Republican incumbents for Montgomery County seats head to the November election with no Democratic opponents, while candidates for two county courts will face a runoff in April.

In contested races in the Republican primary, state Rep. Rob Eissler, R-The Woodlands, Montgomery County Judge Alan B. Sadler, Precinct 4 Commissioner Ed Rinehart and County Clerk Barbara Adamick defeated their opponents in the Republican primary Tuesday with the majority of the vote.

With a crowded field for two open seats for County Court at Law No. 2 and the 221st District Court, there will be a runoff election on April 13.

Each race had four candidates in the primary and, with no one earning the majority of votes, the top two vote recipients will face a runoff next month.

For County Court at Law No. 2, J.D. Lambright and Claudia Laird will vie for the judge’s chair. Lambright received 10,103 votes, while Laird got 8,281 votes.

In 221st District Court, Lisa Benge Michalk and John Devine will compete for the seat.

Michalk received 9,029 votes to Devine’s 8,961 votes.

No Democrats ran this year for Montgomery County seats, except for the county party chair and a few precinct chair positions.

Only Sadler will face an independent candidate in November and there is no known opposition in the other county races.

That means, in effect, the winners of the primary and/or the runoff probably will be the victors for the seats, said Dr. Walter Wilkerson Jr., chairman of the Montgomery County Republican Party.

“I am very pleased with the turnout, and this will be a prelude to the general election,” Wilkerson said.

Many other Republicans ran unopposed for their seats in the primary.

Among those were state Sen. Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville; state Representative Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe and state Representative John Otto, R-Dayton; Judge Cara Woods of the 284th District Court; Judge Kathleen Hamilton of the 359th District Court; Judge Dennis Watson of County Court at Law No. 1; Judge Patrice McDonald of County Court at Law No. 3; Judge Mary Ann Turner of County Court at Law No. 4; County Clerk Mark Turnbull; County Treasurer Martha Gustavsen; County Commissioner Craig Doyal of Precinct 2; Judge Lanny Moriarty of Justice of the Peace Precinct 1; Judge Grady Trey Spikes of Justice of the Peace Precinct 2; Judge Edie Connelly of Justice of the Peace Precinct 3; Judge James Metts of Justice of the Peace Precinct 4; and Judge Matt Masden of Justice of the Peace Precinct 5.

They also face no Democratic challengers.

While Wilkerson predicted a voter turnout of 35,000 in the county, it was closer to 40,000. He said the main reason for the significant turnout was interest in the gubernatorial races and opposition to President Barack Obama.

While Eissler, Sadler, and Adamick easily beat their opponents, Rinehart faced three challengers, but still managed to pull out the majority of votes in the race. Rinehart received 4,212 votes, with his closest challenger, Monte Harris Lane, getting 1,920 votes.

In other matters, Republican Governor Rick Perry and Democrat Bill White, former Houston Mayor, carried the votes for Montgomery County in their respective primaries.

Perry received 26,272 county votes, U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson got 8,477 and Debbie Medina received 5,926 in the Republican primary here.

For Democrats, White received 4,052 votes and Farouk Shami got 289 in Montgomery County.

U.S. Representative Kevin Brady, R-The Woodlands, also won his Republican primary race and will face Democrat Kent Hargett in November.

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