03 May 1976
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Newspaper
Burnet County Bulletin
Location
Burnet, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1976
Page
1
Stan Schlueter defeated incumbent Camm Lary Jr. for the state representative seat as Bell County backed Schlueter 3,234 to 1,420, with total votes 13,247 and Schlueter 7,017 to Lary 6,230. Lary conceded after county results showed narrow margins in Mills and Burnet, but Bell gave Schlueter the victory.
Incumbent Wallace Riddell failed to win a majority in the Democratic primary, trailing Cecil J. Rhoades Jr. by votes and advancing to a runoff scheduled for June 5. Rhoades and Hullum narrowly missed a runoff, with Rhoades carrying Marble Falls and Sherwood Shores.
Stratton of Bertram defeated Jim Cross of Marble Falls 2 443 to 1 443 to win the Burnet County attorney post Saturday. Stratton carried most boxes including Burnet and Bertram while losing only Sherwood Shores. Stratton will succeed Eugene Russell who did not seek reelection.
Jerry Alston defeated Doyle Knight 568 to 518 in Burnet County Precinct 3. Alston carried Bertram with 364 to 177 votes while losing Spicewood and absentee ballots.
Hibler edged challenger Herman E. Taylor 640 to 502 in the Democratic primary to secure a fifth consecutive term as Precinct 3 commissioner. Hibler, 53, longtime Burnet County resident and Bertram High School graduate, defeated Taylor who hails from Bertram and recently moved to Sherwood Shores. Howard E. Clem ents ran unopposed for a second term as Precinct 1 commissioner.
In Burnet County the Democratic primary produced a runoff between Jen nie Hammond and Carlos Ashley Jr. Hammond led with 48.66 percent of District 33 votes, while Ashley had 32.44 percent and Crenshaw 18.9 percent. Hammond won Burnet County decisively but Ashley’s wins in San Saba and Menard counties necessitate a runoff.
Burnet County voters backed Carter in the Democratic contest and Reagan in the Republican race with Reagan tallying 1260 delegates to Ford 685. Carter led with 7379 votes to 5761 for his rivals while Wallace earned 2436 and uncommitted 1659. Bentsen won the Senate nomination and will face Alan Steelman in November.
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