Tag Archives: Democratic primary

More Senate 2024 talk

Posted on March 23, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

Make of this what you will. Texas Democratic voters will head to the polls in less than a year to decide which candidate they’d like to see challenge Sen. Ted Cruz in his reelection bid, but at the moment the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024 | Tagged Colin Allred, Democratic primary, Election 2024, Joaquin Castro, John Love, Julian Castro, MJ Hegar, Senate, Sylvester Turner, Ted Cruz, Texas, Wendy Davis | 2 Comments

Texas Two-Step (TM)

Posted on August 8, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

What a tale. After two years experimenting with an old Persian family technique using grains and raisins, Ali Ansari finally nailed his new vodka recipe. He poured $4 million into building a distillery outside of Houston and branded his drink … Continue reading →

Posted in Jackpot!, Legal matters | Tagged Alamo, Ali Ansari, DASH Vodka, Democratic primary, Election 2008, Jerry Patterson, Land Commissioner, lawsuit, TDP, Texas, Texas Lottery Commission, trademark, US Patent and Trademark Office | 1 Comment

Cuellar officially wins CD28 runoff

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

All over now. A recount has confirmed U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, as the winner of his hard-fought primary runoff, according to the Texas Democratic Party. The recount wrapped up Tuesday, and Cuellar picked up eight votes, defeating progressive challenger … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, CD15, CD28, Congress, Democratic primary, Election 2022, Henry Cuellar, Jessica Cisneros, Michelle Vallejo, provisional ballots, recount, runoff, Texas | Comments Off

Recount updates

Posted on June 19, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

We have a winner in CD15. Today, after Wednesday’s manual recount of the votes in the CD-15 primary runoff election, the Texas Democratic Party announced that Michelle Vallejo has secured enough votes to earn the Democratic nomination for U.S. Congress … Continue reading →

Here come the recounts

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

As expected. Progressive candidate Jessica Cisneros announced Monday she will request a recount in the hard-fought Democratic primary runoff against U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, after she finished 281 votes behind him. Another Democrat in a key South Texas congressional … Continue reading →

Cuellar claims victory in CD28

Posted on June 5, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

He has a bigger lead now than he did on Election Night. With every vote counted in a fiercely contested South Texas Democratic primary runoff, longtime congressman Henry Cuellar was 281 votes ahead of progressive challenger Jessica Cisneros. Cuellar declared … Continue reading →

Vallejo claims victory in CD15 runoff

Posted on June 2, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Her opponent demurs, but it probably doesn’t matter. Michelle Vallejo declared victory Wednesday in the Democratic primary runoff for the national battleground 15th Congressional District in South Texas. Her declaration came eight days after election night, when she emerged with … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, CD15, CD28, Congress, Democratic primary, Election 2022, Henry Cuellar, Hidalgo County, Jessica Cisneros, Jim Wells County, Michelle Vallejo, provisional ballots, recount, Ruben Ramirez, runoff, Texas | 1 Comment

We won’t know the official status of the two super close runoffs until next week

Posted on May 27, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

The CD28 race is not done with us. Jessica Cisneros, the progressive immigration attorney trailing longtime Laredo congressman Henry Cuellar by 177 votes in a blockbuster South Texas runoff, said Thursday that ballots are still being counted and a final … Continue reading →

A few remaining threads from the runoffs

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

It was, as noted, a smooth and easy night in Harris County, despite the folderol from earlier in the day. Harris County election drama in the courts did not prevent voting officials from what could be a record speedy count. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, CD15, CD28, Congress, Democratic primary, Election 2022, Harris County, Henry Cuellar, Isabel Longoria, Jessica Cisneros, lawsuit, Michelle Vallejo, recount, Republican Party, Ruben Ramirez, runoff, Supreme Court, Texas | 1 Comment

Runoff results: Around the state

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

After the primary, I rounded up the Democratic runoffs we’d have in May. I’m going to use that post to round up the results from last night, as best as I can tell as of when I gave up the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, Alexandra Guio ·Angel Vega, Attorney General, Bexar County, Cassandra Hernandez, CD01, CD15, CD21, CD24, CD28, CD30, Christian Hayes, Claudia Zapata, Comptroller, Congress, Dawn Buckingham, Democratic primary, Derrik Gay, Election 2022, George P. Bush, HD100, HD114, HD22, HD37, HD70, HD76, Henry Cuellar, Jan McDowell, Jane Hamilton, Janet Dudding, Jasmine Crockett, Jay Kleberg, JJ Jefferson, Joe Jaworski, John Bryant, John Rigney, Joseph Trahan, Ken Paxton, Land Commissioner, Laura Marquez, Lite Gov, Luis Villarreal, Melissa Ortega, Michelle Beckley, Michelle Vallejo, Mihaela Plesa, Mike Collier, Morgan LaMantia, Pat Hardy, Pete Garcia, primaries, Railroad Commission, Ricardo Villarreal, Rochelle Garza, Ruben Cortez, Ruben Ramirez, runoff, Sandra Crenshaw, Sandragrace Martinez, Sara Stapleton-Barrera, Sarah Stogner, SBOE, SD27, Senate, Suleman Lalani, Texas, The Lege, Tim Westley, Vanesia Johnson, Venton Jones, Victor Dunn, Victor Morales, Victor Perez, Wayne Christian, Webb County, Zapata County | 1 Comment

On the importance of the Democratic AG runoff

Posted on May 18, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

We have two good choices in this race. Whoever wins, we need to fully support them in November. Rochelle Garza locked hands with her mother and marched through Dallas at a reproductive rights rally this month to let voters know … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged abortion, Attorney General, Democratic primary, Election 2022, George P. Bush, Joe Jaworski, Ken Paxton, Rochelle Garza, runoff, Texas | 2 Comments

Early voting for the May 24 primary runoffs starts tomorrow

Posted on May 15, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

You know the drill. Primary runoffs are on, with early voting going on this week, Monday to Friday May 16 to May 20. Because it’s a runoff, you only get those five days. Voting happens from 7 AM to 7 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2022, Harris County, primaries, runoff, Texas | Comments Off

Endorsement watch: Still in reruns

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron re-endorses Duncan Klussman in the CD38 runoff. Last fall, Texas Republicans drew a new congressional district in western Harris County. This red-red-red seat was designed to specifically advantage Wesley Hunt, an Iraq war veteran who came within four … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged CD38, Congress, Coretta Mallet-Fontenot, Democratic primary, Diana Alexander, Duncan Klussmann, Election 2022, endorsements, runoff, SBOE, Staci Childs, Texas | Comments Off

Endorsement watch: Reruns

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron re-endorses Lesley Briones for Commissioners Court Precinct 4 in the Democratic primary runoff. The crowded Democratic race for Harris County Precinct 4 commissioner has narrowed, but the runoff remains competitive. Because of new precinct boundary lines, which include … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Ben Chou, Commissioners Court, Democratic primary, Election 2022, endorsements, Harris County, Lesley Briones, runoff | 1 Comment

Is there anything to say about Jolanda Jones’ win in the HD147 special election?

Posted on May 10, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

First, here are the facts. Democrat Jolanda Jones edged out her opponent Danielle Keys Bess in a special election on Saturday to finish the term of former state Rep. Garnet Coleman, D-Houston. According to unofficial returns, Jones got 52% of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, Danielle Bess, Democratic primary, Election 2022, HD147, Jolanda Jones, runoff, special election, Texas, The Lege, turnout | 4 Comments

Two judges sanctioned by Judicial Conduct Commission

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Not a good look, and really bad timing for one of them. A pair of Harris County civil court judges have been sanctioned for behavior in their courtrooms, with one judge allowing the shackling of attorneys and another erupting into … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022, Legal matters | Tagged Barbara Stalder, Chip Wells, Damiane Curvey Banieh, Democratic primary, Election 2022, Harris County, judicial races, runoff, State Commission on Judicial Conduct, Teresa Waldrop | 2 Comments

TDP officially applies for early primary status

Posted on May 8, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

They’ll have a lot of competition. More than a dozen states and at least one territory are applying to be among the first to vote for Democrats’ next presidential nominee — with the biggest pile-up coming out of the Midwest, … Continue reading →

Posted in The making of the President | Tagged Democratic primary, DNC, Election 2020, Election 2024, Iowa, Joe Biden, President, primaries, TDP, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

Interview with Janet Dudding

Posted on May 2, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

When I first made plans to do interviews for the Democratic primary runoffs, I thought I’d interview both candidates in the races I picked, as my mission in doing these interviews is to help voters like myself figure out the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Comptroller, Democratic primary, Election 2022, interviews, Janet Dudding, runoff, Texas | 1 Comment

Interview with Staci Childs

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

As noted, I have done interviews with the two candidates in the Democratic primary runoff for SBOE4. This is a 72% Biden district that has no Republican candidate for November, so the winner of the runoff will be the next … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Democratic primary, Election 2022, interviews, runoff, SBOE, Staci Childs, Texas | 1 Comment

Where are the endorsements?

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

As you know, early voting has begun for the May 7 election, which includes two Constitutional amendments and the special election for HCC District 2. As of last night when I drafted this, I see no endorsements in any of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Attorney General, Chip Wells, Commissioners Court, Comptroller, Congress, constitutional amendments, Coretta Mallet-Fontenot, Danielle Bess, Democratic primary, Duncan Klussmann, Election 2022, endorsements, Harris County, HCC, HD147, Janet Dudding, Jason Luong, Jay Kleberg, Joe Jaworski, judicial races, Justice of the Peace, Kim McTorry, Land Commissioner, Lesley Briones, Lite Gov, Manpreet Singh, Mike Collier, Q&A, runoff, SBOE, Sonia Lopez, special election, Staci Childs, Steve Duble, Teresa Waldrop, Texas, The Lege, Treasea Trevino | 5 Comments

Interview with Coretta Mallet-Fontenot

Posted on April 25, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

I said during the primary season that I would revisit some races for the primary runoffs, and that time has come. I won’t have a whole lot of these, but one I had my eye on from the beginning was … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Coretta Mallet-Fontenot, Democratic primary, Election 2022, interviews, runoff, SBOE, Texas | 1 Comment

I’m not sure I want us to be an early Presidential primary state

Posted on April 22, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

We’re pretty early already. I’m fine with that. The Texas Democratic Party is planning to apply to be one of the first states to vote on the 2024 presidential nomination. The Democratic National Committee recently decided to allow new states … Continue reading →

Posted in The making of the President | Tagged Democratic primary, DNC, Election 2008, Election 2020, Election 2024, Iowa, Joe Biden, President, primaries, TDP, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

Judicial Q&A: Beverly Armstrong

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

(Note: As I have done in past elections, I am running a series of Q&As for judicial candidates in contested Democratic primaries. This was intended to help introduce the candidates and their experiences to those who plan to vote in … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Beverly Armstrong, Democratic primary, Election 2022, Harris County, judicial races, Q&A, runoff | 7 Comments

Amanda Edwards to run for Mayor

Posted on March 24, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

The field is now at three. Amanda Edwards, a former at-large member of Houston City Council and candidate for U.S. Senate, announced Wednesday she is running for mayor of Houston in 2023. Edwards’ return to politics comes two years after … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2023 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, Chris Hollins, Democratic primary, Election 2020, Election 2023, fundraising, Houston, John Whitmire, Mayor, Senate, Sylvester Turner, Texas | Comments Off

Not just Beto for marijuana legalization

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

The two Democrats in the runoff for Attorney General are also on board. As the May 24 runoff approaches, both Democrats in the runoff for Texas Attorney General have doubled down on their promises to legalize cannabis in the state. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Attorney General, Beto O'Rourke, Democratic primary, Election 2022, Joe Jaworski, Ken Paxton, marijuana, Rochelle Garza, runoff, Texas | 1 Comment

Precinct analysis: Beto’s range in the 2022 primaries

Posted on March 15, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

When you get 91.34% of the vote in an election, as Beto did in the Democratic primary for Governor, there’s usually not a whole lot of interesting data beneath the surface. But you never know until you look, so I … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Bexar County, Cameron County, Collin County, Dallas County, Democratic primary, Denton County, Dimmit County, Duval County, El Paso, Election 2018, Election 2022, Fort Bend County, Frio County, Governor, Harris County, Hidalgo County, Jefferson County, Jim Wells County, Joy Diaz, Maverick County, Michael Cooper, Montgomery County, Nueces County, precinct analysis, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Tarrant County, Texas, Travis County, Webb County | Comments Off

Meet the new judge of County Civil Court at Law #4

Posted on March 14, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

So far, this is the only public announcement I have seen: . Immensely proud of Miryea Ayala, who tonight was appointed as the new judge for the Harris County Civil Court at Law No. 4! She’s been a great colleague … Continue reading →

Posted in Local politics | Tagged Commissioners Court, Democratic primary, Election 2022, Harris County, judicial races, Lesley Briones, Manpreet Singh, Miryea Ayala, runoff, Treasea Trevino | 1 Comment

It’s officially Garza and Jaworski in the AG runoff

Posted on March 11, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Glad that’s settled. Civil rights lawyer Lee Merritt suspended his campaign for the Democratic nomination for Texas attorney general on Thursday, clearing the way for top vote-getter Rochelle Garza to face Joe Jaworski in a May runoff election. More than … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, Attorney General, Democratic primary, Election 2022, Harris County, Joe Jaworski, Lee Merritt, Mike Fields, Rochelle Garza, runoff, Texas | Comments Off

Precinct analysis: Final 2022 primary vote totals from those counties of interest

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

At the end of early voting, I posted some totals from various counties around the state. I noted at the time it was an imprecise comparison since I included final 2018 turnout numbers as the comparison point for 2022 and … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, Bell County, Bexar County, Brazoria County, Brazos County, Cameron County, Collin County, Comal County, Dallas County, Democratic primary, Denton County, early voting, El Paso, Election 2018, Election 2022, Ellis County, Fort Bend County, Hays County, Hidalgo County, Johnson County, Lubbock, Maverick County, Montgomery County, Nueces County, primaries, Smith County, Starr County, Tarrant County, Texas, Travis County, turnout, voter suppression, Webb County, Williamson County | 1 Comment

Four file for the HCC special election

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Monday was the filing deadline. On Saturday, May 7, 2022, Houston Community College System (“HCC”) will hold a special election to fill a vacancy for the HCC Board of Trustees position in geographic district II for the unexpired term through … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Charlene Ward Johnson, Danielle Bess, Democratic primary, Election 2022, Garnet Coleman, HCC, HD147, Houston, Jolanda Jones, Kathy Lynch Gunter, Rhonda Skillern-Jones, runoff, special election, Terrance Hall, Texas, The Lege, Youlette McCullough | Comments Off

The Dem runoff for AG is not fully settled

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

First place in the Democratic primary for Attorney General went to Rochelle Garza. Second place is still somewhat of a question. Two days after election day in the March primary, the Democratic race for attorney general is still not settled. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Attorney General, Carla Brailey, Dan Patrick, Democratic primary, Election 2018, Election 2022, Joe Jaworski, Ken Paxton, Lee Merritt, Lite Gov, Michelle Beckley, Mike Collier, Mike Fields, primaries, Rochelle Garza, runoff, Texas | 7 Comments

Initial post-election wrapup

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

Just a few updates and observations to add onto what I posted yesterday morning. Any deeper thoughts, if I have them, will come later. – Cheri Thomas and William Demond won their races for the 14th Court of Appeals. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, absentee ballots, Aicha Davis, Bexar County, Cam Campbell, Candis Houston, CD15, CD28, Chase West, Commissioners Court, Congress, County Judge, Democratic primary, Dexter McCoy, early voting, Election 2018, Election 2022, Fort Bend County, Grady Prestage, Harold Dutton, Harris County, HD132, HD142, Henry Cisneros, Henry Cuellar, Isabel Longoria, judicial races, Ken DeMerchant, KP George, Marisa Perez, Miguel Gonzalez, Neeta Sane, paper ballots, primaries, Rebecca Bell-Metereau, runoff, SBOE, SD17, Secretary of State, Senate, Texas, The Lege, Titus Benton, turnout, voter suppression | 11 Comments

A roundup of runoffs

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

I was going to just do a basic recap of all the primary races that will require runoffs, and then this happened, and I had to do some redesign. U.S. Rep. Van Taylor, R-Plano, has decided to end his reelection … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged absentee ballots, Alexandra Guio, Alexandra Mealer, Andrea Beall, Angel Vega, Attorney General, Ben Chou, Beverly Armstrong, Bexar County, Cassandra Hernandez, CD01, CD03, CD15, CD21, CD24, CD28, CD30, CD38, Chip Wells, Christian Hayes, Claudia Zapata, Commissioners Court, Comptroller, Congress, Coretta Mallet-Fontenot, Daniel Caldwell, Danielle Bess, David Patronella, Dawn Buckingham, Democratic primary, Derrik Gay, Diana Alexander, Duncan Klussmann, Election 2022, George P. Bush, Greg Glass, Harris County, HD100, HD114, HD147, HD22, HD37, HD70, HD76, Henry Cisneros, Henry Cuellar, James Whitfield, Jan McDowell, Jane Hamilton, Janet Dudding, Jasmine Crockett, Jason Luong, Jay Kleberg, JJ Jefferson, Joe Jaworski, John Bryant, John Rigney, Jolanda Jones, Joseph Trahan, judicial races, Justice of the Peace, Keith Self, Ken Paxton, Kim McTorry, Land Commissioner, Laura Marquez, Lawrence Allen, Lee Merritt, Lesley Briones, Lite Gov, Lorenzo Sanchez, Luis Sifuentes, Luis Villarreal, Manpreet Singh, Melissa Ortega, Michelle Beckley, Michelle Vallejo, Mihaela Plesa, Mike Collier, Morgan LaMantia, Pat Hardy, Pete Garcia, Pete Sessions, primaries, provisional ballots, Railroad Commission, recount, Ricardo Villarreal, Rochelle Garza, Ruben Cortez, Ruben Ramirez, runoff, Sandra Crenshaw, Sandragrace Martinez, Sara Stapleton-Barrera, Sarah Stogner, SBOE, SD27, Senate, Sonia Lopez, Staci Childs, Starr County, Steve Duble, Suleman Lalani, Teresa Waldrop, Texas, The Lege, Tim Westley, Treasea Trevino, Van Taylor, Vanesia Johnson, Venton Jones, Victor Dunn, Victor Morales, Victor Perez, Vidal Martinez, voter suppression, Wayne Christian, Webb County, Zapata County | 12 Comments

2022 primary results: Harris County

Posted on March 2, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

There were some issues, as there always are. Honestly, that’s one of the reasons I vote early – less time pressure in case something happens. There was also an issue with reporting the early ballots. The Harris County Elections Administration … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Alexandra Mealer, Amy Martin, Andrea Beall, Angela Rodriguez, Ben Chou, Carla Wyatt, Chip Wells, Chris Morton, Chris Watson, Commissioners Court, David Patronella, Dedra Davis, Democratic primary, District Clerk, Dolores Lozano, Dylan Osborne, Election 2022, Erica Davis, Frank Aguilar, Greg Glass, Harris County, Harris County Judge, Harris County Treasurer, Hilary Unger, Isabel Longoria, Jack Morman, Jason Luong, Jerry Mouton, Juanita Jackson Barner, judicial races, Justice of the Peace, Leah Shapiro, Lesley Briones, Lina Hidalgo, Lucia Bates, Manpreet Singh, Marilyn Burgess, Melissa Morris, Natalia Oakes, Porscha Brown, primaries, Roderick Rogers, runoff, Scot Dollinger, Secretary of State, Sonia Lopez, Steve Duble, Tamika Craft, Teresa Waldrop, Treasea Trevino, Veronica Nelson, Vidal Martinez | 11 Comments

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