Posted 9:52 p.m.

Ron Reynolds Ron Reynolds[/caption] With 43 of 52 precincts reporting, Ron Reynolds is the projected winner of the District 27 state representative seat. He received 37,092 votes, or 67.7 percent of the electorate, versus Ken Bryant's 17,666 votes, or 32.3 percent of the electorate, according to the Fort Bend County Elections and Voter Registration office. Reynolds, the Democratic incumbent, said two of his priorities for the next legislative session are public education funding and expanding Medicaid in Texas. "First of all I'm very thankful to my constituents that voted for me for another term," he said. "I'm looking forward to going back to Austin ... and continuing the work I've done over three sessions." All results are unofficial until canvassed. Reynolds in the lead for state District 27 seat

posted 7:43 p.m.

Early voting results indicate Ron Reynolds is leading Ken Bryant for the District 27 state representative seat. Reynolds has 36,771 votes, or 67.7 percent of the electorate, while Bryant has 17,581 votes, or 32.4 percent of the electorate, according to the Fort Bend County Elections and Voter Registration office. All results are unofficial until canvassed. Reynolds, Bryant competing for state District 27 seat

posted 7:03 p.m.

Democratic incumbent Reynolds and Republican Bryant are vying for the District 27 state representative seat during the Nov. 8 election. Reynolds was first elected to the Texas House of Representatives in November 2010 and has served on the House Elections and Environmental Regulations committees. He is a past president of the Missouri City branch of the NAACP, a past president of the Houston Lawyer’s Association and a member of the Houston Area Urban League. Reynolds is an attorney but his license to practice was suspended in May following a 2015 conviction for barratry in Montgomery County. Bryant is an attorney with a practice in Richmond. Bryant is also a former Fort Bend ISD trustee and ran unsuccessfully for the District 27 seat in 2006. District 27 encompasses parts of Missouri City, Sugar Land, Pearland and Houston.