Statewide primary election results

Incumbent Republican John Cornyn earned 59.4 percent of the vote for the nomination for the U.S. Senate seat.

His closest opponent, Steve Stockman, earned 19.1 percent, followed by Dwayne Stovall with 10.7 percent, Linda Vega with 3.8 percent, Ken Cope with 2.6 percent, Chris Mapp with 1.8 percent, Reid Reasor with 1.6 percent and Curt Cleaver with 0.9 percent.

Cornyn will face the winner of the runoff between Democrats David Alameal, who earned 47.1 percent of the vote, and Kesha Rogers, who collected 21.7 percent. The two were followed by Maxey Scherr with 17.7 percent, Harry Kim with 8.9 percent and Michael "Fjet" Fjetland with 4.6 percent.

Attorney General

In the race for attorney general, Republicans Ken Paxton and Dan Branch will face one another in a runoff after neither received 50 percent or more of the vote.

Paxton earned 44.4 percent of the total to Branch's 33.5 percent. Barry Smitherman garnered 22.1 percent.

The winner will face Democrat Sam Houston, who was unopposed in the primary.

Comptroller of Public Accounts

Republicans Glenn Hegar and Harvey Hilderbran appear to be headed for a runoff election. Hegar earned 49.99 percent of the vote to Hilderbran's 26 percent. Debra Medina earned 19.3 percent and Raul Torres collected 4.7 percent of the total ballots cast.

Democrat Mike Collier, who ran unopposed, will face the winner of the runoff in the Nov. 4 general election.

Agriculture Commissioner

The five Republican candidates for the office divided the votes fairly evenly, with Sid Miller and Tommy Merritt headed to a runoff.

Miller earned 34.6 percent of the vote to Merritt's 21 percent. They were followed by Eric Opiela with 17.4 percent, Joe Cotten with 14.6 percent and J. Allen Carnes with 12.4 percent.

The winner of the May 27 runoff election will face either Kinky Friedman or Jim Hogan. The Democrats nearly tied for the percentage of votes they received in the primary.

Hogan earned 38.8 percent to Friedman's 37.7 percent. The third candidate, Hugh Asa Fitzsimmons III, collected 23.5 percent of the total votes cast.

Land Commissioner

Republican George P. Bush will face Democrat John Cook in the November general election after Bush defeated David Watts.

Bush garnered 73 percent of the vote to Watts' 27 percent. Cook was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Texas Railroad Commissioner

Republicans Wayne Christian and Ryan Sitton will face each other in a runoff for the seat on the Texas Railroad Commission. Christian earned 42.47 percent to Sitton's 30.5 percent. They were followed by Becky Berger (16.8 percent) and Malachi Boyuls (10 percent).

The winner of the runoff will face Democrat Steve Brown, who defeated Dale Henry by earning 63.9 percent of the vote.

Supreme Court of Texas, Chief Justice

Incumbent Republican Nathan Hecht defeated challenger Robert Talton with 60.5 percent of the vote. Hecht will face Democrat William Moody, who ran unopposed.

Supreme Court of Texas, Place 6

Incumbent Republican Jeff Brown defeated challenger Joe Pool with 71.9 percent of the vote. Brown will face Democrat Lawrence Edward Myers, who ran unopposed.

Supreme Court of Texas, Place 7

Republican Jeff Boyd, the incumbent, will face Democrat Gina Benavides. Both candidates ran unopposed.

Supreme Court of Texas, Place 8

Republican incumbent Phil Johnson defeated challenger Sharon McCally. He garnered 64 percent of the vote to hold his seat on the court. There was no Democratic challenger in the race.

Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3

Republican Bert Richardson defeated Barbara Walther by collecting 60.4 percent of the vote. Richardson will face Democrat John Granberg, who ran unopposed.

Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4

Republican Kevin Patrick Yeary has earned the nomination, defeating Richard Dean Davis and Jani Jo Wood. Yeary earned 54.7 percent of the vote to Davis' 28 percent and Wood's 17.4 percent. There was no Democratic candidate in the race.

Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9

Republican David Newell defeated W.C. "Bud" Kirkendall in the race for the nomination, earning 52.3 percent of the vote. There was no Democratic candidate in the race.

Vote totals from all races are unofficial until votes are canvassed. For complete voting information and race results, visit the Texas Secretary of State's website.