The election for Conroe ISD Position 2 is a three-person race between challengers Destinee Milton, Rodney Hammer and Robin Deferrari. According to unofficial results, the candidates stand at the following percentages:

• Rod Hammer leads with 40.79% of the vote.

• Destinee Milton trails with 36.33% of the vote.

• Robin Deferrari is behind with 22.88% of the vote.

Zooming out: In Montgomery County, 192,952 ballots were cast during the early voting period from Oct. 19-Oct. 30, representing 39% of the county's eligible registered voters. Voting totals from Election Day on Nov. 3 have not yet been released.

What’s next?: Community Impact will update the article as more Election Day vote totals are released. All results remain unofficial until canvassed.

With all 121 Montgomery County voting precincts reporting, Ryan Tsamouris secured the Position 1 seat on the Conroe ISD Board of Trustees. Incumbent Misty Odenweller also secured another term for Position 3 on the board.

The full story: Unofficial results from Montgomery County show the following leads:

• For Conroe ISD position 1, Tsamouris beat incumbent Aggie Gambino for Position 1 with 50.47% of the vote over Gambino's 49.53% according to unofficial results.

• For Conroe ISD position 3, Odenweller secured reelection to the seat with 52.21% of the vote to challenger Philip Martin's 47.79% of the vote.

Zooming out: In Montgomery County, 192,952 ballots were cast during early voting from Oct. 19-Oct. 30, representing 39% of registered voters for the Nov. 3 election. Election Day voting totals have not yet been released.

All results remain unofficial until canvassed.

With all 121 voting precincts reporting, Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough has secured a third term based on election results.

Keough received 166,182 votes, or 65.47%, compared to Democrat challenger James Graf's 87,657 votes, or 34.53%. All results are unofficial until canvassed.

Diving in deeper: Keough, a Republican, is seeking a third term as the top elected official in the county. Graf, a Democrat, spent his career in finance and management.

"I give all the glory to God!" Keough said on Facebook after polls closed. "Thank you Montgomery County!"

Graf conceded the election to Keough after Election Day results were released.

"I have enjoyed sharing my vision for the future of Montgomery County and approach to mitigating the risks we face as we race to a million residents in the coming years," Graf said.

Unofficial results from early Nov. 4 show the outcomes for four State Board of Education races in the Houston area:

• In District 4, Democratic challenger Coretta Mallet-Fontenot won the seat with 356,473 votes, defeating Republican incumbent Tammie Nielsen, who received 97,814 votes.
• In District 6, Democrat Michelle Palmer won the seat with 362,887 votes against Republican Tiffany Nelson, who received 353,354 votes.
• In District 7, Republican incumbent Julie Pickren took the lead and won with 362,551 votes over Democrat Tiffany Perkinz, who received 343,357 votes.
• In District 8, Democratic challenger Dana Van De Walker secured a narrow win with 299,539 votes, which was 439 more votes than Republican incumbent Audrey G. Young, who received 299,100 votes.

With 99.61% of counties reporting and 87.7% of polling locations reporting Election day results as of 6 a.m. on Nov. 4, several winners appear to have won races for the Texas House across the Greater Houston area.

Some context: Each of the 150 members of the Texas House of Representatives is elected for a two-year term with no term limits. Together with the Texas Senate, the Texas Legislature meets in regular session for about five months every other year.

Stay tuned: The winners of the November election will begin serving their respective districts in January 2027. The 90th Texas Legislature will convene on Jan. 12 and is scheduled to be in regular session until May 31.

Check out voting results for several U.S. House candidates in key races. All results are unofficial until canvassed.

The gist: Selected races include only contested U.S. House seats that fall within Community Impact’s Houston coverage zone, which includes districts 2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 18, 22, 29 and 38. To learn more about the candidates running in each race, check out Community Impact's voter guide.

What else? Twenty Republican and Democratic candidates are running for U.S. House positions during this Nov. 3 election.

Two Democratic state lawmakers declared victory in the races for Texas governor and lieutenant governor Nov. 3.

What's happening: Speaking at an Austin watch party, Gina Hinojosa told supporters that the "trust they placed in her was not a blank check." Vikki Goodwin pointed to changes she hoped to make as lieutenant governor and president of the Texas Senate.

"We are on a mission to fight back against the systemic destruction of our rights, our public education and our democracy," Goodwin said.

Both women are state representatives from Austin. Hinojosa is poised to become the state's first Latina governor, while Goodwin would become the first female lieutenant governor.

More context: Republican Gov. Greg Abbott conceded to Hinojosa earlier Nov. 3, while Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued a statement calling the election "fair."

"I love our state," Abbott said to his crowd of supporters in Austin. "It's been an honor to serve it. I know we are leaving Texas in far better shape than it's ever been."

Polls across Texas closed at 7 p.m. in the Nov. 3 election, bringing a competitive race between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico to a close.

What's happening: Initial results from early voting and mail-in ballots showed Talarico with an early lead over Paxton, although outcomes could change as more counties publish early voting totals and begin reporting results from Election Day.

The winner of the Nov. 3 election will replace Sen. John Cornyn, who lost his reelection bid to Paxton earlier this year. Each state has two U.S. senators, and the new senator will work alongside Republican Ted Cruz.

What they're saying: In August, Talarico told Community Impact his top priority was to "tackle corruption to bring down costs for working people," while Paxton said he would prioritize "lowering costs, restoring the American Dream and keeping Texas a safe place." Libertarian candidate Ted Brown said he was in favor of policies based on "personal freedom, economic freedom, digital privacy [and] anti-foreign military intervention."

Read Community Impact's full Q&A with the three candidates here.