Live Thread- Texas Primary Election Returns

Texas Secretary of State ^ | 03-07-2006 | Me

[AuH2ORepublican]

Too bad they don't list early voting stats for Webb County; there were under 17,000 such Democrat ballots cast in Bexar County, and if the Webb results come anywhere close to that it probably means that consevative Democrat Congressman Henry Cuellar (the only Democrat to whom I've ever donated money) will get over 50% and forgo a run-off against liberal Democrat Ciro Rodriguez.

[COEXERJ145]

Okay, polls are closed.

Now the fun begins.

[Dog Gone]

Something's already funky in Hidalgo County. That early Democrat turnout is so out of touch with the rest of the state that it screams voter fraud. They match metropolitan Houston in numbers of early voters, and have turned out three times the number of Democrat votes than Harris County did.

[Candor7]

Ping and Thanks!

[AuH2ORepublican]

"Something's already funky in Hidalgo County. That early Democrat turnout is so out of touch with the rest of the state that it screams voter fraud. "

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I noticed that, too. Is one of the Democrat Lt. Gov. candidates from Hidalgo? The county isn't holding any Democrat U.S. House primaries.

[COEXERJ145]

South Texas is known for voter fraud.

[deport]

RACE	NAME			EARLY VOTES	PERCENT	TOTAL VOTES	PERCENT
U. S. Representative District 28
	Henry Cuellar - Incumbent			198	30.23%	198	30.23%
	Victor Morales			64	9.77%	64	9.77%
	Ciro D. Rodriguez			393	60.00%	393	60.00%
				---------------		---------------
		Total Votes Cast		655		655
		Precincts Reported		1	of	276 Precincts	0.36%
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[COEXERJ145]

Deep South Texas, mostly Democrat.

[humblegunner]

First time I've ever tired a Live Thread.

Delay might be tired too.

[AuH2ORepublican]

Yeah, I saw. The county results haven't been posted for the race, but I would bet that that one precinct that came in is from Bexar County.

[AuH2ORepublican]

Hidalgo has McAllen and a couple of other mid-size cities. It is overwhelmingly Hispanic and all the action will take place in the Democrat primary, but the county gave President Bush a respectable 44.80% in 2004.

[COEXERJ145]

Reminds me of the 2004 election when the first results came in and it showed my county going 70%-30% for Kerry. In the end it was something like 65%-35% for Bush.

[Dog Gone]

Brownsville, mostly. A bunch of other little small towns like Donna.

It's still largely agricultural. Sugar cane and citrus crops.

There's no way it has the turnout of the fourth largest city in America, Houston.

But it did.

[Majie Purple]

Texas ping! Do you want me to stop pinging you to Texas stuff? If so just let me know...

[AuH2ORepublican]

Brownsville is in Cameron County (as is Harlingen). Hidalgo County is just to the west and has McAllen, etc.

[COEXERJ145]

Ping to you.

[Dog Gone]

Ack, Brownsville is in Cameron County.

[deport]

RACE	NAME			EARLY VOTES	PERCENT	TOTAL VOTES	PERCENT
U. S. Representative District 22
	Pat Baig			334	4.65%	334	4.65%
	Tom Campbell			2,065	28.74%	2,065	28.74%
	Tom DeLay - Incumbent			4,288	59.68%	4,288	59.68%
	Mike Fjetland			498	6.93%	498	6.93%
				---------------		---------------
		Total Votes Cast		7,185		7,185
		Precincts Reported		0	of	216 Precincts	0.00%
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