With all voting centers reporting in Harris and Fort Bend counties, unofficial final results show Caroline Kane came out ahead by 42 votes in the runoff for the District 7 seat of the U.S. House of Representatives.
The details
Overnight, Kane jutted ahead of opponent Kenneth Omoruyi, who had maintained a slight lead against Kane as of Community Impact's last reporting May 28. Results show:
- Kane with 50.42% of votes, or 2,524 votes
- Omoruyi with 49.58% of votes, or 2,482 votes
What’s next
The runoff winner will face Democratic incumbent Lizzie Fletcher in the Nov. 5 election. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
Updated 10:15 p.m. May 28
Results are still rolling in for Harris County, but Kenneth Omoruyi maintains his slight lead against Caroline Kane in the May 28 Republican primary runoff for the District 7 seat of the U.S. House of Representatives.
The details
In Harris County, 77 of 313 voting centers are reporting; Fort Bend County has released final unofficial results, as all 44 voting centers have reported.
Results show Omoruyi has a 108-vote margin on Caroline Kane. A more detailed breakdown of votes so far include:
- Omoruyi with 51.47% of votes, or 1,892 votes
- Kane with 48.53% of votes, or 1,784 votes
The runoff winner will face Democratic incumbent Lizzie Fletcher in the Nov. 5 election.
All results are unofficial until canvassed. Visit communityimpact.com/voter-guide/election-results to see results from all local elections in your community.
Posted 7:25 p.m. May 28
Early voting results from Harris and Fort Bend counties show Kenneth Omoruyi has taken the lead in the May 28 Republican primary runoff for the District 7 seat of the U.S. House of Representatives.
The results are in
Results show Omoruyi has 51.73% of votes, or 1,544 votes, while Caroline Kane has 48.27% of votes, or 1,441 votes.
The backstory
The runoff occurred after Omoruyi and Kane came out as the top two candidates against two other candidate in the March 5 Republican primaries. In the primaries, Omoruyi earned 42% of the vote, while Kane had 25% of the vote.
The details
The district, represented by Democratic incumbent Lizzie Fletcher, includes Bellaire, West University Place and portions of the Sugar Land area. The winner of the Republican runoff will face Fletcher in the Nov. 5 election.
Meet the candidates
Omoruyi is a certified public accountant, while Kane is a small-business owner working in the property management industry, they said in a questionnaire with Community Impact.
What’s next
All results are unofficial until canvassed. For more information about voting in Harris or Fort Bend counties, visit www.harrisvotes.com or www.fortbendcountytx.gov.
Visit communityimpact.com/voter-guide/election-results to see results from all local elections in your community.
