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January 2025 campaign finance reports: State officeholders

Posted on February 24, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

PREVIOUSLY: Harris County offices City of Houston Senate and Congress I wasn’t going to do a state office roundup – there are no Democratic state officeholders, the races of interest won’t have candidates for several months, etc – but I … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024, Election 2026 | Tagged Alma Allen, Ana Hernandez, Ann Johnson, Armando Walle, Borris Miles, campaign finance reports, Carol Alvarado, Charlene Ward Johnson, Christina Morales, Democratic primary, Election 2024, Election 2026, fundraising, Gene Wu, Harold Dutton, HD131, HD134, HD135, HD137, HD138, HD139, HD140, HD141, HD142, HD143, HD144, HD145, HD146, HD147, HD148, HD149, HD26, HD27, HD76, Hubert Vo, Jolanda Jones, Jon Rosenthal, Lauren Ashley Simmons, Mary Ann Perez, Molly Cook, Penny Shaw, Ron Reynolds, SD06, SD13, SD15, Senate, Senfronia Thompson, Suleman Lalani, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

Precinct analysis: President 2024

Posted on December 30, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

I know you’ve been waiting for this, and now here it is, the 2024 precinct data for Harris County. We’ll start at the top, with the Presidential race. Dist Trump Harris Lib Grn ========================================= CD02 101,141 73,399 1,112 1,027 CD07 … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024 | Tagged Adrian Garcia, CD02, CD07, CD18, CD29, CD38, Commissioners Court, Congress, Donald Trump, Election 2022, Election 2024, Election 2026, Fort Bend County, Harris County, HD144, Kamala Harris, Mary Ann Perez, Montgomery County, precinct analysis, President, redistricting, SBOE, SD06, SD07, SD15, Senate, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

The SD15 effect on the HCAD elections

Posted on May 3, 2024 by Charles Kuffner

We have had two elections going on these past weeks. I’ve done my best to bring attention to the three HCAD elections, but they have gone on alongside the special election in SD15. While the stakes in that one are … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2024 | Tagged absentee ballots, early voting, Election 2022, Election 2024, Harris County, Harris County Appraisal District, HCAD, precinct analysis, SD04, SD06, SD07, SD11, SD13, SD15, SD17, SD18, Senate, special election, Texas, turnout | 1 Comment

The Lege does its housekeeping

Posted on January 12, 2023 by Charles Kuffner

In the Senate, they drew their lots to see who would have to run again in 2024. It was the luck of the draw for Texas senators on Wednesday as they drew lots to decide which half of them would … Continue reading →

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged Borris Miles, Brandon Creighton, Bryan Slaton, Carol Alvarado, Charlie Geren, Dade Phelan, Election 2014, Election 2022, Election 2023, Election 2024, Election 2026, Houston, Joan Huffman, John Whitmire, Lois Kolkhorst, Mayes Middleton, Mayor, Morgan LaMantia, Paul Bettencourt, quorum, redistricting, SD04, SD06, SD07, SD11, SD13, SD15, SD17, SD18, SD27, Senate, Speaker's race, Texas, The Lege, Wendy Davis | 1 Comment

Precinct analysis: Beto versus Abbott

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Charles Kuffner

All right, I have the full landscape data for Harris County and the November 2022 election, and I’ll be doing my usual thing with it. There’s a lot of data and a lot of ways to explore it, some of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2022 | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, CD02, CD07, CD10, CD18, CD29, CD38, Commissioners Court, Constable, Election 2018, Election 2020, Election 2022, Governor, Greg Abbott, Harris County, HD133, HD138, precinct analysis, redistricting, SD06, SD15, Texas | 2 Comments

Precinct analysis: State Senate comparisons

Posted on March 29, 2021 by Charles Kuffner

Introduction Congressional districts State Rep districts Commissioners Court/JP precincts Comparing 2012 and 2016 Statewide judicial Other jurisdictions Appellate courts, Part 1 Appellate courts, Part 2 Judicial averages Other cities District Attorney County Attorney Sheriff Tax Assessor County Clerk HCDE Fort … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Barack Obama, demography, Donald Trump, Election 2012, Election 2016, Election 2020, Fort Bend County, Harris County, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, John Cornyn, Mitt Romney, MJ Hegar, Paul Sadler, precinct analysis, President, SD04, SD06, SD07, SD11, SD13, SD15, SD17, SD18, Senate, Ted Cruz, Texas, turnout | 1 Comment

Endorsement watch: Carol and Borris

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

This is another easy call. When Carol Alvarado was elected to represent state Senate District 6 in a special election in 2018, she already had an impressive record under her belt. After serving on Houston City Council and as the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Borris Miles, Briscoe Cain, Carol Alvarado, Election 2020, endorsements, HD128, Milinda Morris, SD06, SD13, Senate, Texas, The Lege | 17 Comments

Fallon fallout

Posted on August 12, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Of interest. After Sen. Pat Fallon’s impressive though not unexpected victory this weekend in the insider’s race to be the GOP nominee for Congressional District 4 – being vacated by Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe – rumors are flying … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Carol Alvarado, CD04, CD29, Congress, Election 2018, Election 2020, HD145, HD79, Joe Pickett, John Ratcliffe, Pat Fallon, runoff, SD06, SD30, Senate, Speaker's race, special election, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, The Lege | 2 Comments

After-deadline filing review: Houston area

Posted on December 11, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

There’s a lot to digest following Monday’s filing deadline, and as I’ve said I’m going to take some time and go over it in as much obsessive detail as you’ve probably come to expect from me. As a reminder, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Adrian P. Garcia, Al Green, Alma Allen, Andrea Duhon, Anna Eastman, Ashton Woods, Bill Morris, Bimal Patel, Borris Miles, Brian Rogers, Bryan Henry, CD02, CD07, CD08, CD09, CD10, CD18, CD22, CD29, CD36, Commissioners Court, Congress, Cynthia Reyes-Revilla, David Brown, Democratic primary, Diana Alexander, Election 2020, Elizabeth Hernandez, Emily Wolf, Erica Davis, Erik Hassan, Garnet Coleman, Harold Dutton, Harris County, HCDE, HD03, HD126, HD128, HD129, HD130, HD131, HD132, HD133, HD135, HD137, HD138, HD139, HD140, HD141, HD142, HD143, HD144, HD145, HD146, HD147, HD148, HD149, HD15, HD150, HD23, HD24, HD25, HD26, HD27, HD28, HD29, HD85, Hubert Vo, Jasper, Jay Stittleburg, Jeff Antonelli, Jerry Davis, Joey Cardenas, Josh Flynn, Josh Markle, Kristi Thibaut, Laura Jones, Lorena McGill, Marc Flores, Margarita Johnson, Martin Shupp, Michael Antalan, Michael Moore, Morris Overstreet, Natali Hurtado, Obes Nwabara, Patrick Henry, Penny Shaw, Rashad Lewis, Rodney Ellis, Ron Reynolds, Sandra Moore, SBOE, SD04, SD06, SD11, SD13, SD18, Senate, Sheila Jackson Lee, Sima Ladjevardian, Stevens Orozco, Susan Criss, Texas, The Lege, Travis Boldt, Undrai Fizer, Willie Dennis, write-in candidate, Zaher Eisa | 5 Comments

Filing period preview: SBOE, Senate, House

Posted on November 13, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Previously: Congress, and Statewide. As before, I am using the Patrick Svitek spreadsheet as my primary reference. Buckle up, there’s a lot to talk about here. I’m going to limit my discussion of State House races to the greater Houston … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2020 | Tagged Akilah Bacy, Ann Johnson, Anna Eastman, Beto O'Rourke, Borris Miles, Briscoe Cain, Bryan Henry, Carol Alvarado, Cesar Blanco, Debby Kerner, Democratic primary, Dennis Bonnen, Eddie Lucio, Election 2018, Election 2020, Elizabeth Markowitz, filing deadline, Garnet Coleman, Griffin Winkleworth, Harold Dutton, HD03, HD126, HD127, HD128, HD129, HD130, HD131, HD133, HD134, HD138, HD147, HD148, HD15, HD150, HD16, HD18, HD23, HD24, HD25, HD26, HD27, HD28, HD29, HD85, Jay Stittleburg, Jose Rodriguez, Josh Markle, Josh Wallenstein, Lanny Bose, Margarita Johnson, Michelle Palmer, Natali Hurtado, Patrick Henry, Pete Flores, Richard Bonton, Rish Oberoi, Roland Gutierrez, Ron Reynolds, Ruben Cortez, Ruby Powers, Sara Stapleton-Barrera, Sarah DeMerchant, SBOE, SD04, SD06, SD11, SD13, SD19, SD27, Senate, special election, Suleman Lalani, Susan Criss, Texas, The Lege, Xochil Peña Rodriguez | 8 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

Slow going so far in HD145 special election

Posted on January 19, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

Still a week of early voting to go, but so far just a handful of ballots have been cast. Voters in Texas’ 145th House District are trickling to the polls for the first week of early voting in a sluggish … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged absentee ballots, Ana Hernandez, Carol Alvarado, Christina Morales, early voting, Election 2013, Election 2018, Election 2019, Elias De La Garza, HD145, Martha Fierro, Melissa Noriega, Oscar Del Toro, SD06, Senate, special election, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, The Lege, turnout | 1 Comment

Eight file for HD145

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Charles Kuffner

It’s a big field. Eight candidates filed by Thursday’s 5 p.m. deadline for the Jan. 29 special election to fill the Texas House seat vacated by Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston. Early voting begins Jan. 14, a little more than a … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2019 | Tagged Alfred Moreno, Carol Alvarado, Christina Morales, Clayton Hunt, Election 2019, Elias De La Garza, HD145, HD79, Joe Pickett, Martha Fierro, Melissa Noriega, Oscar Del Toro, Ruben Gonsalez, SD06, special election, Texas, The Lege, turnout | Comments Off

HD145 and HD79 special elections set

Posted on December 22, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Another sprint. Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday set a Jan. 29 special election to fill state Sen. Carol Alvarado’s seat in the Texas House, hours after she was sworn in to the upper chamber. Alvarado, D-Houston, won a special election … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018, Election 2019 | Tagged Art Fierro, Carol Alvarado, Christina Morales, Election 2018, Election 2019, HD145, HD79, Joe Pickett, Martha Fierro, Melissa Noriega, Michiel Noe, SD06, Senate, special election, Texas, The Lege | 3 Comments

Rep. Joe Pickett to resign

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

We will now need two special House elections to get to full membership. State Rep. Joe Pickett of El Paso will leave his post effective Jan. 4. Pickett, a Democrat, made the announcement Saturday morning that he will step down … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018, Election 2019, That's our Lege | Tagged Carol Alvarado, Election 2014, Election 2016, Election 2018, Election 2019, HD145, HD79, Hillary Clinton, Joe Pickett, SD06, SD19, Senate, special election, Texas, The Lege, Wendy Davis | 1 Comment

Alvarado wins SD06 special election

Posted on December 12, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

No runoff! Hurray! State Rep. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, won the Senate District 6 special election Tuesday, finishing far ahead of a four-candidate field and grabbing a narrow majority of the votes needed to avoid a runoff. She received 50.4 percent … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged absentee ballots, Ana Hernandez, Carol Alvarado, Election 2018, HD145, Martha Fierro, Mia Mundy, SD06, Senate, special election, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, The Lege | 18 Comments

Early voting concludes in SD06

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Tomorrow is Election Day. Early voting concluded Friday in the special election to replace Sylvia Garcia in Senate District 6, and the low turnout is about what the Harris County clerk expected. More than 1,097 voters cast ballots Friday either … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Ana Hernandez, Carol Alvarado, early voting, Election 2018, Martha Fierro, Mia Mundy, SD06, Senate, special election, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, turnout | Comments Off

SD06 finance reports

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

As expected, there are two candidates who are running a real campaign, and two other candidates. State Reps. Carol Alvarado and Ana Hernandez have raised and spent far more money than the two other candidates seeking to replace Rep.-elect Sylvia … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Ana Hernandez, campaign finance reports, Carol Alvarado, early voting, Election 2018, Martha Fierro, Mia Mundy, SD06, Senate, special election, Sylvia Garcia, Texas | 1 Comment

SD06 early voting update

Posted on December 2, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Slow so far, which is what you’d expect. More than 5,000 voters had cast ballots as of Friday in the special election to replace Sylvia Garcia in Senate District 6. The Harris County Clerk’s Office reported 1,580 in-person votes and … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Ana Hernandez, Carol Alvarado, early voting, Election 2018, Martha Fierro, Mia Mundy, runoff, SD06, Senate, special election, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, turnout | 2 Comments

Endorsement watch: For Alvarado in the special

Posted on November 27, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

The Chron does its thing one more time. Of the four names on the ballot [in the SD06 special election], two stand out as qualified and impressive candidates: state Rep. Carol Alvarado and state Rep. Ana Hernandez. We endorse Alvarado. … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Ana Hernandez, Carol Alvarado, Election 2018, endorsements, SD06, Senate, special election, Sylvia Garcia, Texas | 10 Comments

Early voting begins today for the SD06 special election

Posted on November 26, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: Early Voting for the Texas State Senate District 6 Special Election to Fill a Vacancy begins Monday, November 26 and ends Friday, December 7. During the twelve day Early Voting period, nine locations will be available to … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Ana Hernandez, Carol Alvarado, early voting, Election 2018, Martha Fierro, Mia Mundy, SD06, Senate, special election, Sylvia Garcia, Texas | 1 Comment

Candidate Forum for Senate District 6

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

The special election is set for SD06, for December 11. Four candidates have filed for the seat, and early voting begins this Monday, November 26. That’s not a lot of time to hear from the hopefuls, so those of you … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Ana Hernandez, candidate forum, Carol Alvarado, Election 2018, Martha Fierro, Mia Mundy, SD06, Senate, special election, Sylvia Garcia, Texas | 1 Comment

Four file for SD06

Posted on November 17, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Are you ready for the next election? Well, ready or not, here it comes. Four candidates have filed for the Dec. 11 special election to replace outgoing state Sen. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston. The deadline was 5 p.m. Friday. The field … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Ana Hernandez, Carol Alvarado, Election 2013, Election 2018, HD143, HD145, Mario Gallegos, Martha Fierro, Mia Mundy, runoff, SD06, Senate, special election, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, The Lege | Comments Off

Garcia officially resigns from the Senate

Posted on November 10, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

We will finally get that special election to succeed her in SD06. State Sen. Sylvia Garcia, a Democrat elected to Congress earlier this week, announced Friday she is resigning from the Texas Senate, setting in motion a process to fill … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018, Election 2019 | Tagged Ana Hernandez, Carol Alvarado, CD29, Congress, Election 2018, Election 2019, Greg Abbott, HD143, HD145, runoff, SD06, Senate, special election, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, The Lege | 4 Comments

The updated scenarios for a SD06 special election

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

It’s complicated. The resolution to the special election stalemate between state Sen. Sylvia Garcia and Gov. Greg Abbott likely will come after the November general election and could yield a special election after the Legislature convenes in January. The likely … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Ana Hernandez, Attorney General, Carol Alvarado, Election 2015, Election 2018, Election 2019, Greg Abbott, Harris County Clerk, Jose Menendez, Ken Paxton, Leticia Van De Putte, runoff, SD06, Secretary of State, Senate, special election, Sylvia Garcia, Texas | 1 Comment

Stanart responds to Garcia

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: Harris County Clerk Stan Stanart issued the following statement in regards to the letter received from Texas State Senator Sylvia Garcia, by way of social media and her attorney, that asserts a County Clerk has the power … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Constitution, Election 2018, Greg Abbott, Harris County Clerk, Leticia Van De Putte, SD06, Senate, special election, Stan Stanart, Sylvia Garcia, Texas | 1 Comment

If Greg Abbott won’t call a special election in SD06, maybe Stan Stanart will

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: Dear Mr. Stanart, My firm and I, together with Robert Icesezen, Esq., have been engaged to represent Sen. Sylvia R. Garcia, individually and as the elected representative of the citizens of Texas Senate District 6. Governor Abbott … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Constitution, Ed Emmett, Election 2018, Greg Abbott, Harris County, Harris County Clerk, SD06, Senate, special election, Stan Stanart, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, Vince Ryan | 4 Comments

It depends what the meaning of “intent” is

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Give me a break. It has been about three weeks since state Sen. Sylvia Garcia submitted a letter declaring her “intent to resign,” but whether it qualifies as an actual resignation has fallen into dispute — and has threatened to … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged CD29, Congress, Election 2015, Election 2018, Greg Abbott, Leticia Van De Putte, SD06, Senate, special election, Sylvia Garcia, Texas | 3 Comments

Sen. Garcia announces her resignation

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Not quite what I was expecting, but it will do. Moments ago I submitted a letter to @GregAbbott_TX informing him of my intent to resign from #txlege on 1/2/19. It’s been an unbelievable honor to fight for the people of … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Ana Hernandez, Carol Alvarado, Election 2018, Greg Abbott, SD06, Senate, special election, Sylvia Garcia, Texas | 5 Comments

State Rep. Larry Gonzales steps down

Posted on June 11, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

One more legislative special election coming. State Rep. Larry Gonzales, R-Round Rock, is resigning early, saying “it’s time to get on with the next phase of my life.” Gonzales, a member since 2011 and a Capitol staffer before that, had … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged CD29, Congress, Cynthia Flores, Election 2016, Election 2018, HD52, HD62, James Talarico, Larry Gonzales, SD06, Senate, special election, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

November special election in HD62

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Because I’m a completist, I bring your attention to news like this. Gov. Greg Abbott has set a Nov. 6 special election to fill former state Rep. Larry Phillips’ seat in North Texas. That’s the same day voters will head … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Election 2018, HD62, Larry Phillips, SD06, Senate, special election, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

Alvarado claims poll lead in SD06

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

From the inbox: A new Public Policy Polling survey of 589 voters in Texas’s 6th Senate District shows Carol Alvarado leading Ana Hernandez by a 2-1 margin, 38% to 22%. 41% of voters are undecided. Alvarado’s margin is driven by … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Ana Hernandez, Carol Alvarado, Election 2018, polls, SD06, Senate, special election, Sylvia Garcia, Texas | 2 Comments

Still waiting for those other special elections

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Ross Ramsey returned to a frequent topic a few days ago. State Sen. Carlos Uresti, D-San Antonio, was found guilty of 11 felonies earlier this year. He has not yet faced sentencing and says he will appeal the convictions on … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Ana Hernandez, Carlos Uresti, Carol Alvarado, CD29, Election 2015, Election 2018, Greg Abbott, Leticia Van De Putte, Roland Gutierrez, runoff, SD06, SD19, Senate, special election, Sylvia Garcia, Texas, The Lege | 1 Comment

Endorsement watch: Ana’s army

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Charles Kuffner

Two weeks ago, I noted an email sent out by Rep. Carol Alvarado containing a long list of current and former elected officials as well as other prominent folks who had endorsed her candidacy for SD06, for when Sen. Sylvia … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2018 | Tagged Ana Hernandez, Andrew White, Carol Alvarado, Democratic primary, Election 2018, endorsements, Governor, Lupe Valdez, runoff, SD06, Senate, special election, Sylvia Garcia | 1 Comment

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