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Texas Primary Election Results: Toth Topples Crenshaw, Huffines Romps, Cornyn/Paxton, Middleton/Roy, Gonzales/Herrera Head To Runoff

Posted on March 4, 2026 by Lawrence Person

Most of yesterday’s primary races went exactly as you would expect, but there were a few surprises among the results, so let’s dig in. At the top of the ticket, incumbent John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton head to … Continue reading →

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Handicapping the 2020 Texas Senate Race

Posted on December 11, 2019 by Lawrence Person

I know I’ve lavished a lot of time and attention to the clown car updates, but there are several other 2020 races worth looking at, some of them right here in Texas. A bunch of Democrats are lining up to … Continue reading →

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Texas Governor’s Race Update for September 12, 2014

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Lawrence Person

Reporting on the Wendy Davis campaign at this point is like reporting on the Titanic 80% of the way into the sinking (“And there goes the second smokestack under the waves!”). But someone has to write a first draft of … Continue reading →

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Burka Gets Kinky

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Lawrence Person

Liberal fossil Paul Burka is peeved that Kinky Friedman might run for office again. “When Friedman ran for governor in 2006, he helped make it impossible for Rick Perry to lose in a four-way race. By helping to divide the … Continue reading →

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New Poll Shows Support for Dewhurst Down to 22%

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Lawrence Person

The Ted Cruz campaign noted that a new UT/Texas Tribune poll showed Lt. Governor David Dewhurst’s support among Republican voters down to 22%, which is about half what previous polls have shown, and even less than that possibly anomalous Azimuth … Continue reading →

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Texas 2012 Senate Race Websites (and Tidbits)

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Note: A more detailed and up-to-date list of Texas Senate Candidate Websites can be found here. For today’s 2012 Texas Senate Race coverage, I thought I would provide a handy list of all the candidate’s own websites (listed alphabetically). Websites … Continue reading →

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Still More 2012 Texas Senate Candidate News

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Add Republican Rep. Mike McCaul to the list of names of those considering a run. Polls show Dewhurst doing the best in polls against potential Democratic challengers, but all named Republicans beat all named Democrats. Given the state of Texas … Continue reading →

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