SAN ANTONIO — Here are the key races for Bexar County voters in Tuesday's Texas Primary Runoff Election:
- U.S. Senate (D) – MJ Hegar defeated Royce West for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate and will face Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in November
- U.S. House TX-20 (R) – Mauro Garza defeated Gary Allen in the race for the Republican nomination for U.S. House District 20. The winner will face incumbent U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro (D) in November
- U.S. House TX-23 (R) – Following a tight battle between Tony Gonzales and Raul Reyes to become the Republican nominee for the District 23 seat, Gonzales is just barely ahead by seven votes, according to the Texas Secretary of State's website. Gonzales' campaign is claiming victory, accorind to a news release Wednesday morning. This seat is being vacated by Republican U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, who is leaving Congress.
- U.S. House TX-35 (R) – Republican Jenny Garcia Sharon was triumphant against "Guillermo" William Hayward in a faceoff for the U.S. House District 35 nomination. Sharon will compete with incumbent U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D) in November.
- Texas Senate Dist. 19 (D) – Roland Gutierrez defeated Xochil Peña Rodriguez in the race to become the Democratic nominee for state Senate District 19. He will face incumbent Peter Flores (R) in November
- Texas House Dist. 119 (D) – Elizabeth "Liz" Campos defeated Jennifer Ramos as they sought the Democratic nomination for state House District 119. Campos will face George Garza (R) in November. This seat is being vacated by Roland Gutierrez, who is running for Texas Senate Dist. 19.
- Bexar County Commissioner Precinct 1 – Rebeca "Becky" Clay-Flores defeated longtime incumbent Sergio "Chico" Rodriguez in the primary runoff battle for the Precinct 1 seat.
- Bexar County Republican Party Chair – John Austin defeated incumbent Cynthia Brehm by a wide margin in their battle for the party chair.
Hours after polls closed, Bexar County Elections Administrator Jacque Callanen said that over 10 percent of the county had voted, exceeding the turnout goal officials had set for the July runoff election.
Callanen said she was “so proud of the voters for trusting us, and for going to the poll sites” amid the coronavirus spike in the San Antonio area. “I think that it speaks volumes that they did trust us to do it right,” Callanen said.
Callanen all but called the July runoff a trial run for November’s general election, during which coronavirus is likely to remain an issue the county’s election office will have to tackle.
“We may here stories tomorrow, or someone may call us if they were uncomfortable. We need to hear that, so we can do lessons learned to prep us for November.”
The county will continue to count mail-in ballots that were postmarked before the cutoff time.
Below are the early vote counts for key races in Bexar County. You can see full results here.
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