Despite their best efforts, several of Tuesday’s candidates couldn’t pull off the needed majority vote to avoid a runoff six weeks from now on April 13. Meanwhile, some voters already know who’s going to the Legislature to represent them in 2011, because the victors face no general election opponents. Full Story
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Candidates favored by the Tea Party movement did not fare well on primary night, but they had an effect on several races. Full Story
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The race for Texas governor moves on to November, as Rick Perry and Bill White emerged from their respective primaries without a runoff. Each used his victory speech as springboards for the coming slugfest. Ben Philpott, covering the 2010 elections for KUT News and the Tribune, filed this report. Full Story
Paul Workman and Holly Turner head into a runoff for the GOP nomination in House District 47. Full Story
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Mark Griffin and John Frullo appear headed for a runoff next month to claim the GOP nod in the race for HD-84. Full Story
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In what's been a colorful race replete with accusations of cyber treachery and publicity stunts, Borris Miles' 11-vote hold over Al Edwards will almost certainly lead to a recount. Full Story
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With all precincts reporting, State Board of Education member Geraldine "Tincy" Miller has lost her seat to challenger George Clayton in the GOP primary for District 12. Full Story
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Dan Huberty will face Humble anesthesiologist Dr. Susan Curling in the race to replace retiring state Rep. Joe Crabb, R-Atascocita. Full Story
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Numbers early Wednesday morning show Will Hurd and Francisco "Quico" Canseco will be competing in an April runoff for the Republican nod in Congressional District 23. Full Story
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Muñoz defeats Rodriguez in the race to replace state Rep. Ismael "Kino" Flores. Full Story
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As of early Wednesday morning, Rick Green has barely broken from the crowd of six GOP candidates vying for the open spot on the High Court, and a runoff is guaranteed. What's unclear is who his opponent will be — Rebecca Simmons, Jim Moseley, and Debra Lehrmann are all hovering close behind. It's likely Jeff Brown, who narrowly trails those three, won't make the cut. The only clear loser of the night is Rick Strange, who didn't keep up with the pack. Full Story
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With nearly all the votes counted, former Plano City Councilwoman Mabrie Jackson and Plano businessman Van Taylor are in a run-off to replace state Rep. Brian McCall, R-Plano. Full Story
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Felipe Reyna did not survive the onslaught of Ellis County District Court Judge Al Scoggins, who trounced the 10th Court of Appeals judge at the polls Tuesday. Full Story
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Democratic state Rep. Norma Chavez and El Paso attorney Naomi Gonzalez will likely continue their bare-knuckle battle in the runoff next month. Gonzalez ended the night with a slight lead over the Chavez, but neither were able to break the 50-percent threshold to avoid a runoff. Full Story
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Second verse same as the first in El Paso’s HD-78, where Republican Dee Margo and Democrat state Rep. Joe Moody will face each other again in the November general election. El Paso businessman Margo beat first-time GOP candidate Jay Kleberg in the race to represent West and Northeast El Paso in the Texas House. Full Story
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Gonzales and Gordon appear to be in a dogfight, and may face a runoff. The winner will take on freshman incumbent Diana Maldonado, D-Round Rock. Full Story
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Freshman incumbent Tara Rios Ybarra, D-South Padre Island, lost her bid for re-election on Tuesday to Kingsville businessman J.M. Lozano. Full Story
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With all precincts reporting, Rep. Tommy Merritt, R-Longview, has lost his seat by just over 5 percentage points. Full Story
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The AP calls the HD-20 race for state Rep. Dan Gattis' seat for orthopedic surgeon Dr. Charles Schwertner, who outspent the three other candidates. Full Story
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Former Collin County prosecutor Stefani Carter appears to have handily defeated Geoffrey Bailey, a consultant to T. Boone Pickens, in the District 102 Republican primary. With 92 percent of precincts in, she has 75 percent of the vote. It looks like she'll be running against incumbent Democratic Rep. Carol Kent in the general election. Full Story
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