On this week’s TribCast, Alexa talks with Evan, Matthew and Alex about the results and implications of the primary runoff elections and how voting went in the first statewide election during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Texas runoff 2020 results: Watch live updates here
Get all of Texas’ election results through The Texas Tribune’s coverage of the 2020 runoff races for U.S. Senate, U.S. House and the Texas Legislature.
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MJ Hegar defeats Royce West in Democratic runoff for U.S. Senate
Hegar declared victory late Tuesday, but West did not concede until Wednesday morning.
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Analysis: All eyes are on Texas headed into the 2020 presidential election
With Tuesday’s midsummer primary runoffs complete, the ballots are set for the November general election — the third major event in a year already reshaped by pandemic and recession.
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Candace Valenzuela among runoff winners as Texas congressional battleground races take shape
Other notable winners Tuesday night included Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls and Austin attorney Mike Siegel.
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Runoff elections show Texas not quite ready for November’s main event
Most in-person voting Tuesday ran smoothly, but thousands of voters who sought to vote by mail may not be heard. And returns from the secretary of state’s office were balky.
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Former White House physician Ronny Jackson and former U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions win Texas congressional runoffs
Jackson and Sessions will be clear favorites in their November general election races.
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It took a doctor’s note and mad dash to Sonic for this coronavirus sufferer to vote
Linda Harrison and her husband couldn’t go to the polls because they were diagnosed with COVID-19. A state judge rebuffed their request for help obtaining absentee ballots, so Harrison scrambled and managed to get her vote in with four minutes to spare.
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6 things to watch in Texas’ primary runoff election
In the middle of a pandemic, voters will be weighing in on primary runoffs for U.S. Senate, nationally watched congressional races and a handful of seats in the Texas Legislature.
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Masks, gloves and plastic shields: What voting during a pandemic looks like across Texas
This year’s primary runoff election in Texas is different from any before it. The Texas Tribune sent photographers to see what it was like.
