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Ana-Maria Ramos defeats incumbent Linda Koop
Ana-Maria Ramos defeated incumbent Linda Koop for a seat in the Texas House.
Michelle Beckley defeats incumbent Ron Simmons
Michelle Buckley defeated incumbent Ron Simmons for a seat in the Texas House.
John Turner defeats Lisa Luby Ryan
John Turner defeats Lisa Luby Ryan for a seat in the Texas House.
Julie Johnson defeats incumbent Matt Rinaldi
Julie Johnson defeated incumbent Matt Rinaldi for a seat in the Texas House.
Vikki Goodwin unseats incumbent Paul Workman
Vikki Goodwin defeated incumbent Paul Workman for a seat in the Texas House.
Rhetta Andrews Bowers takes the seat
Rhetta Andrews Bowers defeated Jonathan Boos for a seat in the Texas House.
State Senator Garcia resigns, December 11 election to decide replacement
State Senator Sylvia Garcia (D - Houston) has resigned from her position after being elected to the U.S. Congress. Governor Greg Abbott has called for a Tuesday, December 11 election to decide her successor.
Abbott, incumbents win statewide races
Republican incumbents won all the statewide races in Texas on Election Day, as they have done for two decades, though most of the races were much closer than anticipated.
Election Night brings major changes to the Texas State Legislature
Two incumbent state senators lost their seats after Tuesday’s election, and Democrats won 12 seats in the Texas House of Representatives, increasing their share from 55 seats to 66 seats in the 150 member body.
Record turnout for 2018 early voting
Texas voters broke turnout records during early voting this year after the Texas Secretary of State recorded 4,884,528 votes from October 22 to November...
