With a dearth of Republican candidates running for judge in Travis County, the Democratic primary election has decided many district court races well ahead of the November elections.

Two races ended in upsets for male incumbent judges who were ousted by female Democratic challengers. The judges who are off the bench are 167th District Judge David Wahlberg and 345th District Judge Tim Sulak.

Here are the results of the rest of Austin's judicial races, according to the Texas Secretary of State's Office.

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Republican incumbent Chief Justice Jeff Rose will compete in the November election against Democratic challenger Darlene Byrne, who won her party's primary.

Democratic primary results:

  • Byrne – 73%
  • Keith S. Hampton – 27%
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Travis County District Courts

53rd District Court

By winning the Democratic primary, Maria Cantú Hexsel has won election for this bench, as there is no Republican running for the seat in November.

Democratic primary results:

  • Hexsel – 57%
  • Kennon Wooten – 43%

98th District Court

Incumbent Democratic Judge Rhonda Hurley has won another term. She was unopposed in her primary, and there is no Republican candidate challenging her in November.

126th District Court

Democratic candidate Aurora Martinez Jones, who was unopposed in her primary, has won this seat, as there is no Republican running against her in November.

167th District Court

After beating an incumbent judge in the Democratic primary, Dayna Blazey has won election to this bench, as there is no Republican candidate running in November.

Democratic primary results:

  • Blazey – 57%
  • Wahlberg – 43%

200th District Court

Jessica Mangrum has won the Democratic primary for this bench, and it means she has won election, because no one is running as a Republican in November.

Democratic primary results:

  • Mangrum – 53%
  • Maggie Ellis – 47%

345th District Court

Incumbent Judge Jan Soifer has won reelection. She was unopposed in the Democratic primary, and faces no candidate on the Republican side in the November general election.

353rd District Court

Madeleine Connor has won election to this bench after winning the Democratic primary and ousting a male incumbent judge. There is no candidate running on the Republican side in November.

Democratic primary results;

  • Connor – 51%
  • Sulak – 49%

390th District Court

Incumbent Judge Julie Kocurek has won reelection after winning the Democratic primary by a landslide. There is no Republican candidate running against her in November.

Democratic primary results:

  • Kocurek – 87%
  • Albert Amado – 13%

427th District Court

Incumbent Judge Tamara Needles has won reelection to her bench. She was unopposed in the Democratic primary and does not face a Republican opponent in November.

450th District Court

Judge Brad Urrutia has won another term in office. He didn't face a Democratic challenger in his primary and also has no Republican opponent in November.

460th District Court

Incumbent Judge Geoffrey Puryear will be the Republican candidate after running unopposed in his primary, and will face off in November against Democratic Primary winner Selena Alvarenga.

Democratic primary results:

  • Alvarenga – 60%
  • Amy Meredith – 40%