With nearly all Denton County precincts reporting, some Republican and Democratic candidates have been decided for the general election in November.
However, some races couldn’t be decided Tuesday night, sending the top two candidates to a runoff election in May.
That’s the case in the highly-contested race for Denton County Commissioner of Precinct 4.
Republican
David Wylie of Argyle pulled out quickly ahead of opponents Valerie Roerhs, former Denton Mayor Gerard Hudspeth and incumbent Dianne Edmondson.
With all the votes tallied, it will be Wylie and Roerhs facing each other in a runoff in May.
Wylie led the pack with 36.86% of the votes.
Roerhs and Hudspeth were chasing the second runoff position, but the former ended the night with 5,750 votes (23.17%) over Hudspeth, who earned 5,536 votes (22.31%).
Edmondson’s reelection campaign has ended after receiving just 17.66% of votes.
Congressman Brandon Gill decidedly won the Republican nominee for U.S. Representative of Texas’ 26th Congressional District.
He led opponent Robert Chick by more than 37,000 votes when early vote results came in and went ahead and announced victory.
It’s an honor to receive the Republican nomination once again to represent the great people of TX26! https://t.co/bjNJV1YA3t
— Brandon Gill (@realBrandonGill) March 4, 2026
He held on to the lead easily, receiving more than 90% of the vote.
In the race for Texas House District 64, incumbent Andy Hopper is expected to reclaim his spot on the Republican ticket over Lisa McEntire.
With all precincts reporting, he won in Denton County with 7,212 votes (65.72%). He won Wise County with 8,574 votes (74.65%).
“Texans in Wise and Denton Counties have spoken clearly: they want a fighter who puts Texans first, not Austin lobbyists,” said Rep. Hopper. “This win is a blow to the uniparty apparatus that seeks to undermine our sovereignty, erode justice for citizens, and prioritize developers’ interests over existing property owners.”
In the Republican race for Denton County Justice of the Peace Precinct No. 3, incumbent James Kerbow will continue his campaign for reelection.
With all ballots tallied, Kerbow beat out opponent Daniel Caldwell with 5,470 votes (74.55%).
For Justice of the Peace No. 1, incumbent Alan Wheeler will represent the Republican Party again come November.
He beat challenger Steven Oliver with 6,151 votes (61.00%).
Democrat
The Democratic races were tight and weren’t called until early Wednesday morning.
Unlike the Republican race to represent Texas’ 26th Congressional District, Democratic candidates Ernest Lineberger and Steven Shook were essentially tied throughout the evening.
Shook took the lead shortly after midnight and held on to win with 27,551 votes (50.93%) compared to Lineberger’s 26,544 votes (49.07%).
In Wise County, Shook won by 100 votes. He earned 910 votes (52.91%) compared to Lineberger’s 810 (47.09%).
Up in Cooke County, Shook won with 608 votes (45.99%) compared to Lineberger’s 517 (39.11%).
For Texas House District 64, Julie Evans took home the nomination with 6,717 votes (54.34%) over Christie Wood’s 5,645 votes (45.66%).
Evans won in Wise County with 1,060 votes (54.22%) compared to Wood’s 895 (45.87%).
Federal level
On the federal level, neither John Cornyn nor Ken Paxton could reach the more than 50% threshold Tuesday night sending the two Republican Senator nominees to a runoff election in May.
The winner will take on James Talarico, who won by more than 100,000 votes.
Cornyn had the most votes in Denton County with 36,682 (42.16%) with Paxton close behind at 35,178 (40.43%).
Talarico had the most votes in the county with 45,114 (54.69%) compared to Crockett’s 36,731 (44.53%).
