Nearly all state House of Representatives seats are contested across Central Texas this November. As of 10:20 p.m., tens of thousands of votes have been counted across the region. Results for some counties, including Travis County, have yet to come in.
Democratic incumbent Sheryl Cole is seeking re-election in the only unopposed state House race in the Austin area. Her seat, House District 46, includes parts of Austin, Manor and Pflugerville.
At the polls
State Representative 17 (Includes Elgin, San Marcos, Bastrop and Caldwell):
Republican incumbent Stan Gerdes leads Democrat Mary Klenz by more than 5,505 votes. Gerdes leads by about 11.8 percentage points, according to early unofficial voting results with 29 of 94 precincts reporting.
State Representative 19 (Includes Leander, Cedar Park, Lago Vista, Lakeway, Johnson City, Boerne, Burnet and Fredericksburg):
State Representative 20 (Includes Leander, Cedar Park, Liberty Hill, Georgetown and Florence):
State Representative 44 (Includes parts of New Braunfels, Seguin and Gonzales):
Republican incumbent Alan Schoolcraft leads Democrat Eric Norman by 5,427 votes. Schoolcraft leads by about 9.8 percentage points, according to early unofficial voting results with three of 95 precincts reporting.
State Representative 45 (Includes Buda, Kyle and San Marcos):
Democratic incumbent Erin Zwiener leads by 29,206 votes against Tennyson Moreno. Zwiener leads by about 40 percentage points, according to early unofficial voting results with one precinct reporting in Hays County.
State Representative 47 (Includes Austin and Bee Cave):
Democratic candidate Pooja Sethi leads Republican candidate Jennifer Mushtaler by 23,633 votes Republican candidate Jennifer Mushtaler. Sethi has received 65.82% of 75,677 votes while Mushtaler has received 34.18%, according to early unofficial voting results from Travis County.
State Representative 48 (Includes Westlake and Austin):
Democratic incumbent Donna Howard leads Republican Anthony Gupta by 44,201 votes Republican Anthony Gupta. Howard is ahead by 56.38 percentage points, according to early unofficial voting results from Travis County.
State Representative 49 (Includes Austin):
Democrat Montserrat Garibay leads Green Party nominee Arshia Papari by 58,299 votes Green Party nominee Arshia Papari. Garibay is 81.56 points ahead of Papari, according to early unofficial voting results from Travis County.
State Representative 50 (Includes Pflugerville and Austin):
Democrat Samantha Lopez-Resendez leads Republican Howard Olsen by 32,255 votes Republican Howard Olsen. Lopez-Resendez is ahead by 68.24 percentage points, early unofficial voting results from Travis County.
State Representative 51 (Includes Austin, Creedmoor and Del Valle):
Democratic incumbent Lulu Flores leads Republican Jessica Martinez by 37,361 votes Republican Jessica Martinez. Flores is ahead by 77.14 points, according to early unofficial voting results from Travis County.
State Representative 52 (Includes parts of Leander, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Hutto, Taylor, Granger, Thrall and Jarrell):
Democrat Chris Jimenez leads Republican incumbent Caroline Harris Davila by 10,925 votes Republican incumbent Caroline Harris Davila. Jimenez leads by about 12.6 percentage points, according to early unofficial voting results from Williamson County.
State Representative 73 (Includes Dripping Springs, Wimberley and New Braunfels):
Republican incumbent Carrie Isaac leads Democrat Merrie Fox by 23,915 votes Democrat Merrie Fox. Isaac leads by about 25.4 percentage points, according to early unofficial voting results with one precinct reporting in Hays County.
State Representative 136 (Includes Round Rock and Austin):
Democratic incumbent John H. Bucy III leads against Republican Theodore Schramm by 43.6 percentage points. Bucy has earned 71.8% of early unofficial votes, or 40,819 votes, while Schramm has earned 28.2%, or 15,999 votes, according to early unofficial voting results from Williamson County.
Keep in mind
This article will be updated as results are released. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
Visit Community Impact’s voter guide to see results from all local races.
