AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke jumped to big early leads and won their respective parties’ nominations for Texas governor without a runoff Tuesday.
In unofficial returns, Abbott easily won over seven Republican challengers, including North Texans Allen West and Don Huffines.
O’Rourke, the former El Paso congressman and presidential candidate, vaulted to an even more commanding lead over a five-candidate Democratic field.
