Jeremy Davis unseated incumbent Republican McLennan County Precinct 2 Commissioner Donis “DL” Wilson on Tuesday to take back local Democrats’ most prized seat.
Davis won 51.8% of the vote in a rematch against Wilson, who narrowly won in a three-way race in 2024.
Before Wilson’s narrow victory in 2024, the precinct had long been a Democratic stronghold represented by Black leaders Lester Gibson and Patricia Chisolm Miller. Davis campaigned largely on the need for more diverse representation on the all-white, Republican commissioners court.
“ To have a seat at the table, to be a part of the decision-making. It was a huge win for us across Precinct 2,” he told KWBU shortly after the results were announced.
He celebrated the results at a watch party Tuesday with the McLennan County Democratic Party.
“I think it’s been a long time since we’ve ushered in a new generation of leaders, so I think that motivated a lot of people to get to the polls,” Davis said.
Wilson, a former state trooper, was at a private gathering Tuesday evening and could not be reached for comment.
The all-Republican Commissioners Court in October 2025 redrew Precinct 2 boundaries in an unusual mid-decade redistricting, resulting in more conservative, rural precincts and fewer minority-dominated urban precincts.
The precinct includes parts of East Waco, Lacy Lakeview, West, Bellmead and now most of the rural eastern edge of the county towards Axtell and Elm Mott.
That means two of the three known data center projects in McLennan County now fall in the district.
That’s something Davis said he plans to tackle.
“ I don’t think that they will bring more benefit than harm to our community,” he said. “So I think the first thing I need to do is meet with the developers,” Davis said. “ Like I said in the campaign, we need an effective leader who knows how to negotiate, putting people first, and with the community in mind, and now we have it, so I’m ready to get to work.”
He said his priority in office would be to reassess the precinct maps, support small businesses and connect economic and workforce development measures with those who need them most.
Editor's Note: This story was produced in partnership with the Waco Bridge.
