TIGHT RACE IN TEXAS HOUSE DISTRICT 12 PRIMARY LEADS TO RUNOFF; McCAUL, BOISSEAU WIN U.S. CONGRESS NOMINATIONS
The three-way race for Texas House District 12 is headed to a runoff.
Trey Wharton was the top Republican candidate in the election to fill the seat of Kyle Kacal, garnering 34.9 percent of the vote – 10,486 votes – across the six counties of the district with all 101 precincts reporting.
Wharton believes his body of work demonstrates what he aspires to help this region achieve, and is eager to showcase that further in the months ahead.
The margin between Ben Bius and John Harvey Slocum was slim, with the two receiving 32.6 percent and 32.3 percent of the vote, respectively. Bius received 9,789 votes, while Slocum tallied 9,699.
Bius says this election is critical to the future of the state and the country, and is ready to continue working to prove he can be a strong leader for the district.
Slocum could not be reached for comment.
Wharton won Washington and Walker counties, Bius took Grimes and Madison counties, and Slocum led Brazos and Robertson counties.
The winner of the runoff, scheduled for May 28th, will face Democrat Dee Howard Mullins and Libertarian Robert Profili in November. Early voting will run from May 20-24.
Meanwhile, for U.S. Congressional District 10, Republican incumbent Michael McCaul accumulated 72 percent of the vote to best challenger Jared Lovelace. McCaul won all of the 13 counties in the district with 59,453 total votes compared to Lovelace’s 23,072.
In a statement, McCaul said he is honored by the confidence the voters of this district have placed in him to continue fighting for them in Congress. He said, “People want a representative who can get things accomplished that benefit their families and their communities. That is exactly what I have done and what I will continue to do in Congress.”
McCaul will go up in November against Theresa Boisseau, who defeated Keith McPhail in the Democratic primary. Boisseau received 72.1 percent of the vote, or 14,603 votes, across the district, while McPhail took 27.8 percent, or 5,638 votes. Boisseau, like McCaul, won all 13 counties.
Boisseau could not be contacted to provide comment.
Also on the November congressional ballot will be Independent Stefan Medley and Libertarian Bill Kelsey.