Democrat Gina Calanni won the race for the Texas House of Representative District 132. She will be sworn in on Jan. 8.

: This story, which originally published on Nov. 21, has been updated to reflect information about finalizing the Nov. 6 election results for the Texas House of Representative District 132 race and the dates for requesting a recount: State-held elected positions are finalized by Gov. Greg Abbott and not local counties, said Sam Taylor, the director of communications for the Texas Secretary of State.The Nov. 6 election results in Harris County are finalized, and Democrat Gina Calanni garnered 113 more votes than incumbent Republican Mike Schofield in the race to represent District 132 in the Texas House of Representatives.Calanni received 32,841 votes, or 49.26 percent, Schofield garnered 32,728 votes, or 49.09 percent, and Libertarian Daniel Arevalo received 1,106 votes, or 1.66 percent, according to official Harris County results. These results were canvassed on Nov. 16, a representative from the Harris County Clerk election division confirmed. However, election results for state representatives are finalized by Gov. Greg Abbott, said Sam Taylor, the director of communications for the Texas Secretary of State.Abbott has until Dec. 6 to approve the results of the Nov. 6 election, Taylor said. Then, Schofield and other candidates have two calendar days to request a recount if they qualify, he said.One way to qualify for a recount is when the difference in votes between the two candidates is less the 10 percent of the winner’s total, per the SOS. In this race, 10 percent of Calanni’s 32,841 votes would 3,284 votes, and the 113-vote margin falls well short of that mark.Taylor confirmed that as of 10 a.m. on Nov. 26 Schofield has not requested a recount. Community Impact Newspaper has reached out for comment from Schofield, but he has not yet responded. A representative for Schofield previously said on Nov. 7 —when Schofield was down by only 49 votes—that he was waiting for the mail-in ballots to be counted before taking any action, such as asking for a recount or conceding.Calanni is preparing to go to a pre-session training with other newly elected officials at the Texas Capitol the last week of November, Doyel said. Schofield will remain in his position until Calanni takes the oath of office, set to take place on Jan. 8, the first day of the 2019 Texas Legislation regular session, Doyel said.“It is an honor to be a part of this historic election as the first woman to represent Texas House District 132 and to have the opportunity to join a delegation of leaders in the House more prepared than ever to fight for legislation that benefits all Texans,” Calanni said in a press release.Her policy priorities as the incoming representative for District 132 include public school funding, affordable health care options, flood mitigation projects and the prevention of human trafficking, per the release. This is Calanni’s first elected position. She has over 20 years of experience working in legal, financial and energy companies in public and private sectors in Texas. Click here to read Calanni’s and Schofield’s responses to questions about funding flood control projects, education financing, border security and unemployment.