Annise Parker leads Letitia Plummer in bid for Democratic nomination in Harris County Judge race

By late Tuesday, former Houston Mayor Annise Parker held a substantial lead in her bid for the Harris County Judge’s seat in the Democratic primary election, according to initial results. But she was not quite in a position to avoid a runoff.

Parker received 48.6% of the vote during the early voting period, compared to former Houston City Council member Letitia Plummer’s 37.5%, according to incomplete returns. Matt Salazar, the only other Democratic candidate on the ballot, had received 14%.

If either candidates fail to gain 50% of the vote, the top two vote-getters will advance to a May 26 runoff election.

In the six-candidate Republican primary, former Harris County treasurer Orlando Sanchez led the race with 25.9% of the early vote, and Houston firefighters union leader Marty Lancton was running second at 22.4%. The two primary winners will compete in the November general election for the right to be the chief executive of the third-largest county in the United States.



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