Here is a rundown of some of the most notable contested races that took place locally on Election Day:

Klein ISD board of trustees, position 6

Final update 10:56 p.m. With 60 of 61 precincts reporting in the Klein ISD board of trustees Position 6 election, Cathy Arellano is in the lead with 22,897 votes, or 43.19 percent. In second place, Doug James has 12,596 votes, or 23.76 percent. Cissy Saccomanno garnered 10,122 votes, or 19.09 percent, and Robert Dembo III garnered 7,394 votes, or 13.95 percent. “I’m mostly excited to get the opportunity to serve the community,” Arellano said. “It’s a new chapter where I get to serve Klein. I’m overwhelmed with the support.” All results are unofficial until canvassed.   Updated at 7:26 p.m. Early voting results show Cathy Arellano taking the lead in the race for Klein ISD board of trustees Position 6. Arellano has racked up 17,209 votes, or 43.21 percent. In second place, Doug James has received 9,512 votes, or 23.88 percent. Cissy Saccomanno and Robert Dembo III have received 7,743 votes, or 19.44 percent, and 5,363 votes, or 13.47 percent, respectively. All results are unofficial until canvassed. Cathy Arellano, Cissy Saccomano, Doug James and Robert Dembo III are vying for an open three-year board seat representing position 6. District growth, demographic changes and the need for teachers are among the issues candidates discussed in a Q&A in our October issue. You can read the candidates' responses here.

Spring ISD board of trustees, position 3

Incumbent Justine Durant and challenger Myron Spencer are vying for an open three-year board seat representing position 3. Here is a Q&A session with the candidates that ran in our October edition, covering topics including student performance and mobility.

Spring ISD bond referendum

Final update 10:00 a.m. The final voter tally in the $330 million Spring ISD bond referendum is 29,040 votes, or 72 percent, in favor of the referendum, and 11,447, 0r 28 percent, opposed. All results are unofficial until canvassed. Updated 11:00 p.m. The $330 million Spring ISD bond referendum is poised to win voter approval with 38 out of 40 precincts reporting. A total of 28,086 votes, or 71 percent, are in favor of the bond referendum, and 11,276, or 29 percent, are opposed. All results are unofficial until canvassed.10:00 p.m. Updated 10:00 p.m. With 31 of 40 precincts reporting, 26,906, or 71 percent of Spring ISD votes are in favor of the bond referendum, and 10,901, or 29 percent of voters are against the referendum. All results are unofficial until canvassed. 7:10 p.m. Early voting results are in with 20,902, or 70 percent, of early and absentee votes in favor of the bond referendum and 8,956, or 30 percent, of votes against the referendum. All results are unofficial until canvassed. A $300 million bond referendum is on the ballot to fund a number of projects in Spring ISD, including construction of three ninth-grade school buildings, two middle schools and a new stadium as well as improvements to technology and communications infrastructure. The referendum also includes funds for new and replacement school buses. Read more about the main points in the referendum here.

U.S. House of Representatives District 2

Updated at 11:16 p.m. Incumbent Rep. Ted Poe is the likely winner in the race to serve as representative for U.S. Rep. District 2. Poe, who has lived in Atascocita for more than two decades, has garnered 60.8 percent of the vote, or 161,748 votes, with more than 85 percent of precincts reporting. Democratic challenger Pat Bryan received 95,737, or 36 percent of votes cast so far. All results are unofficial until canvassed. Updated at 7:52 p.m. Incumbent Ted Poe took a 25 percent lead over challenger Pat Bryan in the race for the US Rep. District 2 through unofficial early voting. Poe garnered 61 percent of the vote with 128,129 votes compared to 75,413 votes for Bryan, which totals 36 percent, according to Harris County. Incumbent and Republican Ted Poe faces Democratic challenger Pat Bryan. District challenges, working across the aisle and remaining accountable to the district are among the issues candidates discussed in a Q&A in our October issue. You can read the candidates’ responses here.

U.S. House of Representatives District 10

Final update 11:33 a.m. With all precincts reporting, Rep. Michael McCaul will keep his seat in U.S. Representative District 10. McCaul received a total of 178,926 votes, or 57.37 percent of the vote. Democratic opponent Tawana Cadien received 38.39 percent of the vote with 119,728 votes. Bill Kelsey, the Libertarian candidate, received just over 4 percent of the vote with 13,174 votes. Updated 10:37 p.m. With 70.39 percent of precincts reporting in the state, Rep. Michael McCaul leads the race for U.S. Representative District 150 with 155,157 total votes. McCaul has received 57.57 percent of the vote, ahead of Tawana Cadien’s 38.41 percent and Bill Kelsey’s 4.01 percent of the vote. All results are unofficial until canvassed. Updated 10:05 p.m. With 30.82 percent of precincts reporting in the state, Rep. Michael McCaul leads the race with 57.38 percent of the vote. McCaul has received 138,262 total votes. Opponents Tawana Cadien and Bill Kelsey have received a respective 38.88 percent and 3.72 percent of the vote. All results are unofficial until canvassed. Updated 9:06 p.m. Rep. Michael McCaul leads Democratic opponent Tawana Cadien and Libertarian candidate Bill Kelsey in early voting toals with 125,659 votes, or 56.31 percent of counted votes. Cadien has received 89,244 votes, and Kelsey has received 8,222 votes. Early votes were cast from Oct. 24-Nov. 4. It is unclear whether all early votes in counties across District 10 have been accounted for. All results are unofficial until canvassed. Incumbent Rep. Michael McCaul is running against Democratic candidate Tawana Cadien and Libertarian candidate Bill Kelsey. McCaul has served six terms as a congressman. U.S. representatives are elected to serve two-year terms. Last month, we asked McCaul and Cadien about the challenges facing District 10—their responses can be found here. Rep. McCaul leads the race with the most campaign contributions.

U.S. House of Representatives District 18

  Updated at 11:00 p.m. With 93 percent of precincts reporting, Sheila Jackson-Lee holds a commanding lead to be re-elected to U.S. House District 18. Democratic incumbent Jackson-Lee captured 73.4 percent of the vote, which includes 147,009 total votes, according to Harris County. Her Republican challenger Lori Bartley earned 47,477, which totaled 23.7 percent of the total vote. Jackson-Lee could not be reached for comment Tuesday night. All results are unofficial until canvassed. Updated at 9:40 p.m. With 59.2 percent of precincts reporting, Sheila Jackson-Lee continues to lead against Republican challenger Lori Bartley in the race to represent U.S. Representative District 18. While Jackson-Lee has earned 133,070 votes, or 73.8 percent of the vote, Bartley has received 42,290 votes, which totals 23.5 percent of the vote. All results are unofficial until canvassed. Updated 7:40 p.m. Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee took a commanding lead through unofficial early voting. Jackson Lee received 109,367, which totaled 74 percent of the vote, compared to 34,563 for Republican challenger Lori Bartley, who garnered 23.4 percent of the votes, according to Harris County. All results are unofficial until canvassed. Republican Lori Bartley challenges incumbent Democrat Sheila Jackson Lee. Jackson Lee and Bartley discussed their commitment to District 18 in a Q&A we ran in October. You can read the candidate's responses here. Jackson Lee has received the most campaign contributions so far in the race for Texas District 18.

Texas House of Representatives District 126

Updated 10:38 p.m. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Republican Kevin Roberts was elected state representative for District 126 over opponent Joy Dawson-Thomas with 58 percent of the vote. Updated 10:15 p.m.  With 83 percent of precincts reporting, Republican Kevin Roberts is poised to be elected state representative for District 126 over opponent Joy Dawson-Thomas with 59 percent of the vote. He said he was humbled to be elected to represent the district and looks forward to “I’ve been campaigning now for two years, and what’s really resonated with me is that folks don’t necessarily vote because of a political philosophy—they vote for someone they trust,” he said Tuesday night. Voters look for hardworking, loyal public servants who are dedicated to bettering their communities, Roberts said. “I’m most excited that now we can continue to look ahead to the session,” he said. “We have some really important issues statewide and in the district.” Roberts said his district being 98 percent unincorporated territory brings unique advantages and challenges. He said he will be focusing mainly on economic development, job generation and small businesses. School finance and systematic problems in foster care are other prominent issues that Roberts said he looks forward to tackling in the coming months. All votes are unofficial until canvassed. Updated 7:13 p.m. Early and absentee voting numbers reflected 59 percent of Harris County voted for Roberts, while 39 percent chose Dawson-Thomas. All votes are unofficial until canvassed. Democrat Joy Dawson-Thomas is running against incumbent Republican candidate Kevin Roberts and Libertarian candidate Eric B. Moquin. Dawson-Thomas and Roberts are both Houston natives and have said they would work more closely with community leaders to identify top issues if elected. Read more about both candidates in our Q&A here.

Texas House of Representatives District 150

Final update 11:35 a.m.  With all precincts reporting, Valoree Swanson wins the race for state House District 150 with 63.2 percent of the vote, or 47,845 total votes. Democratic opponent Michael Shawn Kelly received nearly 37 percent of the vote with 27,865 total votes. Swanson did not respond to requests from comment. All results are unofficial until canvassed. Updated 10:54 p.m. Valoree Swanson is the projected winner for state House District 150 with 94.74 percent of precincts reporting. Swanson has received 63.15 percent of the vote, and Democratic opponent Michael Shawn Kelly has received 36.85 percent of the vote. Swanson could not be reached for comment Tuesday night. All results are unofficial until canvassed. Updated 9:43 p.m. Valoree Swanson leads Democratic opponent Michael Shawn Kelly with 63.73 percent of the vote. Eight of 38 precincts in State House District 150 are reporting. Swanson has received 39,139 votes, and Kelly has received 22,275 votes. All results are unofficial until canvassed. Updated 7:20 p.m. Polls have closed, and early and absentee voting totals have been released. Valoree Swanson leads Michael Shawn Kelly with 63.97 percent of the votes counted during early and absentee voting. Out of 116,255 registered voters, more than 59,904 of votes were cast during early voting from Oct. 24-Nov. 4 and absentee voting. 7:00 a.m. After defeating incumbent Debbie Riddle in the primary elections, Republican candidate Valoree Swanson is running against Democrat Michael Shawn Kelly. Both candidates are from the Spring/Klein area and have made education and safety top priorities in their campaigns. More comments from each District 150 candidate can be found here. As of mid October, Swanson had received the most campaign contributions.

Harris County Precinct 4 Constable

Final update 8:30 a.m. With 193 out of 193 precincts reporting, incumbent Republican Mark Herman has been re-elected as the Harris County Precinct 4 constable with 206,400 votes, or 60.95 percent, compared to opponent Democrat Jeff McGowen, who garnered 132,228 votes, or 39.05 percent. All results are unofficial until canvassed. Updated 10:30 p.m. With 144 out of 193 precincts reporting, incumbent Republican Mark Herman has likely been re-elected as the Harris County Precinct 4 constable with 196,075 votes, or 61.13 percent, compared to opponent Democrat Jeff McGowen, who garnered 124,655 votes, or 38.87 percent. All results are unofficial until canvassed. Herman said that while this is his first political campaign, it has felt like second nature to him. “This is the first time I’ve ever run for office but I’ve been around when other folks have run for office because I ran a lot of their campaigns, so it’s second nature to me, it’s part of the business.” he said.  “I am not a politician, I’m a cop, but I’ve done some political things because I have to do – (it’s) self-preservation for myself and my employees.” Updated 7:30 p.m. According to unofficial early voting results, Incumbent Republican Mark Herman, is leading the vote for the Harris County Precinct 4 constable position with 159,993 votes, or 61.86 percent, compared to opponent Democrat Jeff McGowen, who has gained 98,598 votes, or 38.14 percent. All results are unofficial until canvassed. Incumbent Mark Herman and Jeff McGowen are the two candidates vying for the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable position.

Harris County Sheriff

Final update: 8:50 a.m., Nov. 9 Democratic candidate Ed Gonzalez is winner of the Harris County sheriff race over Republican incumbent Ron Hickman. Gonzalez has garnered 679,232 votes, or about 53 percent, with all precincts reporting. Hickman has garnered 606,570 votes, or 47 percent. All results are unofficial until canvassed. Posted at 10:45 p.m. Democratic candidate Ed Gonzalez is the projected winner of the Harris County sheriff race over Republican incumbent Ron Hickman. Gonzalez has garnered 663,590 votes, or about 53 percent, with 938 of 1,012 precincts reporting. Hickman has garnered 595,820 votes, or 47 percent. All results are unofficial until canvassed. Gonzalez could not be reached for comment Tuesday night.  Posted at 8:45 p.m. Ed Gonzalez continues to lead in Harris County sheriff race Democratic candidate Ed Gonzalez continues to lead the Harris County sheriff race over Republican incumbent Ron Hickman with 140 of 1,012 precincts reporting. Gonzalez has received 515,328 votes, or about 52 percent of the vote, compared to 476,084 votes, or 48 percent, in favor of Hickman. All results are unofficial until canvased. Updated 7:17 p.m. Democratic candidate Ed Gonzalez took a lead in the Harris County sheriff race over Republican incumbent Ron Hickman. Gonzalez garnered about 52 percent of the votes with 490,324 during early voting compared to about 48 percent, or 453,900 votes, in favor of Hickman. All results are unofficial until canvased.