Election
BY HANNAH NORTON
Races to watch Some races at the top of the Republican runo ballot include: U.S. Senate: Incumbent John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton Texas attorney general: State Sen. Mayes Middleton, R-Galveston, and U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Austin Texas railroad commissioner: Incumbent Jim Wright and former Tarrant County GOP chair Bo French Texas’ new 9th Congressional District: Army veteran Alex Mealer and state Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park Texas’ new 35th Congressional District: State Rep. John Lujan, R-San Antonio, and Air Force veteran Carlos De La Cruz Some runo contests on the Democratic side are: Texas attorney general: State Sen. Nathan Johnson, D-Dallas, and former Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworski Texas lieutenant governor: State Rep. Vikki Goodwin, D-Austin, and union leader Marcos Velez Texas’ new 18th Congressional District: Incumbent Christian Menefee, D-Houston, and U.S. Rep. Al Green, who currently represents District 9 Texas’ new 33rd Congressional District: Former U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, and U.S. Rep. Julie Johnson, who currently represents District 32
Texas held its primary elections March 3, with Republican and Democratic voters selecting their parties’ nominees for scores of federal, state and local seats. Yet some candidates aren’t done campaigning— dozens of primary races are headed to runo elections May 26. In Texas primaries, state law requires that a candidate receive more than 50% of the vote to win their race outright. When no one meets that threshold, the two highest- performing candidates advance to a runo. The winner of each runo election will appear on the November ballot. What to know about May 26 runo elections
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Texans who voted in a political party’s primary this March can only cast ballots in the same party’s runo, per state law. Those who did not participate in the primaries can vote in either party’s runo. Individuals who participate in third-party nominating conventions may not vote in another party’s primary or runo.
Dates to know
Deadline to register to vote in the runos
April 27
May 15
Last day to apply to vote by mail
May 18
Early voting begins
May 22
Early voting ends
May 26
Runo election day
SOURCE: TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATECOMMUNITY IMPACT
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