It's Election Day for the Democrat and Republican primary runoff elections in Texas. Voters across West Texas will cast ballots in a handful of local and statewide races, including. Get the latest results here:
These Democratic and Republican races are ones where no candidate earned more than 50 percent of the vote back in March. Tonight’s results determine which candidate will be their party’s nominee for the general election in November.
In the race for the Democratic nomination for Texas governor, former Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez edged out Houston businessman Andrew White. She will now face Gov. Greg Abbott in November.
Lupe Valdez defeated Andrew White in the Texas Democratic gubernatorial runoff. #txlege #tx2018 #txelections #electionday https://t.co/Ki18MVxKNM
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) May 23, 2018
In the Democratic primary runoff for Congressional District 23, Gina Ortiz Jones has a commanding lead over Rick Treviño. With roughly 55 percent of the District's precincts reporting, the race has been called for Ortiz Jones, who leads Treviño 14,145 votes to 7,210.
Presidio County Judge - Democratic Primary Runoff
Cinderella Guevara - 638 votes
John Ferguson - 538 votes
Presidio County Commissioner, Pct. 3 - Democratic Primary Runoff
Edgar Ramirez - 144 votes
Jose Cabezuela - 145 votes
Ector County Justice of the Peace, Pct. 2 - Republican Primary Runoff
Matthew Stringer - 170 votes
Missi Walden - 584 votes
Crane County Commissioner, Precinct 2 - Republican Primary Runoff
Dennis Young - 114 votes
Betty Damron - 135 votes
Midland County Judge - Republican Primary Runoff
James Beauchamp - 2,321 votes
Terry Johnson - 2,483 votes
Crane County Judge - Republican Primary Runoff
Roy Jodges - 414 votes
Jimmy Heath Jr. - 283 votes
Upton County Commissioner, Pct. 4 - Republican Primary Runoff
Cruez Gomez - 90 votes
Gary Wolfe - 92 votes
Upton County Justice of the Peace, Pct. 2 - Republican Primary Runoff
Farrah McKenzie - 86 votes
Vicky Jo Jones - 79 votes
