Republican Denise Gray led Democrat NP Sequoise Givens in the justice of the peace race for Precincts 1 and 4 in Panola County, according to unofficial returns released Tuesday night. Gray had 3,841 votes to Givens' 578, or about 86.9% of the votes in the contest, a difference of 3,263 votes.
The county's election summary, issued at 9:31 p.m., reported 8,642 ballots cast out of 17,856 registered voters, a turnout of 48.4%. Of those ballots, 5,087 were cast during early voting, 3,306 on Election Day and 249 by absentee ballot. All 19 Election Day precincts had reported, though the report listed each as partially reported.
Other county-level races in the report were unopposed. Rodger G. McLane received 6,572 votes for county judge, and Larry W. Fields received 6,725 for criminal district attorney. Maria I. Hernandez received 3,156 votes in the justice of the peace race for Precincts 2 and 3. The results remain unofficial and are subject to updates and official canvassing.