Nov 29, 2020 | Political Climate
For the second straight election cycle, a Democrat has won the very top race on the ballot in Tarrant Co. President-elect Joe Biden narrowly carried the county over President Trump, 49.3%-49.1%, a margin of just under 2K votes. Two years ago, former U.S. Rep. Beto...
Aug 15, 2020 | House Race Analyses
When former U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-El Paso) edged out U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R), 49.9%-49.2%, in Tarrant Co., he became the first Democrat to win countywide since 1994. Despite the narrow loss, Cruz won every Republican-held district in 2018. Some of them were very...
Nov 25, 2018 | Straight-ticket Voting
Tarrant Co., an epicenter of the Tea Party movement and a Republican stronghold for decades, narrowly preferred U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-El Paso) over U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (D). O’Rourke became the first Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate to carry the county since...
Dec 14, 2017 | Campaign News
The filing deadline for a spot on the 2018 primary ballot has passed, but the candidate rosters are not yet finalized. The parties have until December 19 to submit their final certified candidate lists to the Secretary of State. Please see our Crib Sheets for...
Jul 18, 2017 | breaking-news, Campaign News
HD52: Rep. Larry Gonzales (R-Round Rock) reported having $256K on hand as of June 30, and he raised just under $15K during the last 12 days of June. Potential primary opponent Jeremy Story raised less than $1K. HD59: Rep. J.D. Sheffield (R-Gatesville) reported having...
Mar 1, 2017 | By the Numbers, Straight-ticket Voting
Forty Texas House districts saw one party’s candidate have at least a 20K-vote advantage in straight-party voting for the 2016 general election, up from 27 in 2012. Of the 40 seats, Republicans held the advantage in 27 seats, and Democrats held the advantage in 13. On...
Nov 22, 2016 | Straight-ticket Voting
Tarrant Co. remains reliably red, but Democrats made minor inroads in straight-ticket voting in several legislative districts. Countywide, the Republicans’ straight-ticket advantage dipped to 54K from 67K in 2012. Significant increases in the number of straight-ticket...
Oct 16, 2016 | Campaign Finance
Early voting in person begins one week from tomorrow (Monday, October 24). SC: The Houston Chronicle endorsed incumbent Justices Debra Lehrmann (SC3) and Eva Guzman (SC9) and challenger Dori Contreras Garza (SC5). SD12: The Fort Worth Star-Telegram endorsed Sen. Jane...
Nov 16, 2015 | Archived Updates
Dear Subscriber, A few things we wanted to share with you today: CD8: Former Rep. Steve Toth (R-The Woodlands) announced he was running in the Republican primary against U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady (R-The Woodlands). Two other Republicans are already in the race. CD15: Two...
