Wednesday, March 05, 2008
By Emily Ingram
Tribune-Herald staff writer
Election result: McLennan County Sheriff Larry Lynch defeated challenger Randy Gates, a computer services contractor who once worked for the sheriff’s office, in the GOP primary election. Lynch got 13,631 votes, or 81 percent, to Gates’ 3,198 votes, or 19 percent.
Late night, long lines at Carver Academy
Central Texas votes
- Primacaucus — Clogged caucus meetings, voter enthusiasm enlivens presidential race in Waco
- State Rep., Dist. 56 — Anderson tops Sibley in Texas House race
- Commissioner, Pct. 1 — Snell stuns incumbent Crunk in Precinct 1
- Commissioner, Pct. 3 — Mashek coasts to victory
- Sheriff — McLennan County sheriff: Lynch in a landslide
Up ahead: Lynch faces Democratic nominee Charles Hutyra in November. If Lynch wins, he’ll begin his third term in January.
Issues: Gates said he and Lynch didn’t see eye to eye on certain issues and that it was time for him to leave when Lynch became sheriff in 2000. Lynch refused to discuss why Gates left, citing “personnel matters.” During the campaign, Gates attacked Lynch for jail overcrowding and operational deficiency citations by the state jails commission.
