Goliad County Republican challenging county judge in primary | Election Central

Goliad County’s incumbent county judge is facing a challenger in Tuesday’s Republican primary.

Voters will send either County Judge Mike Bennett or Alicia Cowley to November’s general election.

Bennett took office in 2018 after defeating County Judge Pat Calhoun in a closely contended primary runoff. Bennett then went on to also defeat Democratic candidate Wilfred Korth in that year’s general election.

Bennett is a former undercover narcotics investigator turned businessman who initially ran on working to solve the county’s mounting tax problems.

Cowley is a retired registered nurse of 40 years who managed an emergency department. She is a member of the board of directors for the San Antonio River Authority.

With the river authority, she worked on improvements to Branch Park and the Ferry Street and Riverdale river access points

She is a sixth generation Texan.

The winner will not have a Democratic Party opponent in the November general election.

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