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Caddo Mills, Campbell to remain dry

Caddo Mills and Campbell will continue to prohibit alcohol sales.
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There will not be beer and wine sales in Caddo Mills or Campbell, as voters defeated referendum votes in the two cities Tuesday.

Final election returns came in for Hunt County shortly after 11 p.m. Tuesday night, and also revealed voters were in favor of a Republican state senator and supported a plan to add more money for roads in the state.

Voters in Caddo Mills just barely defeated a measure asking approving the legal sale of beer and wine for off-premises consumption only, meaning in retail stores. A total of  111 voters (52.1 percent) cast ballots against the measure, compared to 102 people (47.89 percent) voting for.

The opposition was stronger in Campbell, where 99 people (66.44 percent) voted against, compared to 50 votes (33.56 percent) in favor.

The contest for State Senate District 2 pit Republican Bob Hall, who defeated incumbent State Senator Bob Deuell of Greenville in the GOP primary, against Libertarian Don Bates. Ijn Hunt County, Hall claimed 12,433 votes (87.45 percent) to Bates’ 1,784 (12.55 percent).

In the race for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4, incumbent Republican Dsvid H. McNabb Jr. received 3,397 votes (96.97 percent) to win re-election to write-in candidate Elizabeth Stenett Osborne’s 106 votes (3.03 percent).

Hunt County voters were also strongly in support of Proposition 1 on the ballot, which called for the use of and dedication of money for the state highway fund. The measure, which also passed statewide, received 10,732 ballots (80.86 percent) in favor from voters in Hunt County, and 2,540 votes (19.14 percent) against.

The race for Place 5 on the West Tawakoni City Council was won by Donna R. Milburn, who received 91 votes (50.28 percent) to Sandra Jenkins’ 90 votes (49.72 percent).

The contest for Place 4 on the West Tawakoni City Council ended with Lyle Varnes receiving 89 votes (51.15 percent) to Mark Shankle’s 85 votes (48.85 percent).

A total of 16,425 voters cast ballots for the election, a turnout of about 33.49 percent for Hunt County’s 49,034 voters.

Mark Haslett has served at KETR since 2013. Since then, the station's news operation has enjoyed an increase in listener engagement and audience metrics, as well recognition in the Texas AP Broadcasters awards.