Early voting ends ahead of Texas primary runoffs for Cornyn, Paxton and key House race

SAN ANTONIO – Early voting has ended, and voters now turn to Tuesday’s primary runoff elections, with several high-profile contests on the ballot.

On Friday, the Bexar County Elections Department posted to Facebook to announce the early voting turnout.

IN PERSON: DEM – 30,782; REP – 40,897BY MAIL: DEM – 7,360; REP – 3,614

Among the key races is the Republican runoff between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton for a spot on the November ballot for a U.S. Senate seat.

On the Democratic side, Johnny Garcia and Maureen Galindo are headed to a runoff for the chance to represent District 35 in the November election.

As of tonight, nearly 31,000 Democrats had voted early, along with nearly 41,000 Republicans.

Election Day is Tuesday. Polls open at 7 a.m.