Harris County election results: DA Ogg concedes
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Harris County voters headed to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in the primary elections.
The intrigue: With only early voting numbers in, incumbent Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg, a Democrat, conceded to challenger Sean Teare, a former prosecutor in Ogg's administration.
- "If doing my job cost me my job, then I leave with my head held high," Ogg told supporters.
- The Democratic nominee will face Republican Dan Simons, who ran undisputed.
Below are unofficial results from key races with 475 of the county's 545 voting centers reporting as of 6am Wednesday.
Click through the interactive data viz below to see unofficial results.
District Attorney — Democratic primary
Kim Ogg: 39,144 (24.67%)
Sean Teare: 119,552 votes (75.33%)
U.S. House District 7 — Democratic primary
Lizzie Fletcher: 21,100 votes (82.54%)
Pervez Agwan: 4,462 votes (17.46%)
U.S. House District 18 — Democratic primary
Robert Slater: 975 votes (2.59%)
Sheila Jackson Lee: 22,715 votes (60.23%)
Amanda Edwards: 8,483 votes (35.6%)
Texas Senate District 15 — Democratic primary
Michelle Anderson Bonton: 5,025 votes (10.61%)
Jarvis Johnson: 10.61% votes (36.63%)
Alberto "Beto" Cardenas Jr.: 4,879 votes (10.30%)
Karthik Soora: 2,923 votes (6.17%)
Todd Litton: 7,521 votes (15.88%)
Molly Cook: 9,665 votes (20.41%)
Texas House District 128 — Republican primary
Bianca Gracia: 3,712 votes (30.53%)
Briscoe Cain: 8,448 votes (69.47%)
Texas House District 138 — Republican primary
Jared Woodfill: 4,824 votes (38.49%)
Lacey Hull: 7,708 votes (61.51%)