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UPDATE: Lisa Gilmore wins Position 3 seat in The Woodlands Township

What you need to know: Llisa Gilmore won the Position 3 seat on The Woodlands Township board of directors in the Nov. 3 election. Gilmore won the seat with 43.7% of the vote, totaling 16,006 votes. Incumbent Richard Franks did not run for re-election. Gilmore defeated two other non-incumbent candidates:

  • Nick Tran, who received 40.5% of the vote with 14,829 votes
  • Priscila Young, who received 15.8% of the vote with 5,800 votes

The winner of the seat will serve a two-year term on the township board of directors. In three uncontested races for the township board, newcomer Lee Wilson won the Position 1 seat, incumbent Linda Nelson retained the Position 2 seat and incumbent Craig Eissler retained the Position 4 seat.

 
County Coverage
Mark Keough secures 3rd term in Montgomery County judge’s race

With all 121 voting precincts reporting, Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough has secured a third term based on election results.

Keough received 166,182 votes, or 65.47%, compared to Democrat challenger James Graf's 87,657 votes, or 34.53%. All results are unofficial until canvassed.

Diving in deeper: Keough, a Republican, is seeking a third term as the top elected official in the county. Graf, a Democrat, spent his career in finance and management.

"I give all the glory to God!" Keough said on Facebook after polls closed. "Thank you Montgomery County!"

Graf conceded the election to Keough after Election Day results were released.

"I have enjoyed sharing my vision for the future of Montgomery County and approach to mitigating the risks we face as we race to a million residents in the coming years," Graf said.

 
Election News
Brad Bailey wins race for Texas House District 15

What you need to know: Republican Brad Bailey, who previously chaired The Woodlands Township board of directors, won the Texas House District 15 seat on Nov. 3. Bailey defeated Democrat Moniqua' S. Scott and Libertarian candidate Jessi Cowart. The seat was previously held by Rep. Steve Toth, R-The Woodlands, who did not seek re-election as he ran for District 2 in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The final vote breakdown for the three candidates includes:

  • Brad Bailey received 56.9% of the vote, or 45,484 votes.
  • Moniqua' S. Scott received 40% of the vote, or 31,979 votes.
  • Jessi Cowart received 3% of the vote, or 2,516 votes.

All results are unofficial until canvassed.

 
Latest Education News
See updates on the election for Conroe ISD positions 1 and 3

With all 121 Montgomery County voting precincts reporting, Ryan Tsamouris secured the Position 1 seat on the Conroe ISD Board of Trustees. Incumbent Misty Odenweller also secured another term for Position 3 on the board.

The full story: Unofficial results from Montgomery County show the following leads:

  • For Conroe ISD position 1, Tsamouris beat incumbent Aggie Gambino for Position 1 with 50.47% of the vote over Gambino's 49.53% according to unofficial results.

  • For Conroe ISD position 3, Odenweller secured reelection to the seat with 52.21% of the vote to challenger Philip Martin's 47.79% of the vote.

Zooming out: In Montgomery County, 192,952 ballots were cast during early voting from Oct. 19-Oct. 30, representing 39% of registered voters for the Nov. 3 election. Election Day voting totals have not yet been released.

All results remain unofficial until canvassed.

 
Election News
See updates on the election for Position 2 in Conroe ISD

The election for Conroe ISD Position 2 is a three-person race between challengers Destinee Milton, Rodney Hammer and Robin Deferrari. According to unofficial results, the candidates stand at the following percentages:

  • Rod Hammer leads with 40.79% of the vote.

  • Destinee Milton trails with 36.33% of the vote.

  • Robin Deferrari is behind with 22.88% of the vote.

Zooming out: In Montgomery County, 192,952 ballots were cast during the early voting period from Oct. 19-Oct. 30, representing 39% of the county's eligible registered voters. Voting totals from Election Day on Nov. 3 have not yet been released.

What’s next?: Community Impact will update the article as more Election Day vote totals are released. All results remain unofficial until canvassed.

 
Market Story
UPDATE: See winners for U.S. House seats across Greater Houston area

Check out voting results for several U.S. House candidates in key races. All results are unofficial until canvassed.

The gist: Selected races include only contested U.S. House seats that fall within Community Impact’s Houston coverage zone, which includes districts 2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 18, 22, 29 and 38. To learn more about the candidates running in each race, check out Community Impact's voter guide.

What else? Twenty Republican and Democratic candidates are running for U.S. House positions during this Nov. 3 election.

 
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Across The Region
UPDATE: See unofficial results for Texas state senate districts 4 and 11

Incumbent Brett Ligon and Ron Angeletti are running for District 4 State Senate, which represents Chambers County and portions of Galveston, Harris, Jefferson and Montgomery counties.

Something to note: Voting totals from Election Day on Nov. 3 have not yet been released, as polls were open until 7 p.m. or until those in line cast their vote.

Visit https://communityimpact.com/voter-guide to see results from all contested local and state elections in your community.

All results are unofficial until canvassed.

 
Coming Soon
New Rowan store opening location inside The Woodlands Mall

Rowan is planning to open a new ear-piercing studio inside The Woodlands Mall, located at 1201 Lake Woodlands Drive, Ste. 1156.

The gist: According to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation, construction on the 892-square-foot retail space is scheduled to begin in February. Rowan is a modern studio that offers a variety of hypoallergenic and nickel-free earrings.

1201 Lake Woodlands Drive, Ste. 1156, The Woodlands

 

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