Lamb County voters headed to the polls on May 26, joining Texans statewide in deciding key Republican and Democratic runoffs that will shape the November general election ballot. The runoff election followed the March primary, where several candidates failed to secure a majority vote, forcing the top candidates into a head-to-head matchup to determine party nominees.
One of the most well known and closely watched races was the Republican U.S. Senate runoff, which showed Ken Paxton leading in Lamb County with 537 votes, compared to John Cornyn’s 419. Although Cornyn performed better in some areas, Paxton ultimately secured the Republican nomination statewide and will advance to the November general election as the party’s nominee.
In Texas’s 19th Congres-sional District runoff, Tom Sell secured a wide local lead with 756 votes, while Abraham Enriquez received 200, leading to Sell ultimately winning the Republican nomination.
In the Republican Attorney General runoff, Mayes Middleton led Lamb County with 516 votes over Chip Roy, who received 403. Middleton also secured the Republican nomination statewide and will advance to the November general election as the party’s nominee.
For Railroad Commissioner, Jim Wright earned 522 votes locally, defeating Bo French, who finished with 342. Wright also went on to win the Republican nomination statewide.
The Republican race for Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3, leaned toward Thomas Smith, who received 531 votes to Alison Fox’s 286, securing the Republican nomination.
Locally contested county leadership also saw Lee Logan take the Republican runoff for County Commissioner Precinct 4 with 270 votes, ahead of Steven McCain, who received 197.
On the Democratic side, runoff turnout was smaller but still helped to determine key nominations. In the Lieutenant Governor race, Marcos Isaias Velez led Lamb County with 29 votes, narrowly ahead of Vikki Goodwin’s 25. Vikki Goodwin won the Democratic nomination statewide.
In the Attorney General runoff, Nathan Johnson topped local results with 33 votes to Joe Jaworski’s 22, securing the Democratic nomination for Johnson statewide .
With the runoff now complete, all winners will advance to the November general election, where they will compete for statewide office and represent their parties on the ballot.
If you have any questions concerning election results or future elections, you can contact the Lamb County Elections Office or visit the Texas Secretary of State’s Elections Division website for official information on voter registration and any election information.