With 89% of Texas’ 17th District reporting, Sessions had about 54% of the vote compared to Shepard’s 46%. In McLennan County, which makes up the district alongside Temple, the Austin suburb of Round Rock and a sizable portion of rural land to the east and north, Sessions won 59% of the vote.
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Democrat Barry Johnson — who switched parties on the day of filing for candidacy — conceded to incumbent republican Thomas West around 10:30 p.m. With 55% of voters reporting, Johnson was behind 32% to 67%, a 35-point deficit.
During a State of the City address, Waco Mayor Dillon Meek confirmed he does not plan to seek reelection after his term expiration in May 2024. Meek, who is also a Baylor alum, said he is most proud of “being part of the team that kept Waco’s civic landscape and culture consensus-driven, civil and kind.”
