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Hoyt wins primary race for Comal County Judge, results show

Election night results show Kristen Hoyt is victorious in the race for Comal County Judge, according to the Comal County Elections website.

The details: Hoyt received 18,431 votes, or about 67.27% of the vote, while her challenger, Kayne Parrish, received 5,985 votes, or about 21.84% of the vote. Deb Hindman, who dropped out of the race but still appeared on the ballot, received 2,983 votes, or about 10.89% of the vote.

Election night results show that 41,359 voters cast a ballot, which equates to about 28% of those registered in Comal County.

 
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Minus wins Comal County Precinct 2 Commissioner race, results show

With all precincts reporting, results show New Braunfels ISD board member Steve Minus has won the race for Precinct 2 Comal County Commissioner for the March 3 Republican Primaries, according to the Comal County elections website.

What you need to know: Minus received 3,561 votes, or 51.36% of the vote, while Steve Rollins and John Stratemann received 1,399 votes and 1,974 votes, respectively.

Election night results show 41,359 voters cast a ballot, equating to about 28% of the 147,515 registered in Comal County.

Minus faces no Democratic opposition for the seat, meaning he will likely be sworn into office in January, according to Texas state law.

 
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Ronnie Clark wins Guadalupe County Precinct 2 commissioner race

Updated 10:43 p.m.

A new commissioner has been elected for Precinct 2 in Guadalupe County.

With all precincts reporting, Ronnie Clark received 1,773 votes, or 54.74% of votes. His opponent—Noah Webster—received 1,466 votes, or 45.26% of votes, according to unofficial voting results from Guadalupe County.

"My top priorities are safety and security," Clark told Community Impact. "I will still be representing my people."

Precinct 2 covers northeastern portions of the county, closest to New Braunfels, according to the county's website.

Since there are no Democratic candidates running for this position, the winner of the Republican primary will be uncontested during the November general elections, according to the Guadalupe County voting charter.

What else? In early voting, there were 1,674 ballots cast countywide for the Guadalupe County Precinct 2 commissioner race.

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

With all of Texas' 254 counties reporting some election results, two statewide races in Texas' Democratic primary are headed to runoffs with candidates declaring victory in others.

Texas Democrats aim to flip one or more top state offices in November—no Democrat has won a statewide seat in Texas since 1994, election records show.

The overview: State Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, declared victory in the Democratic primary race for U.S. Senate late March 4, announcing in a statement that "we're about to take back Texas." 

Crockett conceded the race in a March 4 statement, encouraging voters to support Talarico in November.

More details: State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, D-Austin, will advance to the November election in the race for Texas governor.

The Democratic primary race for lieutenant governor will head to a runoff between Austin state Rep. Vikki Goodwin and union leader Marcos Isaias Velez, while the Democrats Nathan Johnson and Joe Jaworski will compete in a Democratic runoff for attorney general. All runoffs will take place on May 26, according to the secretary of state.

 
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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.

 

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