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UPDATE: Watson, Michelena to face off in November for Brazos County commissioner seat

With all 88 precincts reporting, unofficial election results for the Republican primary for Brazos County Commissioner Precinct 2 show Kyle Greenwood with 3,367 votes, or 49.89%, and Jordan Januse with 2,302 votes, or 34.11%.

Jeff Murski currently has 1,080 votes, or 16%, unofficial results show.

The breakdown: If Greenwood cannot obtain a majority ahead of the results being finalized, a runoff between him and Januse will be triggered. If this is the case, a runoff will be scheduled for May 26.

What else: Meanwhile, in the Republican primary for Brazos County Commissioner Precinct 4, Peter Michelena obtained 918 votes, or 64.92%, to Andre Malone's 496, or 35.08%, unofficial results show.

The results mean Michelena will face Democratic incumbent Wanda Watson in November, who won her primary on March 3 against Prentiss Madison. Watson obtained 2,370 votes, or 73.24%, to Madison's 866 votes, or 26.76%.

Before you go: Community Impact will update this article as more election day vote totals are released. All results are unofficial until canvassed.

 
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UPDATE: See results for Brazos County judge, district clerk, party chairs

Updated 11:30 p.m. March 3
Kyle Kacal has won the Republican primary for Brazos County Judge, according to unofficial election results from the county.

What you need to know: With all 88 precincts reporting, Kacal obtained 10,404 votes, or 62.12% of the vote. Mike Southerland came in with 6,343 votes, or 37.88% of the vote, unofficial results show.

The results mean Kacal will represent the party in November.

Also of note: Some of the other races across the county on March 3 include district clerk, the chair for the Brazos County Republican Party and justice of the peace, Precinct 3. 

 
Metro News
UPDATE: View election results for Houston-area Texas House, Senate primary races

With 85% of polling locations reporting as of early morning March 4, several Texas House and Senate races across the Greater Houston have winners in the March 3 primary election.

All results are unofficial until canvassed.

Some context: Per the Texas Secretary of State's website, members of the Texas Legislature must be:

  • A U.S. citizen
  • A qualified elector of the state
  • At least 21 years old to serve in the House; at least 26 years old to serve in the Senate
  • A resident of Texas for two years to serve in the House, or for five years to serve in the Senate
  • A resident of the district they're representing for one year 
Stay tuned: The winners of the Republican and Democratic nominations in the March primary election will face each other in the Nov. 3 general election; the winners of the November election will begin serving their respective districts in January 2027.  

 
Statewide News
Texas GOP primary results: U.S. Senate, attorney general and railroad commission races headed to May runoffs

With 253 of Texas' 254 counties reporting some election results, three statewide Republican primary races are headed to runoffs, while candidates had decisive leads in other races.

The details: The Republican primary contests for U.S. Senate, attorney general and railroad commissioner appear to be heading to May runoffs, unofficial election returns showed.

Incumbent John Cornyn and state attorney general Ken Paxton will face each other in a runoff to determine who will be the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate after neither candidate cleared the 50% threshold required to avoid an additional round. In the attorney general race, state Sen. Mayes Middleton, R-Galveston, and U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Austin, will face off in an overtime round.

Incumbent Jim Wright and former Tarrant County GOP chair Bo French will compete in a runoff for railroad commissioner. All primary runoffs will take place on May 26, according to the secretary of state.

 
CI Texas
Talarico holds 8-point lead in U.S. Senate race; see other Texas Democratic primary results

With 249 of Texas' 254 counties reporting some election results early March 4, state Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, held a steady lead over U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Dallas, in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate.

What to know: Talarico led Crockett by nearly eight percentage points in the early hours of March 4, with the Austin Democrat holding 53.28% of the vote over Crockett's 45.45% in the Democratic primary race for U.S. Senate. Ahmad R. Hassan was in a distant third place with 1.27% of the vote, per unofficial returns.

State legislators also led the Democratic primary races for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and comptroller, unofficial results showed, although some of those contests had not been called as of press time.

Something to note: Republicans currently hold all statewide offices in Texas and no Democrat or third-party candidate has won a statewide seat since 1994, election records show.

 
In Your Area
UPDATE: See what candidates are heading to the November election for the U.S. House after the March primaries

Six Republican and Democratic candidates have emerged as clear victors in the March primaries for the U.S. House and are heading to the Nov. 4 election. 

Selected races included only contested seats that fall within Community Impact’s Houston coverage zone, which includes Districts 2, 7, 8, 14, 18, 22, 29 and 38.

The update: Out of the eight races per party, six candidates garnered more than 50% of the vote with a decisive victory. However, two races in both the Republican and Democratic parties saw split votes, triggering a runoff election in May. 

Republican winners include:

  • Steve Toth, District 2
  • Randy Weber, District 14
  • Ronald Dwayne Whitefield, District 18
  • Trever Nehls, District 22
  • Martha Fiero, District 29
  • Jessica Hart Steinmann, District 8
Democrat winners include:
  • Shaun Finnie, District 2
  • Lizzie Pannill Fletcher, District 7
  • Laura Jones, District 8
  • Marquette Greene-Scott, District 22
  • Sylvia Garcia, District 29
  • Melissa McDonough, District 38
All results are unofficial until canvassed.

 

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