Tag Archives: primaries

Add Rep. Talarico to the “thinking about running for Senate” list

Posted on June 7, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Join the party, there’s plenty of room. State Rep. James Talarico, a former schoolteacher who often goes viral on social media for his feisty exchanges with Republicans, told Hearst Newspapers he is considering a bid for the U.S. Senate in … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Colin Allred, Democratic primary, Donald Trump, Election 2018, Election 2024, Election 2026, fundraising, James Talarico, Joaquin Castro, John Cornyn, Ken Paxton, Lite Gov, Nathan Johnson, polls, primaries, Roland Gutierrez, Senate, Terry Virts, Texas, Vikki Goodwin | Leave a comment

Yes, the omnibus voter suppression law suppressed voting by mail

Posted on June 1, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Cause, meet effect. Some county election officials across Texas say the number of people voting by mail has dropped since 2020, but they’re not sure why. New research suggests that the recent overhaul of state election laws could explain some … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged absentee ballots, Brennan Center, Election 2022, Election 2024, primaries, Texas, The Lege, turnout, voter suppression | Comments Off

One more poll item

Posted on May 13, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

A couple of points to note here. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) trails Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton by 16 points in a new poll commissioned by the Senate Leadership Fund, the GOP-leadership backed super PAC. SLF is supporting Cornyn. Their … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Colin Allred, Election 2026, John Cornyn, Ken Paxton, polls, primaries, Senate, Texas | Comments Off

Once more with Trump’s approval ratings in Texas

Posted on May 12, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Of interest. President Donald Trump is viewed favorably by 47% of Texas voters and unfavorably by 50%, putting his net favorability at -3. This is a significant decline since November, when Trump’s net favorability was +12 (55% favorable, 43% unfavorable). … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged Colin Allred, Dan Patrick, Donald Trump, Election 2024, Election 2026, Greg Abbott, John Cornyn, Ken Paxton, primaries, Senate, Texas | 1 Comment

There’s a lot of Dems looking at the Senate race

Posted on May 6, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox, from Thursday’s “Texas take with Jeremy Wallace” newsletter. The more endangered U.S. Sen. John Cornyn looks in early polling against Ken Paxton in the GOP primary, the more Democrats are buzzing. While a Democrat has not won … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Colin Allred, Democratic primary, Donald Trump, Election 2018, Election 2024, Election 2026, Joaquin Castro, John Cornyn, Ken Paxton, Nathan Johnson, polls, primaries, Roland Gutierrez, Senate, Terry Virts, Texas | Comments Off

Terry Virts

Posted on April 28, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

We may have an astronaut candidate for Senate. In the latest sign that Democrats are turning a new leaf after their dismal 2024 defeat, astronaut and political neophyte Terry Virts is planning to launch a run for the US Senate … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Colin Allred, Democratic primary, Election 2024, Election 2026, John Cornyn, Ken Paxton, primaries, Senate, Terry Virts, Texas | 4 Comments

Paxton officially running against Cornyn

Posted on April 10, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

The campaign no one asked for. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Tuesday he will challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in next year’s midterm elections, setting up a barnburner clash of two Republican titans that is poised to reverberate across … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Colin Allred, Donald Trump, Election 2018, Election 2022, Election 2024, Election 2026, John Cornyn, Ken Paxton, primaries, Republican Party, Senate, tariffs, Texas | 2 Comments

Allred considering 2026 Senate run

Posted on March 31, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Fine by me. On a night when he urged a group of erstwhile Republicans to stay in the fight, former U.S. Rep. Colin Allred said he’s “seriously considering” a 2026 Senate campaign against incumbent John Cornyn, or the winner of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Beth van Duyne, Colin Allred, Donald Trump, Election 2024, Election 2026, Election 2030, John Cornyn, Ken Paxton, primaries, Republican Party, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas, Wesley Hunt | 7 Comments

Bill to fix joint primary problem introduced

Posted on March 10, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Worth watching. What happened? Texas state senators Thursday held a public hearing on legislation crafted to update a 2023 law requiring certain counties to drastically increase the number of polling locations if they use vote centers for countywide voting. Last … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Drew Springer, electronic voting machines, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, John Bucy, Paul Bettencourt, primaries, Senate, Teneshia Hudspeth, Texas, Texas Association of County and District Clerks, Texas Association of Election Officials, The Lege, voting centers | Comments Off

One of the judges Ken Paxton helped elect wants to reform judicial campaign finances

Posted on February 11, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

And I support him! Honestly, I’m as surprised as you are. David Schenk, the new presiding judge on Texas’ Court of Criminal Appeals, is on a mission to make sweeping changes to the rules governing judicial elections in the Lone … Continue reading →

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | Tagged campaign finance reform, Court of Criminal Appeals, David Schenck, Election 2024, impeachment, judicial races, Ken Paxton, primaries, Republican Party, Sharon Keller, Texans for Lawsuit Reform, Texas | 2 Comments

TEC drops ethics complaint against state GOP Chair

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Boy that was fast. The Texas Ethics Commission has dismissed a complaint against the state Republican Party Chair alleging that he illegally threatened and intimidated lawmakers over their support for a House speaker candidate, according to the state House Member … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Abraham George, Cody Harris, David Cook, Dustin Burrows, Election 2024, Election 2026, HD08, primaries, Republican Party, Speaker's race, Texas, Texas Ethics Commission, The Lege | Comments Off

Republican State Rep accuses state GOP Chair of ethics violations

Posted on January 10, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Oh, my. A Republican Texas House member is calling for the state party chair to be investigated, alleging that he illegally threatened and intimidated lawmakers who are not supporting the party’s preferred candidate for House speaker. In a complaint filed to the … Continue reading →

Will Cornyn get MAGAed in the 2026 primary?

Posted on December 13, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

From The Downballot (scroll to the bottom of the “Senate” section). Republican Sen. John Cornyn has long been a loud and proud supporter of Donald Trump, but his occasional apostasies have drawn the ire of MAGA purists and could land … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2026 | Tagged Bo French, Election 2026, John Cornyn, Ken Paxton, primaries, Ronny Jackson, Senate, Texas | 1 Comment

Re-impeachment?

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

I have a hard time believing this. Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday evening said the Texas House ethics committee, which scheduled a meeting for next week, is planning to recommend impeaching him a second time. “Next week’s House General … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Andrew Murr, Attorney General, Dade Phelan, Election 2024, impeachment, Ken Paxton, primaries, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

A couple of followups on the runoffs

Posted on May 30, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

Sen. Molly Cook gets some deserved attention. State Sen. Molly Cook appears to have narrowly defeated state Rep. Jarvis Johnson in the Senate District 15 primary runoff for the second time this month, setting the stage for her to hold … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024 | Tagged Dade Phelan, Democratic primary, Election 2024, Harris County Appraisal District, HCAD, HD146, HD21, Jarvis Johnson, Lauren Ashley Simmons, Molly Cook, primaries, runoff, SD15, Senate, Shawn Thierry, Speaker's race, Texas, The Lege | 2 Comments

Primary runoff results: Statewide

Posted on May 29, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

Unlike Harris County, most of the races of interest here were on the Republican side. We’ll start with the race against House Speaker Dade Phelan, which the Speaker has won by a narrow margin. Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024 | Tagged CD12, CD23, Congress, Craig Goldman, Dade Phelan, DeWayne Burns, Election 2024, Gary VanDeaver, Greg Abbott, HD121, HD21, Marc LaHood, primaries, runoff, Speaker's race, Stephanie Klick, Steve Allison, Texas, The Lege, Tony Gonzales, vouchers | Comments Off

Final EV totals for the May 2024 primary runoffs

Posted on May 26, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

Here are your final EV totals for the May 2024 primary runoffs. I’ll go ahead and break out a chart, as per tradition: Party Mail Early Total ============================== Dem 11,534 16,421 27,955 GOP 662 1,861 2,523 Again, one must remember … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024 | Tagged absentee ballots, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2024, Harris County, HD139, HD146, primaries, runoff, SD15, Senate, The Lege, turnout | Comments Off

Primary Runoff early voting, Day One: First of two runoffs

Posted on May 21, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

I don’t plan to follow the early voting totals on a day by day basis for the primary runoffs. I’ll at least have the final totals in addition to Day One, and I may have one more in there if … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024 | Tagged absentee ballots, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2024, Harris County, primaries, runoff, turnout | 1 Comment

Meanwhile, in Gillespie County…

Posted on May 21, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

Bless their hearts. The hand count of thousands of Republican primary election ballots in Gillespie County is on track to cost taxpayers more than double the wage costs of the 2020 Republican primary, according to records obtained by Votebeat. Public … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024 | Tagged Donald Trump, Election 2020, Election 2024, elections administrator, electronic voting machines, Gillespie County, hand counting, primaries, Republican Party, runoff, Secretary of State, Texas, voter suppression | 1 Comment

Full Fifth Circuit hears Galveston redistricting case

Posted on May 19, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

Always hard to feel any optimism when these guys are involved. Conservatives on the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals occasionally sounded like Fox News talking heads Tuesday as they weighed whether coalitions composed of multiple minority groups are protected under … Continue reading →

Posted in Legal matters | Tagged Campaign Legal Center, Commissioners Court, Election 2024, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, filing deadline, Galveston, Justice Department, lawsuit, Mark Henry, primaries, redistricting, SCOTUS, Southern Coalition for Social Justice, Stephen Holmes, Texas, Texas Civil Rights Project, Voting Rights Act | Comments Off

Rep. Oliverson files for Speaker

Posted on March 22, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

Something like this was inevitable. State Rep. Tom Oliverson on Thursday announced a surprise challenge to Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, condemning his fellow Republican’s “dysfunctional” leadership as he fights for political survival in a May runoff. Oliverson, an anesthesiologist … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024, That's our Lege | Tagged Dade Phelan, Election 2024, HD130, HD21, primaries, runoff, Speaker's race, Texas, The Lege, Tom Oliverson, vouchers | 1 Comment

Gillespie County hand count riddled with errors

Posted on March 21, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

Oopsie. An hour after Gillespie County Republican Party Chairman Bruce Campbell declared the hand-counted primary election results completely accurate and certified them as final, he found another discrepancy. “It’s my mistake for not catching that,” he said, sitting in front … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024 | Tagged Donald Trump, Election 2020, Election 2024, elections administrator, Gillespie County, hand counting, primaries, Republican Party, Secretary of State, Texas, voter suppression | 3 Comments

Another Republican done dirty by Abbott speaks

Posted on March 18, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

Welcome to the table, Rep. Clardy. When state representative Travis Clardy, of Nacogdoches, first heard rumblings of a potential Republican primary challenger early last summer, he was surprised. The woman who was considering challenging him, Joanne Shofner, was someone who … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024 | Tagged Election 2024, Greg Abbott, HD11, Joanne Shofner, Ken Paxton, primaries, Texas, The Lege, Travis Clardy, vouchers | Comments Off

There’s only one way forward after this primary

Posted on March 11, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

The worst people you know had a very good week last week. It’s likely to get better for them after the runoffs. These headlines capture the essence of it: ‘Disastrous’: A shaken Texas House prepares for rightward shift after record … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024 | Tagged Angela Paxton, Angie Chen Button, Averie Bishop, Ben Bumgarner, Brad Buckley, Caroline Harris Davila, Collin County, Craig Goldman, Dallas County, Daniel Lee, David Carstens, Dawn Richardson, Democratic primary, Denise Wilkerson, Denton County, Detrick DeBurr, Donald Trump, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Election 2024, Elizabeth Wilkerson, Fort Bend County, Fred Medina, Frederick Frazier, HD108, HD112, HD118, HD121, HD14, HD26, HD37, HD52, HD54, HD55, HD61, HD63, HD65, HD66, HD67, HD94, HD97, Hugh Shine, impeachment, Jacey Jetton, Janie Lopez, Jeff Leach, Jennie Birkholz, Jennifer Lee, Joe Biden, John Lujan, John Raney, Ken Paxton, Kristian Carranza, Kronda Thimesch, Laurel Jordan Swift, Makala Washington, Matt Shaheen, Michelle Beckley, Morgan Meyer, precinct analysis, primaries, Rachel Mello, redistricting, runoff, SD08, Senate, Steve Allison, Tarrant County, Texas, The Lege, Tony Adams, Tony Tinderholt, vouchers | 4 Comments

Ousted Rep. Rogers has some thoughts about why he lost

Posted on March 9, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

He’s on the right track. It’s just a question of whether he takes it to the correct destination. The corruption that exists at the highest level of Texas state government would have made Governor “Pa” Ferguson blush. Governor Greg Abbott … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024 | Tagged Election 2024, Glenn Rogers, Greg Abbott, impeachment, Ken Paxton, primaries, Texas, The Lege, vouchers | 4 Comments

Initial thoughts on the 2024 primary

Posted on March 7, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

Some opening considerations as we peruse the final unofficial voting data. Before you read my words, go check out Stace, Campos, Reform Austin, and the Texas Signal. Here we go: – Final turnout in Harris County was 176,396 for Dems … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024 | Tagged 14th Court of Appeals, Annette Ramirez, Armando Perez-Serrato, Barack Obama, Cameron County, CD12, CD23, CD32, Colin Allred, Congress, Constable, Democratic primary, Desiree Broadnax, early voting, Election 2012, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Election 2024, Gillespie County, hand counting, Harris County, Harris County Tax Assessor, HD139, HD146, Hidalgo County, Jarvis Johnson, Joe Biden, judicial races, Julie Johnson, Michelle Bonton, Molly Cook, President, primaries, runoff, SD15, Senate, special election, Texas, The Lege, Todd Litton, turnout, Webb County | 2 Comments

Primary 2024 results: Republican headlines

Posted on March 6, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

It’s going to be a late night and I have a couple of long days ahead of me, so I’m going to do some quick summaries based on what I now know, and will come back later to fill the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024 | Tagged Barbara Hervey, Brandon Gill, Brandon Herrera, CD12, CD23, CD26, Christi Craddick, Congress, Court of Criminal Appeals, Craig Goldman, Dade Phelan, Election 2024, Gillespie County, Greg Abbott, hand counting, Harris County, HD121, HD138, HD21, HD26, impeachment, Jacey Jetton, Jared Woodfill, judicial races, Ken Paxton, Lacey Hull, Michelle Slaughter, primaries, runoff, Sharon Keller, Steve Allison, Texas, The Lege, Tony Gonzales, vouchers | 2 Comments

Today is Primary Day 2024

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: Election Day for the first-ever Joint Primary Elections in Harris County is tomorrow, March 5. More than 500 vote centers will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for voters to cast their ballots. Voters can … Continue reading →

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

One more look at primary turnout

Posted on March 4, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

Here’s the Derek Ryan report on early voting in the primaries, which sent me off into a rabbit hole yesterday. Early voting is over. (Thank goodness! Early voting is always the busiest point of the entire two-year election cycle for … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024 | Tagged Bexar County, Collin County, Dallas County, Democratic primary, Denton County, early voting, El Paso, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2020, Election 2024, Fort Bend County, Harris County, Montgomery County, primaries, Tarrant County, Texas, Travis County, turnout | 1 Comment

Getting revenge is the best revenge

Posted on March 4, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

I have one thing to say to these Republicans. State Rep. Glenn Rogers is mad as hell, and he’s not being shy about it. “Kiss my ass!” he recently told a statewide Republican official who had endorsed his primary opponent. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024 | Tagged Dade Phelan, Election 2024, Election 2026, Ernest Bailes, Glenn Rogers, Greg Abbott, impeachment, Ken Paxton, Mike Olcott, primaries, Sid Miller, Stan Lambert, Ted Cruz, Texas, The Lege, Travis Clardy, vouchers | 3 Comments

Final 2024 Primary Early Voting totals

Posted on March 3, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

Off we go to Primary Day. Year Mail Early Total ============================== 2012 7,735 30,142 37,877 2016 13,034 72,782 85,816 2020 22,785 116,748 139,533 2024 14,661 87,591 102,252 2012 17,734 60,347 78,081 2016 20,780 110,365 131,145 2020 22,801 82,108 104,909 2024 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024 | Tagged absentee ballots, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2002, Election 2004, Election 2006, Election 2008, Election 2010, Election 2012, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Election 2024, Harris County, primaries, Texas, turnout | 1 Comment

The worst judge in Texas

Posted on March 3, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

I admit, the competition for this is fierce, and we should draw a distinction between state and federal jurists, but no matter how you define it, Supreme Court Justice John Devine is a strong contender for the title. Speaking to … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024 | Tagged Brian Walker, Christine Weems, Election 2024, Find Out PAC, John Devine, judicial races, primaries, Supreme Court, Texas | Comments Off

2024 Primary Early Voting, Day Ten: Down to the wire

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

Here we go, the penultimate day and the day where we really see the uptick in early voting: Year Mail Early Total ============================== 2012 7,458 23,080 30,538 2016 12,202 53,302 65,504 2020 21,658 82,365 104,023 2024 14,002 65,756 79,758 2012 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024 | Tagged absentee ballots, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2012, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Election 2024, Harris County, primaries, Texas, turnout | 3 Comments

2024 Primary Early Voting, Day Nine: Two more to go

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

A slight uptick yesterday in early voting, with the two big days to come. Year Mail Early Total ============================== 2012 6,719 19,324 22,752 2016 11,367 45,552 56,919 2020 19,400 66,322 85,722 2024 12,448 55,456 67,904 2012 15,239 39,482 54,721 2016 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024 | Tagged absentee ballots, Democratic primary, early voting, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Election 2024, Harris County, primaries, Texas, turnout | Comments Off

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