HD138 32,881 22,695 Going into the rules debate, most attention was on the subject of committee chairs, who have the power to advance legislation or block it from being taken up by the full House. The difference between these statewide races and the ones we have already looked at, including the Governors race, is very simple: These Republican candidates did better than the ones we have seen, and the Democrats did less well. Even for a few weeks. I dont know how this will play out in the courts Im not optimistic for the Ground Game Texas folks, Ill say that much but even a favorable ruling may not help, as I would expect the Lege to weigh in as well, on the side of the opponents. We all know that Lina received very little in campaign contributions, especially compared to Mealer. The maximum that a judge can receive from a PAC is $5000, so that is the goal for each judge and for Lina. Education: University of Texas at Arlington and University of Texas at Austin. But they could if they are willing to do so.. 1 resource, and that benefits all voters, said Jennifer Doinoff, Hays County elections administrator. CD38 66.07% 33.91% 0.02% CC3 58.02% 39.60% 2.38% Burgess 290,267 255,860 60.14% 43.81% I recognize the voters have spoken, Hensley told council members Tuesday afternoon. Education: University of Florida College of Law, Endorsements: judgehilaryunger.com/endorsements. What we can glean from this is that the investigation appears to be ongoing, and the government hasnt reached a resolution one way or another as to how it plans to proceed.. Not exactly rocket science, but the data is as clear as it could be. Generally speaking, she did a couple of points worse. HD127 38,578 26,405 1,691 US Representative, District 8: Laura Jones. Tami Pierce is representing herself with co-counsel, Paul Simpson. The margins are far wider in some other races candidates are contesting. The best the Uvalde parents can hope for is a state ban on straw-person sales, which is already a federal crime. Early voting results will be released at 7 p.m. CST on March 1, 2022. Last in line for the state courts are the Family Courts, also in numerical order. (Im not concerning myself with fractional districts like CD08.) With the exception of one provision calling for the creation of a city justice director, Segovia said the proposals elements are all inconsistent with state law.. Taylor accused Harris County Elections Administrator Cliff Tatum, who took over the office starting in August, of intentionally causing ballot paper shortages in Republican-leaning neighborhoods. ============================= Harker Heights was one of five Texas municipalities in which voters during the November midterms approved decriminalization initiatives. Education: Central College in Iowa, University of Houston, and University of Houston Law Center, Campaign website: alyciaharveyforjudge.com. Election 2022 - Off the Kuff It would also be nowhere close to voter suppression, especially on a scale that could have affected even the closest race. Tatum has maintained that while paper supplies ran low at some locations, the county has not been able to confirm whether any voters were turned away as a result. JP5 52.14% 47.86% The Evaluation results for each judge appear on a separate page. Experience: Linda Mazzagatti worked for seven years as the Harris County Assistant District Attorney. HD130 69.92% 28.62% 1.46% 0.01% Jones won by 449 votes out of more than 1 million ballots cast in the race. She was as an Assistant Criminal District Attorney in Polk County. Phony Defunding Claims II: Electric Boogaloo, AG argues for separating that San Antonio criminal justice reform proposition into multiple questions, November 2022 election, adding to an array of GOP litigation. Given the extremely cozy relationship between sleazeballs like Gary Polland and his machine for endorsing and financially supporting Republican judges, that was no surprise. HD143 8,631 15,710 Harris County 248th Criminal District Court Judge: incumbent Hilary Unger and challenger Linda Mazzagatti. Judicial Q&A: Angela Lancelin - Off the Kuff State judicial elections, 2022 - Ballotpedia The Houston-area Senators who will be on the ballot in 2024 are Carol Alvarado (SD06), Paul Bettencourt (SD07), John Whitmire (SD15), and Joan Huffman (SD17). Dist Hegar% Dudding% Lib% Two things are different in 2018. This year's GOP primary in House District 138 pits freshman state Rep. Lacey Hull against Josh Flynn, a GOP activist and former Harris County Department of Education trustee, for the second cycle . JP1 67,346 116,157 2 Cause No. 2023-00937; Matthew Dexter v. Judge Genesis Draper. He also reaffirmed that the odor of marijuana wasnt initiating probable cause and search and seizure issues, though it was part of the process in some cases. The FBI declined comment for this story. Suppose these votes split 80-20 for the Republicans, which would be plausible for an exclusive sample of such locations. One is that every Democratic candidate won Fort Bend County in 2018, by over 12K votes in each case. Phony Defunding Claims II: Electric Boogaloo. HD135 42.01% 55.20% 2.79% HD139 12,576 30,341 US Representative, District 36: Jon Haire. Three freshmen senators drew two-year terms, including Democrat Morgan LaMantia of South Padre Island, who was in the tightest race in the Senate last year. Whatever happens, this should be the last word, until and unless the state gets involved. . Thanks! HD126 58.56% 38.98% 2.46% Lets look at the numbers. Harris County General Election 2022 - University of Houston HD139 28.15% 71.85% Heres County Attorney Menefees Twitter post, with a copy of the letter to May from Speaker Phelan: NEW: Speaker Phelan dismissed losing House candidate Mike Mays election contest against @Jon_RosenthalTX because he didnt pay the required fees. CD36 62.72% 37.26% 0.02% On the ballot this year are . Who won and who lost in the 2022 midterm elections across Houston and rest of Texas? Whether it will get a similarly chilly reception from City Council or Commissioners Court remains to be seen. Hidalgo got 50.78% of the vote, which is 3.25 points less than Beto. Thats consistent with what Ive said before about how Democrats have overall grown their vote in the former strong Republican areas, while falling short on turnout this year, at least in the strong Democratic areas. CD08 46,156 45,668 17 He aint running for anything in 2024, Im confident of that. As always, let me know if you have any questions. Note how even the lowest scorers this year exceeded Obamas performance in non-Houston by three or four points in 2008 and four or five points in 2012, while doing about as well in Houston. You might have thought in looking at the numbers for 2016 and 2018 that a split result could occur, given the wide ranges. CC4 49.47% 50.53% With that margin, three of the four Dem candidates would have won by a couple thousand votes. HD144 11,924 13,703 Right now, we are focused on implementing new systems to promote the efficiency with which our office runs elections, Tatum said in a statement. Court Judges who have opponents in the Dem. Sixteen senators had Lady Fortune on their side and drew four-year terms, and fifteen unlucky souls will have to run for reelection in two years. On Friday the anti-abortion group Texas Alliance for Life Inc. (TAL) filed a petition requesting that the city reject the proposed ballot language, which it says violates astate lawprohibiting multi-subject charter amendments, and require each issue to be listed and voted on separately. Sometimes I dont necessarily mind Houston being a bit behind the activism curve. Whether the charter rules, if approved, violate that provision may ultimately be left up to legal challenges but this is entirely legal, Mike Siegel, political director and co-founder of Ground Game Texas, told the San Antonio Report. But they did, and finding little oddities like that always delights me. Republicanshave also introduced billsto further investigate election fraud, to limit the states early voting period from two weeks to one, and to set earlier deadlines for handing in mail ballots. City Council will call for the election, which will include council district seats and other local elections, during its Feb. 16 meeting. Because respondents can correct the ballot now, [TALs] mandamus is appropriate.. We know what to do, and we know where the opportunities and dangers are. HD148 43.27% 52.03% 3.30% 1.40% 17 Cause No. Harris County 185th Criminal District Court Judge: incumbent Jason Luong and challengers Andrea Beall and Kate Ferrell. This is about 493K ballots cast for those two candidates, which doesnt count third party and write-in candidates or undervotes; I didnt tally them all up but wed be at around 510K total ballots defined as being Houston. HD143 8,346 15,595 594 CC4 47.51% 50.03% 2.46% HD129 38,119 24,936 1,559 JP1 34.58% 65.42% In some cases, like HD132 and HD138, Collier and Garza were about equal with Beto but Patrick and Paxton were a point or two behind Abbott. The Fort Bend and Montgomery share will likely be in the 5-6K range total, but even without that wed easily have a new high total for a Houston election. Elections 2022 Statewide News Texas Election Results Tracker: . One judge whose race is being challenged, David Fleisher, lives in 133. Texas Republicans spent most of the 2021 legislative session focusing on election security and this year, its a top priority for them again. 2009 178,777 935,073 19.12% Beall led the race by 13% in the primary. 16 Cause No. This obviously would require the speaker to violate the Housekeeping Resolution., It was a relatively anticlimactic end to the fight over Democratic committee chairs, which were a major issue in House primaries earlier this year, a rallying cry for conservative activists and a recurring theme in speeches as the legislative session kicked off Tuesday. After the introductions in a room at the local community college, a family member started with the groups main question: Will the Legislature raise the minimum age to purchase an assault-style weapon from 18 to 21? I just want to point out the problem, so we know what were up against. HD142 28.89% 71.09% 0.02% JP3 44.34% 52.96% 2.70% County races appear towards the bottom of the ballot, after all of the federal and state races. REPUBLICAN. House Bill 2020andSenate Bill 823would allow the secretary of states office to take action in a county if a complaint is filed by one of several officials and organizations involved in elections, and if theres good cause to believe that a recurring pattern of problems with election administration exists.. JP8 62.50% 37.50%, Dist Mealer Hidalgo W-I You might notice at this point that the range of outcomes in Harris plus Fort Bend is quite wide in both years, much wider than the range for the red counties. That would require dividing the short fiscal year by 16 pay periods and multiplying that by 26 to cover the whole year, she said. HD145 13,855 29,642 1,839 The Harris County Democratic Party is dedicated to the ideal that everyone deserves an equal shot at life, . Many Texans will vote for judicial candidates they know little or nothing about in this year's primaries. But we can and should spend less on those individual appointments, and get more for those dollars via the PDO. "This case will focus on the details of every aspect of the November 8 election in Harris County. City Council is expected to order that the ballot proposition appear on the May 6 ballot Thursday, a formality they dont get to exercise judgment over. Maybe Judge Hidalgo will have an easier time of it as well. The root cause of that debate, however, remains unresolved, Hegar said in the statement, referring to the defunding spat from last fall. Like I said, Ill get into that a bit more in the next post. Harris County 230th Criminal District Court Judge: incumbent Chris Morton and challenger Joseph Sanchez. Mark Herman, Constable Precinct 4 Mike Collier and Rochelle Garza both had leads against them of just over 100K votes, right in line with Betos lead against Abbott. I was invited to this meeting because of the effort to create and carry out block walking events. Jason Luong, who currently serves as judge in the 185th district court, will face current Harris County prosecutor Andrea Beall in a run off. Beto versus Abbott JP4 175,012 119,960 The Tennessee primaries took place on August 4, 2022, with Lee and Democrat Jason Martin winning their respective parties' nominations. See here for the background. CC1 29.16% 70.81% 0.03% District Clerk candidate Chris Daniel lost by 25,640 votes, while County Clerk candidate Stan Stanart lost by 34,448 votes. We know theres a lot of disinformation and propaganda aimed at non-English speaking communities weve seen the websites and Facebook posts, and weve seen the mailers and heard the radio ads. I took the average number of votes each partys candidates got in these races I omitted the one Appellate Court race that had a third candidate in it so that wed have a cleaner comparison and the average vote percentage for each group, which you see in the table. 2022 Election. HD149 39.42% 60.58% Milledge II is the head of the firms Federal and State Criminal Law, Entertainment, and Personal Injury divisions. Brian Staley is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. As happened last fall, Hegar and County Administrator David Berry have used different methods to project out Heaps seven-month budget to a full year. HD131 6,114 24,275 906 To me, the most likely explanation is that the most visible Republicans, the ones most likely to loudly and visibly stake out unpopular and divisive positions and yes, this means unpopular, or at least less popular with Republicans, with opposing marijuana reform and expanded gambling and rape/incest exceptions for abortion are losing votes that their lower profile/less visibly extreme colleagues are not losing. If you have a favorite or two among them and a few bucks to spare, Im sure theyd appreciate a contribution. The other difference is that the surplus in Harris and Fort Bend far exceeded the deficit from the eight bad counties, and all ten candidates won. HD138 32,580 23,012 1,269 HD126 63.64% 36.36% While in her private practice she was chosen as a Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2017 and 2018. JP7 14.44% 83.28% 2.28% One of his top staffers ran against Judge Hidalgo in the 2022 Dem primary, and I imagine there will be some kind of response to that. Menefee 36,826 30,700 0 193,291 HD130 44,397 20,427 1,713 The potential was there. My first thought is that Im not really clear what these guys are aiming at. Garcia, A 175,027 340,089 0 291,697 HD142 24.75% 72.77% 2.48% There is no reason not to do it, so lets do it.. JP7 12,496 64,441 3 Cause No. HD141 18.27% 78.99% 2.72% 0.01% We have held our ground in Brazoria, which is educated and suburban enough to show a few tiny signs of moving a bit blue recently, at least at the top. I put all the county numbers for these races into a spreadsheet, which is my default starting move for a post like this, especially when Im not exactly sure where Im going with it. HD143 8,646 14,845 732 5 SAs City Council has to vote on it next week, and from there its off to the campaigns. This quick dismissal shows these election contests are largely about political posturing and undermining our democratic processes. These are nuisance suits but the Judges and Lina have had to hire attorneys to represent them against the claims. Ill post updates and candidate names as I get them. HD141 4,494 20,290 851 CC1 28.29% 71.71% (Except for Steve Radack, who still has a nice chunk of change in his account.) HD128 70.48% 27.96% 1.53% 0.02% After Hensleys presentation, council member Jesse Davis mentioned that it has been an all-or-nothing-type situation with the decriminalization issue and suggested finding a middle ground by implementing parts of the ordinance that doesnt violate state law. Buckingham 184,006 323,967 37.41% 54.65% Nick Stevens, a board member of the advocacy group Decriminalize Denton, said later Tuesday evening at the City Council meeting that what some council members and city staff are saying publicly is different than what they claimed privately. JP8 48,829 29,299 Bun B, Badu, J.J. Watt celebrate RodeoHouston Southern Takeover. JP4 170,806 118,025 7,219 3,145 HD141 18.71% 81.29% Voters have moved on. The Legislature lowered the punishment when it passed Senate Bill 1, but top Republicans including Gov. In all likelihood, these votes would more or less split fifty-fifty, as a microcosm of the larger election, but lets go ahead and assume the friendly turf claim as well. Just eyeballing the 2018 results I may go back and do these calculations for that year, just as a point of comparison I think the Dems that year did better overall than in other races, though they had about the same range of results. Counting these as Houston precincts means you wind up with a lot more total votes in Houston than were cast in the referenda elections, and gives you a distorted picture of the candidate percentages. HD141 4,662 20,252 The Evaluation opened on Nov. 1 and closed on Nov. 19. Ed Emmett first proposed the idea for Harris County. HD129 38,091 26,236 JP5 143,838 134,221 7,231 3,484 HD144 45.44% 51.94% 2.61% 0.02% Dist Buck% Kleberg% Grn% W-I% Whitmire drew a two-year term, and Zaffirni drew a four-year term. We need to be aware of past and current threats to our elections and candidates, we need to be on the lookout for emerging threats, and we need to have a plan and dedicated staff and resources to respond to them. Look, Biden won Harris County by 218K in 2020. ====================== Glass has been a member of the College of the State Bar of Texas for more than 15 years. CC3 226,675 133,751 "I want to send a message to the Harris County elections administrator," Taylor said. The Republicans are gonna do what theyre gonna do, and we cant stop them. So keep all that in mind as we proceed. Harris County courthouse. JP1 58,125 125,740 5,522 JP6 4,815 17,369 687