Jun 20, 2021 | Campaign News, Local Elections
Beaumont: Robin Mouton won the mayoral runoff over Roy West, 52%-48%, to become the city’s first Black female mayor. It was the first mayoral runoff in the city’s recorded history. Turnout was 24%, an unusually high figure for a summer municipal runoff election....
May 2, 2021 | Election Night Returns, Local Elections
Susan Wright (R) and Rep. Jake Ellzey (R-Waxahacie) advanced to a runoff out of a 23-candidate field to fill the unexpired term of the late U.S. Rep. Ron Wright (R-Arlington). Wright came in first with 19% of the vote, followed by Ellzey (13.85%), Democrat Jana Lynne...
Feb 13, 2021 | Local Elections
Friday was the deadline for candidates to file for the May 1 general election. Arlington: Eight people filed to succeed term-limited Mayor Jeff Williams including council member Marvin Sutton (D3) and former council member Michael Glaspie. Beaumont: Five candidates...
Jun 8, 2019 | Local Elections
Today (Saturday) was the first of several rounds of runoff elections for races not decided by the May 4 uniform election. Dallas: Rep. Eric Johnson (D-Dallas) defeated council member Scott Griggs, 56%-44%, to become the city’s next mayor. Griggs fared best in the Oak...
May 30, 2019 | Campaign News
Early voting continues in jurisdictions holding runoff elections on June 8. Early voting begins Monday in most jurisdictions holding runoff elections on June 15. Through today (Thursday), the third day of early voting, nearly 2.2% of registered voters in Dallas Co....
May 7, 2019 | Campaign News
HD66: Plano education aide and community activist Sharon Hirsch formally kicked off her campaign to challenge Rep. Matt Shaheen (R-Plano), who defeated Hirsch by fewer than 400 votes in 2018. Runoff Dates: Several cities have previously set, or are expected to set,...
May 6, 2019 | Local Elections
Voters in Dallas and San Antonio sent their respective mayoral races to runoffs while Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price won an unprecedented fifth term. Saturday’s local elections were generally kind to incumbents and the status quo as voter turnout, euphorically high in...
Jan 17, 2019 | Campaign News
HD145 special: Early voting turnout declined for the third straight day Thursday when just 75 people – 74 in person and one by mail – cast ballots. Through four days, just 359 people have voted, amounting to 0.5% of registered voters. Beaumont: Mayor Becky Ames filed...
Apr 23, 2017 | Local Elections
Early Voting: Tomorrow (Monday) is the beginning of the early voting period for the May 6 uniform election in most jurisdictions holding those elections. Abilene: The Abilene Reporter-News endorsed former two-term council member Robert Briley to succeed Mayor Norm...
Feb 21, 2017 | Campaign News
CD7: Houston cancer physician Jason Westin is considering challenging U.S. Rep. John Culberson (R-Houson) as a Democrat. Beaumont: A candidate filed for two offices on the May 6 ballot has dropped his bid to run for city council. Kevin Reece will instead run for...
Feb 16, 2017 | Local Elections
Tomorrow (Friday) is the deadline for candidates to file for most municipal and other local offices on the May 6 uniform election ballot. A few local jurisdictions have other deadlines. In general, candidates have one week to withdraw from their respective races after...
May 9, 2015 | Election Night Returns
UNIFORM ELECTION LIVE RETURNS ARCHIVE May 9, 2015 9:45 p.m. San Antonio (95% of precincts reporting) Mayor: Van de Putte 30.5%, Taylor 28.4%, Villarreal 26.0%, Adkisson 9.8% P1: Trevino 67%, Scott 21% P2: Warrick 62%, Toney 23% P3: Viagran 58%, Aguillon 36% P4:...
