Voters will cast their ballots today in the primary runoff elections, cementing their party’s nominee in several consequential races.
DALLAS — Today is Election Day in the primary runoffs, the final hurdle to the midterm elections in November, and WFAA will host live, continuous coverage tonight as the results roll in.
A runoff election is triggered after no candidate in several primary races received more than 50% of the vote during the March primary election, triggering a head-to-head matchup between the top two vote-getters. Voters who participated in either the Republican or Democratic primary must vote in the same party’s runoff. Those who did not vote in March may choose either party’s runoff.
Tonight, WFAA will track live for a wide-ranging runoff election that will shape several of the state’s most high-profile races ahead of November. More than 30 contests are on the ballot, including the closely watched Republican U.S. Senate runoff between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton.
You can watch our live coverage here on Tuesday night.
Here’s what you need to know before heading to the polls today:
What races are on the ballot?
The runoff ballot varies depending on where voters live, but several high-profile races are drawing statewide attention.
Among the contests receiving attention:
- Congressional races
- State legislative races
- Judicial races
- Local county and municipal contests
What should voters bring?
Texas voters must bring an approved form of photo identification to vote in person.
- Texas driver’s license
- Texas election identification certificate
- Texas personal ID card
- Texas handgun license
- U.S. military ID card
- U.S. citizenship certificate with photo
- U.S. passport
What do I need to know about candidates on the ballot?
WFAA’s political team interviewed the candidates in several major races as they made their final pitch to voters. Watch full interviews with candidates for Senate, Congress and Attorney General.