Republican Justin Beckendorff was elected Waller County judge on Tuesday without an opponent on the general election ballot, according to unofficial results. He received 16,163 votes. Beckendorff previously served as Waller County Precinct 4 commissioner. All 32 precincts had reported by 10:20 p.m., with 23,871 ballots counted. Turnout was 49.36% of the county's 48,358 registered voters.
In the Precinct 2 commissioner race, Republican Shannon Wooten Birkelbach received 3,928 votes to 1,365 for Democrat Marva L. Wills. In Precinct 4, Republican Brian Cantrell of Katy received 3,745 votes to 2,674 for Democrat Ethel Wilmore. Several other county offices and justice of the peace posts were uncontested.
Royal ISD voters decided three school board races. In Position 2, Adrian Rocha led Traci Seward 1,417 to 1,385, a margin of 32 votes. In Position 4, Darryl Phillips led Jimmy Meader 1,342 to 1,331, an 11-vote margin. In Position 3, Kimberly Young received 1,664 votes to 1,089 for Cori Vahalik. All results remain unofficial until election returns are canvassed.