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- — JOHNATHAN SILVER, AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF

21st Cong. District

Chip Roy, Ted Cruz’s former chief of staff, and Boerne businessma­n Matt McCall will face off in the May 22 GOP runoff for the 21st Congressio­nal District. Candidates hope to succeed U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith, R-San Antonio, who announced his retirement in November.

Chip Roy claimed 27.1 percent of vote, and Matt McCall took second place with 16.9 percent, among 18 candidates.

In the Democratic primary, Cedar Park pastor Mary Street Wilson, who secured 30.9 percent of the vote, will face tech entreprene­ur Joseph Kopser in a runoff. Kopser came in second with 29 percent of the vote.

27th Cong. District

Democrats and Republican­s will return to the polls in May to decide who should battle to succeed U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi, who abandoned plans to run for re-election after admitting taxpayer money was used to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit.

On the Republican side, Bech Bruun and Michael Cloud will face off. Bruun, a former chairman of the Texas Water Developmen­t Board, won 36.1 percent of the primary vote. Cloud, a former chairman of the Victoria County GOP, followed with 33.9 percent.

Democrats Raul “Roy” Barrera and Eric Holguin will be on the May runoff ballot. Barrera, a security officer at the federal court in Corpus Christi, led the pack with 41.2 percent. Holguin, a former staffer at the New York City comptrolle­r’s office, took 23.3 percent.

31st Cong. District

U.S. Rep. John Carter, R-Round Rock, defeated his challenger with 65.4 percent of votes cast in the Republican primary for the 31st Congressio­nal District.

On the Democratic side, Mary Jennings “MJ” Hegar won 44.9 percent of the vote and will face Cedar Park physician Christine Eady Mann in a runoff. Mann received 33.5 percent.

The district includes all of Williamson County and most of Bell County.

25th Cong. District

Democrats Chris Perri and Julie Oliver are also heading to a runoff in the 25th Congressio­nal District. Perri led in the primary with 32.8 percent, and Oliver followed with 26.5 percent. The winner in that race will face U.S. Rep. Roger Williams, R-Austin, in November.

Williams ran unopposed in the GOP primary.

10th Cong. District

U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, an Austin Republican who has represente­d the 10th Congressio­nal District since 2005, defeated his primary opponent with 80.1 percent of the vote.

McCaul will face either Mike Siegel, an assistant city attorney for Austin, or Tawana Walter-Cadien, a registered nurse who ran for the seat in 2012, 2014 and 2016. Siegel won 40 percent of Democratic support, and Walter-Cadien followed with 18 percent. They will square off May 22.

35th Cong. District

With 53.3 percent of support, electricia­n David Smalling beat out cattle rancher Sherrill “SK” Alexander for the Republican nomination for the 35th Congressio­nal District.

U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.

17th Cong. District

U.S. Rep. Bill Flores, R-Bryan, who was unopposed in the Republican primary Tuesday, will face Democrat Rick Kennedy, an Austin software engineer, in November. Kennedy won 63.3 percent of support from Democrats.

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