Travis County Results for the Primary Run-off and Special Election
Local voters make a statement in D.A. race and others
By the News Staff, 2:20AM, Wed. Jul. 15, 2020
Returns include in-person early voting, Election Day ballots, and ballots by mail. They reflect Travis County votes solely, and do not include returns from other counties. Find statewide election results at the Texas Secretary of State’s Elections Division website. (*) denotes incumbent
See Thursday’s issue for interviews and analysis.
Texas Democratic Primary Run-Off
U.S. Senator
Royce West 51,760 (43%)
Mary “MJ” Hegar 68,603 (57%)
U.S. Rep., District 10
Pritesh Gandhi 14.461 (44.67%)
Mike Siegel 17,910 (55.33%)
U.S. Rep., District 17
Rick Kennedy 5,868 (52.96%)
David Anthony Jaramillo 5,213 (47.04%)
Railroad Commissioner
Chrysta Castañeda 87,347 (76.64%)
Roberto R. “Beto” Alonzo 26,633 (23.37%)
Travis County District Attorney
José Garza 81,584 (68.3%)
Margaret Moore* 37,874 (31.7%)
Judge, Travis County Court at Law No. 4
Dimple Malhotra* 63,130 (55.21%)
Margaret Chen Kercher 51,215 (44.79%)
Travis County Attorney
Laurie Eiserloh 51,053 (43.22%)
Delia Garza 67,063 (56.78%)
Travis County Commissioner, Precinct 3
Valinda Bolton 10,850 (34.76%)
Ann Howard 20,365 (65.24%)
Texas Republican Primary Run-Off
U.S. Rep., District 17
Pete Sessions 1,250 (55.09%)
Renée Swann 1,019 (44.91%)
U.S. Rep., District 35
Jenny Garcia Sharon 655 (59.33%)
“Guillermo” William Hayward 449 (40.67%)
Member, State Board of Education, District 5
Lani Popp 5,926 (75.21%)
Robert Morrow 1,953 (24.79%)
State Rep., District 47
Justin Berry 6,283 (54.57%)
Jennifer Fleck 5,231 (45.43%)
Special Election
State Senator, District 14
Sarah Eckhardt (D) 56,514 (51.10%)
Don Zimmerman (R) 12,151 (10.99%)
Jeff Ridgeway (I) 1,253 (1.13%)
Eddie Rodriguez (D) 38,400 (34.72%)
Pat Dixon (L) 1,189 (1.08%)
Waller Thomas Burns II (R) 1,079 (0.98%)
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