Tag Archives: Election 2005

Final early vote total

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Early voting ended Friday, with the last day repeating the 2007 pattern of roughly doubling earlier numbers from the week but never taking big jump as was seen in 2005 and 2009. Here’s the final daily EV report from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged absentee ballots, early voting, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2011, Houston, turnout | 9 Comments

Early voting totals, Days 10 and 11

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Eleven days of Early Voting down, one to go. Here’s the Early Voting daily report from Day 11, plus the 2009 spreadsheet, the 2007 daily EV report, and the Erik Vidor spreadsheet, and our old friend the comparison chart: Type … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged early voting, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2011, Houston, turnout | Comments Off

Early voting totals, Days 8 and 9

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Running a little late on these – it’s been that kind of a week – but here are your Early Vote totals through Tuesday, Day 9, plus the 2009 spreadsheet, the 2007 daily EV report, and the Erik Vidor spreadsheet, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged early voting, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2011, Houston, turnout | 1 Comment

Early vote totals after one full week

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s your early vote tabulation through Sunday, Day Seven, with five days to go. Here also are the 2009 spreadsheet, the 2007 daily EV report, and the Erik Vidor spreadsheet. Here’s the cumulative summary for the first full week: Type … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged early voting, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2011, Houston, turnout | 2 Comments

Early vote totals, Days Four and Five

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s your EV totals for Thursday and Friday, plus the 2009 spreadsheet, the 2007 daily EV report, and the Erik Vidor spreadsheet. And here’s the cumulative summary for the first five days: Type 2005 2007 2009 2011 ===================================== In Person … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged early voting, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2011, Fort Bend County, Harris County, Houston, Montgomery County, turnout | 2 Comments

Early vote totals, Days Two and Three

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Here are your Early Voting totals for Day Two and Day Three. As a reminder, here’s my spreadsheet from 2009; the Erik Vidor spreadsheet that has running totals from 2009, 2007, and 2005; and a new addition to my data … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged absentee ballots, early voting, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2011, Harris County, Houston, turnout | 1 Comment

Early voting totals, Day One

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the Day One early voting totals for Harris County, which you can compare to the 2009 totals here. My buddy Erik Vidor also put together a spreadsheet with 2005 and 2007 totals that you can see here. There’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged absentee ballots, early voting, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2011, Harris County, Houston, turnout | 1 Comment

How many votes will it take?

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Nancy Sims has a lament about the upcoming city elections. What disturbs me most is the complete lack of interest I’m seeing and hearing from my friends, co-workers, students and people I encounter daily. Everyone wants to complain about the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2011 | Tagged At Large #2, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2011, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Mayor, runoff, turnout | 5 Comments

May elections

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

As we know, the Lege passed a bill that would have the effect of moving the date for primary runoffs into May. This is causing heartburn for cities like Austin that hold their municipal elections in May of even numbered … Continue reading →

Posted in The great state of Texas | Tagged Austin, Election 2001, Election 2003, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2012, Houston, runoff, Texas, The Lege, Travis County | 3 Comments

Runoff EV wrapup

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

The final tally is in, and after 13,534 in person votes were cast today, a total of 66,909 have been counted so far. This compares to 80,516 early votes for the November election. Except it doesn’t, since that total represents … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged early voting, Election 2001, Election 2003, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2009, Houston, Mayor, runoff, turnout | 1 Comment

Early voting starts today

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Today marks the start of early voting for all of the runoff elections, which include Houston, Bellaire, and HISD. Early voting schedule and locations can be found here; remember that EV locations outside of Houston city limits are mostly closed, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged early voting, Election 2003, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2009, Houston, Houston City Council, Mayor, runoff | 2 Comments

Council turnover

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

One underappreciated aspect of this year’s election is that we may wind up with more than two new At Large City Council members. We started with two open seats, and with incumbents Sue Lovell and Jolanda Jones in runoffs, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged Andrew Burks, Clarence Bradford, Election 1997, Election 1999, Election 2001, Election 2003, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2009, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jolanda Jones, Karen Derr, runoff, Stephen Costello, Sue Lovell | 3 Comments

Oh, and avoid Blakemore, too

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

We already know why you should stay away from Steven Hotze. But Allen Blakemore is the Horace and Jasper to Hotze’s Cruella de Vil, and the same warning applies to him as well. But don’t take my word for it, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged Allen Blakemore, Anne Clutterbuck, Election 2005, Election 2008, Election 2009, Gene Locke, George Hittner, Houston, Houston City Council, Mayor, runoff | 2 Comments

You sure you’re married?

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Maybe you are, and maybe you’re not. Barbara Ann Radnofsky, a Houston lawyer and Democratic candidate for attorney general, says that a 22-word clause in a 2005 constitutional amendment designed to ban gay marriages erroneously endangers the legal status of … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged Attorney General, Barbara Radnofsky, Election 2005, Election 2010, gay marriage, Greg Abbott, lawsuit, Texas | 1 Comment

Endorsement watch: Toyota endorses Eastman in HISD I

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

In the aftermath of the election, I had wondered whether candidates who didn’t make the runoff would be endorsing one of those who did. We all know about the Mayor’s race and the Controller’s race by now, but I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged Alma Lara, Anna Eastman, Election 2005, Election 2009, endorsements, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Linda Toyota, Natasha Kamrani, runoff | Comments Off

Comparing Controller’s races

Posted on November 1, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

In 2009, we have a Controller’s race that features an At Large Council member, a Council member from a high-turnout, mostly white district, and Council member from a low-turnout, mostly non-white district. In 2003, we had a Controller’s race that … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged Annise Parker, Bruce Tatro, Election 1997, Election 1999, Election 2001, Election 2003, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2009, Gabriel Vasquez, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, MJ Khan, Pam Holm, Ronald Green | Comments Off

HISD Trustee IX overview

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

One more Chron overview of an HISD Trustee race, this one in District IX where three candidates are challenging incumbent and Board President Larry Marshall. During the last several months, Marshall has had a tumultuous stint as board president. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged Adrian Collins, Election 2005, Election 2009, George Davis, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Larry Marshall, Rodney Ellis | Comments Off

Another way to look at early voting so far

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

As we know, Early Voting this year is running well ahead of recent years. In the first two days, 8295 in person ballots have been cast, compared to 6685 over the first two days in 2003. I’ve suggested that this … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged early voting, Election 2003, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2008, Election 2009, Houston, turnout | 2 Comments

Early voting, Day One

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

As I seem to have a love of spreadsheets, here’s a Google spreadsheet that will keep track of the daily Early Voting returns by location. Counting mail ballots and absentee in-person voting, 6162 people voted yesterday. For comparison purposes, here’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged early voting, Election 2003, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2009, Harris County, Houston, Mayor | 1 Comment

Endorsement watch: HISD Trustee

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron finishes up their work for this election by making its endorsements in the HISD Trustee races. For HISD Trustee in District I, an open seat, we recommend Anna Eastman. As the president of the Travis Elementary PTA, Eastman … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged Adrian Collins, Alma Lara, Anna Eastman, Election 2005, Election 2009, endorsements, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, interviews, Linda Toyota, Mike Lunceford, Natasha Kamrani, runoff | Comments Off

Interview with Council Member Peter Brown

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Our next Mayoral candidate interview is with City Council Member Peter Brown, who is currently serving his second term as the Member from At Large #1. Brown is a Houston native and UH grad who served six years in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged 2009 interviews, At Large #1, Election 2005, Election 2009, Houston, Houston City Council, interviews, Mayor, Peter Brown, UH | 1 Comment

Projecting turnout for the Mayor’s race

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Prof. Murray surveys the scene and comes up with a turnout projection for November: These considerations lead me to conclude that turnout in 2009 will be significantly below our 300,000 voters in 2003. How much lower? I think in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged Bill White, constitutional amendments, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2009, gay marriage, Houston, Mayor, runoff, turnout | 3 Comments

More on the HISD candidates

Posted on September 6, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

The Bellaire Examiner looks at the contested HISD Trustee races, two of which weren’t hadn’t been contested before the day of the filing deadline. HISD Board President Lawrence Marshall appeared to be one of three incumbent trustees unopposed in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009, School days | Tagged Adrian Collins, Anna Eastman, Election 1997, Election 2005, Election 2009, filing deadline, George Davis, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, Larry Marshall, Michael Williams, Mike Lunceford, Ray Reiner, runoff | 2 Comments

An early assessment of the Mayor’s race

Posted on August 19, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Marc Campos writes: H-Town’s Mayoral candidates still do not want to SHOW ME THE TV so I have to give the advantage at this time to Annise Parker. The later the ad wars get going, the better for Annise. Let’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Annise Parker, Bill White, Election 2003, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2009, endorsements, Gene Locke, Houston, Houston City Controller, Houston City Council, Mayor, Peter Brown, runoff | 3 Comments

Interview with Herman Litt

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

My next interview subject is Herman Litt, who is running for At Large #1. Litt is a rehabilitation counselor and hospital administrator who was elected to the HCC Board of Trustees in 1999 and served for awhile as its Chair. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged 2009 interviews, Anne Clutterbuck, At Large #1, District C, Election 2005, Election 2009, HCC, Herman Litt, Houston, Houston City Council, interviews | 18 Comments

From the “Reasons why KBH won’t resign” files

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Gardner Selby notes that whenever Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison decides to resign from the Senate, Governor Perry controls the timing of the special election to replace her and can use it to help his preferred candidate. Under the law, if … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2010 | Tagged Ana Hernandez, Bill White, Dan Patrick, Election 2005, Election 2010, Governor, HD143, Joe Moreno, John Sharp, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Rick Perry, Senate, Texas | Comments Off

Endorsement watch: Castro for San Antonio

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Julian Castro, who narrowly lost the 2005 Mayoral race in San Antonio to outgoing Mayor Phil Hardberger, was endorsed for the office this year by the San Antonio Express News. Castro is the best prepared candidate, and he offers the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged Diane Cibrian, Election 2005, Election 2009, Election 2010, Election 2014, Governor, Joaquin Castro, Julian Castro, Mayor, Phil Hardberger, San Antonio, Texas, Trish DeBerry | Comments Off

Litt announces for At Large #1

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Former HCC Trustee Herman Litt has been a potential candidate for City Council this year for some time. Last night, in an email to Carl Whitmarsh’s list, he made his official announcement: I am announcing my decision to run for … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged At Large #1, District C, Election 2005, Election 2009, HCC, Herman Litt, Houston, Houston City Council, Karen Derr, Stephen Costello | 5 Comments

Derr to run for At Large #1

Posted on March 11, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

As we know, City Council hopeful Karen Derr missed the official filing deadline for the District H special election, and thus will not be on the ballot on May 9. Anyone who has driven through the Heights lately has observed … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged At Large #1, District H, Election 2005, Election 2009, Facebook, Herman Litt, Houston, Houston City Council, Karen Derr, Stephen Costello | Comments Off

Derr misses filing deadline

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Yesterday was the filing deadline for the District H special election. Usually, that brings a last-minute surprise in the form of an unexpected candidate. This time, it brought a different kind of surprise. As one of the first people to … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, District H, Ed Gonzalez, Election 2005, Election 2009, filing deadline, Gonzalo Camacho, Houston, Houston City Council, Houston City Secretary, Hugo Mojica, Karen Derr, Larry Williams, Lupe Garcia, Maverick Welsh, Rick Rodriguez, Shelley Sekula Gibbs, Yolanda Navarro Flores | 1 Comment

Another City Council lineup update

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Time for our periodic check on who’s running for what this fall. The Memorial Examiner gets us started. Five confirmed candidates are vying to replace Lawrence in District A. Jeff Downing, Amy Peck, Bob Schellkopf, Brenda Stardig and Alex Wathen … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged Alex Wathen, Amy Peck, Annise Parker, At Large #1, At Large #4, Bob Schoellkopf, Brenda Stardig, Dexter Handy, District A, District G, Election 2005, Election 2008, Election 2009, Herman Litt, Houston, Houston City Council, interviews, Jeffrey Downing, Lane Lewis, Mayor, Mills Worsham, Oliver Pennington, Peter Brown, Stephen Costello, stimulus | Comments Off

Roy announces

Posted on February 20, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Dream big, dude. A Republican elected official who twice ran unsuccessfully for Houston City Council is claiming a spot as the conservative choice in the nonpartisan campaign for mayor. Roy Morales, 51, elected in 2006 as a Harris County Department … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged At Large #1, At Large #3, Bill White, Election 2003, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2009, HCDE, Houston, Houston City Council, immigration, Mayor, Melissa Noriega, Peter Brown, Roy Morales, videos | Comments Off

The next Mayor of San Antonio

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

Before Houston elects a new Mayor next November, San Antonio will do the same in May. Ken Rodriguez takes a look at what is shaping up to be a historic race. “So,” my friend wanted to know, “what do you … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2009 | Tagged Dianne Cibrian, Ed Garza, Election 2005, Election 2009, Fernando Reyes, Henry Cisneros, Houston, Julian Castro, Mayor, Phil Hardberger, San Antonio | Comments Off

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