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Updated: Tuesday, 06 Nov 2012, 7:37 PM CST
Published : Tuesday, 06 Nov 2012, 7:37 PM CST

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Travis County Sheriff Greg Hamilton grabbed the early lead for re-election over Republican Republican Raymond Frank.

Hamilton, a Democrat, was gaining over 61 percent in preliminary returns.

Down the county ballot, Constable Bruce Elfant was comfortably ahead in the race for tax assessor-collector over Republican Vid Vak and Republican Gerald Daugherty was leading incumbent Democrat Karen Huber in the race for county commissioner Place 3

Daugherty was seeking to regain the post he lost four years ago.

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Greg Hamilton moves ahead in sheriff's race

Elfant ahead in race for tax assessor

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