Live Results: May 2026 Primary Runoff Election
UPDATE (9:53 p.m.) -- With 97% of precincts reporting, Denise Butterworth leads in the Democratic runoff for justice of the peace for Precinct 1 with 52% of votes (1,507). Octavio Dominguez closely trails behind with 1,368 votes.
For 90% of precincts reporting for the Democratic runoff for justice of the peace for Precinct 2, Democrat Christie Saiz leads with 56% (963) of votes. Incumbent Brian J. Haggerty has 764 votes right now.
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UPDATE (8:50 p.m.) -- With 62% of precincts reporting, ABC-7 projects Adam Buman as the projected republican nominee for U.S. Representative for District 16.
Bauman holds a 69% lead over Manuel J. Barraza, who holds 31% of votes right now.
UPDATE (8:43 p.m.) -- Just after polls in El Paso County closed, Texas State Representative James Talarico thanked Sen. John Cornyn for his time representing Texas.
His social media post came in the same hour ABC-7 projected Attorney General Ken Paxton as the winner of the Republican runoff for U.S. Senator.
"We don't agree on everything, but we both still believe in public service," Talarico wrote on X.
Talarico is the Democratic nominee running for the U.S. Senate in Texas.
UPDATE (8:31 p.m.) -- ABC-7 projects Nathan Johnson will defeat Joe Jaworski in the Democratic runoff for Attorney General.
With 68% of precincts reporting results, Johnson leads at 59 percent.
UPDATE (8:24 p.m.) -- In the Democratic runoff for Lieutenant Governor, ABC-7 projects Vikki Goodwin will defeat Marcos Isaias Velez. Goodwin is ahead with 68% of votes.
Right now, 67% of precincts reported their results.
UPDATE (8:17 p.m.) -- ABC-7 projects Mayes Middleton will defeat U.S. Rep. Chip Roy in the Republican race for Attorney General.
Middleton leads with 56% (594,378 votes) while Rep. Roy trails behind at 44% (471,070). Eighty-four percent of precincts have reported their results.
UPDATE (7:49 p.m.) -- With 70% of reported votes, ABC-7 projects Attorney General Ken Paxton will defeat the incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the Republican runoff for U.S. Senate.
Paxton leads with 63% (598,396) of total votes so far while Cornyn trails behind with 37% (348,498).
UPDATE (7:41 p.m.) -- The Associated Press projected Attorney General Ken Paxton will defeat incumbent John Cornyn for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate.
UPDATE (7:25 p.m.) -- The Associated Press projected Nathan Johnson will defeat Joe Jaworski in the Democrat runoff for Attorney General. The AP reported an estimated 55.53% of votes have come in.
The AP also projected Vikki Goodwin will win the democratic race for the Democrat runoff for Lieutenant Governor. She holds the lead at 69% against Marcos Isaias Velez.
UPDATE (7:03 p.m.) -- CNN projects Attorney General Ken Paxton will defeat Sen. John Cornyn in the Republican runoff for U.S. Senate.
Polls in El Paso County closed at 7 p.m.
In the Republican runoff for U.S. Representative for District 16, Adam Bauman leads with an estimated 70% of votes against Manuel J. Barraza. Fifty-nine percent of precincts' results have been reported. Whoever wins will face U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar in the November election.
UPDATE (6:48 p.m.) -- With an estimated 54% of early votes in, Ken Paxton holds the lead (63%) against the incumbent John Cornyn (37%).
Mayes Middleton also keeps his lead (57%) against U.S. Rep. Chip Roy (43%) for the Republican Texas Attorney General runoff. Fifty-eight percent of those votes have come in.
UPDATE (6:16 p.m.) -- Thirty percent of early votes for the U.S. Senator runoff race have come in. Ken Paxton is leading with 61% of those votes (250,957) while the incumbent John Cornyn has 39% (157,998).
Meanwhile, Mayes Middleton is leading the Republican Texas Attorney General with 310,136 votes against Chip Roy. Forty-two percent of those votes have come in for 100 precincts.
For the Democratic Attorney General race, Nathan Johnson leads with 61% of votes against Joe Jaworski. Thirty-four percent of those votes have come in.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Voters have been heading to the polls Tuesday to vote in the Primary Runoff Election.
Results will determine who will move on to the November general election. Ballots feature candidates from races in the March primary where no one received a majority of their party's vote.
Polls close at 7 p.m. Under Texas law, voters in line by 7 p.m. are entitled to vote.
You can find sample ballots and voter requirements here.
ABC-7 will have live results on air and online in this article and on our elections results page.
