Looks like Lina Hidalgo hung onto her Harris County Judge job but all the votes haven't been counted yet.
Will Lina Hidalgo, who led Harris County through the height of the COVID-19 epidemic, be back for another term?Early voting election results in Harris County did not begin trickling in until after 8 p.m., meaning the Harris County Judge race and that of the two commissioners up for re-election were too close to call before 10 p.m. Tuesday. That continued Wednesday morning where by 5 a.m. County Judge Lina Hidalgo maintained a slight lead over Republican challenger .Alexandra del Moral Mealer.
Voters who showed up to polling sites after 7 p.m. were asked to cast their ballots on a provisional ballot. These provisional ballots were then set aside and separated from ballots that were collected during standard operating hours.
During her term, Hidalgo adopted a holistic approach, concentrating on childcare efforts, housing stability and reform-minded criminal justice. She stated that her team led successful gun buy-back and gun violence programs. When Hidalgo first assumed office, she was a part of a county-wide blue wave after most candidates that were elected created a democratic stronghold.
Morman’s campaign focused on two main issues: adding funds for law enforcement and increased transportation and flood control services. In his previous two terms as the Precinct 2 commissioner, he voted to increase the pay for law enforcement officers, work on the county’s $2.5 billion flood bond, and supported the SH 146 highway expansion project.
Cagle faced criticism throughout the latter half of the election from Briones, who attacked him for not attending recent County Commissioner Court meetings to discuss the county’s budget for the next year. Cagle and fellow Republican Tom Ramsey, boycotted the meetings, saying they did not support the added expense of Hidalgo’s proposed budget.
If these candidates are declared as the elected officials, Commissioners Court moves from the previous three Democrats and two Republicans to four Democrats and one Republican. Also in early returns, returns for Harris County Clerk had Democrat incumbent Teneshia Hudspeth ahead in her re-election bid against Republican challenger Stan Stanart. Both Hudspeth and Stanart have held the county clerk’s position before – Stanart for eight years before Hudspeth bested him in the 2020 election.
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