{"id":189779,"date":"2026-03-04T08:41:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T08:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/189779\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T08:41:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T08:41:20","slug":"photos-2026-texas-primaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/189779\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: 2026 Texas Primaries"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Voters line up and are turned away from the Oak Lawn Branch Library voting center on election day in Dallas on March 3, 2026. Dallas counties eliminated centralized voting centers, causing confusion among some voters. Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n

\"\" Voters cast their ballots at Oak Lawn Branch Library on primary election day in Dallas. Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune \"\" A person votes at the Metropolitan Multi-Service Center in Houston. Mark Felix for The Texas Tribune \"\"<\/p>\n

A truck promoting 282nd Judicial District Court Judge candidate Amber Givens and campaign greeters sits outside of a voting center at Kessler Park United Methodist in Dallas. Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n

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Donna Smith and Rhonda Whisenhunt take a selfie outside of the Longview Community Center after voting in the primary election in Longview. Michael Cavazos for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n

\n\"\"Democratic primary candidate for U.S. Senate Jasmine Crockett speaks with U.S. Reps. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, and Adelita Grijalva, D-Arizona, at the Metropolitan Multi-Service Center in Houston. Mark Felix for The Texas Tribune\n<\/p>\n

\n\"\"U.S. Rep. Christian Menefee talks to a voter outside of the Sunnyside Health and Multi-Service Center in Houston. Mark Felix for The Texas Tribune\n<\/p>\n

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Kathy Fain stumps for Melissa Beckett, a candidate for state representative, and Lacy Jameson, candidate Gregg County Pct. 1 Justice of the Peace, outside of the Longview Community Center as people vote in the primary election. Michael Cavazos for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n

\n\"\"People wait in line to vote outside of the Metropolitan Multi-Service Center in Houston. Mark Felix for The Texas Tribune\n<\/p>\n

\n\"\"Regina Johnson hands out election materials outside of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in Houston. Annie Mulligan for The Texas Tribune\n<\/p>\n

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Voters make their way to the Brook Hollow Branch Library polling location on primary election day in San Antonio. Christopher Lee for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n

\"\" Voters stand in line at the Semmes Branch Library polling location on primary election day in San Antonio. Christopher Lee for The Texas Tribune \"\" Zeeshan Hafeez, center, running to represent Texas\u2019 33th Congressional District, and campaign greeters wave at voters at the voting center at Oak Lawn Brach Library on election Day in Dallas. Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune \"\"<\/p>\n

Voters wait to vote inside of Wheeler Avenue Baptist in Houston. Annie Mulligan for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n

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Valarie Orozzo, 59, holds up a sign given to her by a poll worker indicating that she is the last voter in line before the polls close at the Semmes Branch Library polling location in San Antonio. Christopher Lee for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n

\"\" Election workers transport ballots from various voting locations into the Harris County Election Headquarters in Houston. Annie Mulligan for The Texas Tribune \"\" Election workers look at a map at the Harris County Election Headquarters in Houston. Annie Mulligan for The Texas Tribune \"\"<\/p>\n

Golfers walk past a Wesley Hunt primary election night watch party at East River 9 Golf in Houston. Mark Felix for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n

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Attendees of the Ken Paxton watch party wait for his appearance in Dallas.\u00a0 Johnathan Johnson for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n

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People at an election night watch party for state Rep. Gina Hinojosa wait for the results of the Texas primary election in San Antonio.\u00a0 Brenda Baz\u00e1n for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n

\"\" U.S. Sen John Cornyn gives election night remarks to the press at the downtown Austin Marriott. Bob Daemmrch for The Texas Tribune \"\" Ken Paxton speaks to his supporters at his watch party in Dallas. Johnathan Johnson for The Texas Tribune \"\" U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt hugs a supporter at his watch party at East River 9 Golf in Houston. Mark Felix for The Texas Tribune \"\"<\/p>\n

Ken Paxton speaks to the audience at his watch party in Dallas.\u00a0 Johnathan Johnson for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n

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Attendees wait for James Talarico at his election night watch party in Austin.\u00a0 Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n

\n\"\"Democratic nominee James Talarico greets his supporters after pulling ahead in the primary for U.S. Senate just after midnight of March 4, 2026. Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune\n<\/p>\n

\n\"\"U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas, speaks at her election watch party at Club VIVO in Dallas on March 3, 2026. Crockett criticized the restrictions on Dallas County precinct voting and did not comment on the state of the race against state Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin. Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune\n<\/p>\n

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Jessica Paige listens to U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas, speaks at her election watch party at Club VIVO in Dallas. Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Voters line up and are turned away from the Oak Lawn Branch Library voting center on election day…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":189780,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[2137,132,102,288,3496,56,58,57,2135,39926,3309,1967,7802,26123,7913,287,293,2279,6474],"class_list":{"0":"post-189779","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-2026-elections","9":"tag-austin","10":"tag-dallas","11":"tag-elections","12":"tag-gina-hinojosa","13":"tag-houston","14":"tag-houston-headlines","15":"tag-houston-news","16":"tag-james-talarico","17":"tag-jasmine-felicia-crockett","18":"tag-john-cornyn","19":"tag-ken-paxton","20":"tag-longview","21":"tag-photo-gallery","22":"tag-photography","23":"tag-politics","24":"tag-texas-legislature","25":"tag-voting","26":"tag-wesley-hunt"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189779"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189779\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/189780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=189779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=189779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}