Primary Elections in Bastrop County, Texas

Bastrop Elections – early voting begins Feb 19 and the primary is March 4

Sheriff

Republican – Rosanna Abreo vs. Terry Pickering.  Abreo is the incumbent and Terry Pickering is a Travis county veteran deputy sheriff. 

Democrat – Stg. Glenn “Skip” Wobus vs. Tommy Oates, a former DPS Trooper.

Pct 1 Justice of the Peace

 Wayne Smith, Retired FBI agent and former Pct. 1 Justice of the Peace

423^rd District Court

Republican – Derek Van Guilder, Bastrop Lawyer vs Charlotte Hinds, appointed to the post last year by Rick Perry

Democrat – Ernie Bogart, Elgin Attorney, vs. Chris Duggan, Travis county assistant district attorney

Pct 3 Commissioner 

Democrat – Incumbent John Klaus vs. Martin Brown

Precinct 1 Commissioner

Democrat – Bastrop Council member Dock Jackson vs. Willie Peterson of Bastrop

President

Democrat – Hillary Clinton vs. Barak Obama

Republican – John McCain vs. Mike Huckabee vs. Ron Paul