Polls are closed the state of Texas, where voters are casting ballots in the Democratic and Republican primaries. Our guide to tonight's key races can be found
here. Remember that if no one clears 50% in any given race, the top two vote-getters will advance to a July 31 runoff.
Results: Statewide | By County | SoS
8:51 PM PT (Steve Singiser): Well, that sucks. All the precincts have now been tallied in TX-22, and Pete Olson's free ride in November just got a little more free. Proudly self-identified "LaRouche Democrat" Kesha Rogers has snared the Democratic nomination for the second election in a row, this time by a 51-49 margin over KP George. Quite an embarrassment, in all candor.
8:55 PM PT (Steve Singiser): One of the two golden tickets in the now GOP-leaning TX-25 has been punched for the Republicans. Roger Williams, the former Texas secretary of state, has a clear lead, and will make the runoff. It is still very much an open question as to the candidate that will join him. Teabagger Wes Riddle is presently in second with 14 percent of the vote, about 900 votes ahead of attorney Dave Garrison.
8:57 PM PT (Steve Singiser): At long last, the AP confirms what we here have long known—it will be Marc Veasey and Domingo Garcia in the Democratic runoff in TX-33. In fourth place, with about 2000 votes, was free spending businessman David Alameel, who dumped about $2 million into his bid. That works out, for the math junkies in the house, to about a cool grand per vote.
9:03 PM PT (Steve Singiser): In the heavily GOP TX-36, there are essentially three candidates fighting for two spots, and batshit crazy former Rep. Steve Stockman is in the trio. With 76 percent in, Stockman (21 percent) currently would make the runoff just ahead of state senator Michael Jackson (20 percent). Financial advisor Stephen Takach leads the field, barely, with 23 percent of the vote.
9:13 PM PT (Steve Singiser): One of the remaining cliffhangers of the night is whether the Democratic primary to battle Quico Canseco in TX-23 results in a runoff. Right now, with 68 percent reporting, Ciro Rodriguez is at ... wait for it ... 49.95 percent of the vote. Doesn't get much tighter than that!
9:26 PM PT (jeffmd): No way TX-23 doesn't go to a runoff -- Ciro's already below 50%, and 75% of the outstanding precincts are in Gallego's HD-74. They'll only push him further down -- a big question is where Bustamante's voters will go.
9:33 PM PT (Steve Singiser): In case you were wondering, we're not being coy about the outcome in TX-16. It has been over an hour since the last update there. Still 26 percent of precincts to be counted, with Beto O'Rourke edging incumbent Silvestre Reyes 50-44.
9:36 PM PT (Steve Singiser): We now know, to some extent, who Democrat Nick Lampson will face in the open-seat battle in TX-14. Felicia Harris joins Randy Weber in the runoff. Weber leads in round one by a 28-20 margin in the enormous nine-candidate field.
9:41 PM PT (Steve Singiser): A few more votes (early votes, in this case) get tallied in TX-23, and bring Ciro Rodriguez back to Earth a little bit more. The tally is now Rodriguez 49, Gallego 38.
9:44 PM PT (Steve Singiser): In TX-25 (R), Roger Williams now appears to have his runoff opponent. Teabagger Wes Riddle comes in a clear second with 15 percent of the vote, putting him thirteen hundred votes ahead of third place among the dozen Republicans vying for the seat.
9:49 PM PT (Steve Singiser): It appears that we are finally done on the Democratic side in TX-16. Beto O'Rourke, the challenger, sits at 50.4 percent of the vote, while incumbent Silvestre Reyes is at 44.4 percent. If those numbers hold, we have another incumbent down, in what has to be seen as a mild surprise.
9:55 PM PT (Steve Singiser): Meanwhile, in one of the few major uncalled races, it looks like we might be close to gaining the identity of our runoff candidates. In the heavily GOP TX-36, state senator Mike Jackson languishes about 1100 votes behind both Stephen Takach and Steve Stockman (who are separated by 23 votes!).
10:05 PM PT (Steve Singiser): AP has now echoed El Paso County's update. What is comes down to, essentially, is this: there are two precincts left to report in the 16th district. O'Rourke is about 375 votes clear of the runoff threshold. While he doesn't have it on lockdown just yet, you really have to like his chances.
10:11 PM PT (Steve Singiser): For what it is worth, that GOP Senate primary darned near got to single digits tonight, which has to give the Republican establishment some palpitations. David Dewhurst wound up with 45 percent of the vote, with Ted Cruz getting 34 percent. Take out the early vote, and Dewhurst's edge evaporates all the way down to 42-37.
10:24 PM PT (Steve Singiser): At this point, it is safe to say that all we are waiting on is some confirmation. It looks like Beto O'Rourke has scored the upset and knocked off incumbent Democratic Rep. Silvestre Reyes in TX-16, but there are still two precincts outstanding.
It looks like Democrats Ciro Rodriguez and Pete Gallego will square off in a July runoff in TX-23, but there are still about 50 precincts yet to report.
On the GOP side, it looks like Takach vs. Stockman in TX-36, but there are still 18 boxes to account for.
Finally, the second runoff slot in TX-34 is very close, with nine precincts left to count.
By the way, if you're still hanging around, you deserve the "election junkies" gold star on your forehead. Well done!
10:34 PM PT (Steve Singiser): One of our four mysteries are solved, and congratulations are due to El Paso City Councilman and Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke. With 50.47 percent of the vote, he has apparently dispatched incumbent Democratic Rep. Silvestre Reyes with all precincts reporting.
10:43 PM PT (Steve Singiser): Mystery #2 is now unravelled: with 100 percent of the precincts reporting in the deep-red 36th district, former Rep. Steve Stockman and well-heeled financial advisor Stephen Takach will advance to the July runoff. State senator Mike Jackson finishes third with 20 percent of the vote, in a rather shocking outcome. The conventional wisdom had him snagging one of the two runoff spots.
11:00 PM PT (Steve Singiser): Based on what we know, it seems reasonable to draw some conclusions about the two outstanding races of the night. First, in TX-34, it looks pretty likely that Denise Saenz-Blanchard will draw the second runoff spot with Filemon Vela. Ramiro Garza would have to beat Saenz-Blanchard by about 15 votes per precinct. That may not seem like much, but each district's live vote has been only about 75 votes per precinct.
Meanwhile, Ciro Rodriguez is now down to 47.6 percent of the vote, with little prospect of heading back over 50 percent, given that the remaining territory should be on turf amenable to Pete Gallego. This would, in all probability, necessitate a runoff, as well. Indeed, the AP agrees with us on that, and have called a Rodriguez-Gallego runoff.
So, with that, we call it a night here at Daily Kos Elections. Next Tuesday, as you well know, brings us the mother of primary liveblogs, at least for the Spring. Six states hold their normal primaries, plus there is also the Wisconsin recall elections, to boot. So much to focus on, and all during the week of Netroots Nation. Come follow along with us—it's bound to be a night of cliffhangers. Thanks for hanging in for the last six hours!