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Reviewing the Mayoral websites

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron reviews the candidates’ online presence so far. Five months before voters head to the polls, the candidates’ digital platforms are up and running, but most are heavy on biography, light on ideas. “They’re checking the box. They have … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Annise Parker, Ben Hall, Bill King, Chris Bell, Election 2009, Election 2015, Gene Locke, Houston, Marty McVey, Mayor, Peter Brown, Stephen Costello, Sylvester Turner | 2 Comments

Runoff 8 Day Finance Reports

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

I did not get to looking at the 8 day finance reports for the November election – too many candidates, not enough time. But there was no reason I couldn’t take a gander at the 8 day reports for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2013 | Tagged Andrew Burks, At Large #2, At Large #3, Brenda Stardig, campaign finance reports, David Robinson, District A, District D, District I, Dwight Boykins, Election 2013, Georgia Provost, Graci Garces, Helena Brown, Houston, Houston City Council, Michael Kubosh, payday lenders, Robert Gallegos, Roy Morales, runoff, taxis, Uber | 5 Comments

EV Day 10: Two normally big days to go

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

We have completed ten days of early voting. Traditionally, the last two days are the big ones. Will we see the same this year? First, here are the comps: 2013 2011 2009 2007 Here’s a look at how turnout has … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2013 | Tagged Andrew Burks, Annise Parker, At Large #3, Ben Hall, early voting, Election 2008, Election 2010, Election 2011, Election 2013, Eric Dick, Houston, Houston City Council, Mayor, Michael Kubosh, red light cameras, runoff, turnout | 3 Comments

KHOU polls the Mayor’s race

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

The first poll of the season is always exciting news. Annise Parker seems headed for a runoff in her campaign to keep her job, but she commands more than twice as many supporters as her leading challenger in a newly … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2013 | Tagged Annise Parker, Ben Hall, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2013, Gene Locke, Houston, Mayor, Peter Brown, polls, runoff | 2 Comments

Hall’s five point crimefighting plan

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: Houstonians do not feel safe in their homes and their communities. Houston’s crime numbers remain dangerously high and criminals are victimizing us daily. The only thing we hear from the Mayor’s office on this issue is silence. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2013 | Tagged Annise Parker, Ben Hall, budget, cameras, citations, District Attorney, Election 2009, Election 2013, Gene Locke, Houston, HPD, jail overcrowding, Mayor, pension fund, Peter Brown, The Lege | 2 Comments

A closer look at Mayoral campaign finances

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

I said I’d get to a closer look at the Mayoral campaign finance reports later, after I had a chance to read all the way through them. That time is now, so let’s have our look. Mayor Parker’s finance report. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2013 | Tagged Annise Parker, Ben Hall, campaign finance reports, Election 2009, Election 2013, Facebook, Gene Locke, Houston, Mayor | 4 Comments

Midyear 2013 election update

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

Back in January, I took an early look at the 2013 elections in Houston. At the request of the folks at the Burnt Orange Report, who also printed my initial overview, here’s an update on the races in the city … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2013 | Tagged Al Edwards, Amy Peck, Andrew Burks, Anna Eastman, Annise Parker, Assata Richards, At Large #2, At Large #3, Ben Mendez, Benjamin Hall, Bill Frazer, Brenda Stardig, Clarence Bradford, Clyde Lemon, Dave Martin, David Robinson, District A, District D, District I, Don Cook, Dwight Boykins, Election 2003, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2013, Eric Dick, Georgia Provost, Graci Garces, HCC, Helena Brown, Herlinda Garcia, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Council, Hugo Mojica, Jack Christie, Keith Caldwell, Kevin Hoffman, Leila Feldman, Leticia Ablaza, Mayor, Mike Knox, Mike Sullivan, Robert Gallegos, Ron Hale, Ronald Green, Stephen Costello, Yolanda Navarro Flores, Zeph Capo | 4 Comments

On African-American turnout in city elections

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

Bill King makes an observation about Ben Hall’s chances in the upcoming Mayoral election. When Lee Brown was elected mayor in 1997, many pundits predicted that with Houston’s growing minority community, Houston had seen its last white mayor. That, of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2013 | Tagged Annise Parker, Ben Hall, Census, Election 2001, Election 2003, Election 2009, Election 2013, Gene Locke, Houston, Lee Brown, Mayor, Sylvester Turner, turnout | Comments Off

A first look at the 2013 elections

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

It is 2013, right? So while we have the SD06 special election and the new legislative session to worry about, it’s not too early to start talking about the 2013 elections. Let’s start with a peek at the campaign finance … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2013 | Tagged Andrew Burks, Anna Eastman, Annise Parker, Ben Hall, Brenda Stardig, Bruce Austin, campaign finance reports, Dwight Boykins, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2013, Greg Meyers, Harvin Moore, HCC, Helena Brown, Herlinda Garcia, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jerry Davis, Jolanda Jones, Larry Marshall, Mary Ann Perez, Mayor, Mike Lunceford, Neeta Sane, Ronald Green, special election, term limits, Yolanda Navarro Flores | 13 Comments

Don’t draw broad conclusions from muddled evidence

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

I have a number of issues with the analysis presented in this Chron story about what happened in the runoffs and What It All Means. The results illustrate a continuation of a national trend of anger and frustration toward government … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Alvin Byrd, Andrew Burks, Annise Parker, At Large #2, At Large #5, Brenda Stardig, campaign finance reports, Clarence Bradford, District A, District B, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2013, Helena Brown, Houston, Houston City Council, Jarvis Johnson, Jerry Davis, Jolanda Jones, Kristi Thibaut, red light cameras, Renew Houston, runoff | 4 Comments

Precinct analysis: The 2011 Mayor’s race

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

I finally have a draft canvass of the 2011 Harris County vote. You know what that means. Here’s the breakdown in the Council districts for the Mayor’s race: Dist Simms Ullman Wilson Herrera Parker O’Connor ===================================================== A 4.41% 1.28% 16.31% … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Annise Parker, Benjamin Hall, Bill White, Election 2003, Election 2009, Election 2011, Fernando Herrera, Gene Locke, Houston, Lee Brown, Mayor, Paul Bettencourt, precinct analysis, precinct data, Roy Morales, runoff, Sylvester Turner | 4 Comments

My overview of the 2011 election

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Note: I was asked to write a guest post at BOR to summarize the 2011 Houston elections. I figure if I’m going to put all that effort into something, I may as well use it here, too. It’s mostly familiar … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Annise Parker, At Large, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2013, HCC, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Houston City Council, Mayor, redistricting | 4 Comments

Finance reports and the Mayor’s race

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Finance report updates: David Robinson has filed his corrected report, which includes the $53,095.57 cash on hand total that was omitted in the original. There were no other changes made. Mayoral candidate Kevin Simms has now filed his report. He … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged Annise Parker, Bill White, Bob Lanier, campaign finance reports, Election 1999, Election 2001, Election 2011, Election 2013, fundraising, Houston, Lee Brown, Mayor | 8 Comments

The Mayor and the firefighters

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Despite the tone of this, I wouldn’t make too much of it. While looking for tens of millions of dollars through a combination of cuts, deferrals, savings and fee hikes, Mayor Annise Parker repeatedly has identified the Houston Fire Department … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Annise Parker, Bill White, Election 2001, Election 2009, Election 2010, endorsements, HFD, Houston, HPFFA, Jeff Caynon, Kathy Whitmire, Lee Brown, Mayor, Orlando Sanchez, Rick Perry | Comments Off

Public meeting regarding Koehler Street Development

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: Public Meeting Regarding Koehler Street Development Mayor Annise Parker Cordially invites you to attend A public meeting regarding the Koehler Street Development Wednesday, August 25, 2010 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. George R. Brown Convention Center 1001 … Continue reading →

Posted in Elsewhere in Houston | Tagged Annise Parker, construction, drainage, Houston, preservation, Wal-Mart | Comments Off

Runoff precinct analysis, Mayor’s race

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

All right, I now have a copy of a draft canvass report from Saturday’s election, courtesy of the Harris County Clerk’s office. As before, I will be going through it to see what I can learn from it. First up … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged Annise Parker, Election 2009, Gene Locke, Houston, Mayor, precinct analysis, runoff | 16 Comments

Initial thoughts on the runoffs

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

I’ll go through them one race at a time, with the unofficial vote totals minus Montgomery County for each. Once I have precinct results, I’ll go through those and do a more detailed analysis. Mayor Annise Parker – 81,971, 52.78% … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged Andrew Burks, Annise Parker, At Large #1, At Large #2, At Large #5, District A, District F, early voting, Election 2009, Election Day, Fort Bend County, Gene Locke, Harris County, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jolanda Jones, Karen Derr, Mayor, MJ Khan, Ronald Green, runoff, Stephen Costello, Sue Lovell, turnout | 19 Comments

Not-quite-an-endorsement-but-close-enough watch: Roy for Annise

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

As we know, Peter Brown endorsed Annise Parker for Mayor fairly soon after the November election. That left the question about what, if anything, Roy Morales would do. Via Big Jolly, we now know the answer. Apparently, Roy sent out … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged Annise Parker, Election 2009, endorsements, Gene Locke, Houston, Mayor, Peter Brown, Roy Morales | 10 Comments

Runoff EV report, Day One

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve updated my early vote spreadsheet from the first round to include the early vote totals for the runoff. Note that this is almost entirely City of Houston – there are a few Bellaire voters in there, and maybe a … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged Annise Parker, early voting, Election 2009, Gene Locke, Houston, Mayor, runoff, Steven Hotze, turnout | 1 Comment

The HCRP view of the candidates

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Here, in PDF format, you will find a copy of the mailer that Harris County GOP Chair Jared Woodfill sent out to his flock before the election. In it you will find three things of interest. One is all the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged Al Hoang, Andrew Burks, Annise Parker, Election 2009, endorsements, Gene Locke, Griff Griffin, Houston, Jack Christie, Jared Woodfill, Jolanda Jones, Karen Derr, Mayor, MJ Khan, Pam Holm, Republican Party, Ronald Green, Roy Morales, runoff, Stephen Costello, Sue Lovell | 3 Comments

Precinct analysis: The top 50

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Martha has a nice look at the 50 precincts inside the city of Houston in which the most votes were cast, and how each of the four contenders for Mayor did in them. I’ve copied the data into this Google … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged Annise Parker, Election 2009, Gene Locke, Houston, Mayor, Peter Brown, precinct analysis, precinct data, Roy Morales, runoff, turnout | 1 Comment

Precinct analysis: The Mayorals by Council district

Posted on November 8, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve got some preliminary precinct data from the County Clerk’s office, and have been doing my usual spreadsheet action on it to get a handle of how the vote went this past Tuesday. What follows below is a look at … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged Annise Parker, Election 2009, Gene Locke, Houston, Mayor, Peter Brown, precinct analysis, precinct data, Roy Morales | 15 Comments

It’s all about Roy

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

This article is supposedly about how Annise Parker and Gene Locke have started to get their campaigns back on track for the runoff, but the vast majority of it is about Roy Morales, who is apparently the most famous fourth-place … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged Annise Parker, early voting, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election Day, Gene Locke, Houston, Mayor, Peter Brown, Roy Morales, runoff | 10 Comments

Six questions for the runoffs

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Six questions that I can think of, anyway. 1. What will Peter do? Will Peter Brown endorse someone in the runoff? If so, how vigorously does he support that person? He’s in a position to have an effect on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged Annise Parker, attack ads, attack mailers, Election 2009, endorsements, Gene Locke, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jolanda Jones, Mayor, MJ Khan, Peter Brown, Ronald Green, Roy Morales, runoff, Sue Lovell, turnout | 20 Comments

Initial thoughts on tonight’s results

Posted on November 4, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

– My skepticism of those earlier polls that showed Peter Brown in the lead has been justified. Especially in what wound up being a lower-than-expected turnout election, I just couldn’t believe a survey of registered voters that was self-screened for … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged Election 2009, endorsements, Housto, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Mayor, runoff, turnout | 9 Comments

Election results thread

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

It’s gonna be a long night…Here are the early vote results from Harris County. Candidate Votes Pct ========================= Locke 17,183 28.76 Parker 17,169 28.74 Brown 15,387 25.75 Morales 9,451 15.82 Green 19,389 39.97 Holm 16,939 32.26 Khan 15,631 29.77 That’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged Election 2003, Election 2009, Election Day, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Mayor, turnout | 2 Comments

Election Day

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

You know the drill by now. You can find polling locations here, and you can see a Google map and download a spreadsheet of voting locations in the open Council districts at Greg’s place. The Tax Assessor’s office would like … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged Annise Parker, Election 2009, Election Day, endorsements, Houston, videos | 4 Comments

Endorsement watch: Jewish Herald Voice and African-American News

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Here are some last-minute endorsements, for those of you who plan to do your civic duty on Tuesday. First, from the Jewish Herald Voice: City of Houston, General Election Mayor Annise D. Parker Council Member, District A Amy Peck Council … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged Annise Parker, constitutional amendments, Election 2009, endorsements, HCC, Houston, Houston City Council, Mayor | 2 Comments

Enthusiasm, or lack of same

Posted on November 1, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron provides some decent anecdotal evidence to support the theory that voters aren’t all that engaged in this election. The deciding factor varied widely for many, according to interviews with more than 40 voters across the city during the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged Annise Parker, Election 2009, Gene Locke, Houston, Mayor, Peter Brown, Roy Morales | 2 Comments

More on that KHOU poll

Posted on November 1, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

If you say so. Once considered a front-runner, support for Houston City Council member Peter Brown appears to be slipping in independent polling data released to 11 News. Rice University professor Bob Stein, who conducted earlier polls for KHOU-TV and … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged Annise Parker, Election 2009, Gene Locke, Houston, Mayor, Peter Brown, polls | 3 Comments

Don’t mess with Bill

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

As everyone expected, Mayor White has stayed the heck out of the race to replace him. So it’s a pretty big deal when he feels compelled to speak up about something that is happening in the race. Mayor Bill White … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged Annise Parker, attack mailers, Bill White, Election 2009, flooding, Houston, Houston City Council, Mayor, Peter Brown, solid waste | 1 Comment

Spending on voter outreach: The Mayorals

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

I didn’t take a look at the Mayoral candidates’ expenditures on voter outreach in the 30 days out reports, as this exercise is rather time consuming, but I figured I’d have a look at the 8 day reports, just to … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged advertising, Annise Parker, Election 2009, Gene Locke, Houston, mail, Mayor, Peter Brown, radio, Roy Morales, TV | 7 Comments

Eight day out finances

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the Chron story about the eight days out finance reports, which is all about the Mayor’s race. City Councilman Peter Brown, who polls show leading the pack, poured an additional $801,000 of his family fortune into the race, pushing … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged Annise Parker, campaign finances, Election 2009, fundraising, Gene Locke, Houston, Mayor, Peter Brown, polls, Roy Morales | Comments Off

Be like Bill

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

On the matter of where the Mayoral candidates stand on environmental issues, I don’t mind that they’re basically indistinguishable. As long as they follow the good example that has been set for them, it’s fine by me. To improve air … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged air quality, Annise Parker, Bill White, Election 2009, Gene Locke, GHASP, Houston, Mayor, Peter Brown, pollution | Comments Off

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