Update at 11:10 p.m.: Incumbent Rep. Kenneth Sheets looks like he’ll hold onto his seat in House District 107. He’s got 55 percent of the votes with 44 of 55 precincts reporting.
Update at 10:20 p.m.: Sheets has got 56 percent of the votes with 33 of 55 precincts reporting.
Update at 9:20 p.m.: Sheets has 56 percent of the votes with 10 of 55 precincts reporting.
Update at 7:10 p.m.: Rep. Kenneth Sheets, an incumbent Republican, is in the lead with early votes. He received 57 percent of them.
Democrat Carol Donovan, who is trying to unseat him, received 43 percent of early votes.
Original post: State Rep. Kenneth Sheets is trying to hold onto his seat in House District 107.
Kenneth Sheets
Sheets, an incumbent Republican, was elected in 2010. He faces a challenge from Democrat Carol Donovan in House District 107, which stretches through middle-class neighborhoods in northeast Dallas, Garland and Mesquite and affluent areas near White Rock Lake.
Donovan, 60, a lawyer, saw an opening after Sheets narrowly won re-election two years ago. Sheets won by less than 1,000 votes out of 50,000 votes cast.
Carol Donovan (Carol Donovan)
Sheets, 38, a lawyer, has emphasized economic policies during the campaign, such as keeping taxes low and limiting regulation. He said that Donovan underestimates concerns about border security and illegal immigration.
Donovan campaigned on access to health care and support for public education and infrastructure. She criticized Gov. Rick Perry for refusing to accept federal funding to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. She said the Legislature should restore all $5.7 billion in cuts to education funding.