With 317 of 401 Harris County voting centers reporting, incumbent Dan Huberty has a commanding lead against opponent Dwight Ford in the race for state representative District 127. Huberty has received 83.44% of the votes, or 10,425 votes, and Ford has received 16.56% of the votes, or 2,069 votes.
Huberty was elected into the office in 2011 and has participated in five legislative sessions. In a January questionnaire with Community Impact Newspaper, Huberty said that if he were re-elected, he intended to fight to further educational reforms, continue dredging in Lake Houston and create best management practices for sand mining companies.
Huberty did not respond to a request for comment on election night.
There are no Democratic candidates in the running for the position. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
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