Vote counts Tuesday night once again showed how Texas is a red state. Despite an apparent early rush to the polls for Democrats, Republicans ended up casting more ballots in the 2018 primaries.
March 2018
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Texas Elections 2018
Here’s how six of Texas’ most interesting local primary races turned out
From the primary for Bastrop County Republican Party chair to the Republican primary for Montgomery County judge, some incumbents fell to their challengers after a difficult campaign season.
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Texas Elections 2018
How Texas counties voted for Beto O’Rourke, and more primary results by county
The results are in from the Texas primary elections on March 6, 2018, the first since President Donald Trump was elected. Check out county-by-county comparisons of turnout in a few key races.
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Despite national Democrats’ efforts, Laura Moser makes primary runoff in bid for Houston U.S. House seat
Activist and journalist Laura Moser secured a spot in the party’s primary runoff to take on Republican U.S. Rep. John Culberson in the fall, despite national Democrats taking the rare step of releasing opposition research on her last month.
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TribCast Live: Let’s talk about the Texas primaries
We livestreamed a special edition of our weekly podcast the day after Tuesday’s primaries.
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Texas Primaries 2018: Full election results
Texas primary election results for Democrats and Republicans running for statewide, congressional and legislative offices and the State Board of Education.
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As general election begins, Cruz escalates battle against O’Rourke
In the final hours before polls closed Tuesday in the Texas primaries, Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz kickstarted the general election with a barrage of criticism of his Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke of El Paso.
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Here’s what happened in the 2018 Texas primaries
As polls opened in the Texas primaries on Tuesday, The Texas Tribune laid out seven key questions for election night. Now that the smoke is clearing, here are the answers.
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Here are results from primary races for Texas’ eight open congressional seats
While state Sen. Sylvia Garcia and Veronica Escobar secured the Democratic nominations for their congressional races, state Sen. Van Taylor won the GOP nod for his North Texas race. Other Texas congressional races will head runoffs.
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In Texas House primaries, two of the three incumbents challenged by Gov. Greg Abbott survive
Of the three Republican incumbents targeted by Gov. Greg Abbott in this year’s primaries, two won victories Tuesday night. Several other open-seat races are headed to runoffs May 22.