Saturday, May 7 is Uniform Election Day across Texas. Greater Houston residents will have the opportunity to vote on hundreds of local contests.
The big race in Houston proper is the special election for Texas House District 139. Former Houston city councilman Jarvis Johnson is running for the seat against high school science teacher Rickey Tezino. The winner will fill out the term of Sylvester Turner, who vacated the state representative’s post when he was elected Houston’s mayor.
Johnson is also a candidate in the Democratic primary runoff for the seat on May 24. He’ll face off then against former Turner aide Kimberly Willis. That contest will decide who represents the district in the next legislative session, as there is no Republican candidate.
Saturday’s election will also give voters in Missouri City and Sugar Land the chance to pick new mayors and city council members. And Harris County residents will have the chance to weigh in on dozens of races for municipal utility districts and water control boards.
