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Bastrop voters turn out, Cook re-elected

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About a quarter of Bastrop County’s registered voters turned out to the polls during Super Tuesday, with thousands of ballots cast in races that included a successful reelection bid for Sheriff Maurice Cook.Voters March 5 decided that Republican Cook will continue to hold his spot as the county’s top cop, pulling ahead of challenger Jeff “Gogo” Gogolewski by 1,700 votes.The Democrats did not field a candidate, so Cook has no opposition in the Nov. 5 general election.The sheriff plans to establish a new training facility during his upcoming term, prepping his deputies with better firearms, driving, use-offorce and hands-on training.“Training ...

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