Tag Archives: Election 2009

A brief word about voter registration in Houston

Posted on September 18, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

First, some important news: Houston residents have one month left to register to vote in November’s City Hall elections. Residents can visit various Harris County government offices, post offices, libraries or state agencies to fill out and submit a completed … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged absentee ballots, Election 2003, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2015, Election 2019, Election 2023, Houston, turnout, voter registration | Comments Off

A very early thought about turnout in the 2023 Houston election

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Before I begin, please note that all of this involves a lot of back-of-the-envelope math and more than a few assumptions made along the way. The number of registered voters in Harris County, and thus in Houston, will certainly change … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged Election 2003, Election 2009, Election 2015, Election 2018, Election 2019, Election 2022, Election 2023, Harris County, Houston, Mayor, turnout, voter registration | Comments Off

The first two candidates for City Controller

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Two term-limited Council members are the first to toss their hats into the ring. Houston City Council members Dave Martin and Michael Kubosh on Tuesday confirmed their plans to run for city controller in November. As the city’s independently elected … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged Carroll Robinson, Chris Brown, Dave Martin, Dwight Jefferson, Election 2009, Election 2015, Election 2023, Houston, Houston City Controller, Jew Don Boney, Michael Kubosh, MJ Khan, Pam Holm, Ronald Green, term limits | 4 Comments

Huffman wins District G election

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

No runoff needed. Mary Nan Huffman, an attorney for the Houston Police Officers’ Union, has won a special election to become the next District G representative on City Council, according to the unofficial returns. With all voting centers reporting Tuesday … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, District G, District H, District K, Duke Millard, early voting, Election 2009, Election 2018, Election 2019, Election 2022, Greg Travis, Hank Taghizadeh, Houston, Houston City Council, Mary Nan Huffman, Piper Madland, Roy Reyes, special election, turnout, voter suppression | Comments Off

District G special election final early turnout

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

I’m going to start this post with some numbers, to provide context. Election Mail Early E-Day Total Mail% Early% ========================================================== May09 Dist H 647 1,259 2,280 4,186 33.9% 45.5% May18 Dist K 1,737 1,867 1,531 5,135 41.2% 70.2% Jan22 Dist … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, District G, District H, District K, Duke Millard, early voting, Election 2009, Election 2018, Election 2019, Election 2021, Election 2022, fundraising, Greg Travis, Hank Taghizadeh, Houston, Houston City Council, Mary Nan Huffman, Piper Madland, Roy Reyes, special election, turnout, voter suppression | 5 Comments

Nobody is voting by mail in the District G special election

Posted on January 17, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the early voting report through Saturday for the District G special election. A total of 1,608 ballots have been cast in the first six days, of which 1,569 have been in person and thirty-nine (39) have been by mail. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, District G, early voting, Election 2009, Election 2019, Election 2021, Election 2022, Houston, Houston City Council, special election, voter suppression | 6 Comments

2021 Day Seven EV report: After the weekend

Posted on October 26, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Let’s get right to it: These are the early voting totals for the 2021 election after Sunday: Mail ballots: 36,517 In person: 19,901 You can see the full Day Seven report here. The “voters by type” breakdown on the last … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2021 | Tagged absentee ballots, curbside voting, early voting, Election 2008, Election 2009, Election 2012, Election 2015, Election 2016, Election 2017, Election 2019, Election 2020, Election 2021, Harris County, HCC, HISD, HISD Board of Trustees, Houston, turnout | Comments Off

I regret to inform you that Dave Wilson will be back on the HCC Board of Trustees

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

From Campos: Commentary was scrolling through the November 2 ballot for races in Harris County. I got to the HCC Trustee races and bam, I saw a Dave Wilson running in District 6. Running unopposed. The district is on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2021 | Tagged Adriana Tamez, Dave Wilson, Election 2009, Election 2013, Election 2019, Election 2021, Eva Loredo, HCC, Houston, James Noteware, John Hansen, write-in candidate | 14 Comments

2019 runoff early voting wrapup

Posted on December 11, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Here are your final totals: Date Mail Early Total ============================= Nov19 13,015 88,822 101,837 Dec19 18,935 96,269 115,204 The Day Ten EV Runoff file is here, and the final file from November is here. Keir’s thread is here, with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged absentee ballots, early voting, Election 2009, Election 2015, Election 2019, Harris County, Houston, Mayor, turnout | Comments Off

Early voting for the November 2019 election starts today

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox. Early Voting Starts Today Monday, October 21 to Friday, November 1 Voting is so much more convenient this year, and you can experience that starting at 7AM on October 21, when Early Voting starts. To find a … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged early voting, Election 2009, Election 2013, Election 2015, Election 2019, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, Houston, turnout | Comments Off

Checking in on the Mayor’s race

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Remember the Mayor’s race? Yeah, that. “The candidates have been running for months but were focused on fundraising and defining their message,” said Nancy Sims, a Houston political analyst. “Labor Day is when people tune into the election.” The stretch-run … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Annise Parker, Bill King, Bill White, Dwight Boykins, Election 2003, Election 2005, Election 2009, Election 2015, Election 2019, gay marriage, gay rights, Gene Locke, Houston, Mayor, Metro, Peter Brown, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner, Tony Buzbee, transgender rights, turnout | 5 Comments

Here come the youths

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

There are a lot of younger candidates running for Houston City Council this year. Inspired by the recent electoral success of millennial and Generation Z-aged candidates, more young people are running for Houston city council than ever before, a trend … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Abbie Kamin, Amanda Edwards, Amy Peck, Anthony Dolcefino, Anthony Nelson, Candelario Cervantez, Dennis Griffin, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2013, Election 2015, Election 2018, Election 2019, Ellen Cohen, Georgia Provost, Houston, Houston City Council, Marcel McClinton, Michelle Bonton, Mike Knox, Nick Hellyar, Raj Salhotra, turnout | 4 Comments

CM Steve Le not running for re-election

Posted on July 5, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

We have another open seat, in District F. Houston City Councilman Steve Le announced Wednesday he will not seek a second term in November, leaving an open race for his District F seat and ensuring the southwestern district will get … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Anthony Nelson, Chris Bell, Daniel Albert, District F, Election 2001, Election 2009, Election 2015, Election 2019, Houston, Houston City Council, Jesus Zamora, John Nguyen, Peter Brown, Richard Nguyen, Steve Le, Tiffany Thomas, Van Huynh | 1 Comment

Sue Lovell announces for Mayor

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Sure, why not? Former Houston city councilwoman Sue Lovell announced Monday she is running for mayor, becoming the fourth major candidate aiming to deny Mayor Sylvester Turner a second term in November. Lovell made the announcement in a news release … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Dwight Boykins, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2019, HFD, Houston, Houston City Council, HPFFA, Mayor, Sue Lovell, Sylvester Turner | 7 Comments

Early voting ends in HD145

Posted on January 27, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Turnout ticked up considerably on Friday, which is an alternate headline for the one given to the Chron story. Early voting to fill state Sen. Carol Alvarado’s former seat in the Texas House ended Friday with just 1,528 ballots recorded, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Carol Alvarado, Christina Morales, District H, early voting, Election 2009, Election 2013, Election 2016, Election 2019, Elias De La Garza, HD124, HD139, HD145, Houston, Houston City Council, Jarvis Johnson, Martha Fierro, Melissa Noriega, Oscar Del Toro, SD06, SD26, Senate, special election, Sylvester Turner, Texas, The Lege, turnout | 1 Comment

What role might the city have in HISD?

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

The possibility that the city could have any role at all with HISD is itself interesting. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said he has been asked to get “very, very, very involved” in Houston ISD as it faces potentially severe state … Continue reading →

Posted in School days | Tagged Election 2009, HISD, Houston, Juliet Stipeche, Mayor, Peter Brown, schools, Sylvester Turner, Texas Education Agency, The Lege | 9 Comments

RIP, Peter Brown

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

A dedicated public servant and a heck of a nice guy. Former Houston city councilman, mayoral candidate and civic leader Peter Brown has died, his family said Tuesday. Brown, an architect and urban planner, was 81. “A loving father, committed … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Election 2009, Houston, Houston City Council, Mayor, obituaries, pedestrians, Peter Brown, sidewalks, urbanism | 2 Comments

2017 EV daily report: Final numbers and our attempt at projecting turnout

Posted on November 5, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Here are the final numbers. Believe it or not, people did vote on Friday despite the fact that the entire metro area appeared to be at the Astros parade. Here are the daily totals from previous years: 2015 2013 2011 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2017 | Tagged absentee ballots, Astros, early voting, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2013, Election 2015, Election 2017, HCC, HISD, Houston, turnout | 1 Comment

2017 EV daily report: Day 10, and the first sign of an uptick

Posted on November 2, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Here are the numbers through Wednesday. I know I said yesterday that I don’t usually report the latest results in Week 2 because they come in late, but like everyone else I was up late watching Game 7, so here … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2017 | Tagged absentee ballots, early voting, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2013, Election 2015, Election 2017, Harris County, HCC, HISD, Houston, turnout | Comments Off

2017 EV daily report: Day 8, and one more look at a way to guess turnout

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Here are the numbers through Monday. Now that we are in the second week of early voting, when the hours each day are 7 to 7, these reports arrive in my inbox later in the evening. Here are the daily … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2017 | Tagged Bill White, bonds, early voting, Election 2004, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2013, Election 2015, Election 2017, Harris County, HCC, HISD, Houston, pension fund, pension obligation bonds, turnout | Comments Off

2017 EV daily report: Day 6

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Here are the numbers through Saturday. Sunday’s numbers didn’t come in last night, but it’s the shortest EV day so its numbers are always the smallest. Here are the daily totals from previous years: 2015 2013 2011 2009 2007 And … Continue reading →

2017 EV daily report: Just remember, the reports we get are all of Harris County

Posted on October 27, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Here are today’s numbers, and here are the daily totals from previous years: 2015 2013 2011 2009 2007 And here’s a select comparison: Year Early Mail Total Mailed ======================================= 2017 11,953 7,513 19,466 19,581 2015 36,322 19,789 56,111 42,520 2011 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2017 | Tagged absentee ballots, bond referendum, constitutional amendments, early voting, Election 2003, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2013, Election 2015, Election 2017, Harris County, HCC, HISD, Houston, Metro, turnout | Comments Off

2017 EV daily report: Day One

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Happy first day of early voting! If you’re expecting me to have today’s EV totals from Harris County, as well as EV totals from past elections, you’re right. Here are today’s numbers, and here are the daily totals from previous … Continue reading →

Precinct analysis: At Large #4 runoff

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Here we have the least competitive runoff of the six that were citywide. Dist Edwards Morales ======================= A 6,322 6,153 B 14,660 1,761 C 17,813 10,238 D 18,341 2,882 E 7,688 13,231 F 4,046 3,080 G 11,996 15,203 H 5,610 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, At Large #4, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2013, Election 2015, Election 2019, Houston, Houston City Council, Mayor, Melissa Noriega, precinct analysis, Roy Morales, runoff, special election | 2 Comments

More candidates for Sheriff

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

We’re up to four now. Lt. Jeff Stauber confirmed Thursday he is running for Harris County sheriff. “It’s the job that I always wanted. There’s no doubt that I could lead this agency,” Stauber said. Now a lieutenant assigned to … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2016 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Democratic primary, Ed Gonzalez, Election 2009, Election 2012, Election 2016, Harris County, Harris County Sheriff, Houston, Houston City Council, Jeff Stauber, Jerome More, Ted Perez | Comments Off

Final EV 2015 runoff totals

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

And we’re done: Date Early Mail Total Mailed ====================================== 11/15 61,008 21,141 82,149 42,938 12/15 86,233 27,153 113,386 39,649 The runoff numbers are here, and the final EV totals for November are here. I had guessed that the final EV … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged early voting, Election 2009, Election 2013, Election 2015, Harris County, Houston, runoff, turnout | 1 Comment

Day 5 EV 2015 runoff totals

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Two more early voting days to go: Date Early Mail Total Mailed ====================================== 11/15 48,027 21,141 69,168 42,938 12/15 50,257 22,116 72,373 39,649 The runoff numbers are here, and the final EV totals for November are here. Day Five of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged early voting, Election 2009, Election 2013, Election 2015, Harris County, Houston, turnout | 1 Comment

Day 3 EV 2015 runoff totals

Posted on December 5, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Here we go: Date Early Mail Total Mailed ====================================== 11/15 27,596 18,196 45,792 41,994 12/15 35,756 22,116 57,872 39,649 The runoff numbers are here, and the final EV totals for November are here. Believe it or not, we’re almost halfway … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged absentee ballots, early voting, Election 2003, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2013, Election 2015, Harris County, Houston, runoff, turnout | 1 Comment

Precinct analysis: Where the voters came from

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Yesterday we looked at the voting history of the people who participated in the 2015 election. Today we’re going to take a look at how those numbers broke down by Council district. Dist All 3 None Rest Total ==================================== A … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged District C, District D, District E, District F, District G, District H, District I, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2013, Election 2015, Houston, Houston City Council, precinct analysis, turnout | Comments Off

Precinct analysis: Old reliables, newcomers, and everyone else

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

I have three more views of the 2015 electorate, now that I have a copy of the voter roster. With that, and with the past rosters that I have, I can try to paint a more detailed picture of who … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Election 2003, Election 2005, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2010, Election 2011, Election 2012, Election 2013, Election 2015, Harris County, Houston, precinct analysis, turnout | 4 Comments

Our partisan Mayoral runoff

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

I’m shocked, shocked to find that there are partisan interests in the Mayoral runoff. Even though Houston elections officially are nonpartisan, the contest between Bill King and Sylvester Turner has evolved into a test of party might as voters prepare … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Bill King, Bill White, Election 2001, Election 2003, Election 2009, Election 2013, Election 2015, Houston, Lee Brown, Mayor, Orlando Sanchez, runoff, Sylvester Turner, turnout | Comments Off

Precinct analysis: At Large #5

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Last but not least, At Large #5: Dist Batteau Christie Nassif Moses ======================================= A 1,034 8,302 1,895 2,876 B 2,784 3,157 2,374 6,849 C 1,782 13,555 10,866 4,592 D 5,108 4,098 3,138 7,231 E 1,247 15,479 2,664 3,355 F 811 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged At Large #5, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2013, Election 2015, endorsements, Georgia Provost, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jolanda Jones, Mayor, Philippe Nassif, precinct analysis, runoff, Sharon Moses | 5 Comments

Precinct analysis: At Large #4

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

At Large #4 features a newcomer and a multi-time candidate in its runoff. Dist Edwards Hansen Blackmon Robinson Thompson Murphy Morales ==================================================================== A 3,707 572 662 2,378 2,565 1,844 2,702 B 10,732 306 1,296 2,109 1,160 327 1,477 C 11,309 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, At Large #3, At Large #4, Election 2007, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2013, Election 2015, Evelyn Husband Thompson, Houston, Houston City Council, Jonathan Hansen, Laurie Robinson, Matt Murphy, Mayor, Michael Kubosh, precinct analysis, Roy Morales, runoff | 13 Comments

Precinct analysis: At Large #3

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Only one candidate running for citywide office won outright in November. That candidate was first term CM Michael Kubosh in At Large #3. Here’s how he won: Dist Kubosh LaRue McElligott Peterson ========================================== A 8,782 1,042 835 3,152 B 8,988 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2015 | Tagged At Large #3, Clarence Bradford, David Robinson, Election 2009, Election 2011, Election 2013, Election 2015, Election 2019, Houston, Houston City Council, Jack Christie, Jolanda Jones, Melissa Noriega, Michael Kubosh, precinct analysis, runoff, Sue Lovell, term limits | 8 Comments

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