Candidates note importance of voter turnout on Nov. 8

Donnis Self, left, Janet Machen and Benton Floerke – three of the directors of Lampasas County Farm Bureau – were among those who attended a Tuesday political forum sponsored by the Lampasas Area Republican Women. Featured at the event were judicial candidate Lesli Fitzpatrick, third from left, and District 68 State Rep. David Spiller of Jacksboro, at right. JIM LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD
Donnis Self, left, Janet Machen and Benton Floerke – three of the directors of Lampasas County Farm Bureau – were among those who attended a Tuesday political forum sponsored by the Lampasas Area Republican Women. Featured at the event were judicial candidate Lesli Fitzpatrick, third from left, and District 68 State Rep. David Spiller of Jacksboro, at right. JIM LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD

In remarks Tuesday night at a candidate forum, State Rep. David Spiller (R-Jacksboro) and Lesli Fitzpatrick – the Republican candidate for a seat on the 3rd Court of Appeals District – encouraged Lampasas County residents to stay engaged in the political process, to be informed and to vote to protect their conservative values.

Spiller, who is unopposed in his bid for re-election to Texas House Dist…