Overview
- Initial Democratic returns show Annise Parker at 48.6% to Letitia Plummer’s 37.5%, with Matt Salazar at 14%, leaving Parker short of a majority.
- Early GOP tallies put Orlando Sanchez at 25.95% and Marty Lancton at 22.35%, with Aliza Dutt at 20.25% and Warren A. Howell at 19.96%, pointing to a Republican runoff.
- The primary winners will face off in November for the top job in the nation’s third-largest county after Lina Hidalgo declined to seek a third term.
- Marty Lancton reported raising more than $500,000 and holds Gov. Greg Abbott’s endorsement, while Annise Parker raised about $416,000 and Orlando Sanchez reported $113,000 in the latest period.
- Early voting through Feb. 22 showed heavier Democratic participation, with more than 86,000 ballots cast compared with just over 50,000 on the Republican side.