Dallas Early Vote Splits Control of Three Seats
Turnout exceeded 42% of registered voters as Democrats take District 2 and 112 while Republicans hold the Senate and other House races.
By Marta Gray ·
Dallas County voters cast over 607,000 early ballots and 20,050 mail-in envelopes as of October 30. This represents more than 42% of the county's 1.49 million registered voters. The unofficial totals show a split in power for three state legislative seats.
Democrats are currently ahead in Texas Senate District 2 and Texas House District 112. In District 2, challenger Keenen Colbert leads incumbent Bob Hall by 3,000 votes. Colbert holds 136,048 ballots, or 50.6%, against Hall's 133,052. Hall has occupied the seat since 2015. The district includes portions of Richardson, Garland, Dallas, Mesquite, and Rowlett, along with areas in east and central Texas.
In House District 112, Democratic challenger Zach Herbert is ahead of Republican incumbent Angie Chen Button. Herbert has 36,246 votes, or 55.2%, while Button has 29,415. Button has served the district since 2009. The seat covers parts of Richardson, Garland, Sachse, Rowlett, and Sunnyvale.
Republicans maintain leads in three other contested races. Beth Van Duyne leads Kevin Burge in U.S. House District 24. Van Duyne has 134,945 votes, or 52.1%, compared to Burge's 123,974. Kason Huddleston leads Ericka Ledferd for State Board of Education District 9. Huddleston has 292,876 votes, or 56.4%, against Ledferd's 226,311. The district is currently held by Republican Keven Ellis, who is not seeking reelection.
Mindy Bumgarner leads Amy Taylor for State Board of Education District 14. Bumgarner has 306,681 votes, or 54.8%, while Taylor has 252,675. Evelyn Brooks, the current holder of the seat, is not running this year. Katrina Pierson leads Orlando Lopez in Texas House District 33. Pierson has 41,379 votes, or 55.4%, against Lopez's 33,379. The district serves all of Rockwall and parts of Plano, Richardson, Murphy, Sachse, Wylie, Heath, Fate, McLendon-Chisholm, Rowlett, and Dallas.
Democratic incumbent Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos leads Bonnie Abadie in Texas House District 102. Rodriguez Ramos has 25,271 votes, or 70.3%, compared to Abadie's 10,662. Rodriguez Ramos has held the seat since 2019. All results remain unofficial until the canvassing process is complete.
Dallas County will release additional data as Election Day totals become available. The county has not yet finalized the final count for any of the listed races.
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