Update: Of the seven congressional nominations up Tuesday night in Central Texas, only two were competitive.
In the race for the Democratic nomination for CD 25, pulled away late in the evening to beat by a couple thousand votes. Oliver now heads to November and a race against incumbent Republican and Libertarian .
The GOP nomination for CD 21 also took a while to decide. narrowly defeated . Roy now joins Tuesday鈥檚 Democratic winner and Libertarian on the ballot in November.
In other races:
won the Democratic nomination for CD 10 over . Siegel faces incumbent Republican and Libertarian on the November ballot.
In CD 27, will represent the Democrats in the district, which stretches from Bastrop County to Corpus Christi. The Republicans, meanwhile, added to the ballot. The two face Libertarian in the fall.
And in the race for Democratic nominee in CD 31, defeated . Hegar will challenge incumbent , R-Round Rock, and Libertarian .
Our original post continues:
There are five Central Texas congressional races on today's runoff ballot 鈥� including the most contested race in the state.
When Congressman Lamar Smith instead of seeking re-election, 18 Republicans ran in the hopes of replacing him. We're now down to the final two.
has worked for several different Republican elected officials, including U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz. He's running against businessman . Roy has received the most backing in the race, including the endorsement of and his former boss Cruz.
It's McCall's third try at the seat; he lost the last two elections for CD 21 against Smith.
On the Democratic side, Austin Community College math teacher surprised a couple of better funded candidates by coming in first on primary night in March. She'll face off against tech entrepreneur .
Tonight's winners join Libertarian on the November ballot.
Also on the ballot today:
and are up for the Democratic nomination in Congressional District 10, which runs from northern AG真人百家乐 County to Harris County.
Siegel is an assistant city attorney for Austin. Cadien is a registered nurse and nurse educator.
The winner joins incumbent Republican and Libertarian on the November ballot.
and are the final two in the race to be the Democratic nominee for Congressional District 25. Both are attorneys; Oliver also is an accountant for St. David's HealthCare.
The winner will face incumbent Republican and Libertarian in November. The district stretches from Hays County into parts of Tarrant County.
Democrats and Republicans still need to pick nominees in Congressional District 27. This district, which runs from Bastrop County to Corpus Christi, was represented by Republican Blake Farenthold, who after admitting to paying a former staffer $84,000 to settle a sexual harassment claim.
On the Republican side, attorney faces former Victoria County GOP chairman .
On the Democratic side, former congressional aide takes on court security officer .
The winners will join Libertarian on the ballot in November.
And finally there's a runoff in Congressional District 31, which includes Williamson and Bell counties.
Democrats will pick a nominee between and . Mann is a physician. Hegar is an Air Force veteran and author of the memoir Shoot Like a Girl: One Woman's Dramatic Fight in Afghanistan and on the Home Front.
The winner will face incumbent , R-Round Rock, and Libertarian in November.
