Jul 15, 2020 | breaking-news, Runoff Elections
Correction: In HD119, Liz Campos defeated Jennifer Ramos, 56%-44%, not the other way around, as we reported late last night. The report on our website has been corrected. We regret the error. Campaign Finance: Today is the deadline for federal and state officeholders...
Jul 15, 2020 | Campaign News, Runoff Elections
Voters filled most of the remaining spots on the general election ballot, but a handful of races remained too close to call. Four legislative incumbents out of six fell: Lorraine Birabil (D-Dallas) lost to Jasmine Crockett, 50.5%-49.5%, after the challenger won...
Jul 13, 2020 | Runoff Elections
Tomorrow (Tuesday) is Election Day for primary runoffs and special elections ordered for July 14. Our live coverage will begin at 7 p.m. CDT, when the polls close in all but El Paso and Hudspeth Cos. While we do not expect it to be as late of a night as the primary...
May 28, 2018 | Political Climate, Runoff Elections
Prior to last week’s runoff election, we discussed several storylines we would we watching as the results came in. Here we revisit those storylines and see if we were on the mark, a bit off or nowhere near the target. Looking for a Wave: Democratic turnout was...
May 26, 2016 | Political Climate, Runoff Elections
A few days ago, we listed some storylines we’d be watching as the runoff election votes were tallied. Here we revisit those storylines and a couple of others from previous posts. Wayne Christian Christian or Gates? We knew one of the candidates was going to buck...
May 25, 2016 | Runoff Elections
Not all of the votes have been counted from last night’s primary runoff elections. Military overseas ballots are still eligible to be counted for the next few days. In addition, voters who cast provisional ballots have until Monday to present identification or...
May 16, 2016 | Runoff Elections
Early voting began Monday and runs through Friday for the primary runoff elections. It appears that Republican turnout statewide is falling below the 2012 and 2014 election cycles, which featured higher profile statewide races. Democratic turnout statewide may be...
May 27, 2014 | Archived Updates, Runoff Elections
We emailed this to our subscribers today: Dear Subscriber, It’s Runoff Election Day. Attached please find a one-pager of historical facts and tidbits about runoff elections in Texas. Please feel free to share this information with anyone who might be interested....
May 21, 2014 | Archived Updates, Runoff Elections
Dear Subscriber, Early voting is underway. Counting several large counties’ turnout today, overall turnout for the runoff has pushed past 2% (both parties combined). Attached please find our latest update. Highlights include: Several dark money groups are...
May 21, 2014 | Archived Updates, Runoff Elections
We emailed this to our subscribers today: Dear Subscriber, Early voting is underway. Republican turnout is 1% ahead of 2012, while Democatic turnout is down 7%. We have updated our Crib Sheets for runoff reports. Attached please find our latest update. Highlights...
Apr 8, 2014 | Archived Updates, Runoff Elections
We emailed this to our subscribers today: Dear Subscriber, Attached please find our latest update. Highlights include: A first glimpse at PAC contributions made after the primary, including more than $75K going to Sen. Bob Deuell. Texas Patriots PAC recommends three...
