The three candidates in the Tarrant County state senate race raised about $3 million, campaign finance reports show.
TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — Voters weighed in Nov. 4 to decide who will replace former state Sen. Kelly Hancock in District 9 in Tarrant County. The three candidates raised about $3 million in campaign contributions.Â
The seat was vacated after Hancock accepted an appointment as interim Texas comptroller — a job he’s running to keep permanently.Â
The candidates include Republican John Huffman, former mayor of Southlake, and Republican Leigh Wambsganss, the chief communications officer for Patriot Mobile, which provides wireless service and has a political action committee that is known for supporting conservative candidates in Texas, and Democrat Taylor Rehmet, an Air Force veteran and union organizer.
Wambsganss, who touted endorsements from President Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, led in fundraising, having raised a little more than $1.6 million from July 1 to Oct. 25 according to campaign finance reports, followed by Huffman, who reported raising  $1.35 million since July, and Rehmet, who reported raising  $127,000 from July 1 to Oct. 25.
Unofficial results showed Rehmet leading Wambsganss and Huffman with 44.12% of the vote as of 7:51 p.m.
Here are the unofficial results in the Texas Senate District 9 race: