In an unusual election year, where Texas Democrats believe the entire state could be in play this November, top statewide races drew multiple candidates vying for their party’s nomination.

Many key races were decided outright on March 3, when state Rep. Gina Hinojosa became (D-Austin) Democrats’ nominee to take on Gov. Greg Abbott, and state Rep. James Talarico (D-Round Rock) was chosen for the high-profile U.S. Senate race.

But other races, where no candidate secured at least 50% of the vote, must now go on to a May 26 primary runoff between the top two vote-takers.

That includes several statewide offices, as well as the new San Antonio-area 35th Congressional District, and the Bexar County District Attorney race. Several incumbent Bexar County officials were also pushed to runoffs by challengers who held them under 50%.

Looking for our Republican primary runoff Voter Guide? Find it here.

Here are the eight races Democrats in Bexar County will be voting on in the May 26 runoff.

Remember, anyone can vote in the runoff election, but voters who participated in the March 3 primary are only eligible to participate in the same party’s runoff. The deadline to register to vote is April 27.

Texas Lieutenant Governor

Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is seeking a fourth term, and Democrats have been divided over who they want to go up against him.

The most well-known candidate in the race is state Rep. Vikki Goodwin (D-Austin), who took 48% in the first round. But labor groups are backing Marcos Isaias Vélez, a leader in the United Steelworkers, who took 31%.

Democrats running for Texas Lieutenant Governor

Texas Attorney General

Incumbent Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is running for U.S. Senate instead of reelection, creating a rare opening in a statewide position.

Democrats are down to a runoff between state Sen. Nathan Johnson (D-Dallas), who flipped a Republican-held state Senate seat in 2018 and took 48% in the first round of this year, versus former Galveston Mayor Joe Jaworski, the grandson of the Watergate special prosecutor, who took 27%.

Republicans also have a runoff in this race, between state Sen. Mayes Middleton (R-Galveston) and U.S. Rep. Chip Roy (R-Dripping Springs).

Democrats running for Texas Attorney General

Texas’ 35th Congressional District

This San Antonio-area district is considered a top battleground on the U.S. House map, and Democrats are choosing between Maureen Galindo, a local housing activist, and Johnny Garcia, a favorite of the national party, to be their nominee.

Galindo shocked political watchers by finishing first with 29% in the first round, to Garcia’s 27%.

Republicans’ mid-cycle redistricting effort turned the district from solidly blue, to one that would have supported President Donald Trump by 10 percentage points under its new boundaries.

Read more: Both parties face runoffs in new 35th Congressional District

Republicans have their own runoff, where they’re choosing between state Rep. John Lujan (R-San Antonio), who was endorsed by Gov. Greg Abbott, and political newcomer Carlos De La Cruz, who is backed by Trump.

Democrats running for Texas’ 35th Congressional District

Texas House District 125

Longtime state Rep. Ray Lopez (D-San Antonio) is retiring from a reliably blue seat, and the Democratic primary to replace him is now down to Adrian Reyna, who took 39% in the first round, and Michelle Barrientes Vela, who took 34%.

Westside Texas House primary heads to runoff between union leader, scandal-plagued ex-constable

The winner will face Republican Ricardo Martinez in November.

Democrats running for Texas House District 125

Bexar County District Attorney

District Attorney Joe Gonzales isn’t seeking reelection this year, and the eight-candidate Democratic primary to replace him is now down to Luz Elena Chapa, a former Fourth Court of Appeals Justice who took 25% in the first round, and Jane Davis, who oversees the Juvenile Division of the DA’s office, and took 18%.

Chapa, Davis advance to runoff in Bexar County district attorney primary race

The winner will go up against the lone Republican filer, Ashley Foster, in November.

Democrats running for Bexar County DA

District Clerk

Incumbent Gloria Martinez defeated a fellow Democrat to win the seat in 2022, and faced four primary challengers of her own in her first reelection bid.

Martinez took 33% in the first round, and is headed to a runoff with Christine “Chris” Castillo, who took 24%. There’s no Republican running for this position in November.

Democrats running for Bexar County District Clerk

Bexar County Clerk

Bexar County Clerk Lucy Adame-Clark faced two Democratic primary challengers in a race that grew ugly near the end.

Bexar County Clerk, District Clerk primaries head to runoffs

Adame-Clark took 46% in the first round, advancing to a runoff with Cynthia Castro, who took 39%. Republicans did not field a candidate for this race.

Democrats running for Bexar County Clerk

County Court at Law No. 10

This primary election saw six incumbent Democratic judges fall to primary challengers.

Judge Cesar Garcia, who faced two Democratic opponents, was pushed to a runoff with Shannon Roberta Salmón. Garcia took 43% in the first round, to Salmón’s 38%.

No Republicans filed for this race.

Democrats running for County Court at Law No. 10

San Antonio Report senior government and politics reporter Andrea Drusch built our runoff voter guides. Questions? Email andrea@sareport.org.