Tarrant County leaders are looking into the county’s voting equipment after delays in election results from Tuesday’s midterm primaries.
Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley made the announcement at a watch party for former Fort Worth mayor Betsy Price, one of the five Republican candidates in the running for the county judge seat.
All results were reported Wednesday before 5 a.m., revealing Republican Tim O'Hare beating Price for the nomination by 48,529 votes. O'Hare's lead was previewed in early returns, which were being reported Tuesday night.
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On the Democratic side, Deborah Peoples secured the party nomination against Marvin Sutton, taking 83% percent of votes against Sutton's 17%.
Whitley said Tuesday night that results would be expected by Wednesday morning.
“I wish we knew exactly what the problem was, but we don’t,” he said.
Whitley said he had been on the phone with the county’s elections administration, as well as the manufacturer of the voting equipment.
“Now instead of getting unofficial results, we’re going to bring all of the equipment in and make sure we’re getting the official results,” he said.
Price initially told NBC 5, she was surprised at the early returns results. Their campaign remained optimistic Tuesday night, but she said she expected the margin between the number of votes to be smaller.
“Each and every one of you that’s here has been a great part of this campaign and a huge help. I’m very proud of the campaign we’ve run. I’m proud of the hard work that’s gone into it,” she said.
