Red is a popular political color in Hopkins County as 6,977 of the 11,958 ballots cast in the November Mid-Term Election were straight ticket Republican. Only 1,591 ballots were straight ticket Democratic. Votes cast in Hopkins County in selected races:
U S Senator:
Ted Cruz, Rep, 9,298
Beto O’Rourke, Dem, 2,542
U S Representative District 4
John Ratcliffe, Rep, 9391
Catherine Krantz, Dem, 2,312
Governor
Greg Abbot, Rep, 9,525
Lupe Valdez, Dem, 2,216
Lieutenant Governor
Dan Patrick, Rep, 8,906
Mike Collier, Dem, 2,778
Attorney General
Ken Paxton, Rep, 8,995
Justin Nelson, Dem, 2,643
Commissioner of Agriculture
Sid Miller, Rep, 9,120
Kim Olson, Dem, 2,446
State Senator, Dist. 2
Bob Hall, Rep, 8,920
Kendall Scudder, Dem, 2,869
State Representative, Dist. 2
Dan Flynn, Rep, 9,364
Bill Brannon, Dem, 2,421
County Clerk
Tracy Orr Smith, Rep, 9,454
Reiko Alexander, Dem, 2,274
Cumby City Alderman
Mayor: Kathy Hall Carter, 57
Alderman Place 1
Douglas Simmerman, 114
Larry White 41
Alderman Place 2
Kristin Thompson, 96
Johnene McLarry, 44
Cumby ISD Board (two elected)
Kyle Pettit, 276
Jimmy Helfferich, 217
David Temor, 206
Cody Talley, 152
Wesley Thompson, 58
Miller Grove ISD (three elected)
Brandon Darrow, 266
Bret Garrett, 262
Ray Sparks, 247
Douglas Lewis, 95
Brandon Kilpatrick 78
North Hopkins ISD (two elected)
Bruce Allen Joslin, 218
Nicole Vaughn, 207
Robert McPherson, 191
Sherry Smiddy, 185
Lori Timko, 167
In those offices not listed, the Republican candidate won in Hopkins County.
