Dallas County Early Vote Tally Shows Leads in Key Midterm Races

Dallas County officials released early voting totals for several midterm races on the evening of November 3. The unofficial results cover contests for the U.S. House, Texas Senate, and the State Board of Education. All figures remain tentative until the official canvass is complete.

In the race for U.S. House District 24, Republican incumbent Beth Van Duyne holds a lead with 134,945 votes. Democrat Kevin Burge trails with 123,974 votes. Van Duyne’s total represents 52.1% of the early count, while Burge has accumulated 47.9%.

Democrats are currently ahead in the Texas Senate District 2 race. Challenger Keenen Colbert leads Republican incumbent Bob Hall by a narrow margin. Colbert has 136,048 votes, or 50.6% of the total. Hall, who has held the seat since 2015, has 133,052 votes, or 49.4%. This district includes parts of Richardson, Garland, Dallas, Mesquite, and Rowlett.

Republicans maintain leads in both State Board of Education races. In District 9, Kason Huddleston leads Democrat Ericka Ledferd. Huddleston has 292,876 votes, or 56.4% of the total. Ledferd has 226,311 votes, or 43.6%. Republican Keven Ellis, the former holder of the seat, did not seek reelection. In District 14, Republican Mindy Bumgarner leads Democrat Amy Taylor. Bumgarner has 306,681 votes, or 54.8% of the total. Taylor has 252,675 votes, or 45.2%. Evelyn Brooks, the current holder, is not running this year.

In Texas House District 33, Republican incumbent Katrina Pierson leads Democrat Orlando Lopez. Pierson has 41,379 votes, or 55.4% of the total. Lopez has 33,379 votes, or 44.6%. The district serves residents in Rockwall and parts of Plano, Richardson, and other communities. In District 102, Democratic incumbent Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos leads Republican Bonnie Abadie. Rodriguez Ramos has 25,271 votes, or 70.3% of the total. Abadie has 10,662 votes, or 29.7%.

In Texas House District 112, Democratic challenger Zach Herbert leads Republican incumbent Angie Chen Button. Herbert has 36,246 votes, or 55.2% of the total. Button has 29,415 votes, or 44.8%. Button has represented the district since 2009. The district primarily covers parts of Richardson, Garland, Sachse, Rowlett, and Sunnyvale.

More than 42% of Dallas County’s 1.49 million registered voters cast ballots in early and mail-in voting as of November 2. Initial county totals show over 607,000 voters cast ballots during early voting. The county had also received 20,050 mail-in ballots as of October 30.