Wooten files as Democrat candidate for county judge

Wade Wooten, a Lampasas native, has returned to town and plans to seek the county judge seat.
Wade Wooten, a Lampasas native, has returned to town and plans to seek the county judge seat.

Retired businessman Wade Dudley Wooten is the latest candidate to enter the race for Lampasas County judge in 2026.

Wooten is the only Democratic candidate to declare so far. And while Lampasas County may be a Republican stronghold, he said he is eager to speak with those from across the aisle.

“I’d sit down and talk with them and say, ’How are we different?’ Because it isn’t that much,” Wooten said…