Jane Davis, center, speaks during a press conference earlier this year. Credit: Mckinley Thompson

As a state-ordered audit of the contest continues, Democratic Bexar County District Attorney candidate Jane Davis still hasn’t conceded the runoff to opponent Luz Elena Chapa.

On Tuesday, Bexar County Elections Department staff counted a total of roughly 700 provisional ballots and late mail-in ballots, or those mailed by Election Day but arriving sometime after, according to county officials. Those additional ballots helped narrow Chapa’s lead over Davis to 921.

Potentially complicating matters, the Texas Secretary of State has ordered a hand-counted audit of seven Bexar County races, including runoff between Davis and Chapa. Other Democratic races that face a hand audit include those for lieutenant governor, state attorney general and Bexar County clerk.

On the Republican side, those races include the runoffs for U.S. Senate, state attorney general and District 19 of the Texas Senate.

Every election, the Secretary of State flags multiple races statewide for hand-counted audits to ensure the municipal elections departments are correctly doing the math. This election’s audit in Bexar County will include ballots cast at three early voting sites, three Election Day sites, and three Bexar County precincts.

Although Davis hasn’t publicly issued a statement or called Chapa to congratulate her on her victory, Davis’ political consultant, Laura Barberena, told the Current that her client won’t call for a recount.

“Jane will concede when she’s ready,” Barberena said.

Meanwhile, Chapa’s campaign is looking toward the general election, when she will take on Republican Ashley Foster.

“We always knew this race would be close,” Chapa’s campaign said in a statement. “Challenging the old guard and fighting for change is never easy. But, we built a strong team, worked hard, kept our heads down, and fought the good fight.”

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Michael Karlis is a multimedia journalist at the San Antonio Current, whose coverage in print and on social media focuses on local and state politics. He is a graduate of American University in Washington,...