Giovanni Capriglione is expected to win the race for Texas House District 98 after all but three Tarrant County voting centers have completely reported their ballots.
Capriglione, the Republican incumbent for the seat, has 64,686 votes in his favor, or 65.75% of the votes. His opponent, Democrat Scott Bryan White, has 33,697 votes.
Updated 10:59 p.m., Nov. 5
Texas House District 98 incumbent Giovanni Capriglione still has more than 66% percent of accounted votes with 60,557 votes tallied. Democrat Scott Bryan White has 31,052 votes.
Updated 9:59 p.m., Nov. 5
Republican Giovanni Capriglione still is ahead in the polls to maintain the Texas House, District 98 seat. Capriglione has 58,677 votes, or 66.30% of the votes, which puts him ahead of Democratic candidate Scott Bryan White's 29,829 votes, or 33.70% of the votes.
Updated 9:12 p.m., Nov. 5
Republican Giovanni Capriglione continues to lead the race for Texas House District 98 with 58,643 votes, or 66.29%, over Democrat Scott Bryan White, who has 29,819 votes, or 33.71%.
Posted 7:05 p.m., Nov. 5
Unofficial early voting results for Tarrant County show Giovanni Capriglione in the lead for the Texas House District 98 seat.
What you need to know
Capriglione has received 56,919 votes, or 66.17% of the vote, while Scott Bryan White has received 29,097 votes, or 33.83% of the vote, according to early voting results. District 98 represents all of Grapevine, Colleyville, Westlake and Keller, and portions of Trophy Club and Southlake.
About the candidates
Capriglione has held the District 98 seat since 2013. He said in a Q&A with Community Impact before the primary election in March that he is running for reelection to remove government restrictions and taxes that affect small businesses; invest in Tarrant County infrastructure; and protect Texans’ online privacy.
White ran unopposed in the Democratic primary in May. In a Q&A with Community Impact in September, White said he was running for office to help adjust state funding for local schools; fight against school vouchers; repeal the total ban on abortion; and implement a $1,000 surplus refund for taxpayers to help with inflation.
What else?
This story will be updated as results from the general election 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.
