Record turnout in 2026 Texas primaries, several runoff races set for May

As polls closed at 7 p.m., Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth shared details on how voting went on Election Day.

Hudspeth started by saying that while polls closed at 7 p.m., several voting centers still have voters in line who are able to cast their ballots in-person.

The county clerk said the office is currently releasing the early voting results, adding that about 340,000 votes were cast both in-person and mail-in during the early voting window.

Hudspeth said she expects more than half a million votes, including early voting and votes on Election Day, in Harris County this primary election, adding that this is a rare occurrence for a midterm primary election year compared to a presidential election year.

As of 7:12 p.m., over 201,000 voters cast their ballots in person on Election Day, according to Hudspeth. Of that 201,000, over 130,000 were voting in the Democratic primary, and over 70,000 voted in the Republican primary. Hudspeth emphasized that there are still voters in line, so the official number of voters is still fluid.

"Overall, it's been a good election day in Harris County," Hudspeth said.

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A district judge has ordered the polls to remain open until 9 p.m. in the Dallas County Democratic primary amid mass voter confusion on Tuesday, according to County Judge Clay Jenkins.

Under new rules requested by the local Republican Party, voters can only cast a ballot at their assigned precinct, rather than at any polling location in the county.

Jenkins said up to 90% of Dallas County voters who showed up at polling locations in Tuesday's primary election were rerouted to different ones.

Before the extension was announced, Senate Democratic candidates U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett and State Rep. James Talarico requested that the voting hours be extended.

Talarico's campaign weighed in to express concern about the confusion at voting centers resulting from new voting procedures in Dallas and Williamson counties.

"We are deeply concerned about the reports of voters being turned away from the polls in Dallas and Williamson counties following the GOP's implementation of precinct-specific voting locations for election day," the campaign said in a statement.

Jenkins said the extension did not apply to the Republican primary, which polls will still close at 7 p.m.