Brady avoids runoff, wins U.S. District 8 Republican primary election

Updated March 2 at 9:31 a.m. 

With all of the precincts reporting, long-time incumbent Kevin Brady has won the U.S. representative District 8 Republican primary, garnering 64,745 votes, or 53.39 percent of the total.

“I’m blessed with great supporters, especially my wonderful wife, and I deeply thank you for sending me back to keep fighting for families and local businesses," Brady said.

In early voting results, Brady appeared on the cusp of a runoff with Steve Toth, a local business owner and former state representative, who ended up earning 45,298 votes, or 37.35 percent. Their two opponents—Andre Dean and Craig McMichael—garnered 5,196 votes and 6,021 votes, respectively. Dean is an infantry officer in the U.S. Army while McMichael is a network engineer.

Brady will not have a Democratic challenger in the general election in November.

The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Brady has served District 8, which includes portions of Harris and Montgomery counties, since 1997.

"We’ve got to turn this country around, and I intend to use my chairmanship of the Ways and Means Committee to do exactly that," Brady said. "I’m going to lay the foundation for a republican president to deliver a fairer, flatter and simpler tax code and replace Obamacare.”

All results are unofficial until canvassed.