Nine Victory Fund candidates won contested primaries or advanced to runoffs in Tuesday’s elections in Texas, North Carolina and Vermont, including US Rep. Julie Johnson running for TX-33, and former Houston Mayor and former LGBTQ+ Victory Fund and Institute president & CEO Annise Parker. Incumbent candidates are in bold.
The following candidates will face runoff elections:
- Julie Johnson, TX, U.S. House of Representatives, TX-33
- Annise Parker, TX, Harris County Judge (non-judicial), Countywide
- Omar Narvaez, TX, Dallas County Justice of the Peace Precinct 5 Place
- Nicholas “Nico” Costilla, TX, Hays County Clerk
- Venton Jones, TX, Texas State Representative, District 100
The following candidates won their primary or general races:
- Karen Stegman, NC, Orange County Commissioner, At large
- Winn Decker, NC, North Carolina House of Representatives, District 37
- Stormie Forte, NC, Raleigh City Council, At Large
- Sara Martinez, TX, Dallas County Justice of the Peace
- Jonathan West, VT, Manchester Selectboard, At-Large
The following candidates ran unopposed in primary or general races on Tuesday.
- John Arrowood, NC, North Carolina Court of Appeals, Statewide
- Shannon Baldwin, TX, Harris County Criminal Court No. 4
- Jason Cox, TX, Judge, Harris County Probate Court #3, Harris County
- Steve Duble, TX, Harris County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 2
- Lisa Grafstein, NC, North Carolina State Senate, District 13
- Jerry Simoneaux, TX, Harris County Probate Court No. 1
- Jessica Rivera, NC, North Carolina State Senate, District 4
- Amanda Maris NC, District Court Judge, District 16
- Beau Miller, TX, 190th Judicial District Court
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Update: 3/5 – Venton Jones will be in a runoff race for TX State Rep, district 100.
