With all polling locations reporting, the U.S. representative District 35 Republican race is headed to a runoff election.
The specifics
According to unofficial results of the March primary, Michael Rodriguez narrowly led the race with 27.08% of the vote. Steven Wright will join him in the runoff election due to receiving 24.61% of votes. Dave Cuddy, Brandon Craig Dunn and Rod Lingsch fell behind with 20.39%, 17.89%, and 10.03%, respectively.
Since no candidate has received at least 50% of the vote, there will be a runoff election with the top two candidates.
Dunn said that although he didn't receive enough votes to be in the runoff election, he plans to stay involved in the race for District 35.
"Well, things didn't go my way, but it was a great experience," Dunn said. "Almost 2,700 votes for a candidate with zero political experience and zero donations is pretty good in my opinion. I am honored by the support I received from the voters, especially the ones in Hays County! Thank you."
What's next?
The winner of the May runoff will face Democrat Greg Casar in the November general election. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
Visit communityimpact.com/voter-guide/election-results to see results from all local elections in your community.
Posted 10:15 p.m. March 5
Early voting totals for the U.S. representative District 35 seat in the March primary election have been released.
What you need to know
The U.S. representative for the District 35 seat was on the ballot with five Democratic candidates running.
According to unofficial early voting results, Michael Rodriguez has narrowly pulled ahead in the race with 25.12% of the vote. Steven Wright, Dave Cuddy, Brandon Craig Dunn and Rod Lingsch follow behind with 23.86%, 22.37%, 17.78% and 10.87%, respectively.
Since no candidate has received at least 50% of the vote, there will be a run-off election.
What else?
According to the Texas secretary of state's office, 45% of polling locations throughout the state are reporting.
Totals from ballots cast March 5 have yet to be released. Polls closed at 7 p.m., although voters who were in line at 7 p.m. were still able to cast ballots.
What’s next?
Community Impact will update this article on March 6 after more election day vote totals are released. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
Visit communityimpact.com/voter-guide/election-results to see results from all local elections in your community.
