Texas House primary results: What we know - The Texas Tribune

A few Texas House incumbents who are perhaps the most vulnerable in the March primary appeared to be hanging on to their reelection bids as results rolled in Tuesday night, with at least two of them seemingly headed for runoffs against fellow Republicans.

In the historically Republican House District 59, state Rep. J.D. Sheffield, R-Gatesville, was trailing lawyer Shelby Slawson by roughly 13 percentage points. Slawson had over 46% of the vote to Sheffield's nearly 30%. Businessman Cody Johnson had about 24%.

And in another GOP race for House District 2, state Rep. Dan Flynn, R-Canton, was leading his three-way primary, but with about 44% of the vote. Businessman Bryan Slaton, who has run for the seat twice before, was in second place with roughly 33% of the vote. Tea Party activist Dwayne “Doc” Collins was in third place with around 22%.

In the Houston-area House District 142, state Rep. Harold Dutton, a Houston Democrat who has served in the lower chamber since 1985, was leading in a four-way race with just over 50% of the vote, with Houston City Council member Jerry Davis second at roughly 25%. In another closely watched race, Alex Dominguez, D-Brownsville, was ahead of his opponent with over 51% of the vote with 98% of precincts reporting.

Other House incumbents, of course, also faced legitimate primary challenges. And in two of the more high-profile contests, Republican members Jared Patterson of Frisco and Briscoe Cain of Deer Park won their races handily Tuesday night. Both will face a Democrat in November, though the two House seats — one in North Texas and the other in Harris County — are considered historically Republican.

Meanwhile, in competitive races to replace retiring House members, the field began to narrow as Republicans and Democrats appeared either to be entering their respective runoffs to compete for the seat or on track to win their party nominations outright.

In the race for the seat held by retiring state Rep. Dwayne Bohac, R-Houston, which is a top target for Democrats in their quest to flip the lower chamber, Republican Lacey Hull seemed poised to win the three-way primary for the party nomination with over 58% of the vote. Gov. Greg Abbott has endorsed Hull. On the Democratic side, Akilah Bacy was leading the pack with about 45% of the vote, with the two other candidates, Jenifer Rene Pool and Josh Wallenstein, battling it out with nearly 28% of the vote and roughly 25%, respectively.

And in the race to replace retiring state Rep. Jonathan Stickland, a Bedford Republican who won with less than 50% of the vote in 2018, Jeff Cason was the leading GOP candidate in a three-way primary for the party nomination. Cason, who was endorsed by Stickland, led with nearly 55% of the vote to former Bedford Mayor Jim Griffin’s roughly 36% and Taylor Gillig’s about 8%, with almost 84% of precincts reporting. Among Democrats, Jeff Whitfield was leading Steve Riddell, who came close to unseating Stickland in 2018, with nearly 57% of the vote to Riddell’s roughly 43%.

Parties also settled on candidates — or a pair of them to send into a runoff — to take on House members that are on their target lists for November.

In Dallas, Democrat Joanna Cattanach was leading a three-way primary to take on state Rep. Morgan Meyer, who narrowly beat Cattanach in 2018 and is a top target this year. Cattanach had about 58% of the vote to Shawn Terry's roughly 27%. Terry, according to the Dallas Morning News, conceded to Cattanach later Tuesday night. Tom Ervin, the third Democrat in the race, had about 14%.

In the Houston area, former state Rep. Mike Schofield, R-Katy, appeared to be edging out the other Republican in the primary, Abbott-backed Angelica Garcia, for an opportunity to reclaim his old seat, which is held by state Rep. Gina Calanni, D-Katy. That seat is at the top of lists for both Republicans and Democrats.

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