Nicole Collier won a big victory over Jesse Gaines in the Texas House District 95 Democratic runoff Tuesday, and Stephanie Klick maintained a lead over Ken Sapp in the Republican runoff to fill the District 91 seat.
Collier will face Republican Monte Mitchell this fall to fill the southeast and east-side Fort Worth seat vacated by Marc Veasey. There's no Democratic challenger in the District 91 race, so the winner of the Klick-Sapp runoff will take the Northeast Tarrant County seat."We were just going strong with everyone, knocking on doors, meeting people," said Collier, an attorney. "It felt really good coming into today. We've got to get through November, and we've got to finish this off.""I'm feeling good about what I'm seeing," Klick, former Tarrant County GOP chairman, said at 9:30 p.m., with 31 of 55 precincts reporting.With 75 of 87 precincts reporting, Collier was leading with 59.4 percent of the votes. At 10 p.m., with 47 precincts reporting, Klick was leading with 55.7 percent of the vote.In other runoff races on ballots in Tarrant County:In the Republican runoff for Precinct 1 constable, Dale Clark led Tommie Hathorn with 55.98 percent of the vote. There's no Democratic challenger.In the Republican runoff for Precinct 3 constable, Deputy Constable Darrell Huffman was leading Godley police Lt. Jason McCaffity with 56.6 percent. There's no Democratic challenger.In the Republican runoff for Precinct 6 constable, Jon Siegel led Glen Bucy with 51.8 percent. The winner faces Democrat Raymond Williby this fall.In the Democratic runoff for Precinct 8 constable, Michael Campbell led John Thompson with 54.4 percent. There's no Republican challenger.Constables' offices in Texas serve legal documents in eviction, child custody, child support, truancy and similar cases.In the Republican runoff for judge in the 153rd State District Court in Fort Worth, Susan McCoy led Tom Corbin with 66.1 percent.For Texas railroad commissioner, Christi Craddick was beating Warren Chisum with 60 percent of the vote in one Republican runoff, with the winner facing Democrat Dale Henry in November. Craddick's father is former Texas House Speaker Tom Craddick. In another Republican Railroad Commission runoff, Barry Smitherman was beating Greg Parker with 62 percent of the vote, with no Democratic challenger this fall.The three-member Railroad Commission regulates the petroleum industry. It issues permits for drilling and other oil-field activities, regulates intrastate pipelines and natural gas distribution, inspects wells and enforces pollution and safety rules.In the Texas Supreme Court Place 4 Republican runoff, John Devine was beating David Medina with 53.7 percent of the vote.Scott Nishimura, 817-390-7808
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