Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo will not seek reelection for her seat in 2026, she announced Monday night in an interview aired by Houston TV station ABC13.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/09/16/530951/harris-county-judge-lina-hidalgo-will-not-seek-re-election-in-2026/

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Voters across Harris County will take to the polls on Tuesday, the final day to cast their ballots in a historic presidential election and determine a slate of local Houston area races.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2024/2024/11/05/505025/live-updates-harris-county-voters-to-take-to-the-polls-for-election-day/

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Incumbent Kim Ogg is at odds with her party, and experts say infighting with challenger Sean Teare could aid Republicans.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2024/02/19/477845/harris-county-democrats-split-over-heated-district-attorney-race/

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GOP-endorsed candidates snagged three of four at-large seats on Houston’s city council in last weekend’s joint runoff election.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2023/12/11/472086/election-of-gop-endorsed-city-council-candidates-in-houston-joint-runoff-may-shift-power-dynamics-in-city-hall-expert-says/

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Early voting results show John Whitmire elected as mayor, leading the votes with over 65%, compared to Sheila Jackson Lee's nearly 35%.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2023/12/09/471945/john-whitmire-elected-houstons-next-mayor-according-to-early-votes/

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On Monday, 96,000 ballots had been cast since the start of early voting for the runoff election, according to Harris County Elections Department. The city of Houston has about 500,000 registered voters. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2023/12/05/471440/early-voting-for-houstons-runoff-election-concludes-tuesday-heres-what-to-know/

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Nearly half of Houston City Council races headed to December runoff

Seven city council seats will be headed to a runoff, some including incumbents who will have to defend their seats.

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Chris Hollins, Orlando Sanchez advance to runoff in Houston city controller’s contest

Former Interim Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins and former Harris County Treasurer Orlando Sanchez will face each other again in the second round of voting on Saturday, December 9.

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Harris County officials say early voting has increased this year, compared to 2015

More than 54,000 early voters have cast ballots at the 68 early voting locations so far. The county clerk’s office said that’s a 50% increase compared to 2015 when Mayor Turner first ran for office.

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Here’s what you should know for the start of early voting in Houston today

Fourteen statewide and three city propositions will be on the ballot this year. Eighteen candidates are vying for the Houston mayoral seat.

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