Jan 28, 2020 | Campaign News, Special Elections
Republican Gary Gates and Democrats Lorraine Birabil and Anna Eastman cruised to easy victories in today’s special runoff elections for HD28, HD100 and HD148, respectively. The results leave all three seats in the same partisan column as the 2018 general election....
Jan 25, 2020 | House Race Analyses, Special Elections
Special elections are strange animals, and anything can happen in them (e.g. Laura Thompson becoming the first independent to win a House since 1936), but an Eliz Markowitz victory on Tuesday must be considered an upset were it to occur. Markowitz faces Rosenberg real...
Jan 22, 2020 | Campaign Finance, Special Elections
The six candidates vying for three legislative seats in Tuesday’s special runoff elections were required to file their runoff campaign finance reports yesterday (Tuesday), and five of them were available online today (Wednesday). These disclose contributions received...
Oct 29, 2019 | House Race Analyses, Special Elections
Katy educator Eliz Markowitz, the lone Democrat in the eight-person field, out-raised the Republican candidates combined, $294K to $122K, from September 27 through October 26, the period covered by the candidates’ newly filed 8-day-out reports. She is...
Oct 29, 2019 | House Race Analyses, Special Elections
Fifteen candidates are vying to succeed former Rep. Jessica Farrar (D-Houston), and their 8-day-out campaign finance reports show a distinct first tier, at least in terms of resources. Candidates were required to file their 8-day-out reports, disclosing contributions...
Oct 8, 2019 | Campaign Finance, Special Elections
Candidates in the three November 5 legislative special elections were required to file their 30-day-out campaign finance reports yesterday (Monday). Most of them became available online today (Tuesday). These reports disclose contributions received and expenditures...
Sep 4, 2019 | Special Elections
Today (Wednesday) was the deadline for candidates to file for the HD28, HD100 and HD148 special elections, which will coincide with the November 5 constitutional amendment election. Seven candidates filed to run for HD28, the seat being vacated by Rep. John Zerwas...
Mar 13, 2019 | Special Elections
Former San Antonio council member Ray Lopez defeated San Antonio construction businessman Fred Rangel, 58%-42%, to win the unexpired term of former Rep. Justin Rodriguez (D-San Antonio), who resigned in January to accept an appointment to the Bexar Co. Commissioners...
Mar 5, 2019 | Campaign News, Special Elections
HD145 special: Christina Morales defeated former Houston council member Melissa Noriega, 61%-39%. Turnout was 4.1%. HD125 special: Former San Antonio council member Ray Lopez out-raised Republican Fred Rangel, $72K to $13K, and outspent him, $92K to $19K, between...
Feb 12, 2019 | Campaign News, Special Elections
Republican Fred Rangel (38%) definitely qualified for the HD125 runoff, and a three-way scramble for second appeared to go to former San Antonio council member Ray Lopez (19.4%), who edged out Coda Rayo-Garza (19.0%) by just 22 votes. Former Rep. Art Reyna (D-San...
Jan 29, 2019 | Special Elections
Art Fierro, the chair of the El Paso Community Coll. board, won a three-way race outright to succeed former Rep. Joe Pickett (D-El Paso). Fierro received 53% of the vote, defeating El Paso council member Michiel Noe (27%) and Republican candidate Hans Sassenfeld...
Jan 27, 2019 | Special Elections
Three seats in the House of Representatives were vacant when the Legislature convened two weeks ago: HD79, an El Paso Co. seat vacated by former Rep. Joe Pickett (D-El Paso), who resigned in December, citing health reasons. HD125, a Bexar Co. seat vacated by former...
