Texas May – After the Texas primary runoffs on Tuesday, May 26, voters in November will choose party nominees in a new set of Republican and Democratic matchups—from the U.S. Senate contest between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton to multiple congressional runoffs across the st
Texas voters had one more primary vote on Tuesday, May 26. Now the runoff decisions are in, and the list of who moves on to the November general election is clear—along with where former President Donald Trump has stepped in with endorsements.
While the Texas U.S. Senate Republican runoff between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton has drawn the most attention statewide. there are several other races Texans will ultimately vote on again in November. Those include statewide contests like Attorney General and Railroad Commissioner. plus a long set of congressional runoffs where both Democrats and Republicans will pick their nominees for the general election.
The Republican and Democratic runoff ballots for statewide offices, as well as the congressional runoff pairings across Texas, are set out below.
Texas statewide runoff races
Republicans moving to their next round will face these runoff matchups for statewide offices:
— U.S. Senate — John Cornyn vs. Ken Paxton.
— Texas Attorney General — Mayes Middleton vs. Chip Roy.
— Texas Railroad Commissioner — Jim Wright vs. Bo French.
On the Democratic side, these runoff matchups will determine the party’s nominee for statewide offices:
— Texas Lieutenant Governor — Marcos Velez vs. Vikki Goodwin.
— Texas Attorney General — Nathan Johnson vs. Joe Jaworski.
Texas congressional runoff races
The runoff elections also extend to multiple congressional districts across Texas, with Republicans and Democrats each choosing between their own nominees.
Republican congressional runoff districts:
— District 7 — Tina Cohen vs. Alexander Hale. — District 9 — Alex Mealer vs. Briscoe Cain. — District 16 — Adam Bauman vs. Manuel J. Barraza. — District 19 — Tom Sell vs. Abraham Enriquez. — District 23 — Tony Gonzales vs. Brandon Herrera (Gonzales has dropped out of the race). — District 30 — Everett Jackson vs. Sholdon Daniels. — District 32 — Ryan Binkley vs. Jace Yarbrough (Binkley has dropped out of the race, per the Texas Tribune). — District 33 — Patrick David Gillespie vs. John Sims. — District 35 — John Lujan vs. Carlos De La Cruz. — District 37 — Lauren B. Peña vs. Ge’Nell Gary. — District 38 — Shelly deZevallos vs. Jon Bonck.
Democratic congressional runoff districts:
— District 1 — Dax Alexander vs. Yolanda Prince. — District 5 — Ruth “Truth” Torres vs. Chelsey Hockett. — District 14 — Richard Davis vs. Thurman Bill Bartie. — District 17 — Milah Flores vs. Casey Shepard. — District 18 — Christian D. Menefee vs. Al Green. — District 24 — Kevin Burge vs. TJ Ware. — District 33 — Julie Johnson vs. Colin Allred. — District 35 — Maureen Galindo vs. Johnny Garcia.
Trump Texas runoff endorsement list
In the middle of these runoffs, Trump has also weighed in with endorsements. His list includes:
— U.S. Senate — Ken Paxton.
— District 9 — Alex Mealer.
— District 35 — Carlos De La Cruz.
— District 38 — Jon Bonck.
The list of statewide and congressional runoffs is what determines which candidates will be on the ballot for November’s general election. For any election-specific details, voters are directed to check with their local elections office for congressional, state, or county-specific runoff elections.
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