Markowitz, Eastman lead as Texas House races lean toward runoffs

Two members of the Texas State Assemblyman Houston area made the final on Tuesday evening when there were no candidates with multiple votes.

In House 148 in Houston, Democrats Anna Eastman and Republican Luis La Rota took the lead shortly after the poll at 7:00 pm. Not to be confused with a current Harris County commissioner, Democrat Adrian Garcia was third. The results remained the same at midnight when Harris County reported 8 percent of the polling places.

With all jurisdictions reported in Fort Bend County, Democrat Eliz Markowitz led six Republican challengers to the lower house of the 28th district. Gary Gates and Tricia Krenek were in second and third place respectively.

Candidates who did not get 50{7be40b84a6a43fc4fae13304fce9a2695859798abfc41afd127b9f8b21c5f9c5} of the votes participate in two finalist elections in December.

The National Democrats poured their money on H.D. U.S. Republican Senator Ted Cruz won the area by beating Beto O'Rourke in 2018. Tender for President, Markowitz campaign earlier this year.

Mark P. Jones, a professor of political science at Rice University, said Marco Wiets had reason to rejoice. race.

"I have a young and liberal woman who opposes the Anglo men's conservative party with a long history in Republican politics with Gates," Jones said.

Kier Murray, a Houston Democrat strategist, said that most voters elected Republican candidates in the first round, but Marco Beats is likely to win the final.

"If it looks like a win, there's room for a Democrat who won't play in the first round."

First elected in 2006, the incumbent Republican John Zerwas resigned from H.D. In September 28 seats, he accepted the position of Vice President of the University of Texas. Democrat Jessica Farrar, first elected to the Heights area in 1994, retired from H.D. 148 in September