Republican Brent Hagenbuch declared victory Tuesday night against Jace Yarbrough for the Republican nomination for Texas Senate District 30. With all counties reporting Tuesday night, Hagenbuch鈥檚 primary win is all but official.
In complete but unofficial results in the Democratic runoff Tuesday, Dale Frey beat out Michael Braxton for their party鈥檚 nomination to the state Senate district.
Frey and Hagenbuch will face off in November to fill the spot being vacated by state Sen. Drew Springer, R-Muenster, who did not run for reelection.
District 30 spans 11 counties, including portions of Denton, Collin, Parker and Wichita counties, and all of Grayson and Cooke counties.
Republican primary runoff
Brent Hagenbuch declared victory with unofficial districtwide results showing he earned about 56.66% of the votes with all counties reporting.
Hagenbuch also led the pack in the March primaries. He and Yarbrough beat out Carrie de Moor and Cody Clark.
Hagenbuch is a veteran who owns and operates transportation companies and was elected chair of the Denton County Republican Party in 2021.
鈥淭he voters in SD30 can depend on me to deliver one of the strongest conservative voting records during the upcoming 89th Session,鈥� Hagenbuch said in a .
During the run-up to the primaries, de Moor challenged Hagenbuch鈥檚 eligibility to run for the seat over . to dismiss the suit but let him remain on the Republican primary ballot.
at the Texas GOP convention this past weekend, Yarbrough 鈥渟ubmitted a challenge to new party Chair Abraham George that would have Hagenbuch replaced on the general election ballot.
鈥淚f Hagenbuch is declared ineligible by a court before late August, he could lose his place on the ballot,鈥� the Tribune reported. 鈥淎 GOP executive committee, likely precinct chairs in the district, would then elect a replacement candidate. In that event, the runner-up becomes a top contender to be the new nominee.鈥�
Democratic primary runoff
Unofficial districtwide results showed Frey is ahead of Michael Braxton with about 57.15% of 3,022 votes, with all counties reporting.
In the March 5 primary election, Braxton took the lead ahead of Frey. Both beat out Matthew McGhee but were unable to earn a majority of the vote.
Braxton is a pastor of Bethel Community Church and owns Braxton鈥檚 Barbershop in Denison.
Frey is a web developer who has worked for federal government agencies.