2 Tarrant County commissioners leading in bid for re-election
Incumbents Winning Re-election
Precinct 1 Commissioner Roy Brooks, Democrat, had 60.21% of the vote over Republican opponent Roy Lozano with all vote centers reporting, according to unofficial results posted at 12:33 a.m., Wednesday. Precinct 3 Commissioner Gary Fickes, a Republican, had 64.32% of the vote over Democratic opponent Kathy Braatz.
In Tarrant County tax-assessor-collector’s race, Republican incumbent Wendy Burgess had 55.65% of the vote, leaving Democratic challenger Ollie Anderson with 44.35%.
Unofficial results do not include all provisional and absentee ballots and not all precinct results had been posted as of 8:30 a.m., according to the Tarrant County Elections Administration.
Tuesday Night Results
The two Tarrant County Commissioners who are up for re-election were leading their races with early voting numbers reported.
Precinct 1 Commissioner Roy Brooks, Democrat, had 60% of the vote over Republican opponent Roy Lozano with 291 of 331 vote centers reporting. Brooks has held office since 2004.
Precinct 3 Commissioner Gary Fickes, a Republican, has 65% of the vote over Democratic opponent Kathy Braatz. Frickes was first elected in 2006.
Brooks told the Star-Telegram during his campaign that he would focus on increasing COVID-19 testing if elected. He would like to use CARES Act money to support economic development, tenant assistance and resource deployment and would continue work on reforming the cash bail system.
“We must focus on providing opportunities for under-utilized and minority businesses to get their fair share of Tarrant County’s budget spend,” he said. “We must also focus on helping people thrive through increased early childhood programs. These are the only sure way to end generational poverty.”
Fickes’ top priorities remain transportation, health care, economic development and senior citizens, who represent a higher percentage of the Northeast Tarrant County population than any other precinct.
“Right now the biggest priority is COVID, and not that Tarrant County is going to cure COVID, but we’ve got to keep it at a level that’s manageable until we do get a vaccine and a cure,” Fickes said on Tuesday evening, adding that he thinks county leaders have managed the pandemic well.
“Could we have done something different? I’m sure,” he said. “But for the most part Judge (Glen) Whitley has issued his orders and the court has stayed with him, so we’ll probably continue to do what we do.”
Tarrant County tax assessor-collector
Republican incumbent Wendy Burgess has 56% of the vote, leaving Democratic challenger Ollie Anderson with 44%.
This story was originally published November 3, 2020 at 7:10 PM.
