Primary election ballot-counting starting

12:20 a.m.

With 420 precincts out of 663 fully counted and another 229 partially counted, the early leaders have kept their lead in federal and statewide races and are likely to win the primary election.

Only a few local primaries were contested, generally with no opponent filed in the general election.

That is the case in the race for Hill County public administrator, where Dave Brewer challenged incumbent Maggie Bigleggins in the Democratic primary. Bigleggins won with 1,033 votes to Brewer's 724.

In the Republican primary for House District 33, incumbent Rep. Casey Knudsen of Malta hand...