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Shea Wins Travis County Precinct 2 as Precinct 4 Race Advances to Runoff

With no Republicans on the ballot, the Democratic outcomes effectively decide control of county seats that manage Travis County’s $2.2 billion budget.

University of Texas students and community members line up to vote in the Texas Primary Election in the Union Building on campus, March 3, 2026. This primary election will determine Republican and Democratic candidates for positions up and down the ballot running in the midterm elections this November.
University of Texas students walk past election signs as campus becomes a polling place in the Texas Primary Election in the Union Building on campus, March 3, 2026. This primary election will determine Republican and Democratic candidates for positions up and down the ballot running in the midterm elections this November.
University of Texas students and community members line up to vote in the Texas Primary Election in the Union Building on campus, March 3, 2026. This primary election will determine Republican and Democratic candidates for positions up and down the ballot running in the midterm elections this November.
University of Texas students and community members line up to vote in the Texas Primary Election in the Union Building on campus, March 3, 2026. This primary election will determine Republican and Democratic candidates for positions up and down the ballot running in the midterm elections this November.

Overview

  • Unofficial returns show Brigid Shea at a little over 57% in Precinct 2, with Amanda Marzullo near 31%, Rick Astray-Caneda just above 6%, and Reese Ricci Armstrong slightly over 5%.
  • Shea has effectively secured a fourth term, though an independent hopeful, Edwin Bautista, has until late June to qualify for November’s ballot.
  • Precinct 4 will be decided in a May 26 runoff between former constable George Morales III, at about 37% in early totals, and Del Valle ISD trustee Susanna Ledesma-Woody, close to 36%.
  • Ofelia Maldonado Zapata and Gavino Fernandez Jr. trailed in Precinct 4 with roughly 21% and 6%, respectively, according to unofficial counts.
  • The open Precinct 4 seat follows Commissioner Margaret Gómez’s retirement after 52 years in public service, and the eventual Democratic winner will be unopposed in November.