Editor’s Note: Burnet County voters Candidates who failed to secure a majority of the vote during the primary election on March 3 are facing off against the second-place candidates to determine which of them will go on to be their party’s nominee in the general.
Many races were determined on March 3 as one candidate received at least half of the vote, with multiple contests only having a runoff for one party this round.
A race that’s both top-of-ballot and top-ofmind for Texans is the Republican runoff for U.S. Senate — pitting incumbent U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, as they chase the Republican nomination to go up against Democratic state Rep. James Talarico (D-Austin) in November. … Other statewide races, which all Texans will see on their ballots, include both the Republican and Democratic contests for Texas attorney general, the Republican runoff for Texas Railroad Commission, and the Democratic runoff for lieutenant governor.
State Sen. Mayes Middleton (R-Galveston) and U.S. Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX-21) are facing off against one another for the Republican nomination for Texas Attorney General, while the Democratic runoff includes Joe Jaworski and state Sen. Nathan Johnson (D-Dallas).
Incumbent Railroad Commissioner Jim Wright is pitted against the former chairman of the Tarrant County Republican Party, Bo French.
State Rep. Vikki Goodwin is going up against Marcos Vélez in the Democratic runoff for lieutenant governor. … Find the rest of this story at thetexan.news.
