Democrat Sandy Ibanez is set to take Texas House District 28 from Republican Gary Gates, who was seeking a fourth term. The lead is real in the published local counts. How large it is, and whether the paperwork is finished, is a less tidy question.
Covering Katy reported that unofficial Fort Bend County results, updated Nov. 9, had every precinct in for the Gates race and a neighboring House contest. Those results had not been formally certified.
Two Counts, One Unfinished Result
The same outlet has published two different pictures of the District 28 vote. One account put Ibanez ahead by 1,608 votes, 50.90% to Gates’s 49.10%.
A separate Covering Katy results report gave Ibanez 42,678 votes, or 51.19%, and Gates 40,696, or 48.81%. That is a lead of 1,982 votes…