Editor's note: This roundup has been updated to include the Democratic candidates contesting the nomination for the U.S. House District 38
Candidates across Texas will contest runoff elections May 24, to seal nominations ahead of the Nov. 8 general election.
In Texas, runoffs take place when candidates in the March 1 primary fail to secure a majority of votes. According to the secretary of state’s office, a candidate must secure more than 50% of the vote to avoid a runoff election against the candidate with the second-highest number of votes.
According to Harris County elections, 105,746 people had voted early in person or through mail-in ballots as of May 20. Fort Bend County had recorded 6,126 combined early votes by the same date, and Montgomery County had received 13,502 votes.
