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TexasTowelie

(111,906 posts) Tue May 22, 2018, 08:42 PM May 2018

The Official 2018 Texas Primary Runoff Thread

The voting is over and the counting of ballots is underway. One statewide election on the Democratic ballot -- the race for governor between Lupe Valdez and Andrew White. Other down ballot races for U.S. House of Representatives, state elections, and other state legislative and county races.

Please post results and commentary. There are several races to monitor tonight.

Finally, thanks to all that voted.

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The Official 2018 Texas Primary Runoff Thread (Original Post) TexasTowelie May 2018 OP

phone notification: White (for gov. ahead by 400) northoftheborder May 2018 #1

White is going to be strongest in the Houston area. TexasTowelie May 2018 #2

early numbers for Tarrant show Lupe at 60% yellowdogintexas May 2018 #4

I just checked the SOS site: TexasTowelie May 2018 #5

Yeah for Lupe Gothmog May 2018 #9

I voted for Lupe! flying_wahini May 2018 #3

The race I'm interested in is for U. S. Rep. District 25. TexasTowelie May 2018 #6

Governor's race: 74% reported. TexasTowelie May 2018 #7

My friends all won Gothmog May 2018 #8

Happy Kulkarni won KatyMan May 2018 #11

Gina Ortiz Jones won the 23 district. LostOne4Ever May 2018 #10

northoftheborder

(7,569 posts)

1. phone notification: White (for gov. ahead by 400)

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue May 22, 2018, 09:01 PM

May 2018

TexasTowelie

(111,906 posts)

2. White is going to be strongest in the Houston area.

Reply to northoftheborder (Reply #1)

Tue May 22, 2018, 09:16 PM

May 2018

Valdez will take all counties along the Mexico border, DFW and most of the counties along I-35.

yellowdogintexas

(22,216 posts)

4. early numbers for Tarrant show Lupe at 60%

Reply to TexasTowelie (Reply #2)

Tue May 22, 2018, 10:22 PM

May 2018

Several border counties still incomplete and several 'no info' counties.

TexasTowelie

(111,906 posts)

5. I just checked the SOS site:

Reply to yellowdogintexas (Reply #4)

Tue May 22, 2018, 10:27 PM

May 2018

Valdez 167,358; White 157,051; about 60% of precincts reporting.

Gothmog

(144,890 posts)

9. Yeah for Lupe

Reply to northoftheborder (Reply #1)

Wed May 23, 2018, 12:54 AM

May 2018

Link to tweet

flying_wahini

(6,576 posts)

3. I voted for Lupe!

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue May 22, 2018, 10:07 PM

May 2018

TexasTowelie

(111,906 posts)

6. The race I'm interested in is for U. S. Rep. District 25.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue May 22, 2018, 10:38 PM

May 2018

My preferred candidate, Chris Perri, is slightly behind 8,925 to 8,995 for Julie Oliver. About 73% reported.

For the race to replace Blake Farenthold in District 27, Eric Holguin - 6,350, Roy Barrera 3,879. 83% reported.

District 7: Lizzie Fletcher 7,219, Laura Moser 3,295. 26% reported.

TexasTowelie

(111,906 posts)

7. Governor's race: 74% reported.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Tue May 22, 2018, 10:44 PM

May 2018

Lupe Valdez 189,518 52.44%
Andrew White 171,832 47.55%

Gothmog

(144,890 posts)

8. My friends all won

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed May 23, 2018, 12:53 AM

May 2018

Link to tweet

KatyMan

(4,175 posts)

11. Happy Kulkarni won

Reply to Gothmog (Reply #8)

Wed May 23, 2018, 09:51 AM

May 2018

and Valdez. Fort Bend is a pretty diverse county, was blue in 2016, so hopefully we can keep it up. Unfortunately, the seat Kulkarni is running for is so gerrymandered it's ridiculous.

LostOne4Ever

(9,286 posts)

10. Gina Ortiz Jones won the 23 district.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed May 23, 2018, 01:42 AM

May 2018

https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/05/22/congressional-district-23-gina-ortiz-jones-hurd-texas-primary-runoff-election-results/632535002/

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