Results are in for key local, regional and state-level races in West Texas in the November 2024 general election.
In West Texas, a handful of competitive local races were on the ballot in the Midland-Odessa area, including the race for Odessa mayor, council seats in both cities and multiple Midland ISD school board seats.
Most candidates for local races in the Big Bend region ran unopposed in single-party contests that were essentially decided earlier this year in primary and primary runoff elections, although voters in Brewster and Jeff Davis Counties did decide on a few open school board seats.
Find a rundown of notable West Texas election results below.
All results shown are unofficial until certified by the state.
Note: An asterisk by a candidate’s name indicates they are the incumbent in the election. Bold names indicate the winning candidates.
Permian Basin
In Odessa, voters turned out to decide who would lead the city as its mayor — choosing Cal Hendrick over incumbent Javier Joven.
In a resounding victory, Hendrick earned about 67% of the vote. Incumbents in down-ballet Odessa City Council races largely fared poorly alongside Joven.
In the Odessa at-large city council race, Craig Stoker defeated incumbent Denise Swanner with approximately 56% of the vote. And Eddie Mitchell was elected to the Odessa City Council District 1 seat – beating out incumbent Mark Matta with over 61% of the vote.
The only incumbent on the council to win reelection was Steven Thompson, who defeated his challenger Nayley Urias with 58% of the vote for the Odessa City Council District 2 position.
Midland voters turned out to decide on multiple city council seats, most notably two at-large city council seats. The top two vote getters in this four-way race would secure the pair of at-large positions.
John Burkholder came in first place — securing approximately 32% of votes. Coming in second was incumbent City Council Member Robin Poole who won reelection with about 28% of votes.
In the race for 143rd District Attorney - the top prosecutor for Reeves, Ward and Loving counties - Republican Sarah Stogner defeated incumbent Democrat Randy Reynolds. Stogner, a onetime candidate for the Railroad Commission of Texas and critic of former President Donald Trump, received 62% of the vote to Reynolds' 38%, according to the Texas Secretary of State's Office.
Note: Final vote totals in some Midland and Odessa area races may change after Midland County absentee ballots are counted.
Odessa Mayor
| Javier Joven* | 9,996 (32.61%) |
| Cal Hendrick | 20,653 (67.39%) |
Odessa City Council At-Large (1 Seat)
| Denise Swanner* | 12,716 (43.64%) |
| Craig Stoker | 16,422 (56.36%) |
Odessa City Council District 1
| Eddie Mitchell | 2,921 (61.82%) |
| Mark Matta* | 1,804 (38.18%) |
Odessa City Council District 2
| Nayely Urias | 3,432 (41.97%) |
| Steven Thompson* | 4,745 (58.03%) |
Midland City Council At-Large (2 Seats)
| John Burkholder | 17,764 (32.36%) |
| Eric Davidson* | 13,338 (24.30%) |
| Robin Poole* | 15,656 (28.52%) |
| Rance Norton | 8,142 (14.83%) |
Midland City Council District 1
| Brian Stubbs | 7,945 (71.05%) |
| Heather Bredimus | 3,238 (28.95%) |
Midland County Commissioner Precinct 3
| Luis Sánchez (D)* | 2,944 (39.78%) |
| Steven Villela (R) | 4,457 (60.22%) |
Midland ISD Board Trustee District 1
| Courtney Ratliff | 1,009 (22.42%) |
| Michael Booker* | 2,430 (53.99%) |
| Denise Norman | 1,062 (23.59%) |
Midland ISD Board Trustee District 2
| Angel Hernandez | 1,931 (64.95%) |
| Robert Marquez* | 1,042 (35.05%) |
Midland ISD Board Trustee District 3
| Matt Friez | 3,731 (53.68%) |
| Emily Statton Smith | 3,219 (46.32%) |
Midland ISD Board Trustee District 7
| Joshua Guinn | 4,018 (53.91%) |
| Bryan Murray* | 3,435 (46.09%) |
District Attorney - 143rd Judicial District (Reeves, Ward and Loving Counties)
| Randy Reynolds (D)* | 2,527 (38.24%) |
| Sarah Stogner (R) | 4,081 (61.76%) |
Big Bend
Brewster County voters elected two new Marathon ISD school board members, while two incumbents retained their seats.
Marathon-area voters reelected school board incumbents Craig Carter and Andy Lewis and chose LeAndra Ramirez and Timothy Roberts as new board members.
In Alpine, voters overwhelmingly approved nine amendments to the city's charter that were on the ballot this year.
In the race for two at-large seats on the Fort Davis ISD school board, incumbents Tommy Everett and Julia Hernandez held onto their seats, with Mack Holley coming just short of winning a place on the board, according to updated results provided Wednesday afternoon by district superintendent Graydon Hicks.
In Jeff Davis County, no candidates' names appeared on the ballot for county attorney, but Glen Eisen mounted a successful write-in campaign and won the position.
Jeff Davis County Attorney
| Glen Eisen | 121 |
Marathon ISD Board Trustee Place 2
| Phillip Moellering | 83 (32.55%) |
| Steve Griffis | 67 (26.27%) |
| Andy Lewis* | 105 (41.18% |
Marathon ISD Board Trustee Place 4
| Judy Briones* | 92 (37.10% |
| LeAndra Ramirez | 156 (62.90%) |
Marathon ISD Board Trustee Place 6
| Timothy Roberts | 149 (57.98%) |
| Gonzalo Hernandez | 108 (42.02%) |
Marathon ISD Board Trustee Place 7
| Arlene Griffis | 77 (28.95%) |
| Craig Carter* | 189 (71.05%) |
Fort Davis ISD Board Trustee At-Large (2 seats)
| Tommy Everett* | 129 votes |
| Julia Hernandez* | 137 votes |
| Mack Holley | 127 votes |
Alpine City Charter Amendments
| Proposition | Yes | No |
| Prop A | 2,025 | 151 |
| Prop B | 1,333 | 759 |
| Prop C | 1,800 | 306 |
| Prop D | 1,348 | 704 |
| Prop E | 1,735 | 377 |
| Prop F | 1,798 | 291 |
| Prop G | 1,744 | 314 |
| Prop H | 1,484 | 600 |
| Prop I | 1,264 | 818 |
State
In the race for Texas House District 74, which covers a large swath of the West Texas border region, Democratic incumbent Eddie Morales held onto his seat in a narrow contest against Republican Robert Garza. Morales prevailed with 52% of the vote to Garza's 48%.
In the Permian Basin, longtime Republican State Rep. Tom Craddick was handily reelected to another term in District 82, which includes the City of Midland.
Republican incumbent Christi Craddick easily held onto her position as one of three members of the Texas Railroad Commission, the agency that regulates the state's oil and gas industry, defeating a notably crowded field of Democratic, Independent and Green Party challengers and even a write-in candidate who received more than 2,000 votes.
Texas House District 82
| Tom Craddick (R)* | 50,488 (82.75%) |
| Steven Schafersman (D) | 10,526 (17.25%) |
Texas House District 74
| Eddie Morales (D)* | 28,149 (51.69%) |
| Robert Garza (R) | 26,307 (48.31%) |
Texas Railroad Commissioner
| Christi Craddick (R)* | 6,074,975 (55.71%) |
| Katherine Culbert (D) | 4,243,058 (38.91%) |
| Eddie Espinoza (G) | 300,116 (2.75%) |
| Hawk Dunlap (L) | 283,766 (2.6%) |
| Richard McKibbin (Write-in) | 2,028 (0.02%) |
