Posted May 27, 5:10 a.m.
Kevin Burge secured more votes than TJ Ware in the Democratic primary runoff race for House District 24, according to polling results from Tarrant and Dallas counties.
Burge had 10,626 votes, or 78.1%. Ware earned 2,979 votes, or 21.9%, according to Tarrant and Denton counties’ election websites.
The backstory
Burge and Ware advanced to the May primary after none of the three candidates in the March 3 primary received more than 50% of votes. Burge received 18,130 votes, or 46.39%, and Ware received 11,370 votes, which is 29.09%.
The pair advanced to the May runoff over Jon Buchwald, who received 9,582 votes, or 24.52%, according to previous reporting.
U.S. House District 24 includes the cities of Colleyville, Grapevine, Southlake, Keller, Roanoke, Richardson, Hurst, Bedford, Euless, North Richland Hills, Watauga, Westlake, Coppell and parts of Carrollton, Farmers Branch and Dallas.
What’s next?
Burge will face U.S. Rep. Beth Van Duyne on the November ballot for a two-year term that begins in January 2027.
All results are unofficial until canvassed.
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