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.