Denton County Early Vote Tally Released

Approximately 324,513 residents cast ballots in Denton County during the early voting period that ran from Oct. 19 through Oct. 30. This figure represents 47.17% of registered voters in the county, according to data released by the Texas Secretary of State and local election officials.

Incumbent Ronny Jackson holds a wide lead in the race for Texas' 13th congressional district. The early vote count gives Jackson 119,052 votes, or 66.36% of the total. His challenger, Mark Nair, has accumulated 60,338 votes, accounting for 33.64% of the tally.

In Texas' 26th congressional district, incumbent Brandon Gill leads Steven Shook by a margin of 15,112 votes. Gill has received 132,379 votes, or 52.46%, while Shook has 117,267 votes, or 46.47%. A third candidate, Phil Gray, has 2,705 votes, or 1.07% of the early count.

Dan Barrios leads Jace Yarbrough in the contest for Texas' 32nd congressional district. Barrios has 109,872 votes, or 51.19%, compared to Yarbrough's 104,756 votes, or 48.81%. The margin between the two candidates is 5,116 votes based on the early return.

Amy Taylor leads Mindy Bumgarner in the race for Texas State Board of Education District 14. Taylor has received 132,427 votes, or 51.73%, while Bumgarner has 123,616 votes, or 48.27%. This data is drawn from early voting results specific to Denton County.

Several state house races in the county show incumbents maintaining their positions. In House District 57, incumbent Richard Hayes leads Ray Stith with 29,702 votes, or 50.79%, against Stith's 27,562 votes, or 47.13%. Darren Hamilton has 1,221 votes, or 2.09%. In House District 65, incumbent Mitch Little leads Detrick DeBurr with 37,358 votes, or 51.68%, against DeBurr's 34,926 votes, or 48.23%.

Two challengers lead their respective state house races. In House District 63, Denise Wooten leads incumbent Benjamin Bumgarner with 30,894 votes, or 52.51%, against Bumgarner's 27,938 votes, or 47.49%. In House District 64, Julie Evans leads incumbent Andy Hopper with 20,741 votes, or 57.11%, against Hopper's 15,579 votes, or 42.89%.

The race for Texas House District 106 is effectively tied in the early vote. Joe Mayes has 30,086 votes, or 50.02%, while incumbent Jared Patterson has 30,061 votes, or 49.98%. The difference between the two candidates is 25 votes.

Polls closed at 7 p.m. on Nov. 3, though voters already in line at that time were permitted to cast ballots. Totals from ballots cast on Election Day have not yet been released. All election results remain unofficial until the canvassing process is complete.