11:15 EST NY….
The Democratic Race in Texas may NOT be called for some time…
With 66% of the vote counted Talarico leads Crockett 52% to 47%…
Republican Senator Cornyn will be in a runoff against Paxton on May 26…
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas won her Primary….
Senator John Cornyn of Texas was forced into a runoff against Attorney General Ken Paxton in the state’s Republican Senate primary, one of Tuesday’s most closely-watched contests. The two men will face off in a one-on-one showdown on May 26.
The race was one of several marquee contests kicking off the primary season in this year’s midterms, offering early clues about the direction of both major parties. In the Democratic race, voter confusion in Dallas County — the state’s second most populous and the base of support for one of the Democratic Senate candidates, Representative Jasmine Crockett — added uncertainty to the race and prompted a flurry of legal activity.
A judge ordered polling places in the county to remain open an extra two hours after a change in voting rules left some voters befuddled about where to cast their ballots, but the state’s Supreme Court blocked the order. Ms. Crocket told supporters at her election night gathering that she did not believe her race against James Talarico, a state representative and seminarian who has courted Trump voters, would be decided before Wednesday.
“I want you to enjoy yourselves, but I won’t be back tonight because I have no idea of when we’re going to get results,” she said.
The Crockett campaign and a local Democratic official said hundreds of voters in Dallas County had been flummoxed by new voting rules stemming from the county Republican Party’s decision to separate the parties’ primaries for the first time since 2019. The change meant residents had to vote at an assigned precinct rather than any local voting center. Democrats said a similar issue had played out in Williamson County, outside Austin.
North Carolina and Arkansas also held primaries on Tuesday. In North Carolina, Roy Cooper, a former Democratic governor of North Carolina, and Michael Whatley, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee, won their primaries in another closely watched race that could decide control of the Senate in November. Other notable races involved a host of Democratic House members in Texas who were fighting to maintain their seats after Republicans redrew districts in an effort to oust them.
The timing of results depends on location, with some taking longer than others to report. But some race calls arrived quickly:
The Associated Press declared Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas immediately after polls closed in her state. Ms. Sanders’s Democratic challenger in November will be Fred Love.
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Gina Hinojosa, a Texas state lawmaker, has won the Democratic primary for governor. She will face Gov. Greg Abbott in what will be a challenging race for her. No Democrat has won a statewide election in Texas since 1994. Still, Hinojosa said tonight that she was confident she could defeat Abbott in November. “Tonight, working Texans sent a clear message: They’re ready for change,” Hinojosa said in a statement.
Bold highlight’s by me…..
Talarico looks likle a winner by about 5% points…..
Come ON…..
This IS Texas….
A Religious Semi-Right Guy SHOULD beat a Left leaning Black Woman….
The Mandani ‘factor’ does NOT work across the Democratic party….
Cornyn NOW has a decent chance to keep his job….
There is nothing “semi-right” about Talarico and he is running in a D primary. He is religious though. The vast majority of voters in D primaries are quite liberal (I will be in a distinct minority when I uncomfortably vote once again in a D primary this month)
When Crockett got into the primary, many thought she would win, but she raised very little money and did not campaign in any sort of traditional way. That has proven to have its limitations. In many ways, she blew it.
But Democrats should be happy because she would have had a hard time winning a general election. Right now, she is claiming she is being cheated out of a win, so they better hope that before too long, she accepts reality and works to unite the party.
Against Paxton especially, which I think will happen (only a Trump endorsement can possibly save Cornyn and even that might not be enough at this point), and with a very divided Republican Party, Talarico is going to have a real shot at victory.
Indeed for Talarico which follows my view that lefties in purple or red states Do NOT have a prayer…..
Lets face it….
We’re looking at Texas….
Democrats ain’t gonna win except in some Big cities
Reality…..
Crockett, after warning of disenfranchisement, concedes to Talarico in Texas Senate race
A state judge had ruled that polls should stay open two extra hours because of “mass confusion” around new rules, only to be reversed by the state Supreme Court.
Gonzales….
House Ethics Committee opens probe into Gonzales amid affair allegations
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Scandal-plagued Rep. Tony Gonzales forced to runoff
Gonzales….
House Ethics Committee opens probe into Gonzales amid affair allegations
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Scandal-plagued Rep. Tony Gonzales forced to runoff
More on Gonzales…
Tony Gonzales admits sexual relationship with former staff member who killed herself
The Texas lawmaker, who faces a primary runoff in May to hold his seat, said in a radio interview that he’s not to blame for her death.