With all precincts reporting as of 10 p.m., Jeffrey Barry has won the Republican primary runoff election against Alex Kamkar, according to unofficial results from Brazoria County.
Barry has 5,330 votes, or 58.48% of the vote total, while Kamkar has 3,784 votes, or 41.52% of the vote total, unofficial election results show.
All results are unofficial until canvassed. Barry will face Democratic candidate Adrienne Bell in November.
Barry could not be reached for comment ahead of press time May 28.
Updated 9 p.m. May 28
With 18 of 24 precincts reporting as of 9 p.m., unofficial election results from Brazoria County have Jeffrey Barry leading Alex Kamkar with 4,448 votes, or 58.93% of the vote total, to 3,100 votes, or 41.07% of the vote total.
Barry and Kamkar are running to represent the Republican Party in November for Texas House District 29.
All results are unofficial until canvassed.
Posted 7:15 p.m. May 28
With 10 of 24 precincts reporting election day results, Jeffrey Barry has taken an early lead over Alex Kamkar in the Republican primary runoff election for Texas House District 29.
What you need to know
As of 7 p.m., Barry is leading with 3,920 votes, or 59.7% of the total, to Kamkar's 2,646 votes, or 40.3% of the total, according to unofficial election results from Brazoria County.
The pair are running for District 29, which covers much of the eastern part of Brazoria County including Pearland, Manvel, Alvin and stretches down as far as Freeport, according to state maps.
Meet the candidates
In a Q&A submitted to Community Impact in February, Kamkar said if he’s elected, he will support Gov. Greg Abbott’s request for more resources for enhanced border security and look to permanently cut property taxes.
Barry said if he’s elected, he'll support first responders, prioritize securing the border, reducing property taxes and securing water sources for future generations.
How we got here
Barry and Kamkar were the top vote-getters in March when the pair ran against Edgar Pacheco, who received close to 5% of the vote. Trent Perez, who received about 3% of the vote, was on the ballot as well, but announced in December he was dropping out.
However, since none of the candidates received more than 50% of the total vote, a runoff election was triggered.
The seat was opened up after incumbent Ed Thompson announced last year he was retiring following the end of his term.
The winner of the race will represent the Republican party in November and face Democratic candidate Adrienne Bell, who ran unopposed in her party.
Learn more
Visit communityimpact.com/voter-guide/election-results to see results from all local elections in your community. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
