Bailey County incumbent sheriff to remain at post

Incumbent Richard Wills defeated longtime Muleshoe police officer Benny Parker in the race for Bailey County sheriff on March 3.

Wills received 597 votes to Parker’s 334.

Both candidates ran as Republicans. There were no Democrats on the ballot.

In other Texas primary election results, Bailey and Parmer County voters chose Donald Trump and Joe Biden as their presidential preferences.

Trump received 91 percent of the Republican vote in Bailey and 96 percent of the vote in Parmer. Six other candidates received votes in the Republican primaries.

Among Democrats, Biden received support from 40 percent of the Bailey County voters and 41 percent of the Parmer County voters. Bernie Sanders was second in Bailey County with 29 percent and second in Parmer County with 27 percent.

Both counties voted overwhelmingly for Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, Republican U.S. Rep. Jodey C. Arrington and Republican Railroad Commissioner James Wright.

In local Bailey County races: County attorney, tax assessor/collector, constable, and two county commission seats were up for grabs, but went uncontested.

In Parmer County: District attorney, county attorney, sheriff, tax assessor/collector and two county commission seats were up for re-election in Parmer, but none were contested.

The following are the results for the Republican and Democratic propositions in both counties:

Republican resolutions:

Proposition 1: Texas should not restrict or prohibit prayer in public schools.

Bailey: 761 yes. 140 no

Parmer: 716 yes, 86 no

Proposition 2: Texas should reject restrictions on the right to keep and bear arms.

Bailey: 747 yes, 151 no

Parmer: 697 yes, 102 no

Proposition 3: Texas should ban the practice of taxpayer-funded lobbying, which allows your tax dollars to be spent on lobbyists who work against the taxpayer.

Bailey: 805 yes, 88 no

Parmer: 727 yes, 76 no

Proposition 4: Texas should support the construction of a physical barrier and use existing defense-grade surveillance equipment along the entire southern border of Texas.

Bailey: 797 yes, 92 no

Parmer: 777 yes, 25 no

Proposition 5: Texas parents or legal guardians of public school children under the age of 18 should be the sole decision makers for all their children's healthcare decisions including, but not limited to, psychological assessment and treatment, contraception, and sex education.

Bailey: 807 yes, 84 no

Parmer: 719 yes, 86 no

Proposition 6: Texas should ban chemical castration, puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and genital mutilation surgery on all minor children for transition purposes, given that Texas children as young as three (3) are being transitioned from their biological sex to the opposite sex.

Bailey: 829 yes, 59 no

Parmer: 772 yes, 28 no

Proposition 7: Texans should protect and preserve all historical monuments, artifacts, and buildings, such as the Alamo cenotaph and our beloved Alamo, and should oppose any remaining of the Alamo site.

Bailey: 869 yes, 23 no

Parmer: 790 yes, 12 no

Proposition 8: Texas election officials should heed the directives of the office of the governor to purge illegal voters from the voter rolls and verify that each new registered voter is a U.S. Citizen.

Bailey: 853 yes, 31 no

Parmer: 793 yes, 8 no

Proposition 9: Bail in Texas should be based only on a person's danger to society and risk of flight, not that person's ability to pay.

Bailey: 817 yes, 68 no

Parmer: 755 yes, 44 no

Proposition 10: Texas should limit our state legislators' terms to 12 years.

Bailey: 812 yes, 73 no

Parmer: 740 yes, 59 no

Democratic resolutions:

Proposition 1: Right to healthcare: should everyone in Texas have a right to quality healthcare, protected by a universally accessible Medicare-style system that saves rural hospitals, reduces the cost of prescription drugs, and guarantees access to reproductive healthcare?

Bailey: 103 yes, 10 no

Parmer: 98 yes, 7 no

Proposition 2: Right to a 21st century public education: should everyone in Texas have the right to high-quality public education from pre-k to 12th grade, and affordable college and career training without the burden of crushing student loan debt?

Bailey: 106 yes, 7 no

Parmer: 97 yes, 8 no

Proposition 3: Right to clean air, safe water, and a responsible climate policy: should everyone in Texas have the right to clean air, safe water, affordable and sustainable alternative energy sources, and a responsible climate policy that recognizes and addresses the climate crisis as a real and serious threat that impacts every aspect of life on this planet?

Bailey: 111 yes, 1 no

Parmer: 98 yes, 6 no

Proposition 4: Right to economic security: should everyone in Texas have the right to economic security, where all workers have earned paid family and sick leave, training to prepare for future economies, and a living wage that respects their hard work?

Bailey: 104 yes, 7 no

Parmer: 97 yes, 7 no

Proposition 5: Right to dignity and respect: should everyone in Texas have the right to a life of dignity and respect, free from discrimination and harassment anywhere, including businesses and public facilities, no matter how they identify, the color of their skin, whom they love, socioeconomic status, disability status, housing status, or from where they come?

Bailey: 108 yes, 4 no

Parmer: 101 yes, 4 no

Proposition 6: Right to be free from violence: should everyone in Texas have the right to live a life free from violence, gun violence, racial hatred, terrorism, domestic violence, bullying, harassment or sexual assault, so Texans can grow in a safe environment?

Bailey: 104 yes, 6 no

Parmer: 96 yes, 8 no

Proposition 7: Right to housing: should everyone in Texas have the right to affordable and accessible housing and modern utilities (electricity, water, gas, and high-speed internet) free from any form of discrimination?

Bailey: 99 yes, 11 no

Parmer: 98 yes, 7 no

Proposition 8: Right to vote: should every eligible Texan have the right to vote, made easier by automatic voter registration, the option to vote by mail, guaranteed early and mobile voting stations, and a state election holiday:- free from corporate campaign influence, foreign and domestic interference, and gerrymandering?

Bailey: 97 yes, 12 no

Parmer: 96 yes, 8 no

Proposition 9: Right to a fair criminal justice system: should everyone in Texas have the right to a fair criminal justice system that treats people equally, uses proven methods for de-escalating situations instead of excessive force, and puts an end to the mass and disproportionate incarceration of people of color for minor offenses?

Bailey: 107 yes, 5 no

Parmer: 98 yes, 6 no

Proposition 10: Immigrant rights: should there be a just and fair comprehensive immigration reform solution that includes an earned path to citizenship for law-abiding immigrants and their children, keeps families together, protects dreamers, and provides workforce solutions for businesses?

Bailey: 106 yes, 4 no

Parmer: 96 yes, 9 no

Proposition 11: Right to fair taxation: should Texas establish equitable taxation for people at all income levels and for businesses and corporations, large and small, so our state government can fund our educational, social, infrastructure, business, and all government services to improve programs necessary for all Texans to thrive?

Bailey: 89 yes, 21 no

Parmer: 93 yes, 11 no