Burgess takes U.S. Representative District 26 race

Updated 9:52 a.m. CST March 5

In the Republican primary race for United States Representative District 26, Michael Burgess took the nomination by a wide margin with a total of 33,175 votes in both Denton and Tarrant County, followed by Joel A. Krause with 6,406 total votes and Divenchy Watrous with 696 total votes.

With this nomination, Burgess will seek his sixth term in Congress. He thanked the voters for having the confidence to nominate him and in looking ahead, said he is focused on the healthcare bill.

"My legacy, if you want to call it that, will be in whatever we manage to get done in healthcare in the coming months and term next year," Burgess said.

In Denton County, with all 129 precincts reporting, Burgess led the group by a wide margin early on and it didn't ease up. He finished with 82.62 percent of the vote, trailed by Krause with 15.69 percent and Watrous with 1.69 percent, according to unofficial voting results from the Denton County Elections Office.

In Tarrant County, with all 39 precincts reporting, Burgess led with a similar margin, taking 82.53 percent of the vote, followed by Krause's 15.71 percent and Watrous' 1.75 percent, according to unofficial voting results from the Tarrant County Elections Office.

Results are unofficial until canvassed.

Posted 8:11 p.m. CST March 4