Brett Ligon won a Houston-area special election for Texas Senate District 4, and voters also decided a slate of local races in Conroe and Galveston on Saturday.
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Republican Brett Ligon defeated Democrat Ron Angeletti in Saturday’s special election for Texas Senate District 4, according to unofficial results.
Ligon, a former Montgomery County district attorney, received about 75% of the more than 26,000 votes cast in the district, which includes Chambers County and parts of Montgomery, Harris, Chambers, Jefferson, and Galveston counties. The race will now move into the general election, where the same two candidates will face off again.
The seat became vacant after Republican Brandon Creighton left to become chancellor of the Texas Tech University System.
Ligon’s campaign celebrated the result online Saturday night, posting: “Landslide victory for Brett Ligon!!!”
Angeletti said the loss reflected weak Democratic turnout and a missed opportunity in a district that has long favored Republicans. He said better voter awareness could have tightened the race and vowed to keep campaigning.
“There is a clear path forward,” Angeletti said in a statement to the Houston Chronicle. He said his campaign would keep focusing on school voucher fairness, health care and infrastructure.
Saturday’s election night also brought a series of local contests in Conroe.
In Conroe, Kristin Hoisington led Council Place 3 with 60.34% over Nick Vonas, who received 39.66%. Ken Blevins led in Council Place 4 with 53.28%, while John J. Kessler and Jerry L. O’Neal followed with 27.06% and 19.66%, respectively. In Council Place 5, John Sesecured victory with 58.57%, while Kim Attaya followed with 31.83% and Kristin Guardino trailedardino at 9.6%.
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