How does a runoff election work in Texas?

Texas is one of a handful of states that require a candidate to get a majority of the votes in a primary to advance to the general election. This means a candidate must get 50% plus one vote to win an election.

Texas primaries: Trump-backed candidate advances to general election for House District 34

Republicans in a South Texas congressional district went to the polls Tuesday where a former representative and a Trump-backed contender are looking to retake the district from Democrats in November.

Texas primaries: Runoff race in GOP for a chance to succeed Ken Paxton as Attorney General

Texas State Senators Mayes Middleton and Nathan Johnson have won their respective primaries to compete in a high-stakes November general election to succeed Ken Paxton as Texas Attorney General.

Republican race for US Senate in Texas headed to runoff

The Republican Senate primary will head to a runoff after no candidate received more than half of the vote.

LIVE: Texas governor 2026 primary results

Texas voters decided Tuesday who will face-off during the governor’s race in November.