Runoff Elections

Britton elected Brown County Judge; Kelton, Perez retain seats
A new Brown County Judge will be sworn in on Jan. 1, 2023 as former Brown County Attorney Shane Britton handily defeated incumbent Dr. Paul Lilly in Tuesday’s runoff election. In a highly contentious race between the

1,633 ballots cast in early voting for runoff election
Early voting in the May 24 runoff election for county races concluded Friday with a total of 1,633 ballots cast during the week. Friday’s turnout of 423 votes was the largest of the week, followed by 354

Brown County Judge Paul Lilly interview
The two candidates for Brown County Judge sat down with BrownwoodNews.com to answer questions ahead of the Tuesday, May 24 runoff election.

Brown County Judge candidate Shane Britton interview
The two candidates for Brown County Judge sat down with BrownwoodNews.com to answer questions ahead of the Tuesday, May 24 runoff election.

Lilly, Britton verbally spar regarding caseload, other topics at PVRW forum
Candidates in the May 24 runoff elections spoke in a public forum for the final time Thursday night at the Brownwood Country Club as the Pecan Valley Republican Women’s Club allowed eight minutes speeches from the individual

Five of six runoff candidates speak at BCRW luncheon
The Brown County Republican Women’s Club held its monthly luncheon at the Brownwood Country Club Friday, where candidates in the May 24 county runoff elections were invited to speak. Among those in attendance, and who addressed the

One Simpson Out, Another Simpson In On Water Board
Longtime member of the Board of Directors of the Brown County Water Improvement District #1 Ted Simpson ended his run of nearly 34 years on Tuesday. Simpson opted not to run for re-election this year. For almost

Haynes re-elected Brownwood mayor, Brookesmith school bond fails
Stephen Haynes will continue to serve as the mayor of Brownwood, while the Brookesmith’s ISD $9.95 million bond failed according to the final results of Saturday’s city elections. Haynes, who has been mayor of Brownwood for 12

5 questions with county judge candidates: Paul Lilly and Shane Britton
These questions were asked prior to the March 1st primary election. With the May 24th runoff election looming, we are revisiting the answers of the two candidates who reached the runoff: Judge Paul Lilly and Shane Britton.

Mayor accepts invitation to speak at Chamber luncheon, opposing candidate not in attendance
The Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its monthly luncheon on Friday, April 22. An invitation was extended to both candidates in the mayoral race to address community members ahead of the May 7 election. The two

Questions for Brownwood Mayoral Candidates
BrownwoodNews.com sent the following questions to the candidates in the May 7 election for Brownwood Mayor, incumbent Stephen Haynes and Patrick McLaughlin IV. Haynes has responded and at this time McLaughlin has not. McLaughlin’s answers will be

Early voting for May 7 city elections begins April 25
City elections will take place in Brown County on Saturday, May 7 and early voting begins Monday, April 25. Early voting will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, April 25 through Friday, April 29