UPDATE: Michelle Gwinn to face Paul Bettencourt in Texas Senate District 7 race this November

All results are unofficial until canvassed.

Updated March 6 at 6:30 a.m.

As of 3:20 a.m., about 87% of voting centers in Harris County were reporting election results. In the Democratic primary for Texas Senate District 7, Michelle Gwinn continued leading with 10,456 votes, or 54.68%, in her favor. Nasir H. Malik followed with 8,665 votes, or 45.32%.

It appears Gwinn will be on the ballot again this November against the incumbent state Sen. Paul Betterncourt, R-Houston, who has held the seat since 2015.

All results are unofficial until canvassed.

Updated March 5 at 10:30 p.m.

As of 10:30 p.m. on March 5, 46 of 545 voting centers were reporting results in Harris County. Michelle Gwinn maintained the lead with 54.34% of the votes over Nasir H. Malik, who earned 45.66% of votes.

Community Impact will continue to update this story as more results are available.

All results are unofficial until canvassed.

Posted March 5 at 7:20 p.m.

Based on early voting and mail-in ballot results reported by Harris County and Montgomery County, Michelle Gwinn is in the lead for the Texas Senate District 7 Democratic primary.

A closer look

Two Democrats were on the ballot in this Democratic primary.

• Michelle Gwinn received 6,743, or 54.49% of the votes prior to election day. According to her campaign website, she is a mediator and volunteer deputy registrar.
• Nasir H. Malik, a custom residential and commercial builder, received 5,632, or 45.51% of the votes prior to election day.

What’s next

The winner of the Democratic primary will be on the ballot in the November general election, facing incumbent state Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, who ran unopposed in the Republican primary.

All results are unofficial until canvassed.

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