Whoa there, partner! 🤠 Slow down a little. What's a runoff election?
A runoff election happens when no one candidate gets more than 50% of the votes in a race. In the March primary, there were 32 state and federal elections — and many more local ones — where no one candidate won more than half of the votes. The top two candidates in these elections now proceed to a runoff, where Texans again cast their ballot to make a final decision on who they want to represent their party on the ballot in the November general election.
- Any voter registered in the candidates’ area of representation can participate.
- If you voted in the March primaries for a particular party, you may only vote in the runoff election for that same party.
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If you didn’t vote in the Democratic or Republican primary in March, you may vote in the runoff election for either party.
Learn more about what's at stake in the primary runoffs in this Texas Tribune article.
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