott Robert Peterson: 46.67%

Councilor, District 4

George A. Zepeda: 100%

Rosenberg Crime Control & Prevention District

Proposition A: The creation of the Rosenberg Crime Control and Prevention District dedicated to crime reduction programs, the adoption of a proposed sales and use tax at a rate of 1/4 of 1% (0.25%), and to maintain the same overall sales tax rate in the city, the reduction of the sales and use tax currently levied by the Rosenberg Development Corporation from a rate of 1/2 of 1% to ¼ of 1%.

For: 56.4%

Against: 43.52%

Rosenberg Charter Election

Proposition A: Shall Section 3.04. Compensation of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Rosenberg be amended to change the maximum allowable compensation to $600 per month for city council members and $700 per month for the position of mayor?

For: 51.42%

Against: 48.62%

Proposition B : Shall Section 3.14. Comprehensive Plan of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Rosenberg be repealed in order to remove the requirement that the city council adopt, implement, and review a comprehensive plan?

For: 41.22%

Against: 58.78

Proposition C : Shall a new Section 3.15. Benefits of the Home Rule Charter of the city of Rosenberg be adopted in order to permit City Council members to participate in the city's health insurance plan on the same terms as full-time city employees?

For: 48.83%

Against: 51.17%

Proposition D : Shall Section 6.02. Form of recall, initiative and referendum petition, generally of the Home Rule Charter of the city of Rosenberg be amended in order to eliminate the requirement to file a notice of intent to circulate a petition with the city Secretary prior to circulating a petition for recall, initiative or referendum?

For: 45.7%

Against: 54.3%

Proposition E : Shall Section 9.01. Power to borrow money of the Home Rule Charter of the city of Rosenberg be amended in order to require a unanimous vote of the entire city council to authorize or issue Certificates of Obligation?

For: 59.17%

Against: 40.83%

Friendswood

Councilmember Position 2

Sally Branson: 57.27%

Shawna Talton: 42.73%

Councilmember Position 5

Randy Hale: 50.7%

Joe Matranga: 49.3%

Friendswood ISD

Proposition A

The issuance of $26,000,000 bonds for the construction, acquisition and equipment of school buildings in the district, including improvements to critical infrastructure such as heating and air conditioning systems, plumbing, electrical, roofing, safety and security updates, conversion of existing spaces at Windsong Elementary and Bales Intermediate to create science labs, the purchase of necessary sites for school buildings and the purchase of new school buses, and the imposition of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and the costs of any related credit agreements Friendswood Independent School District.

For: 52.64%

Against: 47.36%

Proposition B

The issuance of $40,625,000 bonds for the construction, acquisition and equipment of school buildings in the district, including the construction of a replacement Westwood Elementary campus, and the imposition of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and the costs of any related credit agreements. Friendswood Independent School District

For: 49.37%

Against: 50.63%

Proposition C

The issuance of $12,900,000 bonds for the construction, acquisition and equipment of school buildings in the district, including renovation and expansion of the career and agricultural science center to support welding, agricultural science, and vocational and career exploration, and the imposition of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and the costs of any related credit agreements. Friendswood Independent School District

For: 52.07%

Against: 47.93%

Proposition D

The issuance of $2,000,000 bonds for the acquisition or update of technology equipment, and the imposition of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and the costs of any related credit agreements.

For: 50.47%

Against: 49.53%

Magnolia

Mayor

Jack L. Huitt Jr.: 21.04%

Chris Blair: 45.42%

Jonny Williams: 33.54%

Council Position 4

Brandon Jacobs: 50.53%

Todd Kana: 49.47%

Council Position 5

Raymond K. Gaskin III: 73.81%

Keith D. Haberstroh: 26.19%

Proposition A

The reauthorization of the local sales and use tax in the City of Magnolia, Texas at the rate of one-fourth of one percent to continue providing revenue for maintenance and repair of municipal streets. The tax expires on the fourth anniversary of the date of this election unless the imposition of the tax is reauthorized.

For: 80.24%

Against: 19.76%

Magnolia ISD

Proposition A

The issuance of an amount not to exceed $465,688,326 of Magnolia Independent School District School Building Bonds for the purposes of designing, constructing, improving, updating, acquiring, and equipping school facilities including, but not limited to a new high school, two new elementary schools, and safety and security improvements, the purchase of necessary sites for school facilities, the purchase of new school buses and the levying of a tax sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and the cost of any credit agreements executed in connection with the Bonds.

For: 63.51%

Against: 36.49%