HOUSTON – Texans cast their votes in the primary elections on Tuesday to decide who will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot for U.S. representative of Texas\u2019 2nd Congressional District.<\/p>\n
Primary results <\/p>\n
Republican primary<\/p>\n
Steve Toth won the Republican primary, the Associated Press projects, beating incumbent Dan Crenshaw.<\/p>\n
Democratic primary<\/p>\n
Shaun Finnie was the only Democrat on the primary ballot and will appear on the midterm election ballot in November.<\/p>\n
About Texas\u2019 2nd Congressional District <\/p>\n
By the numbers:<\/p>\n
In the primary election, only one Democrat and four Republicans were vying for a spot on the November ballot.<\/p>\n
Big picture view:<\/p>\n
Texas\u2019 2nd Congressional District covers parts of Harris County and Montgomery County, north of Houston, including Atascocita, Humble, Splendora, Shenandoah and The Woodlands.<\/p>\n
Incumbent Dan Crenshaw was elected to represent District 2 in 2018. Republican challenger Steve Toth serves as state representative for a portion of southern Montgomery County that includes Conroe and The Woodlands.<\/p>\n
Democrat Shaun Finnie is a resident of The Woodlands who started out as an oil and gas lawyer before going into investment banking with a focus on the energy sector, primarily in oil and gas mergers and acquisitions.<\/p>\n
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