This year, eight of the 15 seats on the State Board of Education ( SBOE ) were up for election, with three seats being vacated by current board members and four incumbents running for re-election. District 2 × This section requires Browser. For you to be able to read superior information, Javascript is necessary. In
Voters weighed in on the interests of those running for votes in the Texas Legislature by responding with “yes” or “no” to either 10 Republican or 13 Democratic vote ideas put forth by the events in the 2026 Texas primary elections this year. Ten arguments were presented to Democratic voters. The Texas Secretary of State
President Donald Trump named his preferred candidate in a number of races across Texas as the state geared up for its primary election — notably differing from Gov. Greg Abbott’s picks in a handful of contests, with assorted results across the board. One of the most notable endorsements made by Trump that didn’t pan out
Former Texas Public Policy Foundation K-12 education director Jorge Borrego secured the Republican nomination for Texas House District (HD) 118 for the November 3 election. Borrego won 53 percent of the vote, Desi Martinez received 27 percent, and Joe Shellhart 21 percent. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able
Voters have selected the Republican nominees for Texas Senate Districts 4 and 11, two strongly Republican-leaning seats previously held by state Sens. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe) and Mayes Middleton (R-Galveston). The SD 4 Republican nominee is Brett Ligon, who won 75 percent of the vote to defeat U.S. Air Force veteran and businessman Charlie Miller, who
“What a night! I’m humbled, grateful, and honored [that] the voters have placed their trust in me to be the Republican Nominee for Senate District (SD) 22,” state Rep. David Cook (R-Mansfield) said in a press release about his victory in the Republican primary. Cook won the Republican primary handily with 67 percent of the
President Donald Trump has announced he will endorse either U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) or Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in the U.S. Senate primary runoff and will ask the other to drop out of the race. Cornyn and Paxton successfully edged out Congressman Wesley Hunt (R-TX-38) during Tuesday’s Republican primary election, but neither secured
Incumbent state Rep. Stan Kitzman (R-Pattison) lost to Republican primary challenger Dennis “Goose” Geesaman on Tuesday night for Texas House District (HD) 85. Geesaman came out with 57 percent of the 24,254 total votes compared to Kitzman’s 43 percent, according to the Texas Secretary of State. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for
The two leading Congressional District (CD) 19 GOP candidates will face off in May for their party’s nomination, and the winner will go up against Democratic nominee Kyle Rable in November. CD 19 hosted a six-way GOP matchup, while Rable ran as the sole Democratic candidate. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for
In a surprising Democratic primary upset, state Rep. Chris Turner (D-Grand Prairie) lost the nomination for Texas House District (HD) 101 to Grand Prairie City Council Member Junior Ezeonu. Ezeonu won 53 percent of the vote, and Turner received 47 percent. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to
The crowded Congressional District (CD) 10 GOP primary race was won on Tuesday night by Chris Gober, who will face Democratic candidate Caitlin Rourk after she claimed her party’s nomination. According to The Texan’s Texas Partisan Index, CD 10 sits solidly Republican at R-62%. The district spans across 13 counties and is home to both
Incumbent state Rep. Keresa Richardson (R-McKinney) prevailed in the Republican primary race for Texas House District (HD) 61 against former state Rep. Frederick Frazier. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. See the original article: https://thetexan.news/elections/2026/incumbent-keresa-richardson-wins-republican-primary-in-collin-county-texas-house-district-61/article_ab67b443-a42d-4544-a0cf-44d78f930f5f.html