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Shane Stolarczyk, Ricky Gleason move to May 26 Kendall County Judge runoff election

With all 11 precincts reporting, Shane Stolarczyk and Ricky Gleason will move forward to a runoff election on May 26 for Kendall County Judge. 

The details: A total of 13,169 ballots were cast during the March 3 election, representing 33.04% of registered voters in the county.

In the election, Stolarczyk pulled in 4,292, or 44.16%, of votes, while Gleason received 3,979, or 40.94%, of votes. Besa Martin received 1,449, or 14.91%, of votes. 

April 27 is the last day to register to vote in the May 26 runoff election, and early voting will begin on May 18. 

All results are unofficial until canvassed.

 
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Carpenter leads Kendall County Precinct 4 race, Precinct 2 heading to runoff election

In the Precinct 4 race, incumbent Chad Carpenter pulled the majority of votes, garnering 1,542, or 64.71%, of ballots. Brett D’Spain received the remaining 841, or 35.29%, of votes. 

What's happening? Carpenter will run unopposed in November, meaning he will remain commissioner following the canvassing of votes. 

In the Precinct 2 race, incumbent Andra Wisian will move to a runoff against J.C. Taylor. In the March 3 election, Wisian received 1,360, or 47.80%, of votes, while Taylor received 1,088, or 38.24%, of votes. Richard Elkins received the remaining 397, or 13.95%, of votes. 

April 27 is the last day to register to vote in the May 26 runoff election, and early voting will begin on May 18. 

All results are unofficial until canvassed.

 
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See unofficial voting results for Central Texas area House Reps

Unofficial results for Democratic and Republican primary elections for the Texas House of Representatives are being released around Central Texas after polls closed at 7 p.m. March 3.

What you need to know: Primary winners will move on to the Nov. 3 general election. Runoff elections will be held May 26 for any primary races in which no single candidate garners at least 50% of the vote.

Candidates are all seeking two-year terms. The following results are for contested races only. 

What else?: A map of all Texas House of Representatives districts is available online. Community Impact will update this article as more election day vote totals are released. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
 

 
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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.

 
Statewide News
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.

 

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