Updated Nov. 5
With all precincts reporting, Republican Mike Schofield is the unofficial winner in the race for Texas House District 132 with 66 percent of the vote. His opponent, Democrat Luis Lopez, earned 10,504 votes to Schofield's 20,525.
Schofield said his top priorities are limiting state government by opposing excessive regulation and controlling the border.
"The reason why Texas has been more successful in the last decade than other states is not just luck, and it's not just oil and gas," he said. "The reason is we have specifically and intentionally pursued policies that allow the government to do the little bit it needs to do to help you and then get out of the way and let the ingenuity of Texans take over."
Schofield defeated four candidates in the Republican primary earlier this year. He came away with 44.61 percent of the vote in the initial contest and moved on the defeat Ann Hodge in a runoff election with 67.61 percent of the vote. Lopez ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Schofield also discussed his plans for staying in touch with constituents in the district, including setting up a regular time every week when people can meet him at his Katy office and using social media to keep people informed of upcoming bills and issues. He said staying in touch with voters is vitally important to anyone serving as a representative.
"Leading up to the race, I went from door to door asking people what they care about, what they expect from their representative, from the state government and what they want us to do," he said. "The only way you can represent the people is to listen."
Posted: 7:10 p.m.
With early votes in, Republican Mike Schofield leads Democrat Luis Lopez with 68 percent of the vote.
The District 132 seat—which covers the western part of Harris County between Barker Cypress Road and the Waller County line, including parts of Katy and Cy-Fair—is held by Rep. Bill Callegari, who is retiring. Callegari, first elected in 2000, served as the state representative in District 132 for seven terms before announcing his retirement in September.
All results are unofficial until canvassed.
