November 5th Election Recap
Republican National Committee Archive, 2016 Presidential Inauguration
November 22, 2024 | Montgomery County, TX
by John Wertz, Montgomery County Republican Party Victory Chairman
Well, we did it! On November 5th, the world as we know it changed for the better. Every candidate that we supported on our Montgomery County Republican Party (MCRP) Voter Guide, from top to bottom, was victorious!
Using the 2020 election as the starting point alongside this year’s expected voter turnout, our Victory Committee organized the dissemination of the voter guide. We also sent out several texts that were highly successful.
Turnout and Results
28,324 more Trump voters turned out in Montgomery County for this election than in the 2020 General Election (increasing by a percentage point over 2020). In Montgomery County, Trump/Vance received an average of 72.3% of the vote (221,706), while Harris/Walz received 27% (82,022).
Even more impressive, the variance made up the largest county difference in the state of Texas between Trump and Harris: approximately 140,000. Conversely, counties statewide had a variance of around 50,000, with Trump/Vance receiving an average of 56.22%, while Harris/Walz garnered 42.2% (source: Texas Secretary of State), which was still a landslide for Trump.
In Montgomery County, Trump received 72.3% of the vote and Montgomery County netted approx. 140,000 votes for Trump, the largest net gain by a single county for Trump in Texas.
Overall, Cruz was two to three points behind Trump, and Allred received about the same number of votes as Harris.
Significantly, the four party-endorsed candidates of the Conservative Conroe ISD slate won their positions, giving them seven out of seven Conservatives on the board, and making history by being a part of the first all-female school board in Texas.
At the November 7 Montgomery County Eagle Forum meeting, Representative Steve Toth stated that liberals moving into Texas are not the biggest threat to keeping Texas red because these new movers are trying to escape Democrat-run states and are voting Republican. The real danger is the ongoing youth indoctrination in our public schools. It is time for the party of conservative family values to serve on school boards and direct the curriculum being taught in our schools. We must reach into our high schools and local colleges to build our base there with youth. The Texas Youth Summit has been a wonderful outreach in the local community and the party should consider participating there, along with established chapters of Turning Point USA, etc.
Lastly, every party-endorsed candidate for Montgomery County Hospital District won their race. These candidates worked very hard and it paid off. There are now five Conservatives on that board of seven. Many thanks go to Montgomery County Republican Party Treasurer Charles Shirley for finding the right candidates, and to both he and Precinct 24 Chair Bob Bagley for their work with the candidates.
Accolades
Recognition and congratulations are to be spread around to many. These victories were due to the amazing work to get out the vote during Early Voting and on Election Day by our candidates and volunteers.
First, to the candidates. They did a great job in covering all of the voting sites important to their election.
Next, our Candidates Committee, led by Precinct 48 Chair Steve Lawrence, was successful in picking and justifying each candidate to support.
Our Victory Committee ensured that our strategy optimized the resources available to not only get out the vote, but to make sure Republicans received votes all the way down the ballot.
Our Communication Committee ensured that the message got out to our prospective voters.
Then, the majority of Precinct Chairs worked Early Voting and on Election Day, along with many other patriots. It was a classic team effort!
The election started off with a bang, with a whopping 250K voter turnout in Early Voting. There were long lines, especially in several locations, that amounted to a 1-2 hour wait that resulted in an unknown number of voters having to leave the polls for work, etc. Not sure how many returned. It took several days to add machines to two high-turnout locations - Conroe and Mitchell Library. The Early Voting turnout resulted in 82% of the total, leaving 18% on Election Day, close to our prediction of 85%-15%.
Regarding Early Voting, I'd like to recognize our 10 site captains. These patriots picked up their voter guides, scheduled helpers, endured heat, rain, sometimes difficult election judges, and long hours working the parking lots to man their stations, many times alone, ensuring that every voter who showed up had an opportunity to receive our voter guide.
Early Voting Site Captains:
Elizabeth Rickard – South County Community Center (The Woodlands)
Luis Pedraza – Conroe Library
Mark Furber – Magnolia Event Center
Wendy Yockey – Magnolia West Friendship Center
Herschel Williams – Lone Star Community Center (Montgomery)
Sunday Shibley – North Montgomery County Community Center (Willis)
Theresa Lee – East Montgomery County Community Development Center (Splendora)
Paul Crowson – East Montgomery County Fair Association Building (Porter/New Caney)
Charles Shirley – Spring Creek Greenway Nature Center
Donna McAleer – Mitchell Library (The Woodlands); As if two weeks wasn't enough, Donna also block-walked for Ted Cruz between Early Voting and Election Day!
Joining these folks were nearly 150 volunteers, including many of our County Executive Committee (CEC) members, working outside to hand out voter guides and inside as election judges and clerks.
On Election Day, we had at least as many volunteers working inside and outside the polls. Thank you to Precinct 100 Chair George Hyde and Precinct 60 Chair Judi Thomas for making sure our Election Day voting locations were properly staffed and working toward election integrity.
And finally, thanks go out to Precinct 75 Chair Larry Rogers and MCRP Vice Chairman Jon Bouché for making voter guide deliveries where needed.
At the end of the evening, on November 5th, everyone’s efforts paid off. We gave Conservatives across the board a mandate to serve and achieve great things. It’s up to them to follow through and up to the citizens of Montgomery County to get involved and make sure that they do.
