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Spiller, Carter go to District 68 runoff election
As expected there was a low voter turnout for Saturday’s District 68 Texas House election and it will go to a runoff since no candidate earned the 50 percent majority.
Across the district there were 100,260 total votes cast for a 9.12 percent voter turnout. Montague County saw 8.27.
David Spiller, a Jacksboro attorney, fell shy of 50 percent earning 43.88 percent. He won 20 of the 22 counties in District 68 with 4,010 votes.
Jason Brinkley, former Cooke County judge, took his home county of Cooke with 1,143 votes, while John Berry won Crosby with 73 votes.
Craig Carter, a Metroplex area businessman who lists his residence in Nocona, earned 18.07 percent of 1,651 votes to make the runoff. Carter saw 305 votes in Montague County, but Spiller took it with 463 votes.
Overall vote totals were: John Berry, Jacksboro, 1,594 votes; Jason Brinkley, Gainesville, 1,489; Craig Carter, Nocona, 1,651; Charles Gregory, Childress, 395 and David Spiller, Jacksboro, 4,010 votes.
No runoff date will be set until all the votes have been canvassed.
Due to the July 4th holiday this week, The Bowie News will be printing early in the week. Deadline for any news or ad for the July 6 paper will be noon on July 2. The Bowie News office will be closed on July 4.
Meet the ladies of the 2024 Jim Bowie Days Pioneer Court as they prepare for the crowning on June 28.
Hosted by the Bowie Amity Club, the crowning and pioneer reunion begins at 2:30 p.m. on June 28 at the Bowie Community Center, middle section.
Mildred McCraw, known to many as the “Chicken Lady,” as well as Bowie’s biggest cheerleader, has been selected to serve as pioneer queen. Her duchesses will be Doris McGuffey longtime local business woman and radio air personality at KNTX Radio, and Margaret Long, longtime bank official with Sanger Bank.
See the full stories from these ladies in your weekend Bowie News.
“Memorable marketing in the post-pandemic era” will be the feature for the third installment of the Bowie Business Boost on April 16.
Lorie Vincent, certified economic developer, will bring the program that begins at 7:30 a.m. with breakfast and the program 8-9:30 a.m. at the Bowie Community Center.
Registration is $49 which includes all four sessions. The final program is May 21. Register at accelerationbydesign.com/event-details/bowiebusinessboost.
Call the Bowie EDC office at 940-872-4193 for additional information.
Vincent is a professional trainer, writer and economic developer with a focus on community and business marketing. She will share how your audience has changed in the post-pandemic era. Vincent will show you how easy and innovative adjustments to your marketing goals can grow your bottom line and result in strong customer engagement.
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