Jun 19, 2022 | Local Elections
Several municipalities and other local governments held runoff elections yesterday (Sat.). Arlington: Long Pham won the runoff for an open council seat, 57%-43%, over Albert Parra. Carrollton: Richard Fleming defeated Daisy Palomo, 53%-47%, for an open council seat....
May 8, 2022 | Election Night Returns, General Elections
Jolanda Jones (D) defeated Danielle Bess Keys (D) by 202 votes. 52%-48%, in the HD147 (Safe D) specialelection to win the remainder of former Rep. Garnet Coleman’s (D-Houston) term. Jones received 64% of the absentee vote, which represented 30% of all ballots cast in...
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....
Jun 22, 2019 | Local Elections
Runoffs continued to be dangerous places for incumbents on Saturday as voters in a handful of local jurisdictions settled the last few races left undecided by the May 4 elections: In Brownsville, Trey Mendez won the open mayoral runoff, 59%-41%, over Charlie Cabler....
Jun 21, 2019 | Campaign News
SEN: Sen. Royce West (D-Dallas) met with U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and staff of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. West is expected to make a decision on whether he will challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R) next month. According to the Texas Tribune’s...
