Most Ellis County candidates for county office ran unopposed. The exceptions were two commissioner seats and one justice of the peace seat. elliscountytx.gov

Precinct 4 county commissioner

Butler received 13,937 votes (50.43%) to Jinadu's 13,702 (49.57%). Jinadu led by 393 votes in early in-person voting, which accounted for most of the 27,639 votes cast in the race. Election Day voters favored Butler by 589 votes, enough to put him ahead.

Precinct 2 county commissioner

Republican Matthew L. Zajic received 6,244 votes (64.69%). Write-in candidate Hannah Shelby drew 3,260 votes (33.78%), about one in three votes cast. The county recorded another 148 write-in votes as uncertified, bringing the total on the write-in line to 3,408 (35.31%).

Precinct 4 justice of the peace

Republican incumbent James "Butch" Bryant led Democrat Pam Hampton by 2,818 votes for the Midlothian-based court. Bryant received 17,812 votes (54.29%) to Hampton's 14,994 (45.71%). Bryant led in early voting and widened his margin on Election Day, when voters favored him 3,505 to 2,280.

Unopposed county races

Kameron K. Raburn ran unopposed for county judge, as did Jim Chapman for County Court at Law No. 1 and Daniel Freisner for County Court at Law No. 2. Jennifer Zarate was the sole candidate for district clerk, Krystal Valdez for county clerk and Lauri Hartley for county treasurer.

Three other justice of the peace candidates also ran unopposed. They were Chris Macon in Precinct 1, Brad Elliott in Precinct 2 and Dan Cox in Precinct 3.

Results remain unofficial until the county completes its canvass.