Results for the November 6, 2018 midterm elections are in. 

In one of the closest races Texas has seen in a while, Sen. Ted Cruz eked out a victory over El Paso Democratic Congressman Beto O’Rourke, sending Cruz back to Washington for another term.

Other statewide races weren't as close. Republican incumbents swept the statewide ballot last night. Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick held on to their spots at the top of the ticket. In the Land Commissioner race, George P. Bush maintained his seat. Along with Bush, Comptroller Glen Hegar, and Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddick all won by wide margins. Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and Attorney General Ken Paxton also won their races, although they were closer than some expected.

In education-related elections, Alpine voters passed a $22.5 million bond. In Ector County, voters with the district approved a tax rate election, which officials have said will largely go towards improving teacher salaries.

STATEWIDE, CONGRESSIONAL, LEGISLATIVE

**After an overnight turn of events in which Ortiz Jones appeared to pull ahead, major news outlets retracted their projections in favor of Hurd, and Hurd regained the lead by 700 votes, Ortiz Jones may call for a recount. Stay tuned.

Brewster County

NOTES: In Brewster County, voters weighed in on contested races for  County Judge, County Treasurer, JP Precinct 1, and County Commissioner.

Voters passed a $22.5 million bond in a special election for Alpine Independent School District. This means Alpine residents will see an increase in the amount of annual property taxes they owe -- the money will go towards the construction of a new academic building for the high school, including upgraded science labs and improved technology and security.

Ector County

NOTES:  In Ector County, voters weighed in on contested races for State Senator, State Representative, County Commissioner, County Chairman and City Council Districts 3, 4 and 5.

In a special election for Ector County Independent School District, voters passed a property tax increase to fund increased salaries for ECISD staff and other maintenance and operations projects.

Voters also passed a proposition to establish an at-large member to Odessa City Council and elected Peggy Dean.

**Tom Sprawls and Richard Pierce will head into a runoff race for the District 4 seat on Odessa's City Council. The runoff is tentatively scheduled for December 11.

Jeff Davis County

NOTES: In Jeff Davis County, Mary Ann Luedecke was re-elected as Justice of the Peace in the county's only contested race.

Midland County

NOTES: Of Midland County's contested races, the most heavily watched were 2 At-Large seats for City Council, as well as 2 seats on the Midland ISD board of trustees. For Midland ISD Trustee District 5, Heidi Kirk will face either John Trischitti or Thomas Wolfmueller in a runoff on December 11.

**The seat for Midland ISD Trustee, District 5 will be decided in a runoff race on December 11. It will remain unclear whether Heidi Kirk will face John Trischitti or Thomas Wolfmueller until provisional ballots are counted. Wolfmueller led Trischitti by 1 vote as of the end of election day.

Presidio County

NOTES: All local races in Presidio County were decided in the 2018 primary election.

Voters authorized Marfa ISD's board of trustees to purchase attendance credits from to educate students from a partner district with local tax revenues. 133 voted for the proposal, and 24 voted against.