{
  "title": "2026 Texas Muslim Voter Guide & Election Results: unofficial results snapshot",
  "publisher": "Texas Muslim",
  "creator": "Omar Afra",
  "archivePage": "https://texasmuslim.org/voter-guide/2026",
  "archiveRevised": "2026-11-08",
  "electionDate": "2026-11-03",
  "status": "unofficial",
  "certified": false,
  "source": {
    "name": "Texas Secretary of State",
    "url": "https://electionresults.sos.state.tx.us/results.html",
    "heading": "2026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION (Updated 11/04/2026 04:59 PM)",
    "updated": "11/04/2026 04:59 PM",
    "timezone": "Not displayed on source",
    "checkedOn": "2026-11-08",
    "pollingLocationsReportingPercent": 100
  },
  "canvass": {
    "title": "Election Advisory No. 2026-28: Canvass and Recount Deadlines for the November 3, 2026 General Election",
    "url": "https://www.sos.texas.gov/elections/laws/advisory2026-28.shtml",
    "windowStart": "2026-11-21",
    "windowEnd": "2026-12-07"
  },
  "notes": [
    "Unofficial, uncertified reported returns. 100% of polling locations reporting does not mean every ballot has been counted.",
    "Vote share is each candidate's votes divided by all votes reported in that race, write-ins included; percentages are rounded and may not total 100.",
    "'mostVotes' marks the highest reported total in this snapshot. It is not a race call or a certified result."
  ],
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          "candidateUrl": "https://texasmuslim.org/voter-guide/2026/candidate/james-talarico"
        },
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        },
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