Dallas County Midterms: Early Vote Data Reveals Key Seat Changes
Unofficial totals show Democrats gaining ground in state legislative and school board races, while Republicans hold most other positions.
By Vikram Harrison ·
Dallas County released early voting totals for multiple midterm contests on November 3.
The data covers state house, state senate, and congressional races.
All results are unofficial until the official canvass is complete.
More than 42% of the county's 1.49 million registered voters cast ballots before Election Day.
Initial counts show 607,000 early votes and 20,050 mail-in ballots received by October 30.
Democratic challenger Keenen Colbert leads Republican incumbent Bob Hall for Texas Senate District 2.
Colbert has 136,048 votes, or 50.6%, while Hall has 133,052 votes, or 49.4%.
Hall has held the seat since 2015.
The district includes parts of Richardson, Garland, Dallas, Mesquite, and Rowlett.
In Texas House District 112, Democratic challenger Zach Herbert leads Republican incumbent Angie Chen Button.
Herbert has 36,246 votes, or 55.2%, compared to Button's 29,415 votes, or 44.8%.
Button has represented the district since 2009, which covers parts of Richardson, Garland, Sachse, Rowlett, and Sunnyvale. Republican incumbent Beth Van Duyne leads Democrat Kevin Burge for U.S. House District 24. Van Duyne has 134,945 votes, or 52.1%, while Burge has 123,974 votes, or 47.9%. Republican Kason Huddleston leads Democrat Ericka Ledferd for State Board of Education District 9. Huddleston has 292,876 votes, or 56.4%, and Ledferd has 226,311 votes, or 43.6%. Republican Keven Ellis currently holds the seat but did not seek reelection. Republican Mindy Bumgarner leads Democrat Amy Taylor for State Board of Education District 14. Bumgarner has 306,681 votes, or 54.8%, while Taylor has 252,675 votes, or 45.2%. Republican Evelyn Brooks holds the seat but is not running again. Republican incumbent Katrina Pierson leads Democrat Orlando Lopez for Texas House District 33. Pierson has 41,379 votes, or 55.4%, and Lopez has 33,379 votes, or 44.6%. The district serves Rockwall and parts of Plano, Richardson, Murphy, Sachse, Wylie, Heath, Fate, McLendon-Chisholm, Rowlett, and Dallas. Democratic incumbent Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos leads Republican Bonnie Abadie for Texas House District 102. Rodriguez Ramos has 25,271 votes, or 70.3%, while Abadie has 10,662 votes, or 29.7%. She has held the seat since 2019 in a district covering parts of Richardson, Garland, and Dallas. Officials will update the totals as Election Day votes are counted.
