Amanda McCoy
amccoy@star-telegram.com
With the March 3 primary in the past, here are all the remaining Texas primary races headed to runoffs.
In party races where there were three or more candidates and none garner more than 51% of the vote, the top two vote-getters will be on the runoff ballot to decide who will be the nominee in the November election.
The runoff election will be on May 26 and early voting will be May 18 to May 22.
Federal races
U.S. Senate
Republican Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are heading to a runoff after receiving 41.7% and 40% of the vote, respectively. One of them will face Democrat James Talarico in November.
U.S. House District 24
Democrat Kevin Burge was the highest vote-getter in the race with 48.2%. TJ Ware narrowly outpaced Jon Buchwald with 26.5%. The winner will go up against incumbent Beth Van Duyne.
U.S. House District 33
Democrats Colin Allred and Julie Johnson were the two front-runners with 45.5% and 34%.
On the Republican ballot, Patrick David Gillespie and John Sims will be in a runoff. Gillespie received 35.5%. Sims got 21.7%, narrowly beating out Monte “Doc” Mitchell and Kurt Schwab.
Statewide Texas races
Attorney General
Democrats Nathan Johnson and Joe Jaworski will be on the runoff ballot after receiving 47.8% and 26.7% of the vote. Jaworski just barely passed Anthony “Tony” Box to make it into the runoff.
Mayes Middleton and Chip Roy were the clear front-runners in the four-person Republican race with 39.1% and 31.8%.
Railroad Commissioner
Republicans Jim Wright and Bo French were neck-and-neck in their primary with 32% and 31.7% of the vote. The Democraton the November ballot is Jon Rosenthal.
Texas House District 97
On the Democratic ticket, Diane Symons garnered 42% of the vote. Beth Llewellyn McLaughlin barely outpaced Ryan Ray to enter the runoff with 30%. The winner will challenge Republican incumbent John McQueeney.
Tarrant County
Commissioner Precinct 2
Democrats Amanda Arizola and Jared Williams outpaced Gabe Rivas with 43.6% and 36.4% in the race for the open seat. The winner will face Republican Tony Tinderholt.
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Rachel Royster is a news and government reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, specifically focused on Tarrant County. She joined the newsroom after interning at the Austin American-Statesman, the Waco Tribune-Herald and Capital Community News in DC. A Houston native and Baylor grad, Rachel enjoys traveling, reading and being outside. She welcomes any and all news tips to her email.