Voters who opted to vote in either party’s March primary can only vote in the runoff election of the same party, according to the Texas Secretary of State’s Office, though voters that did not vote in the March primary can still vote in the runoffs.
In New Braunfels, voters residing in the Comal County side of town will be asked to choose between Barron Casteel, a former New Braunfels mayor, and Carrie Isaac of Dripping Springs in the Republican runoff for the state House District 73.
In the March primary election, Casteel led with 45.72% of the vote, followed by Isaac with 44.68% of the vote, according to canvassed results published by the Texas secretary of state. Former New Braunfels City Council Member George Green came in third with 9.52% of the vote. The candidates have received high-profile endorsements from Republican lawmakers. On March 29, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott endorsed Casteel, according to a press release from the governor’s office, and in an April 13 press release, Isaac announced the endorsement of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.
A four-way race for the district judge, 207th Judicial District also resulted in a runoff. Tracie Wright-Reneau received 42.74% of the vote and will face Mark E. Cusack, who received 24.15% of the vote. He was followed by George Carroll, who garnered 23.54% of the vote and Charmaine Wilde with 9.57%.
While District 21 U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Austin, handedly won the March Republican primary with 83.23% of the vote, voters in New Braunfels residing in District 35 can choose between Dan McQueen, who garnered 21.28% of the vote, and Michael Rodriguez, who clocked in 14.93% of the vote in the 10-way race. The victor will face Democratic Party nominee Greg Casar, who earned 61.12% of the vote in that four-way race.
South of County Line Road in the Guadalupe County side of town, voters will decide the victor in the newly redrawn District 28 race for Congress. Cassy Garcia and Sandra Whitten garnered 23.55% and 18.02% respectively in that seven-way Republican contest.
On the Democratic side, Jessica Cisneros is once again challenging incumbent U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, in the runoff. Cisneros previously challenged the nine-term congressman in the 2020 primary. Cuellar earned 48.66% of the vote and Cisneros clocked in 46.62% in March.
Democratic voters in District 21 will choose who will face off against Roy in November. Claudia Zapata garnered 47.23% of the vote in March, followed by Ricardo Villarreal with 27.28% in the six-way race.
