Texas House incumbents Justin Holland and Frederick Frazier did not make it to the Collin County runoff

Collin County voters went to the polls for primary runoffs despite inclement weather on Election Day — and some others cast their ballots early.

Below are unofficial preliminary results of races spanning all and parts of Collin County as of Tuesday night.

Texas House District 33

Former Donald Trump campaign spokeswoman Katrina Pierson appears to have unseated Republican incumbent Justin Holland. Pierson was endorsed by several prominent Texas Republicans, including Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton.

The district includes a small portion of Collin County, with most of it in Rockwall County. Pierson received about 66% of the vote in Collin County as of late Tuesday night with 38 of 38 polling places reporting. Holland received about 34% of the Collin County vote. In Rockwall County, Pierson won about 54% of the vote with six of the six polling places reporting. Holland appears to have received 46% of Rockwall's vote.

Netherlands cast some controversial votes last session. He voted in favor of a bill that would have raised the age to purchase assault rifles from 18 to 21 if passed. He also voted to impeach Paxton and against Abbott's school voucher program.

Abbott's fight to pass what he calls “school choice” failed in the legislature — so he took it to the polls. He backed several primary challengers to Republican incumbents who voted against school vouchers, including Pierson. Paxton endorsed Pierson before the March election.

Holland faced backlash for his controversial votes. The Rockwall County Republican Party chapter condemned Holland social media before the March election, saying it went against Republican priorities.

“He has become increasingly irresponsible to voters and the Republican Party, especially over the last two legislative sessions,” the post said. “In doing so, he has insulted and belittled local Republican voters and your Rockwall County Republican Party.”

Holland and Pierson's results in March were close – Holland received about 39% of the vote. Pierson received about 40% of the vote. Dennis London, who was not on the ballot in the runoff, received about 22%.

Pierson told KERA in an earlier interview that the fact that a majority of voters supported him or London in March was significant.

“I think that speaks volumes and a testament to the fact that they feel like he turned his back on the district,” she said.

Pierson received campaign donations by Texans United for a conservative majority. The political action committee was created by two West Texas billionaires, Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks, after their previous PAC faced controversy when the then-president met with white supremacist Nick Fuentes.

Stickland was removed as president of Defend Texas Liberty and PAC supporters called it his infamous meeting a mistake.

No Democrats filed to run for the seat, so Pierson is the presumptive winner for the general election in November.

Texas House District 61

Rep. Frederick Frazier of Texas House District 61 appears to have lost his seat to local businesswoman Keresa Richardson, who received about 68% of the vote Tuesday night with 38 of 38 polling places in Collin County. Frazier got about 32%.

Richardson received about 40% of the vote in the March primaries. Frazier also won about 32% of those votes.

Frazier faced controversy the last time he ran in a runoff. He pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor charges and pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge of allegedly impersonating a McKinney city code enforcement officer during the 2022 Republican primary runoff. Texas Tribune reported that of the district court judge of Collin County recently downloaded charges against Frazier. He has been released from the deferred adjudication request he accepted late last year.

Frazier has also faced criticism for voting to fire Attorney General Ken Paxton along with four other Republican state representatives from Collin County, Paxton's home base. Paxton endorsed several of their top challengers, including Richardson.

Richardson said at a candidate forum hosted by the Collin County Patriots ahead of the March primary that the impeachment underscored the need for change in the Legislature.

“I definitely believe Paxton's firing exposed dysfunction and corruption,” said Richardson, a McKinney businesswoman.

Richardson was not at the Collin County Conservative Republican runoff candidate forum. A spokeswoman from her campaign said she would focus on conservative priorities, including eliminating Democratic committee chairs in the Texas House.

“She will be the real Tory in this race,” the spokesman said.

Frazier said at the Collin County Conservative Republican debate before the March primary that working with Democrats is part of getting things done in Austin.

“We have to have bipartisan bills to work and you have to have a group effort on certain issues to get across the finish line,” he said.

Richardson said Democratic committee chairs block conservative priorities in the Legislature.

Texas State Senate District 30

State Senate District 30 includes a small portion of Collin County. Republican Drew Springer, who currently holds the seat, announced in November that he would not seek re-election.

Senate District 30 was the only race on the ballot for the Collin County Democratic primary runoff. Most of the Democratic candidates in Collin County ran unopposed in their primaries. Texas House District 67 had two candidates, Makala Washington and Jefferson Nunn. Washington won with about 66% of the vote, according to unofficial results from the Texas Secretary of State.

Dale Frey, who was endorsed by the editorial boards of the Dallas Morning News and the Fort Worth Star Telegram, received about 57% of the Democratic runoff vote, defeating local pastor Michael Braxton.

Frey lists Medicaid expansion and increased funding for public schools as important issues for him campaign website. He also said the state should reinstate DEI programs.

Brent Hagenbuch, the former chairman of the Denton County Republican Party, appears to have won the Republican Senate nomination with 57% of the vote Tuesday night. His opponent, attorney Jace Yarbrough, received about 43%. That's according to the Texas Secretary of State's results.

Yarbrough's campaign was recently challenged Residence of Hagenbuch. Another of Hagenbuch's main opponents, Carrie de Moor, challenged Hagenbuch's eligibility to run for the seat on the court late last year because of claims that he does not live in the district, according to The Denton Record Chronicle. The Texas Constitution requires legislative candidates to live in the district they are running to represent for at least one year prior to the date of the general election.

Hagenbuch disputed the allegations in an earlier email to KERA News.

“I'm a resident of Senate District 30,” he said. “I'm spending my time campaigning for stronger borders, parental rights and a strong economy.”

Chairman of the Collin County GOP Party

Shelby Williamsa current Plano city council member was elected chairman of the Collin County GOP Party with about 59% of the vote as of midnight Tuesday.

Williams almost avoided a runoff entirely — he received about 49.7% of the vote in March, just short of the amount required to avoid a runoff. Ellen Loveless, a Collin County GOP precinct chairwoman and executive committee member, won about 33% of the vote in March. She received 41% of the votes in the runoff.

Williams ran on a platform of party unity, an issue that has been raised since Paxton's firing.

“A lot of people have adopted the attitude that if you're not 100% with me, then you're 100% against me,” he said.

Williams said he would bring civility and respect for differing opinions to the county party. He also said he would use his relationships with Austin lawmakers to help move the Collin County GOP's legislative priorities forward.

New Texas GOP Chairman Abraham George resigned as Collin County GOP chairman last year to run against Rep. Candy Noble in Texas House District 89. George lost that race and announced his intention to run for chairman of the state party.

George, who was chosen The state party chairman at the recent Texas GOP Convention was endorsed by several prominent Texas Republicans, including former chairman Matt Rinaldi and Paxton. He said KERA in a previous interview that he plans to prioritize making sure the Texas House has no Democratic committee chairs, eliminating property taxes and “universal school choice.”

George's campaign faced controversy afterwards the Texas Tribune reported that police were called to his home for a domestic disturbance in March 2023. Parker police arrived as George was allegedly leaving with a gun to confront a man he believed was having an affair with his wife, according to a police incident report.

401st District Court

Kim Laseter, a former prosecutor, won the GOP runoff for 401^str District Court Judge with about 67% of the vote. She defeated Joel Petrazio, a private attorney who received about 33% of the vote.

Kim Lasseter was the chief felony prosecutor for the Collin County District Attorney's Office. Her campaign website lists endorsements from Collin County DA Greg Willis and Collin County Sheriff Jim Skinner. She told KERA in a previous interview that it is important for judges to honor crime victims in their rulings.

“It's important for a judge, really, to consider what justice means, and justice in a case is looking at the facts, and the facts are who was harmed by a particular crime,” Laseter said.

US House District 32

Former Arlington City Councilman Darrell Day took about 67% of the vote in Collin County. His opponent, David Blewett, got about 33%. In Denton County, Day appears to have won about 77% of the vote. Blewett received about 23% of the Denton County vote. At midnight with 127 of Dallas County's 243 polling places reporting results, Day had 63% of the vote in Dallas County. Blewett, a former Dallas city councilman, had about 37%.

The 32nd Congressional District includes a small portion of Collin and Denton counties. Most of it is in Dallas County. The current president, Rep. Collin Allred is the Democratic candidate for the US Senate, who will face Senator Ted Cruz in November. Julie Johnsona Texas House representative, is the Democratic candidate for the seat.

Day said at the Collin County Conservative Republican candidate forum that he was eager to run against Johnson.

“In November, we have a gift, because we have a chance to turn the country around, because the Democrats have nominated one of the most left-wing lesbian activists they can find,” he said.

Blewett said at the Collin County Conservative Republican Candidate Forum that flipping the Democratic seat will require a moderate candidate with broader appeal like him.

“I want to stay on the right and I'm going to be aggressive going after independence and voters in the middle because that's the only way to turn the country around,” he said. “No Republican is left behind.”

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