Tuesday's elections in Texas included a seat in the state Senate for part of Tarrant County.

Senate District 9, which comprises northwestern Tarrant County , is vacant after Republican Kelly Hancock stepped down earlier this year to be the acting state comptroller.

Three candidates are running in the heavily conservative district: Republicans Leigh Wambsganss and John Huffman, and Democrat Taylor Rehmet.

If no candidate wins over 50% of the vote, there will be a runoff between the top two finishers. Gov. Greg Abbott would then have to set a special runoff election.

Wambsganss is a conservative activist who has endorsements from President Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. Huffman is a former mayor of Southlake and small business owner with endorsements from

See Full Page