The big three U.S. House races that Democrats are expected to target next fall appear to be on track for runoffs, according to early returns Tuesday night.
These contests — in Dallas, Houston and southwest Texas — featured crowded primaries and the two strongest candidates in each race began to emerge Tuesday evening.
In the 32nd District, former NFL football player Colin Allred took first place in early voting with 40 percent of the vote, while former television journalist came in second with 17 percent. The eventual nominee will face U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions, a Dallas Republican, in the fall.
In the 23rd District, retired Air Force intelligence officer Gina Ortiz Jones won the early vote with 32 percent, while Judy Canales, Rick Treviño and former Department of Justice prosecutor Jay Hullings trailed with between 16 and 18 percent of the vote.
The winner of the likely runoff will take on U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes, in the fall.
In the 7th District, attorney Lizzie Pannill Fletcher was ahead after early voting with 31 percent, while journalist and activist Laura Moser trailed with 22 percent percent.
The winner of the likely runoff will take on U.S. Rep. John Culberson, R-Houston, in the fall.
Source: Texas Tribune Blue News
