Houston Nixes RPT Convention and Other News for July 8

Houston officials have canceled next week’s Republican state convention, which was to be held at the George R. Brown Convention Center. Mayor Sylvester Turner asked Houston First, the nonprofit manager of the convention center, to cancel the convention after David...

Runoff Turnout Nears 4% and Other News for July 7

Early voting in person continues through Friday for the July 14 primary runoff and special elections. Through yesterday (Monday), the eighth day of the early voting period but only the fifth or sixth day polls were open, nearly 375K people had voted in the Democratic...

Fox News Texas Poll: Biden 45%, Trump 44%

A new Fox News Poll (PDF) finds Joe Biden leading President Trump, 45%-44%, in Texas. Trump led among men, 51%-39%, while Biden had an identical lead among women, 51%-39%. Trump led among Anglo voters, 60%-31%, while Biden led among Black voters, 85%-6%, and...

Early Voting a Week Away and Other News for June 21

Early voting for the July 14 primary runoff and special elections begins in a week on June 29. Gov. Greg Abbott (R) extended the usual 5-day early voting period to 12 days by executive order last month after postponing the runoff, originally scheduled for May 26, in...

Endorsement and Other Election News for June 15

Today (Monday) was the deadline to register to vote for the July 14 runoff and special elections. HD25 open: Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC endorsed Cody Vasut in the Republican runoff over Ro’Vin Garrett. HD26 open: Texas Right to Life PAC endorsed Matt Morgan in the...

By the Numbers: First-place Candidates in Runoffs

82% Winning percentage of runoff candidates who finished 10% or more ahead of their challenger in the primary election since 2002. There have been 175 “open” primary runoff elections for state, legislative and federal offices since 2002, and the candidate who finished...