Update for January 5

We emailed this to our subscribers tonight: Dear Subscriber, The March 1 primary is eight weeks away. Attached please find our analysis of the SD26 runoff election vote and its implications for the Democratic primary rematch between Sen. Jose Menendez and Rep. Trey...

Endorsement News for December 29

Several key endorsements were announced today: SC3: Sen. Jane Nelson (R-Flower Mound) endorsed incumbent Justice Debra Lehrmann. HD84: Texans for Fiscal Responsibility/Empower Texans endorsed challenger Jim Landtroop. HD92: Former Gov. Rick Perry endorsed challenger...

Independent Candidate List Finalized

Eighteen Texans filed declarations of intent with the Secretary of State to begin the process of qualifying for the November 2016 ballot as independents: 13 for Congress and 5 for Texas House seats: CD2: William Large of Houston CD4: Tony Arterburn Jr. of Rowlett CD6:...

Election Update for December 28

Candidate Lists Finalized. Parties have certified their candidate lists with the Secretary of State, and our Crib Sheets now reflect these finalized lists. We have not seen a final list of candidates intending to appear on the general election ballot as an...

Election Update for December 22

Tomorrow is the deadline for the parties to certify their lists of candidates. We have received what we believe are the final lists from the Green and Libertarian Parties. We have requested a list of independent candidates who filed their declarations of candidacy...

Election Update for December 15

A couple of things we wanted to share with you today: We found a previously unreported primary challenger for Rep. Jessica Farrar (D-Houston) in Dave Wilson. We found a previously unreported general election challenger for Rep. Dawnna Dukes (D-Austin) in Gabriel Nila....

Election Filing Deadline Update for December 14

The filing period is now over. It may take a few days for all the filed candidates to appear in the reporting systems, but we know most of what there is to know. Attached please find our Crib Sheets (up to date as of 9:50 p.m. today) in an Excel format that show what...

Election Update for December 13

A few things we wanted to share with you today: The filing deadline is tomorrow at 6 p.m. local time. There are typically some surprises, some last-minute decisions to run and some decisions not to run. We should know much of the slate of Democratic and Republican...

Election Update for December 11

We sent this to our subscribers today: Attached please find our latest update (No. 84-47). Highlights include: Updated list of incumbents with major party challengers who have filed against them 5 incumbents still have not filed with three days left Minor parties risk...

Election Update for December 10

We sent this to our subscribers today: Attached please find our latest update (No. 84-46). Highlights include: Updated list of incumbents with major party challengers who have filed against them Updated list of incumbents who, as far as we can tell, have not yet filed...

Naishtat, Porter End Re-election Bids

In rapid succession this morning, Railroad Commissioner David Porter and Rep. Elliott Naishtat announced they were withdrawing from their respective races. In a statement, Porter said he would “focus on my family and my return to the private sector.” Austin attorney...

Election Update for December 9

We sent this to our subscribers today: Dear Subscriber, Attached please find our latest update (No. 84-45). Highlights include: Updated list of incumbents with major party challengers who have filed against them Updated list of incumbents who, as far as we can tell,...