Steve Kinard won the Republican primary race for the Texas House District 70 seat and will move on to the general election in November.
With all 49 precincts reporting in Collin County, Kinard received 6,659 votes, about 68.11% of the total. Joe Collins received 3,118 votes, about 31.89% of the total.
Incumbent Mihaela Plesa, who ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, received 5,772 votes.
Election results are unofficial until canvassed. Click here to see results from all local elections in your community.
Updated 10:26 p.m. March 5
Steve Kinard continues to lead the Republican primary race for the Texas House District 70 seat with 16 of 59 precincts reporting in Collin County.
Kinard has received 4,308 votes, about 68.54% of total votes. Joe Collins has received 1,977 votes, about 31.46% of the total.
Incumbent Mihaela Plesa, who is running unopposed in the Democratic primary, has received 3,789 votes.
Posted 7:22 p.m. March 5
Steve Kinard is leading the Republican primary race for the Texas House District 70 seat, according to early voting results from Collin County.
What you need to know
Kinard has received 4,243 votes, about 68.89% of total votes. Joe Collins has received 1,916 votes, about 31.11% of the total.
Election results are unofficial until canvassed. Click here to see results from all local elections in your community.
Zooming out
Whoever wins the March 5 primary will face Incumbent Mihaela Plesa in the November general election. Plesa is running unopposed in the Democratic primary and has received 3,613 votes, according to early voting results.
The District 70 seat represents portions of Plano, Richardson, Dallas and Allen.
