Josh Teitge is slated to replace Dan Butts as Bandera County Sheriff following a 15 percent margin of victory in the Republican Primary Runoff, according to the Bandera County Elections Office.
Teitge, who at the time of his victory was employed as the Florence Chief of Police, received 1,642 votes for 57.92 percent of the vote.
“What an incredible Runoff! I would like to thank all of our Elections Officials and Poll Workers for selflessly sacrificing their time to ensure another seamless election process! I am honored and humbled to have been selected by the Citizens of Bandera County to serve as our new Sheriff,” Teitge wrote in a Facebook post last the afternoon of May 8.
Butts, who was first elected to the position in 2012, received 1,193 votes for 42.08 percent of the vote.
In total, 2,835 voters participated in the runoff.
Nearly 5,600 people cast their vote for sheriff in the March Republican Primary, where the results were as follows: Will Dietrich 1,313 (23.45%) Butts 1,897 (33.88%) Teitge 2,389 (42.67%).
This is a developing story. See next week’s Bulletin for a followup story and stay tuned to BanderaBulletin.com for the latest developments.
Results are unofficial until certified in Bandera County Comissioners’ Court “The election may be over but the work to make our county safer has just begun. Thank you for everyone’s support throughout my campaign and I look forward to serving each and every citizen with equal proactive law enforcement,” Teitge said.
