No candidate in the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor received more than 50 percent of the vote, so State Rep. Michelle Beckley will face accountant and auditor Mike Collier in a runoff. The winner will run against incumbent Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) in November.
Democratic primary runoff
Democratic primary runoff
Collier is projected to win. An estimated 94 percent of votes have been counted.
Votes received and percentages of total vote
Candidate
Votes
Pct.
Mike Collier Collier
263,558
54.8%
Michelle Beckley Beckley
217,445
45.2%
An estimated 94% of votes have been counted.
Dallas
Houston
Austin
El Paso
LEAD/WON
Beckley
Collier
No clear leader
No votes
Attorney general
In the March 1 primaries in Texas, incumbent Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) was forced into a runoff by runner-up George P. Bush, fourth-generation elected official of the Bush family serving as Texas land commissioner. In the primary, Bush trailed Paxton by nearly 400,000 votes. The Democratic primary also ended in a runoff – former Galveston mayor Joe Jaworski faces attorney Rochelle Garza.
Republican primary runoff
Republican primary runoff
Paxton is projected to win. An estimated 98 percent of votes have been counted.
Votes received and percentages of total vote
Candidate
Votes
Pct.
incumbent Ken Paxton
Ken Paxton *
incumbent Paxton
Paxton *
631,581
68.0%
George P. Bush Bush
297,480
32.0%
An estimated 98% of votes have been counted.
* Incumbent
Dallas
Houston
Austin
El Paso
LEAD/WON
Paxton
Bush
Democratic primary runoff
Democratic primary runoff
Garza is projected to win. An estimated 94 percent of votes have been counted.
Votes received and percentages of total vote
Candidate
Votes
Pct.
Rochelle Garza Garza
303,450
62.7%
Joe Jaworski Jaworski
180,378
37.3%
An estimated 94% of votes have been counted.
Dallas
Houston
Austin
El Paso
LEAD/WON
Garza
Jaworski
No clear leader
No votes
U.S. House runoffs
Fifteen House races in the March 1 primary elections resulted in runoffs. The most notable race is in the 28th District, where the moderate incumbent Rep. Henry Cueller (D) faces Jessica Cisneros, who is endorsed by Justice Democrats and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.).
The Post estimated the lean of 2022 congressional districts using 2020 presidential results by precinct from Decision Desk HQ and estimates where actual votes at the precinct level were unavailable. Districts classified as “Strong Biden” and “Strong Trump” show where a candidate is estimated to have won by 15 percentage points or more. “Lean Biden” and “Lean Trump” districts had estimated vote margins between five and 15 points. “Close” districts show an estimated margin within five points.
By: Lenny Bronner, Dana Cassidy, Holden Foreman, Dylan Freedman, Chloe Langston, Emily Liu, Brittany Renee Mayes, Anthony Pesce, Erik Reyna and Ashlyn Still