With all 35 voting centers reporting as of 10:30 p.m., incumbent Greg Bonnen, R-Friendswood, has won the Republican primary race for Texas House District 24, according to unofficial results from Galveston County.
Bonnen has 16,945 votes, or 83.47% of the vote total, while his challenger, Larissa Ramirez, has 3,355 votes, or 16.53% of the vote total.
In other Republican primary contests, incumbent Paul Edinburgh has won the primary race for Galveston County Precinct 2 constable with 7,071 votes, or 67.5% of the vote total, to Michel Roy's 3,404 votes, or 32.5% of the total.
For Galveston County Precinct 1 constable, Blake Patton has won with 5,280 votes, or 68.38% of the total, unofficial results show. Trailing him are John Fernandez Jr. with 1,283 votes, or 16.61% of the total, and Paul Davidson with 1,159 votes, or 15.01% of the total.
Patton taking home the majority of the votes will mean a runoff election will not be triggered.
None of these races had a Democrat file, according to election filings with the Texas Secretary of State's office.
Updated 10 p.m. March 5
As of 10 p.m., unofficial election results from Galveston County show the following results for the Republican primary:
- Incumbent Greg Bonnen continues to lead in the primary race for Texas State House District 24, with 13,683 votes, or 83.98% of the vote total, while Larissa Ramirez has 2,610 votes, or 16.02% of the vote total
- Incumbent Paul Edinburgh has 6,596 votes, or 67.81% of the vote total, in the primary race for Galveston County constable, Precinct 2, while challenger Michel Roy has 3,131 votes, or 32.19% of the vote total.
- For Galveston County constable, Precinct 1, Blake Patton has 4,370 votes, or 67.03% of the vote, while John Fernandez Jr. and Paul Davidson trail him, with 1,154 votes, or 17.7% of the vote total, and 995 votes, or 15.26% of the vote total, respectively.
Unofficial election results from Galveston County show the following results for the Republican primary:
- For Texas State House District 24, incumbent Greg Bonnen leads Larissa Ramirez with 10,859 votes, or 84.44% of the vote, to 2,001 votes, or 15.56% of the vote total.
- Incumbent Paul Edinburgh is leading the race for Galveston County constable, Precinct 2, with 4,901 votes, or 68.89% of the vote, to Michel Roy's 2,213 votes, or 31.11% of the vote total.
- Blake Patton is leading in the race for Galveston County constable, Precinct 1, with 3,474 votes, or 68.35% of the votes. Trailing him are John Fernandez Jr., with 866 votes, or 17.04% of the vote total, and Paul Davidson with 743 votes, or 14.62% of the vote total.
In a primary stacked with competitive Republican races, incumbents are leading after the first round of ballots was reported by Galveston County, unofficial election results show.
What you need to know
In the Republican primary for state House District 24, incumbent Greg Bonnen, R-Friendswood, is leading challenger Larissa Ramirez with 10,527 votes, or 84.5% of the vote, to 1,931 votes, or 15.5% of the vote total, unofficial election results show. The district is entirely in Galveston County.
Bonnen is currently in his fifth term, according to the Texas House of Representatives’ website.
Bonnen in a Q&A with Community Impact said he wanted to continue to focus on property tax relief for Texans, school choice policy and paying teachers more. Ramirez did not respond to requests for a Q&A.
For Galveston County constable, Precinct 1, Blake Patton is leading with 3,094 votes, or 70.06% of the vote total, while John Fernandez Jr. has 725 votes, or 16.42% of the vote total, unofficial election results from Galveston County show. Rounding out the group is Paul Davidson with 597 votes, or 13.52% of the vote.
Incumbent Paul Edinburgh is in the lead for Galveston County constable, Precinct 2, unofficial election results from Galveston County show. He has 4,735 votes, or 69.33% of the vote, compared to challenger Michel Roy, who has 2,095 votes, or 30.67% of the vote.
All results are unofficial until canvassed. To see other election results, or read Q&As from Community Impact, visit the Voter Guide.
