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Sherideen Thomas, county judge secretary, and Jackie Johnson, County/District Clerk, post Collingsworth County election results the night of Election Day as Constable Ronnie Ward watches.
By Bev Odom/The Red River Sun—
WELLINGTON— Collingsworth County Precinct 3 Commissioner Eddie Orr died Tuesday, Nov. 3 following a battle with cancer. The Courthouse closed last Friday afternoon, Nov. 6, for employees to attend the memorial service for Commissioner Orr.
“Eddie took office as a commissioner in January 2001,” said County/District Clerk
Jackie Johnson. “He ran as a write-in candidate and beat Joe Tipton.”
Orr served 20 years and would have begun his sixth four-year term in January 2021.
“He’s just been a very good commissioner,” Johnson added.
“He had a way of thinking about all of the issues. He has represented his precinct well
and taken good care of the courthouse employees too.”
Orr ran unopposed for the new four-year term and garnered 229 votes from Precinct 3.
“We all lost a good man in the passing of Eddie Orr,” said Dickie Johnson, also
WHS Class of 1969. “He was one of the nicest guys I ever knew. Eddie made a mark on
this community in his kindness and generosity.”
For the 2020 Collingsworth
County Precinct 1 race, Farris
Nation won with 335 votes or
86% compared to Shelly Brim’s
86.
In the Wellington Independent
School Board of Trustee
election for two places, Gene
Pena has 359 votes, Mark
Lemons 288 and Wade Williams
235.
On Election Day, 63% of
the 1945 registered voters of
Collingsworth County cast a
ballot for president as Donald
Trump garnered 1048, Joseph
R. Biden 155, Jo Jorgensen 12,
Howie Hawkins 1 and two
write-ins.
Other results are as follows:
• U.S. Senator: John Cornyn
1032, Mary Hegar 145, Kerry
DMcKennon 10, David B.
Collins 4, write-in 1
• U.S. Rep. Dist. 13: Ronny
Jackson 1035, Gus Trujillo 135,
Jack B. Westbrook 14
• R.R. Commissioner: James
Wright 1003, Chrysta Castaneda
139, Matt Sterett 10,
Katija Gruene 5
• Chief Justice Supreme
Court: Nathan Hecht 984,
Amy C. Meachum 155, Mark
Ash 13
• Justice Supreme Court
Pl. 6: Jane Bland 998, Kathy
Cheng 128
• Justice Supreme Court Pl.
7: Jeff Boyd 982, Staci Williams
144, William B. Strange
III 14
• Justice Supreme Court Pl.
8: Brett Busby 995, Giselda D.
Trianna 136, Tom Oxford 13
