Wood County voters turned out at 55.09 percent for the general election, filling key seats on the Commissioners Court and deciding municipal, emergency service, and school district ballot propositions.

Across the county, 19,924 ballots were cast out of 36,169 registered voters across all 26 reporting precincts.

In Precinct 2, Jerry Gaskill won the open seat, securing 2,751 votes (81.51 percent) over Democratic challenger Carlist Brinkley, who received 624 votes (18.49 percent). Gaskill will succeed his father, outgoing Commissioner Jerry Gaskill. “I am honored and grateful to serve as your next Wood County commissioner,” Gaskill said. “Precinct 2 showed up for me, and I am thankful for the support and look forward to serving. I am ready to continue the road improvements and taking great care of our beautiful Lake Holbrook.”

In Precinct 4, incumbent Republican Russell Acker won reelection, defeating Democratic challenger Passionique “P.” Taylor with 2,306 votes (83.89 percent) to Taylor’s 443 votes (16.11 percent). Taylor, an Army veteran, ran on the printed ballot under her formal candidate filing name, P. Taylor.

City of Quitman Proposition A passed 355 FOR (73.80 percent) to 126 AGAINST (26.20 percent), authorizing the city to operate under Chapter 25 of the Texas Local Government Code and adopt a city manager form of government. Under the measure, the City Council will appoint a professional city manager to serve as chief administrative officer and legal budget officer, establishing compensation by ordinance.

Wood County Emergency Services District No. 2 Proposition A passed 780 FOR (58.65 percent) to 550 AGAINST (41.35 percent), formally confirming the district’s creation and authorizing a dedicated property tax of up to $0.10 per $100 of taxable value to support emergency and fire services. Hawkins Independent School District Proposition A failed 1,131 AGAINST (56.21 percent) to 881 FOR (43.79 percent).

The Voter-Approval Tax Rate Election (VATRE) sought to ratify a maintenance and operations tax rate of 98.35 cents per $100 of taxable property value. With the measure’s defeat, the district will not be able to adopt the proposed 98.35-cent maintenance and operations rate. Complete election results are available online through the Wood County Elections Department. All results are unofficial until canvassed by election authorities.