Tag Archives: Election 2014

Quinnipiac: Cruz 47, O’Rourke 44

Posted on April 19, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Pretty good poll result, with the ever-present proviso that it’s just one result. The closely watched U.S. Senate race in Texas is too close to call, with 47 percent for Republican incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz and 44 percent for U.S. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Andrew White, Beto O'Rourke, Donald Trump, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, Governor, Greg Abbott, Lupe Valdez, polls, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas, turnout, Wendy Davis | 3 Comments

Are Texas Republicans really worried about Trump for November?

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

I mean, I guess they are. They’ve seen what has happened around the country, in other elections and other red places. I don’t know how worried they are, or how worried they should be. This is a Red State where … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Barack Obama, Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2002, Election 2006, Election 2014, Election 2018, Greg Abbott, Texas, turnout | 3 Comments

On Latino primary participation

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Time for some numbers. The predictions about Harris County Latinos becoming more engaged in the recent mid-term primary were right: The number of Latino voters who cast their ballot more than doubled compared to the previous primary of the same … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Democratic primary, Election 2014, Election 2018, Harris County, Latino voting, primaries, Republican Party, turnout | 1 Comment

Stockman trial update: The prosecution abides

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

From Monday: The second of two key government witnesses took the stand late Monday in Houston in the federal fraud trial of former U.S. Congressman Steve Stockman, telling jurors his main duty on the ex-lawmaker’s staff was to “just do … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment, Scandalized! | Tagged Bitcoin, Congress, Election 2014, ethics, FBI, Jason Posey, Senate, Steve Stockman | 1 Comment

Stockman trial update

Posted on March 23, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

From Tuesday: “This case is the story of how the defendant over the course of four years exploited the trust and charity of others to pull off a massive scam,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Heberle, of the Justice Department’s public … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime and Punishment, Scandalized! | Tagged Congress, Election 1994, Election 2012, Election 2014, ethics, FBI, FEC, Jason Posey, Steve Stockman, Texas | Comments Off

More primary stuff

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

I don’t have a canvass of the primary vote from the County Clerk yet – sometimes they send out a draft canvass on their own, or they send one to someone I know who shares it with me, and sometimes … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2014, Election 2018, Governor, primaries, Republican Party, Texas, turnout | 9 Comments

Does primary turnout in a district predict the November result?

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Karl Rove would like you to think so. At the House level, Democrats hope to win three districts won by Hillary Clinton and now held by Republican incumbents, as well as some of the six seats opened up by GOP … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Congress, Dan Patrick, Democratic primary, Election 2004, Election 2006, Election 2008, Election 2010, Election 2012, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, primaries, Republican Party, Senate, Texas, The Lege, turnout | 4 Comments

Evaluating Beto

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

I think this is about right. Beto O’Rourke, the candidate running the most high-profile statewide race, [scored] only 61 percent in his primary, against two lesser-known candidates. […] A lot of weird things happen in the Democratic Primary, because the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Democratic primary, Election 2014, Election 2018, Governor, Ray Madrigal, Sema Hernandez, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas, turnout, Wendy Davis | 5 Comments

Post-Primary Day thoughts

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Various thoughts and observations that are better aggregated into one post… – I believe this is the first time that all of the statewide candidates I voted for either won or advanced to the runoff in the primary. Statewide primaries … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Congress, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2012, Election 2014, Election 2018, Governor, Harris County, primaries, runoff, Senate, Texas, The Lege, turnout | 8 Comments

2018 primary results: Statewide

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Statewide Dem totals Statewide GOP totals Harris County Dem totals Harris County GOP totals (Please note that all results were coming in very slowly. I expect there will still be some precincts not yet reported by the time this publishes. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Ag Commissioner, Andrew White, Christi Craddick, Comptroller, Dan Patrick, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2014, Election 2018, George P. Bush, Governor, Greg Abbott, Joi Chevalier, Land Commissioner, Lite Gov, Lupe Valdez, Miguel Suazo, Mike Collier, primaries, Railroad Commission, Republican Party, Roman McAllen, runoff, Senate, Sid Miller, Texas, Tim Mahoney, turnout | 5 Comments

Early voting in the “next” 15 counties

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

As you know, there’s been a lot written about primary turnout in the top 15 counties by voter registration in Texas. Much has been said about the large increase in Democratic turnout, accompanied by the much milder increase – and … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Bell County, Brazos County, Comal County, Democratic primary, early voting, Ector County, Election 2014, Election 2018, Ellis County, Governor, Guadalupe County, Hays County, Jefferson County, Johnson County, Lubbock, McLennan County, Midland County, Parker County, Potter County, primaries, Randall County, Republican Party, Smith County, Texas, turnout, Webb County | 1 Comment

2018 primary early voting, Day 11: That’s a wrap

Posted on March 3, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Records have been set, and more are likely to be set before all is said and done. Texans have already set a record for early voting in a non-presidential primary election year, and there’s still one more day to go … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged absentee ballots, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2008, Election 2010, Election 2014, Election 2018, Harris County, primaries, Texas, turnout | 3 Comments

Early voting, Day 10: Same day service

Posted on March 2, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Hey, guess what? The EV numbers for Thursday came in early enough for me to post a truly up-to-date update. So here we go: EV 2010 EV 2014 Day 10 EV 2018 totals Year Party Mail In Person Total ======================================= … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged absentee ballots, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2010, Election 2014, Election 2018, Harris County, primaries, turnout | 1 Comment

Early voting, Day 9: Around the state again

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Let’s just jump right in again… EV 2010 EV 2014 Day 8 EV 2018 totals Year Party Mail In Person Total ======================================= 2010 Dem 5,035 16,107 21,142 2010 Rep 10,327 24,759 35,086 2014 Dem 5,456 12,405 17,861 2014 Rep 14,687 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2008, Election 2010, Election 2014, Election 2018, Harris County, Texas, turnout | Comments Off

Early voting, Day 8: So how worried should Republicans be?

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Worried enough to fundraise off of the Dems’ EV numbers, for what that’s worth. Through Sunday in the 15 Texas counties with the most registered voters, 135,070 people had voted in the Republican primary and 151,236 in the Democratic. Compared … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged absentee ballots, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2008, Election 2010, Election 2014, Election 2018, Harris County, turnout | 6 Comments

2018 primary early voting, Day 7: Projecting final turnout

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

KUHF starts with the speculation. Harris County Democrats are voting in record numbers ahead of next week’s primary. Total returns for the first six days of early voting put Democrats nearly even with Republicans. As of Sunday night, Democrats’ combined … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged absentee ballots, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2006, Election 2008, Election 2010, Election 2012, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, Harris County, primaries, Republican Party, turnout | Comments Off

2018 primary early voting, Day 6: The fifteenth county

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Sunday is the shortest and least busy day of early voting, and it is the transition to Week 2, when all the days are 12 hours long and numbers start to go way up. Here’s what this Sunday looked like. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged absentee ballots, Brazoria County, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2006, Election 2008, Election 2010, Election 2012, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, Harris County, primaries, turnout | Comments Off

2018 primary early voting, Day Five: A Democratic day

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

The early vote hours for Saturday are 7 to 7, so the report comes out later. So, I’m just going to cut to the chase: EV 2010 EV 2014 Day 5 EV 2018 totals Year Party Mail In Person Total … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged absentee ballots, early voting, Election 2010, Election 2014, Election 2018, Harris County, turnout | 1 Comment

2018 primary early voting, Day Four: On to the suburbs

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron’s Mike Snyder ventures outside Harris County for early voting numbers. As the Chronicle’s Jeremy Wallace reported, nearly 50,000 people voted in the Democratic primary on Tuesday, the first day of early voting, in the state’s 15 most populous … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged absentee ballots, early voting, Election 2010, Election 2014, Election 2018, Fort Bend County, Harris County, Montgomery County, turnout | Comments Off

2018 primary early voting Day Three: A look around the state

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Let’s just jump right into the numbers: EV 2010 EV 2014 Day 3 EV 2018 totals Year Party Mail In Person Total ======================================= 2010 Dem 3,851 6,132 9,983 2010 Rep 7,929 8,803 16,732 2014 Dem 3,048 4,228 7,276 2014 Rep … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged absentee ballots, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2010, Election 2014, Election 2018, Harris County, primaries, Texas, turnout | Comments Off

UT/TT poll: Trump approval more or less the same as before

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

A tad bit more positive than last time, but still nothing to write home about. With the usual disclaimers about partisan imbalance, President Donald Trump’s job approval ratings are holding steady, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Ag Commissioner, Andrew White, Beto O'Rourke, Dan Patrick, Democratic primary, Donald Trump, Election 2014, Election 2018, George P. Bush, Governor, Greg Abbott, Jerry Patterson, Land Commissioner, Lite Gov, Lupe Valdez, Michael Cooper, Mike Collier, polls, primaries, Senate, Sid Miller, Ted Cruz, Texas | Comments Off

Early voting for 2018 primaries starts tomorrow

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Are you ready to vote? Wait, let me say that again. ARE YOU READY TO VOTE? When and where can you vote early? Early voting runs Tuesday, Feb. 20 to Friday, March 2. You can vote at any of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2014, Election 2018, Harris County, Hurricane Harvey, primaries | Comments Off

The Land Office in the news

Posted on February 18, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Please enjoy this coverage of a downballot statewide race, which is not something we get all that much of. Incumbent George P. Bush, the 41-year-old grandson and nephew of U.S. presidents, is facing off against his outspoken predecessor Jerry Patterson, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Alamo, Democratic primary, Election 2014, Election 2018, George P. Bush, Jerry Patterson, Land Commissioner, Miguel Suazo, Permanent School Fund, primaries, Tex Morgan, Texas | 8 Comments

Already projecting ahead to November turnout

Posted on February 17, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Some in the political chattering class think the end results in Harris County this yearwon’t be all that different than what we’ve seen before. Harris County may be awash in Democratic hopefuls for the upcoming primary elections, but don’t expect … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Bill White, Election 2008, Election 2010, Election 2012, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, Greg Abbott, Harris County, judicial races, Lite Gov, President, turnout, voter registration | 4 Comments

Voter registration deadline is Monday

Posted on February 1, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Check your registration status. Houston-area voters are registering to vote in record numbers just in time for the March 6 primaries, and the two major political parties are bracing for yet another wave of newcomers over the next few days. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged advertising, Dan Patrick, Democratic primary, Election 2014, Election 2018, Harris County, primaries, turnout, voter registration | Comments Off

Finance reports start coming in

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

And once again, CD07 is the big story. The winner in the money chase so far is nonprofit executive Alex Triantaphyllis, who raised over $255,000 in the fourth quarter of 2017, bringing his total raised for the election to over … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Alex Triantaphyllis, Andrew White, Attorney General, CD07, Congress, Democratic primary, Election 2014, Election 2018, fundraising, Governor, Jason Westin, John Culberson, Justin Nelson, Ken Paxton, Laura Moser, Leticia Van De Putte, Lite Gov, Lizzie FLetcher, Lupe Valdez, Mike Collier, Texas | Comments Off

The life and times of Kinky Friedman

Posted on January 6, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

I have feelings about this. With Friedman, it’s showtime most of the time. On this occasion, he’s in town with Mary Lou Sullivan, his biographer, who attempted to condense his strange life into 300 pages. Hers was an unenviable task. … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged Ag Commissioner, Election 2006, Election 2014, Governor, Kinky Friedman, Texas | Comments Off

A third PPP Congressional poll in Texas

Posted on December 26, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s a Public Policy Polling Twitter thread of interest. I’ve highlighted the specific relevant tweets. The generic ballot polling certainly looks great for Democrats, but how is that playing out at the district level? We've polled 36 GOP held Congressional … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged CD07, CD31, CD32, Congress, Election 2012, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, John Carter, John Culberson, MJ Hegar, Pete Sessions, polls, Texas | 4 Comments

Filing roundup: Outside Harris County

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

A look at who filed for what on the Democratic side in the counties around Harris. These are all predominantly Republican counties, some more than others, so the Democrats are almost all challengers. On the flip side, there are many … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Adrienne Bell, Ahmad Hassan, Amanda Jamrok, Beverly Walker, Brazoria County, CD08, CD14, CD22, Congress, County Clerk, County Judge, Democratic primary, District Clerk, Dylan Wilde Forbis, Election 2014, Election 2018, Elizabeth Markowitz, Fort Bend County, Fran Watson, Galveston, HD03, HD15, HD16, HD23, HD24, HD25, HD26, HD27, HD28, HD29, HD85, James Pressley, Jay Stittleburg, Jennifer Cantu, John Phelps, John-Brandon Pierre, KP George, Letitia Plummer, Levy Barnes, Lisa Seger, Lorena McGill, Mandy Sunderland, Margarita Johnson, Mark Gibson, Meghan Scoggins, Mike Midler, Montgomery County, Rita Lucido, Robert Pruett, Ron Reynolds, Rose MacAskie, Sarah DeMerchant, SBOE, SD17, Senate, Sri Kulkarni, Steve Brown, Steven David, Texas, The Lege, Wilvin Carter | 2 Comments

Filing roundup: State Senate

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

In 2014, Democrats contested five of the eleven Republican-held State Senate seats on the ballot, plus the seat that was vacated by Wendy Davis, which was won by Republican Konni Burton. This year, Democrats have candidates in eleven of these … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Allison Campolo, Angela Paxton, Beverly Powell, Bob Hall, Brian Chaput, Brian Cronin, Charles Schwertner, Craig Estes, David Romero, Democratic primary, Don Huffines, Donna Campbell, Election 2014, Election 2018, Fran Watson, Glenn Williams, Gwenn Burud, Jack Guerra, Joan Huffman, Joe Bogen, Kelly Hancock, Kendall Scudder, Kevin Lopez, Konni Burton, Mark Phariss, Meg Walsh, Nathan Johnson, Phillip Huffines, Rita Lucido, Robert Nichols, SD02, SD03, SD05, SD07, SD08, SD09, SD10, SD16, SD17, SD25, SD30, Senate, Shirley Layton, Steven Kling, Texas, Wendy Davis | 2 Comments

Early polling on the AG race

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

It looks sexy, but keep your salt handy. The 2018 election for the job of the state’s top lawyer could be a tight race if voters go to the polls knowing about Attorney General Ken Paxton’s criminal indictment, according to … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Attorney General, Donald Trump, Election 2014, Election 2018, Justin Nelson, Ken Paxton, polls, Texas | 1 Comment

The Harris County slates

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

Let’s talk about the filings for Harris County. The SOS filings page is still the best source of information, but they don’t provide shareable links, so in the name of ease and convenience I copied the Democratic filing information for … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, Ahmad Hassan, Andrea Duhon, Briscoe Cain, Carlos Pena, Commissioners Court, Cosme Garcia, Damian LaCroix, Daniel Box, Danyahel Norris, Democratic primary, Diane Trautman, District Clerk, Dylan Osborne, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, Elvonte Patton, Erica Lee, filing deadline, Fran Watson, Gayle Mitchell, Gina Calanni, Hank Segelke, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, Harris County Judge, Harris County Treasurer, HCDE, HD128, HD132, HD134, HD146, Jeff Stauber, Jeff Williams, John Miller, John Whitmire, Josh Wallenstein, Justice of the Peace, Ken Melancon, Kevin Howard, Lawrence Allen, Lina Hidalgo, Lloyd Oliver, Marilyn Burgess, Martin Schexnayder, Michael Jordan, Mike Nichols, Nat West, Nile Copeland, Penny Shaw, primaries, Prince Bryant, Ricardo Soliz, Richard Cantu, Rita Lucido, Roger Garcia, Roy Owen, Roz Shorter, Sammy Casados, Sandra Moore, SBOE, SD15, SD17, Senate, Shawn Thierry, Stan Stanart, Steven Chambers, The Lege | 3 Comments

A look at past primaries

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

I think we can all agree that the 2018 Democratic primary season is already unlike anything we’ve seen in recent memory. And since I like putting expressions like that into numbers, I thought I’d try to do it here. First, … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Congress, Democratic primary, Election 1994, Election 1998, Election 2002, Election 2006, Election 2010, Election 2014, Election 2018, Governor, Senate, Texas, The Lege, turnout | Comments Off

There’s scared and there’s strategy

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Charles Kuffner

What we’re seeing from the GOP is some of both. Republicans are beginning to worry that a “blue wave” of Democratic voters angry with the Trump administration could crash into the 2018 election, even in the deep red state of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Congress, Dan Patrick, Donald Trump, Election 2010, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, fundraising, Governor, Greg Abbott, Texas, The Lege, turnout | 5 Comments

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