Unofficial results from Tuesday’s primary runoff show Esteban “Steve” Guerra defeating incumbent Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño Jr. for the Democratic nomination for Cameron County judge. (photo courtesy/Port Of Brownsville )
By DIANTÉ MARIGNY
editor@portisabelsouthpadre.com
Texas voters made their choices Tuesday in several high-profile primary runoff elections, with major statewide races and key Cameron County contests now officially set for the November general election.
In the closely watched Republican runoff for U.S. Senate, incumbent Sen. Ken Paxton defeated John Cornyn with 63.84% of the vote to Cornyn’s 36.16%, according to unofficial results with 98.87% of precincts reporting.
The Republican runoff for Texas Attorney General also drew statewide attention, with Mayes Middleton defeating Chip Roy by a margin of 55.24% to 44.76%.
On the Democratic side, Nathan Johnson won the Democratic nomination for attorney general, defeating Joe Jaworski with 60.51% of the vote.
In the Democratic runoff for lieutenant governor, Vikki Goodwin defeated Marcos Velez with nearly 68% of the vote.
Meanwhile, one of the tightest statewide races came in the Republican runoff for Railroad Commissioner, where Bo French narrowly edged Jim Wright with 50.56% of the vote.
Locally, Cameron County voters decided several contested Democratic runoff races.
In the Cameron County Judge runoff, Esteban Guerra defeated Eddie Trevino Jr. with 55.19% of the vote to 44.81%.
The race for Cameron County Commissioner Precinct 2 was one of the closest contests of the night. Joseph L. Lucio held a razor-thin lead over Joey Lopez, receiving 3,471 votes, or 50.32%, compared to Lopez’s 3,427 votes, or 49.68%.
For the 107th District Court Democratic runoff, Noe Garza defeated Jesus T. Garcia Jr. with 58.45% of the vote.
In the Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 Democratic runoff, Juan Mendoza defeated Gabriela “Gaby” Fernandez with 59.48% of the vote.
Additional Valley legislative runoff races included Oziel Ochoa winning the Democratic runoff for State House District 37 and Julio Salinas securing the Democratic nomination for State House District 41.
Unofficial results will be canvassed by local election officials in the coming days before becoming final.
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