The latest 2024 elections news from The Texas Tribune.
Cook will fill John Whitmire’s unexpired term — but will face Johnson again in a Democratic primary runoff for a full four-year term. Full Story
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The last day to register to vote is April 29. Early voting runs from May 20-24. Full Story
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In Kennard, City Council members have been appointed after previous members retired or died. Full Story
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Brazos County election officials are responding to demands from skeptical residents by expanding hand counts and ordering special paper. Full Story
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State Rep. Craig Goldman and construction company owner John O’Shea are in a runoff for the GOP nomination to replace U.S. Rep. Kay Granger Full Story
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Early voting runs from April 22-30. The last day to apply to vote by mail is April 23. Full Story
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Texas’ turnover rate has held steady at 40% since 2014. That’s slightly above the new national average. Full Story
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Votec, one of only three companies certified to manage voter registration data in Texas, is facing a financial squeeze and asking counties for a 35% surcharge. Full Story
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The Beaumont Republican’s foes are trying to paint him as soft on the border, even after last year’s passage of far-reaching laws and record border funding. Full Story
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After declaring a successful hand count of ballots, Gillespie County Republicans had to fix a series of errors in the results reported from almost every precinct. Full Story
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The Texas Secretary of State and other election experts warned Gillespie County Republicans the process would be expensive, time-consuming and less reliable. Full Story
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Johnson narrowly avoided a runoff to replace U.S. Rep. Colin Allred. Brian Williams, who was in second place, has conceded. Full Story
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State Rep. Craig Goldman and business owner John O’Shea are competing to replace U.S. Rep. Kay Granger. Brandon Gill won the GOP nomination to replace Michael Burgess. Full Story
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Johnson is virtually assured to have won the seat, because there is no Republican challenger in November. Full Story
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Allred bested state Sen. Roland Gutierrez in a crowded pool of Democrats. Full Story
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President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are almost certain to win their parties’ nominations and face off in November. Full Story
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For a long time, I didn’t want to think or talk about elections or politics. That changed four years ago. Full Story
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Get The Texas Tribune’s coverage of election results for the 2024 primary races for president, U.S. Senate, U.S. House and the Texas Legislature. Full Story
In Texas, who’ll run the state is usually decided in the primary. Because of gerrymandering and noncompetitive elections, few people participate. Full Story
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About 3.2 million Texans voted in the state’s primary election, down from 4.1 million during the 2020 presidential primary. Democratic turnout accounted for the entirety of the decline. Full Story
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