Election day votes give Molly Cook victory
With all voting centers reporting results in Harris County, unofficial results show Molly Cook victorious in a close race with Jarvis Johnson for Texas Senate District 15.
Johnson, who has served as a state representative for Texas House District for District 139 since 2016, was leading Cook by around 350 votes late May 28, but Cook, a grassroots activist and emergency room nurse, retook the lead as election day votes continued to come in. Cook finished the night with 50.2% of the votes, or 9,428 votes to Johnson's 9,354, a 74-vote margin.
Votes are considered unofficial until they are canvassed, a process by which Harris County election officials make sure all votes are valid and accounted for. Vote totals may change during the canvassing process.
Under Texas law, a candidate may also file a petition for a recount when the margin of victory is less than 10% of the winning candidate's vote totals.
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With votes in from all Harris County voting centers, unofficial results show emergency room nurse Molly Cook has won the special election for Senate District 15 over Texas Rep. Jarvis Johnson with 57.2% of the votes, or 9,330 votes. Johnson finished the night with 6,973 votes.
“I owe my success to my team, our volunteers and donors, and every one person who cast their vote last night”
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"We are resolute and affirmed in our mission to put a nurse and community organizer in the Texas Senate," Cook said in an emailed statement to Community Impact. "It is an honor to be one of two candidates moving forward from a competitive primary into a runoff. A runoff is a new race with a new dynamic, and we are already back to work. I owe my success to my team, our volunteers and donors, and every one person who cast their vote last night to bring nursing leadership, public health and grassroots organizing to the Texas Senate."
“Resistance is only going to build.”
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“Resistance is only going to build.”
“There’s an influx of new faces because of all the news ... but also because they see we are fighting for the right thing.”
“The design as it stands currently is so harmful and so devastating.”
“Flooding effects everybody.”
“We have to know the downstream effects of every decision that we make in every construction project from now on. Flooding effects everybody.”
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“We have to know the downstream effects of every decision that we make in every construction project from now on. Flooding effects everybody.”