Unofficial results show Democratic incumbent Ann Johnson has won her re-election bid in the race for Texas House District 134, which represents western parts of Houston's Inner Loop and southwest Houston.
With 774 of 782 voting centers reporting in Harris County, Johnson has earned 61.4% of the votes, or 48,673 votes. Her two opponents in the race, Republican Ryan McConnico and Libertarian Carol Unsicker, earned 31.3% and 1.3% of the votes, respectively.
Updated Nov. 8 at 11 p.m.
With 11 of 782 voting centers reporting in Harris County, Democratic incumbent Ann Johnson maintains a 63.4% lead over Republican Ryan McConnico and Libertarian Carol Unsicker in the race for Texas House District 134.
Johnson's total vote count now stands at 34,195, compared to 19,260 for McConnico and 508 for Unsicker.
Election Day ballots are expected to continue to be counted for Harris County races over the course of Nov. 8 and through the early morning of Nov. 9.
All results are unofficial until canvassed.
Posted Nov. 8 at 8:20 p.m.
With early voting results tallied, Democratic incumbent Ann Johnson leads the race for Texas House District 134 with 63.4% of the vote, or 34,184 votes.
Republican Ryan McConnico is trailing with 35.7% of the vote, while Libertarian Carol Unsicker followed with 0.9% of the vote.
McConnico emerged as the Republican candidate after defeating A.A. Dominguez in March primary elections with 75.25% of the vote. Johnson ran unopposed in the primaries.
Primary elections are not held in Texas for Libertarian candidates, who instead are nominated at a series of conventions that take place over the summer.
House District 134 covers western portions of Houston’s Inner Loop as well as the cities of Bellaire and West University Place, and the Meyerland area in southwest Houston. During a redistricting process that took place in 2021 to reflect new Census data, District 134 on received minor changes.
Johnson was first elected to the seat in November 2020 after she defeated Republican incumbent Sarah Davis with 57.5% of the vote. Johnson—a former chief human trafficking officer and attorney for victims of sexual exploitation—served on appropriations and criminal jurisprudence committees in her first term. She has listed her priorities as investing in schools, pushing for gun safety reforms and expanding health care access to uninsured texans.
McConnico, a businessman, has listed public safety, energy independence and health care privacy among his priorities. Unsicker, a maintenance mechanic with the city of Houston, said she would work to limit property taxes to the point of sale and pass balanced budgets every year.
Texas House members serve two year terms with no term limits.
All results are unofficial until canvassed.
