After years of providing faithful updates—and earning our undying gratitude—Johnny Longtorso is handing off the legislative special elections beat to Daily Kos' Matt Booker. And while the 2018 elections may have taken place just a month ago, we're already getting started on the next cycle! Kicking us off Tuesday is the Lone Star State (though on Saturday, Louisiana conducted an all-Republican runoff for a special election held on Election Day):
Texas SD-06: This is a Democratic seat in Eastern Harris County, including the East End of Houston and Baytown. This vacancy was created by Sylvia Garcia’s election to the U.S. House in Texas’ 29th Congressional District. State Reps. Ana Hernandez and Carol Alvarado, along with executive recruiter Mia Mundy, are the Democrats on the ballot, while Martha Fierro, a Harris County Republican Party precinct chair, is the lone GOP candidate.
In the likely event no candidate takes a majority, the top two vote-getters will advance to a runoff election on a date that has yet to be determined. Local observers expect Hernandez and Alvarado to move on to the second round. This is a strongly Democratic seat that backed Hillary Clinton 71-25 over Donald Trump in 2016 and Barack Obama 66-32 over Mitt Romney in 2012.
Check back in with the Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest for results on Wedneday!