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 9, 2016 | Campaign News
RRC open: The Dallas Morning News made no endorsement in the Republican runoff between former Rep. Wayne Christian (R-Center) and Gary Gates. The paper endorsed Grady Yarbrough in the Democratic runoff. SD24 open: The Dawn Buckingham campaign released a new radio ad...
May 6, 2016 | Campaign News
Voter ID: Judge Lawrence Meyers, the lone Democrat currently holding state office, has withdrawn a lawsuit he filed to overturn the Voter ID law. The suit is not related to a federal lawsuit before the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (Oral arguments are scheduled...
Apr 27, 2016 | Campaign News
Early voting continues for the HD120, HD139 and uniform elections. HD139 Special: Twelve people voted early in person today in HD139, bringing the three-day in-person total to 55 people. More than 1,100 ballots by mail have been returned. Ballots by mail represent...
Apr 26, 2016 | By the Numbers, Special Elections
2,421 Fewest votes cast in a special runoff election for a Texas legislative seat since 1996. Four of the 10 lowest turnouts for a special runoff election have occurred in the 2015-16 election cycle: 2,421 – HD124 in April 2015 3,514 – HD143 in December 2005 3,589 –...
Apr 25, 2016 | Campaign News
Early Voting: A total of 816 people voted in person today in Bexar Co. for the first day of early voting. More than a quarter of those ballots were cast at the Fair Oaks Ranch City Hall. In Harris Co., 23 people voted in person today in the HD139 special election, but...
Apr 24, 2016 | Local Elections, Special Elections
Early voting begins Monday and runs through May 3 for the May 7 uniform elections and the HD120 and HD139 special elections. Some of the races we are following: Mayors Cedar Park – incumbent Matt Powell faces university professor Marshall Bennett, who is waging a...
Apr 24, 2016 | Campaign News
HD139 special: The Houston Chronicle endorsed Jarvis Johnson for the special election. The paper previously endorsed Kimberly Willis, who is running against Johnson, for the primary runoff election (against Johnson). Willis is not running in the special election....
Apr 21, 2016 | Campaign News
RRC open: Sen. Craig Estes (R-Wichita Falls) endorsed former Rep. Wayne Christian. Texas Conservative Review’s Gary Pollard endorsed Gary Gates. SD24 open: Llano Co. Comm. Peter Jones endorsed Dawn Buckingham, who finished second there in the primary with 23% of the...
Apr 17, 2016 | Campaign News
SD24 open: Hamilton Co. Comm. Dickie Clary endorsed Dawn Buckingham. She came in fourth in Hamilton Co. with 17% in the primary. HD33 open: The Rockwall Co. Republican Men’s Club endorsed Justin Holland. According to Holland, he is the first recipient of a state-level...
Apr 10, 2016 | Special Elections
Candidates for the HD120 and HD139 special elections were required to file 30-day-out campaign finance reports on April 7. Reports were available online for five of the six candidates, and they combined to raise less than $7,500 since their last reports. Independent...
Mar 11, 2016 | Special Elections
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