Republican candidate Morgan Luttrell is the likely winner of the District 8 seat, according to the Texas Secretary of State's Office. which is showing 136 of 169 precincts are reporting across U.S. House of Representatives District 8, but all but 33 precincts of the district's Harris County territory have reported their ballots. With no incumbent in the race, Luttrell brings new representation to Congress for the five-county area.
Luttrell has received 152,672 votes, or 68.13% of ballots cast, while Democratic challenger Laura Jones follows with 68,315 votes and Libertarian candidate Roy Eriksen trails with 3,112 votes.
Voter turnout in the district totals 45.78% of the registered 489,555 voters, according to the Secretary of State's Office. Walker County shows the highest voter turnout in District 8 with 58.31% of registered voters casting a ballot in the Nov. 8 election.
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Posted Nov. 8 at 11:16 p.m.
Republican candidate Morgan Luttrell maintains his lead in the race for U.S. House of Representatives District 8 to replace outgoing Rep. Kevin Brady, R-The Woodlands. The Texas Secretary of State reports 52 of 169 precincts reporting across District 8, which includes Harris, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto and Walker counties.
Luttrell is leading the race with 121,297 votes, or 70.18% of votes cast, according to the Secretary of State's Office. Democratic challenger Laura Jones follows with 28.65% of votes, and libertarian candidate Roy Eriksen trails with 1.17% of votes.
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Posted Nov. 8 at 8:36 p.m.
Republican candidate Morgan Luttrell leads the three-way race for U.S. House of Representatives District 8, early voting results from the Texas Secretary of State's Office show. As of publication, early results are in for three of five counties, excluding Harris and Polk counties.
Luttrell leads with 64,024 votes, or 82.45%, with Democratic challenger Laura Jones receiving 12,892 early votes, or 16.6%, and Libertarian candidate Roy Eriksen receiving 737 votes, according to unofficial state results.
U.S. District 8 spans portions of Harris, Montgomery, Polk, San Jacinto and Walker counties in the Greater Houston area, according to the Secretary of State's Office. There is no incumbent in the race, as outgoing Rep. Kevin Brady, R-The Woodlands, announced his retirement in April 2021 after completing his 13th term.
Luttrell won the primary election in March with 11 Republican candidates in the race, Community Impact reported.
Luttrell was a 14-year U.S. Navy SEAL and Montgomery County native, he said previously. Jones chairs the San Jacinto County Democratic Party and is a business owner, Realtor and farmer, she told Community Impact.
Read a Q&A with the candidates here.
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