In Tuesday’s primary runoff election, Texas voters cast ballots in six Republican congressional races across the state.
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Voter turnout in a Texas Democratic gubernatorial runoff hasn’t been this low in nearly 100 years
Democrat Lupe Valdez will face off against Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in the fall. Two incumbents in the Texas House lost their runoffs. And Democrats had their worst runoff turnout in almost a century.
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Lizzie Pannill Fletcher defeats Laura Moser in Texas Democratic primary runoff; Gina Ortiz Jones seals nomination
Attorney Lizzie Pannill Fletcher defeated activist Laura Moser in a Democratic congressional primary that drew national attention. Meanwhile, former Air Force Intelligence Officer Gina Ortiz Jones easily won her runoff for the 23rd Congressional District.
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Meet the candidates in the Texas primary runoffs
With Texas’ 2018 primary runoff election here, meet the candidates who are on ballots today in races for statewide, congressional and legislative offices.
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Watch Texas candidates virtually debate in our Split Decision series
During the 2018 campaign, The Texas Tribune’s Split Decision series is featuring interviews with candidates facing off in races for governor, the Texas House, state Senate, Congress and more. Ahead of the state’s runoff election, check out of all our virtual debates.
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Here’s what to expect in the Texas runoff elections
Texas voters will decide major-party nominees Tuesday in 33 primaries that went to an overtime round after the March elections.
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Texas runoff between Laura Moser and Lizzie Pannill Fletcher a pivotal moment for national Democrats
How West Houston’s Democratic voters decide in the 7th Congressional District runoff on Tuesday will have outsized implications for national Democrats’ optimism and tactics in the fall.
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Will Democrats pick a Sam Johnson to vie to replace U.S. Rep. Sam Johnson?
The Democratic runoff between Lorie Burch and her runoff opponent, Sam Johnson, has turned heads, but not because Democrats have high hopes that they can represent Texas’ 3rd Congressional District.
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Amid questions of whether ex-Congressman Blake Farenthold was hired inappropriately as lobbyist, he says, “I wasn’t involved”
Asked about a report questioning whether Farenthold’s recent hiring as a lobbyist for the Port of Port Lavaca may have violated the Texas Open Meetings Act, he said, “I don’t know anything about it.”
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In Central Texas congressional runoffs, candidates with traditional advantages face scrappy underdogs
Two spirited runoffs are underway for the major-party nominations to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith, R-San Antonio. Joseph Kopser and Mary Wilson are vying for the Democratic nod, while the two Republicans squaring off are Matt McCall and Chip Roy.