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2 candidates are tracked for Lubbock County Commissioner, Precinct 2, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Kevin Pounds and Karen Hodges. Candidate information follows official Lubbock County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
May 26 runoff result: Kevin Pounds won the Republican runoff over M. Trey Newton (about 60%-40%) after a three-way March 3 primary that also included Justin Martin. He meets Democrat Karen Hodges, who was unopposed in her primary, on the November 3 ballot. Re-verify against the county's official May 26 runoff canvass: the March count sent this race to a runoff (Precinct 2: Pounds 39.5 percent, Newton, Martin; Precinct 4: Rackler 47.5 percent, Seay, Peterson; County Clerk: Garcia 45.9 percent, Baxa, Gonzales), per the county's official March 3 primary results (Lubbock County Elections, results.enr.clarityelections.com).
Republican
Kevin Pounds is a battalion chief with Lubbock Fire Rescue who spent 24 years as a Lubbock firefighter and 20 years with the Lubbock County Detention Center, per KCBD.
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-06.
Campaign site →Democratic
Karen Hodges appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Lubbock County Commissioner, Precinct 2, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Karen Hodges.