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Panzarella defeats Hellyar in District C runoff

Posted on May 17, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the Chron story, which was still preliminary as I drafted this at 10 PM. Panzarella was over 60% in early voting, and had stretched that to 64% after the first seven of 20 vote centers were tabulated. I have … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Abbie Kamin, Democratic primary, District C, early voting, Election 2026, Harris County, Houston, Houston City Council, Joseph Panzarella, Nick Hellyar, runoff, special election, Texas, turnout | 1 Comment

Today is Runoff Day for District C

Posted on May 16, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: Houston voters in District C have one final opportunity to make their voices heard. The Special Runoff Election to fill the vacant District C City Council seat takes place tomorrow, May 16, deciding who will serve the … Continue reading →

An overview of the Dallas County precinct voting fiasco

Posted on May 16, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s Talking Points Memo with a closer look at what happened in Dallas in March and where all that is coming from. Since the 2020 election, right-wing activists have accelerated their efforts to curtail access to voting by promoting conspiracy … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged 5th Court of Appeals, Allen West, Dallas County, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2026, hand counting, lawsuit, primaries, runoff, Supreme Court, Texas, voter suppression, voting centers | Leave a comment

Today is the last day of early voting for the District C runoff

Posted on May 12, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: Runoff Day itself will be Saturday, May 16. Voting locations for both today’s early voting and Saturday’s Runoff Day voting can be found here. For what it’s worth, early voting turnout through the end of the day … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Democratic primary, District C, early voting, Election 2025, Election 2026, Harris County, Houston, Houston City Council, Joseph Panzarella, Nick Hellyar, special election, turnout | Leave a comment

Today is Election Day for the SD04 special election

Posted on May 2, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: Election Day for the May 2, 2026, Special Election to fill the vacancy in Texas Senate District 4 is tomorrow. The district includes all of Chambers County and portions of Galveston, Harris, Jefferson, and Montgomery counties. There … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Abbie Kamin, Brandon Creighton, Brett Ligon, Democratic primary, District C, early voting, Election 2026, Harris County, Houston, Houston City Council, Joseph Panzarella, Nick Hellyar, Ron Angeletti, runoff, SD04, Senate, special election, Texas | Comments Off

Early voting for the May 16 District C runoff starts today

Posted on April 29, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

It’s now time for Election #2 of 3 in the month of May. This one is the runoff for Houston City Council District C, between Joe Panzarella, who led with about 33% of the vote in April, and Nick Hellyar, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Abbie Kamin, Brandon Creighton, Brett Ligon, Democratic primary, District C, early voting, Election 2025, Election 2026, Harris County, Houston, Houston City Council, Joseph Panzarella, Nick Hellyar, Ron Angeletti, SD04, Senate, special election, Texas | Comments Off

Dallas gets to keep voting centers for the primary runoff

Posted on April 27, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Good, but perhaps not the end of the story. A North Texas appeals court rejected a petition from a Dallas County republican trying to force the county to hold a precinct-specific Election Day for the upcoming primary election. The petition … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026, Legal matters | Tagged 5th Court of Appeals, Allen West, Dallas County, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2026, hand counting, lawsuit, primaries, runoff, Texas, voter suppression, voting centers | Comments Off

Dallas Republicans demand a return to precinct voting chaos

Posted on April 22, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Oh good lord… Some Dallas County Republicans on Monday sued the county elections department in a bid to require voters to cast ballots for the May 26 primary runoff at specific polling places in their precincts rather than any location … Continue reading →

Republicans had trouble with precinct voting, too

Posted on March 25, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

I know, I know, I’m shocked too. At least 12,674 Dallas County voters trying to cast ballots in both party primaries showed up at the wrong polling locations March 3 after the county GOP forced the elimination of countywide polling … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Allen West, Dallas County, Democratic primary, early voting, Eastland County, Election 2026, hand counting, primaries, runoff, Texas, voter suppression, voting centers, Williamson County | Comments Off

Dallas County will get voting centers for Runoff Day

Posted on March 20, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Hooray for small victories. But don’t expect more than that. Dallas County Republicans will agree to allow voters to cast ballots at countywide voting sites for the May 26 runoff election after a switch to precinct-based voting sites caused chaos, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Allen West, Dallas County, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2026, hand counting, primaries, runoff, Texas, voter suppression, voting centers | 2 Comments

Early voting for the Houston City Council District C special election begins tomorrow

Posted on March 17, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: Early voting for the April 4 City of Houston Special Election to fill the vacant District C City Council seat will run from March 18 to 31. The elected candidate will serve the remainder of the term … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Abbie Kamin, Angelica Luna Kaufman, Audrey Nath, District C, early voting, Election 2026, Houston, Houston City Council, Joseph Panzarella, Laura Gallier, Nick Hellyar, Patrick Oathout, Sophia Campos, special election | Comments Off

A followup on turnout and early voting preference

Posted on March 9, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Just a couple of followup items for things we discussed during early voting, now that we have more complete data. The first was about how much of the vote would be cast early, and whether Republicans were waiting until Election … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Bexar County, Brazoria County, Caldwell County, CD21, CD23, CD35, Chambers County, Collin County, Comal County, Congress, Dallas County, Democratic primary, Denton County, Donald Trump, early voting, El Paso, Election 2018, Election 2022, Election 2026, Fort Bend County, Galveston, Guadalupe County, Harris County, Hays County, Hidalgo County, James Talarico, Jasmine Crockett, John Cornyn, Johnson County, Katy Padilla Stout, Kaufman County, Ken Paxton, Liberty County, Lubbock, Maureen Galindo, McLennan County, Medina County, Midland County, Montgomery County, primaries, Rockwall County, Senate, Tarrant County, Texas, Travis County, turnout, Waller County, Williamson County | Comments Off

A statewide comparison

Posted on March 2, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

I mentioned this yesterday, so here it is. I decided to look at the most recent early voting turnout numbers I could find for the counties, and then compare them to the final turnout numbers from the 2022 election. I’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Bexar County, Brazoria County, Caldwell County, Chambers County, Collin County, Comal County, Dallas County, Democratic primary, Denton County, Donald Trump, early voting, El Paso, Election 2012, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Election 2024, Election 2026, Fort Bend County, Galveston, Guadalupe County, Harris County, Hays County, Hidalgo County, James Talarico, Jasmine Crockett, John Cornyn, Johnson County, Kaufman County, Ken Paxton, Liberty County, Lubbock, McLennan County, Medina County, Midland County, Montgomery County, primaries, Rockwall County, Senate, Tarrant County, Texas, Travis County, turnout, Waller County, Williamson County | 1 Comment

A history of early voting turnout in the primaries

Posted on March 1, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Early voting is over. We’ve already discussed the final EV totals, but there was something of note that I didn’t mention yesterday that I want to comment on today: Year Mail Early Total ===================================== 2018 Dem 22,695 70,152 92,847 2018 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged absentee ballots, Democratic primary, Donald Trump, early voting, Election 2008, Election 2010, Election 2012, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Election 2024, Election 2026, endorsements, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, James Talarico, Jasmine Crockett, John Cornyn, Kamala Harris, Ken Paxton, polls, primaries, runoff, Senate, Teneshia Hudspeth, Texas, turnout | 2 Comments

The Eastland County hand-counting situation

Posted on March 1, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

The other one to keep an eye on. Eastland County Republicans voted last fall to ditch electronic voting equipment and instead hand count all of their primary ballots. They’ll be using paper poll books to check in voters, and expect … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Dallas County, Democratic primary, early voting, Eastland County, Election 2026, electronic voting machines, hand counting, primaries, Republican Party, Robin Hayes, Secretary of State, Texas, The Lege, voting centers | 2 Comments

Final 2026 early voting report: That was something

Posted on February 28, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Yesterday, the last day for early voting, was huge: Over 77K votes cast, with 51K of them being on the Democratic side. I didn’t get the report until almost midnight last night, and so didn’t finish this post until this … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged absentee ballots, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2008, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Election 2024, Election 2026, endorsements, Harris County, James Talarico, Jasmine Crockett, John Cornyn, Kamala Harris, Ken Paxton, polls, primaries, runoff, Senate, Texas, turnout | Comments Off

2026 primary early voting Day Ten: One more day to go

Posted on February 27, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

One more time from Derek Ryan. Turnout Comparison Based on the data I have, here is where things stand through Wednesday: -856,191 people have voted in the Republican Primary (4.6% of all registered voters). The Secretary of State is reporting … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged absentee ballots, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Election 2024, Election 2026, Harris County, John Cornyn, Ken Paxton, polls, primaries, runoff, Senate, Texas, turnout | Comments Off

2026 primary early voting Day Nine: Keep on keeping on

Posted on February 26, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s another Derek Ryan update. Turnout Comparison Based on the data I have, here is where things stand: -747,153 people have voted in the Republican Primary (4.0% of all registered voters). -865,385 people have voted in the Democratic Primary (4.6% … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged absentee ballots, Bexar County, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Election 2024, Election 2026, Harris County, primaries, Texas, turnout | Comments Off

2026 primary early voting Day Eight: Beyond the point of comparison

Posted on February 25, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

We are eight days into early voting, past both of the Mondays that made daily comparisons to past elections a challenge, and you know what? It doesn’t matter anymore, because the early vote total in Harris County so far is … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged absentee ballots, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Election 2024, Election 2026, Harris County, primaries, Tarrant County, Texas, turnout | 4 Comments

More deep dives on primary data

Posted on February 24, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

From Levi Asher: Everyone is talking about the massive early voting numbers in the Texas Democratic primary. Through Day 5, Harris County has already seen 76,555 Democratic ballots cast, more than double where we were at this point in 2024. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged absentee ballots, Bexar County, Democratic primary, early voting, El Paso, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Election 2024, Election 2026, Harris County, primaries, Tarrant County, Texas, turnout | 3 Comments

A closer look at the EV data so far

Posted on February 22, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Derek Ryan is back with his analysis of the three-day EV numbers. Through the first three days of early voting (Tues – Thurs), I have been able to identify 303,095 people who have voted in the Republican Primary (1.6% turnout) … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged absentee ballots, Bexar County, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2008, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Election 2024, Election 2026, Harris County, primaries, Tarrant County, Texas, turnout | Comments Off

2026 primary early voting Day Three: With additional miscellany

Posted on February 20, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

We’ll start with the numbers and then go on to the items of interest. Here are the final daily EV reports for the 2022 and 2018 primaries. Here’s the Day Three EV report, and here are the numbers: Year Mail … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged absentee ballots, CD21, CD23, CD35, Congress, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Election 2026, hand counting, Harris County, John Lira, Johnny Garcia, Katy Padilla Stout, Kristin Hook, primaries, redistricting, Regina Vanburg, Santos Limon, SD09, Secretary of State, special election, Tarrant County, Taylor Rehmet, Texas, turnout | 2 Comments

An erratic look at Day One turnout in a few counties

Posted on February 19, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

I’d love to give you a full-ish look at Day One primary turnout around the state, but that data is harder to find than you might think. The current SOS interface for this is clunky and incomplete. You can be … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Bexar County, Collin County, Democratic primary, Denton County, early voting, Election 2018, Election 2022, Election 2026, Harris County, Montgomery County, primaries, Tarrant County, Texas, Travis County, turnout | Comments Off

2026 primary early voting Day One: And we’re off

Posted on February 18, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

At long last, we are voting for the 2026 primaries. I will do my thing with the numbers as we go. Let’s recap where we are and what we’re doing. Here are the final daily EV reports for the 2022 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged absentee ballots, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Election 2026, Harris County, primaries, Texas, turnout | Comments Off

Early voting for the 2026 primary starts tomorrow

Posted on February 16, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Are you ready to vote? March 3, 2026 – Primary Election Early Vote Centers will be open from Tuesday, February 17 – Friday, February 27 (Mon-Sat: 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.; Sun: 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.) Vote Centers will … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2026, Harris County, primaries, Texas | Comments Off

A few words about CD18 turnout

Posted on February 13, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

I feel I need to say something about this, which ran just before the CD18 runoff. Early-voting turnout in the runoff election for Texas’ 18th Congressional District is under 4% so far, highlighting the challenges in voter participation as the district … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, CD06, CD18, Christian Menefee, Congress, early voting, Election 2021, Election 2026, Harris County, Leigh Wambsganss, provisional ballots, Ron Wright, runoff, SD09, Senate, special election, Tarrant County, Taylor Rehmet, Texas, turnout | Comments Off

Menefee wins CD18 runoff, Rehmet wins SD09

Posted on February 1, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

The early Chron headline hedged things, but Christian Menefee was leading Amanda Edwards by almost exactly a two to one margin after early voting – he had 66.64% to her 33.36% as of the first results drop. That total only … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, CD18, Christian Menefee, Congress, early voting, Election 2026, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, lawsuit, Leigh Wambsganss, provisional ballots, runoff, SD09, Senate, special election, Tarrant County, Taylor Rehmet, Teneshia Hudspeth, Texas | 2 Comments

Final early vote totals for the CD18 runoff

Posted on January 30, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Here they are, but they come with an asterisk: Important Notice: Daily in-person check-in numbers will not be available for the court-ordered extended early voting dates of January 28 and January 29. Final voter participation numbers will be reflected in … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, CD18, Christian Menefee, Congress, early voting, Election 2026, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, lawsuit, provisional ballots, runoff, special election, Teneshia Hudspeth, Texas | Comments Off

Lawsuit successfully filed to add back early voting days for CD18

Posted on January 27, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

Seems reasonable. A pair of voting rights organizations filed a lawsuit Sunday seeking an emergency court order to extend early voting in Harris County past Tuesday after severe weather forced the closure of polling locations in the runoff election for Texas’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026, Legal matters | Tagged Amanda Edwards, CD18, Christian Menefee, Commissioners Court, Congress, early voting, Election 2026, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, Jonathan Fombonne, lawsuit, Lina Hidalgo, Pure Justice, runoff, special election, Teneshia Hudspeth, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project | 1 Comment

No CD18 early voting on Sunday

Posted on January 24, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth announces changes to voting operations for the Congressional District 18 (CD-18) Special Runoff Election due to severe winter weather conditions. All early vote centers will remain open today, Friday, January 23, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, CD18, Christian Menefee, Congress, early voting, Election 2026, Harris County Clerk, runoff, special election, Teneshia Hudspeth, Texas | Comments Off

Early voting for the CD18 runoff starts today

Posted on January 21, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

From the County Clerk website, the first election of our busy 2026 calendar is now underway. January 31, 2026 – Special Runoff Election for Congressional District 18 Early Vote Centers will be open from Wednesday, January 21 to Tuesday, January … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Amanda Edwards, CD18, Christian Menefee, Congress, early voting, Election 2025, Election 2026, Harris County, Leigh Wambsganss, runoff, SD09, Senate, special election, Tarrant County, Taylor Rehmet, Texas | Comments Off

Dallas and Williamson forced to abandon voting centers for Primary Day

Posted on January 10, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

I have three things to say about this. In an about-face, Dallas County Republicans last week decided against hand-counting ballots in Texas’ March primary, saying they weren’t able to line up enough workers, among other hurdles. That leaves just two … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Allen West, Dallas County, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2026, electronic voting machines, hand counting, primaries, Republican Party, Secretary of State, Texas, The Lege, voting centers, Williamson County | Comments Off

Final December runoff early voting: Is anger the key?

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

An interesting take on the Houston City Council At Large #4 runoff, for which early voting ended yesterday. Salinas ran on a decidedly progressive platform for voters dissatisfied with status quo politics — advocating for legal action to fight against … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2025 | Tagged absentee ballots, Alejandra Salinas, At Large #4, CD18, Congress, Dwight Boykins, early voting, Election 2025, Harris County, HCC, Houston, Houston City Council, Kathy Lynch Gunter, Renee Jefferson Smith, runoff, SD09, Senate, Tarrant County, Taylor Rehmet, turnout | Comments Off

Runoff early voting Day One: Getting started

Posted on December 2, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

For a variety of reasons, I probably won’t follow the daily EV reports for the runoff closely, but I will at least keep an eye on them. First, though, this bit from the Chron story on the start of early … Continue reading →

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