| | After his re-nomination, Larson called upon Abbott to "make amends" with Republican members of the state House whom the governor has offended. "Somewhere, a bunch of humility needs to fall ... He has a few admirers in the House, but the lion's share of the people are not impressed with his leadership style," Larson said.<ref>Peggy Fikac, "Abbott is urged to soothe hard feelings", ''San Antonio Express-News'', March 19, 2018, pp. 1, A2.</ref> | | After his re-nomination, Larson called upon Abbott to "make amends" with Republican members of the state House whom the governor has offended. "Somewhere, a bunch of humility needs to fall ... He has a few admirers in the House, but the lion's share of the people are not impressed with his leadership style," Larson said.<ref>Peggy Fikac, "Abbott is urged to soothe hard feelings", ''San Antonio Express-News'', March 19, 2018, pp. 1, A2.</ref> |
| | + | Despite his squabbles with Governor Abbott, Larson emerged from the November 6, 2018, general electon with 58,062 votes (62 percent) to 35,577 ballots (38 percent) for his Democratic opponent, Claire Barnett.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/nov06_331_state.htm?x=0&y=0&id=545|title=Election Returns|date=November 6, 2018|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=November 10, 2018}}</ref> |