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

Trever Nehls wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Texas' 22nd Congressional District.

Texas's 22nd congressional district of the United States House of Representatives covers Brazoria County, most of Fort Bend County, and parts of west Harris County.

Randy Weber wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Texas' 14th Congressional District.

Texas's 14th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives covers parts of Fort Bend, Brazoria, Galveston, and Orange counties.

Brian Babin wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Texas' 36th Congressional District.

Texas's 36th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives covers Chambers County and parts of the Brazos County.

Michael Cloud wins Republican nomination for U.S. House in Texas' 27th Congressional District.

Texas's 27th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives covers Matagorda, Wharton, Jackson, Austin, and Washington counties.

Greg Abbott has won the Republican nomination for Governor, and Dan Patrick the one for Lieutenant Governor in the Texas primary election, AP projects.

Abbott has served in the role since 2015. Patrick has served since 2014.

The Dallas Police Department said it arrested a suspicious driver and found ammo in his car near Ken Paxton's campaign watch party.

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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.