With 685 out of 700 Election Day voting centers reporting Election Day results in Harris County, Rodney Ellis has been re-elected as Harris County's commissioner for Precinct 1.
Ellis, a Democrat, more than doubled the vote count of his opponent, Republican Gerry Vander-Lyn. Ellis has garnered 255,887 votes to Vander-Lyn's 101,913, according to unofficial results from the Harris County Clerk's Office.
"Thank you, Harris County, for entrusting me with another term," Ellis wrote in a social media post the evening of Nov. 5. "Together, we've made significant strides—expanding economic opportunity; advancing justice; and building a healthier, safer and more resilient community. The best is yet to come."
Updated 10:30 p.m. Nov. 5
Incumbent Rodney Ellis continues to show a strong lead in the race for Harris County commissioner, Precinct 1, with 209,362 of the total 288,822 votes in his favor, or 72.49%. Republican challenger Gerry Vander-Lyn is showing 79,460 of votes, or 27.51%.
Posted 7:45 p.m. Nov. 5
Early voting results for a number of Harris County elections began to roll in after 7 p.m. on Nov. 5., including the contested seat for Harris County Commissioner Precinct 1.
What you need to know
According to unofficial early voting results, Republican Gerry Vander-Lyn received 78,818 votes, and Democrat Rodney Ellis received 207,916 votes.
Ellis is the incumbent in the race and has served in the seat since 2017. Before becoming commissioner, the Houston native served three terms on Houston City Council and was elected to serve in the Texas District 13 Senate seat for 26 years.
Vander-Lyn is also a native Houstonian and is a former graduate of Bellaire High School and the University of Houston. She worked for the Texas Department of Public Welfare and sits on two local committees and is also the Chair of the Architectural Committee for a local homeowner's association.
What else?
In early voting, there were 1.23 million ballots cast countywide, which represents 45.67% of Harris County's nearly 2.7 million registered voters, according to the Texas Secretary of State.
Totals from ballots cast Nov. 5 have yet to be released. Polls closed at 7 p.m., although voters who were in line at 7 p.m. were still able to cast ballots.
Stay tuned
Community Impact will update this article as more election day vote totals are released. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
Visit communityimpact.com/voter-guide/election-results to see results from all local elections in your community.
