Approximately 25,802 voters in Harris and Montgomery counties cast early ballots in the May 2 special election to fill former Sen. Brandon Creighton’s seat in the Texas Legislature, according to unofficial early voting results released by the Texas Secretary of State’s office.<\/p>\n
By the numbers<\/p>\n
Votes cast in Harris and Montgomery counties combined accounted for 81% of turnout during the early voting period, which ran from April 20 to 28. Texas Senate District 4 also includes portions of Galveston, Chambers, and Jefferson counties.<\/p>\n
Montgomery and Harris counties have 382,122 and 221,764 registered voters in Texas Senate District 4, respectively:<\/p>\n
2.06% of registered Harris County voters in the district voted early5.55% of registered Montgomery County voters in the district voted early<\/p>\n
More than 31,000 Texans across the district voted early in the special election, with about 82% voting in person, according to unofficial results.<\/p>\n
On the ballot<\/p>\n
Two candidates are facing off in the May 2 election to replace Creighton, who resigned from office after being named chancellor and CEO of the Texas Tech University System.<\/p>\n
Democrat Ron Angeletti is competing against Republican Brett W. Ligon to serve for the remainder of Creighton’s term through January 2027. The District 4 seat is up for election again in November for another four-year term.<\/p>\n
Learn more about the two candidates in ABC13’s reporting partner Community Impact’s Q&A<\/a>.<\/p>\n Before you go<\/p>\n Montgomery County residents must visit their designated voting precincts May 2 to participate in the election, but Harris County residents can vote at any polling location. Visit https:\/\/elections.mctx.org<\/a> or www.harrisvotes.com<\/a> for polling locations.<\/p>\n