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Lubbock County's election results ran late after a scanner failed at one early voting site
One early voting site's rescan held up the county's count
- 5,681
- ballots rescanned from one early voting location
- 1,700
- limited ballots also rescanned
- 40%
- of registered voters cast ballots during early voting
Source: KCBD
If you went to bed Tuesday without final numbers, here's why. Elections Administrator Troy Havard said a machine malfunction at one early voting location was the first sign of trouble. Workers spotted the error Oct. 22 and replaced the machine, but it happened again. The county's release said the scanner's v-drives were unreadable, so Central Count rescanned every paper ballot from that site. Unofficial results came out Wednesday morning.
Once the numbers came in, Lubbock Lights' final unofficial returns showed House Speaker Dustin Burrows winning House District 83 with 73.5%. Rep. Carl Tepper had the closest area race, holding House District 84 with 53.2%. Results stay unofficial until the canvass.
Burrows, Perry and Sell won easily while Tepper held House District 84
| Race | Winner | Share |
|---|---|---|
| House District 83 | Dustin Burrows | 73.5% |
| Senate District 28 | Charles Perry | 69.7% |
| 19th Congressional District | Tom Sell | 69.5% |
| House District 84 | Carl Tepper | 53.2% |
| JP Precinct 3 | Marina Garcia | 59.9% |
Source: Lubbock Lights
- Polls closed at 7 p.m.; some sites stayed open until about 9 p.m.
- Next election: May 1, for cities and other local issues
- Poll worker sign-up: votelubbock.gov
