With all vote centers reporting, Dexter L. McCoy has emerged as the Democratic nominee for Fort Bend County Judge. 

What you need to know: The Democratic race for Fort Bend County judge is one of several county contests that advanced to May runoffs after no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the March 3 primary election.

Dexter L. McCoy and Rachelle Carter were the two highest-performing candidates in the five-way primary race, with McCoy securing 40.45% of the vote to Carter's 18.91%.

At the polls: With all vote centers reporting results, McCoy won the Democratic runoff race with 21,603 votes, followed by Carter with 7,421 votes.

With all vote centers reporting results, Fort Bend County has some new nominees ahead of the November election.

What you need to know: There were several county contests that advanced to May runoffs after no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the March 3 primary election.

On the ballot: Unofficial results show April L. Jones maintained the lead in the Democratic runoff race for the commissioner seat, while Ken Mathews won the Republican race.

Meanwhile, Sonya Jones won the Democratic runoff race for Fort Bend County clerk, followed by Maria T. Jackson.

Additionally, early results show Jeffrey L. Boney won the Democratic runoff race for Fort Bend County treasurer, trailed by Sara Khan.

Runoff election results are in for the Democratic and Republican runoff elections in the races for Harris County judge and district clerk.

Some context: Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo formally announced in September that she will not seek reelection for a third term as judge of Texas’ largest county.

Hidalgo has served as county judge since 2019 and was reelected after winning the county seat during the November 2022 general election. Her current four-year term ends Dec. 31, 2026.

Also on the ballot: In the race for Harris County district clerk, Jose "Alex" Maldonado and Darrell Jordan Jr. are facing off for the Democratic nomination.

With unofficial early voting results released from the Texas Secretary of State, voters are choosing a Democratic and Republican nominee in the Texas House districts 149 and 126 races, respectively.

The details: The Democratic race for Texas House District 149 is one of several contests that advanced to May runoffs after no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the March 3 primary election. Texas House District 149 covers portions of the Katy and Alief areas.

Also on the ballot: Stan Stanart and Kelly Peterson are facing off for the Republican nomination to Texas House District 126 after Rep. Sam Harless announced his retirement by the end of his term in 2027. District 126 covers parts of Harris County, including Cypress, Spring, Fairbanks and Jersey Village, according to a map of the district.

Voting results are in for four key runoff elections for United States House of Representatives races.

Some background: Selected races include only contested U.S. House seats that fall within Community Impact’s Houston coverage zone and that were sent to a runoff election after the March primaries, which include Districts 7, 14, 18 and 38.

For District 7, Republican candidates Alexander Hale and Tina Cohen were sent to the runoff after neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the March 3 primaries. Other Republican candidates facing off for a place on the November ballot include Jon Bonck and Shelly Dezevallos for District 38.

On the other hand, Democratic candidates for U.S. House District 18, Christian Menefee and Al Green, were sent to face each other in the runoff election after the March primary votes were split, as well as Richard Davis and Thurman Bill Bartie squaring off for District 14.

All results are unofficial until canvassed.

For the first time in more than a decade, there is no incumbent in the Texas attorney general's race as Ken Paxton runs for the U.S. Senate. Voters across Texas made their picks for attorney general in the May 26 runoff election, with the winning candidate from each political party moving on to the November election.

The context: The Republican and Democratic attorney general races are among several statewide contests that advanced to May runoffs after no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the March 3 primary election.

The attorney general serves as Texas' top lawyer and law enforcement officer.

About the candidates: On the right, state Sen. Mayes Middleton of Galveston and U.S. Rep. Chip Roy of Austin are each seeking the Republican nomination for the seat.

On the left, state Sen. Nathan Johnson of Dallas and former Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworski are vying for the Democratic nomination.

Keep reading to see the results in the two attorney general races and find other runoff results at communityimpact.com/voter-guide.

In the May 26 runoff election, Republican voters across Texas cast their votes in a contentious U.S. Senate race between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

The context: The Republican race for U.S. Senate is one of several statewide contests that advanced to May runoffs after no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the March 3 primary election.

About the candidates: Cornyn, an incumbent senator with nearly 24 years in office, is seeking to hold his seat for another six years while being challenged by Paxton, the once-impeached state attorney general who was recently endorsed by President Donald Trump. Read each candidate's priorities in their own words here.  

The winning Republican candidate will face the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, state Rep. James Talarico of Austin, in November.
 
Keep reading to see the results in the Cornyn-Paxton race and find other runoff results at communityimpact.com/voter-guide.