Final unofficial results from Fort Bend County show Lea C.S. Simmons won against challenger Summara Kanwal in the primary runoff for Texas House District 76.
The details
With all 44 voting centers reporting, results show:
- Simmons with 67.05%% of the votes, or 637 votes
- Kanwal with 32.95% of the votes, or 313 votes
Simmons, who is a former Republican precinct chair, felt a desire to run for the position two years ago when attending the Texas Republican Convention in Harris County, Simmons said in a May 28 interview.
She said she wanted to run despite District 76 having a large Democratic-based demographic.
"My heart was beating as a minority woman to run not just for my [Hispanic] people but for every single person that's a minority out there that wants a chance to do something great in life," she said. "I felt my heart beating, telling me it was time for Lea to do this. So I kept on pursuing, persevering, and I never gave up on myself. The determination was key."
What's next
Simmons will face incumbent Democrat Suleman Lalani in the Nov. 5 election. All results are unofficial until canvassed.
Visit communityimpact.com/voter-guide/election-results to see results from all local elections in your community.
Posted 7:26 p.m. May 28
Early voting results from Fort Bend County show Lea C.S. Simmons take the lead in the May 28 runoff race for Texas House District 76.
The results are in
Results show Simmons has 67.78% of votes, or 385 votes, while Summara Kanwal has 32.22% of votes, or 183 votes.
The backstory
The runoff occurred after Kanwal and Simmons came out as the top two candidates against one other candidate in the March 5 Republican primaries. In the primaries, both earned a little over 35% of votes.
The details
The district, represented by incumbent Democrat Suleman Lalani, covers portions of the Sugar Land area. The winner of the Republican runoff will face Lalani in the Nov. 5 election.
Meet the candidates
This is Kanwal’s first time running for office, she said in a questionnaire with Community Impact. Meanwhile, Simmons is a former Republican precinct chair.
What’s next
All results are unofficial until canvassed.
Visit communityimpact.com/voter-guide/election-results to see results from all local elections in your community.
