Tzintzún Ramirez finished closely behind West last week in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate.
Texas 2020 Elections
Texans are poised to set a record for voter turnout with Tuesday’s election. Voters are casting ballots in a litany of races, from president and U.S. Senate to seats in the Texas House. Watch live election results come in here, and check out what you need to know here. If you see an issue while voting, let us know about it here.
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Democrat suspends campaign after making runoff to challenge U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw
The move by Elisa Cardnell effectively hands her party’s nomination to Sima Ladjevardian, a Houston attorney and Democratic fundraiser backed by Beto O’Rourke.
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Dallas County asks for Super Tuesday recount after discovering it missed some ballots
In a petition filed late Friday in state district court, the county is seeking to perform a recount of backup paper ballots.
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Trump’s endorsements in Texas primary underscore his clout with GOP voters
The president’s support was most notable in five primaries Tuesday in which his preferred candidates all prevailed or advanced to a runoff.
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State Rep. Eddie Rodriguez becomes first to enter race for Senate District 14
Rodriguez, a longtime House Democrat from Austin, announced his candidacy Saturday for the seat being vacated by state Sen. Kirk Watson.
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Just a quarter of registered voters in Texas participated in the 2020 presidential primary
More than 4 million Texans voted in the 2020 presidential primary election, with turnout among Democratic voters just barely surpassing Republican turnout.
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Harold Dutton: “It sounds like something criminal went on” in Texas House primary race
Facing a runoff, the Houston Democrat said he may ask the Harris County district attorney’s office to investigate the candidacy of an opponent who was seemingly absent on the campaign trail but received 20% of the vote.
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Texas lawmakers to hold hearing into excessive Super Tuesday voting lines
They also plan to address other issues at the hearing, including late-opening voting sites and insufficient voting equipment at polling places.
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Harris County’s cascade of election day fumbles disproportionately affected communities of color
The last voters at Texas Southern University, a historically black university, ultimately spent nearly an entire workday waiting in line to cast their ballots, nearly seven hours after polls closed.
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Joe Biden to earn an estimated 111 of Texas’ Democratic primary delegates. Bernie Sanders will get 102.
The Texas Democratic Party released delegate counts Wednesday evening based on unofficial election results. Texas doles out 228 delegates in the state’s Democratic primary election.