Unofficial election results in Travis County for this November indicate the passage of Proposition A and a second term for incumbent District Attorney José Garza.
The breakdown
The majority of Travis County voters showed support for a tax rate increase that would support additional affordable child care opportunities for families throughout Travis County.
Unofficial results indicate Proposition A finished with 59.43% of votes for and 40.57% against, or 321,043 votes to 219,141 respectively.
Find more information on Prop A here.
José Garza also won his bid for a second term as Travis County district attorney.
Unofficial results show Garza finished with 355,513 votes compared to his opposition Criminal Defense Attorney Daniel W. Betts’ 170,554, or 67.58% to 32.42% respectively.
“[I’m] really excited that throughout this election season and tonight, that our community reaffirmed, convincingly, their desire for a criminal justice system that treats everyone the same, regardless of race, ethnicity, income or walk of life,” Garza told Community Impact.
Read more about Garza’s priorities for his next four year term here.
All results are unofficial until canvassed. Additionally, depending on where they live, Travis County residents may find various local city council positions, tax rate elections and propositions on their ballots.
Visit communityimpact.com/voter-guide/election-results to see results from all local elections in your community.
Updated 11:55 p.m. Nov. 5
Polling results have been updated but remained consistent since the initial update on early voting results released Nov. 5.
Results thus far have indicated a majority voter-approval for a tax rate increase that would support additional affordable child care opportunities for families throughout Travis County.
Unofficial results as of 11:32 p.m. indicate the affordable child care measure has 59.65% of early votes for and 40.35% against. Not all Travis County Election Day votes have been counted as of 11:32 p.m. Nov. 5.
Preliminary results also indicate that a majority of voters support incumbent José Garza’s bid for a second term as Travis County district attorney.
Unofficial voting results so far show Garza continues with a strong lead over his challenger, Criminal Defense Attorney Daniel W. Betts, with 323,892 total votes compared to Betts' 150,482—or 68.28% to 31.72% respectively.
All results are unofficial until canvassed.
Posted 7:40 p.m.
Travis County has released early voting totals for the Nov. 5 ballot, which includes several measures impacting residents countywide.
The overview
The county had a single proposition item, Prop A, which included a tax rate hike aimed at expanding affordable child care options.
According to unofficial early voting results, the affordable child care measure had 270,592 early votes for and 180,102 against, before any Election Day results were tallied.
There is also a race for the county’s district attorney position, with incumbent José Garza, a Democrat, facing Republican challenger Daniel W. Betts.
Initial results reported by Travis County show Garza with a lead over Betts, with 302,359 total votes to Betts' 138,572.
Community Impact will update this article as more Election Day vote totals are released. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
Additionally, depending on where they live, Travis County residents may find various local city council positions, tax rate elections and propositions on their ballots.
Visit communityimpact.com/voter-guide/election-results to see results from all local elections in your community.
Of note
In early voting, there were 480,364 ballots cast countywide, which represents 51.93% of Travis County's 925,685 voters.
Totals from ballots cast Nov. 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.
As of 7:06 p.m., there were still six polling locations in Travis County with over 50 minute waits.
