We only need 26.3% turnout in 2023, based on the 2022 registration numbers, to equal the number of voters from 2003. HD134 35,653 45,142 16 HD126 38,281 21,401 17 "During the last month, we've had a lot of our candidates that were in very close races that have been talking to us wanting to know the information that we've accumulated and have reported," Siegel said. HD145 26.98% 69.86% 3.16% HD140 6,030 12,441 CC4 107,368 129,927 6,251 JP4 170,806 118,025 7,219 3,145 unfair distribution of election supplies. HD134 39.50% 60.50% Beall has handled cases involving serious crimes such as Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child, Continuous Sexual Assault of a Child, Murder, Capital Murder (Non-Death Penalty), Aggravated Robbery, and cases involving Domestic Violence. Tom Ramsey, County Commissioner, Precinct 3 SAs City Council has to vote on it next week, and from there its off to the campaigns. Winning takes many forms, after all. This will be the most interesting election on the May ballot. I truly . 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). JP6 25.21% 74.79% That link takes you here, and while the in-person fundraiser mentioned there is now over, the Donate link remains. This week, Speaker of the Texas House Dade Phelan dismissed the election contest filed by Mike May, the candidate who lost to Representative Jon Rosenthal in the 2022 election for house district 135. For the most part, Hidalgos performance in each district is about what youd expect in comparison to Beto. State and county Republican officials have made several attempts to cast doubt on the results of the November elections in Harris County. HD145 14,403 29,681 See here, here, and here for some background. Weve seen this show before Comptroller Hegar misconstruing the law and playing political games to make headlines, Menefee tweeted. HD135 17,116 22,492 963 1 HD134 42.55% 57.45% JP7 13,972 64,220 27 In the increasingly blue Harris County, more Republicans voted early (105,482) than Democrats (96,725). HD130 71.35% 28.65% In Galveston and to a lesser extent Waller, the growth has been in redder areas, and we need to find the allies there who likely feel isolated and help them connect with and amplify each other. But hey, Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema preserved the filibuster, so.). His application of state law is wrong. HD139 29.61% 70.39% Before I begin, please note that all of this involves a lot of back-of-the-envelope math and more than a few assumptions made along the way. HD143 34.83% 58.86% 4.77% 1.54% TEXAS SUPREME COURT, PLACE 3. Ive speculated about potential future candidacies for people myself, its a fun and mostly harmless activity. JP5 149,310 134,380 Were the only city in the whole state that sends them out and [posts them] online, Atkinson said. 6(lost to Judge Kelley Andrews), Matthew Dexter, former candidate forHarris County Criminal Court at Law No. Because respondents can correct the ballot now, [TALs] mandamus is appropriate.. 11 Cause No. HD141 18.27% 78.99% 2.72% 0.01% HD134 44.12% 55.86% 0.02% Odus will serve through the end of this month, and the next CEC meeting on March 19 will be when his successor is named. What will it take to keep those ten appellate court benches we won in 2018? Dist Buck% Kleberg% Grn% W-I% The families left discouraged, unsure of their next steps in a state where Republicans, most of whom oppose any firearm restrictions, control the Legislature. Now lets look at Houston voter registration numbers. Hidalgo said Hegar came to an incorrect conclusion by dividing Harris Countys 2022 short fiscal year budget by seven months and multiplying that number by 12 to get the annualized budget. The number of registered voters in Harris County, and thus in Houston, will certainly change between now and November. Sen. LaMantia had a tough race in 2022, and at this time I have no idea if its better for her to run in 2024 or not. Experts cited myriad reasons for the continued silence around the case: The FBI search may have yielded no evidence, indictments could be sealed, the case could still be developing or there may have been delays because law enforcement did not want to interfere with the recent November elections. We cant say for certain how much all that spending affected the final outcomes, but its impossible to think it had no effect. After a minute, I decided to go with the obvious, which was to separate the counties into those that are good for the Dems and those that are not, and see what that told me. HD132 56.16% 41.60% 2.24% Harris County 184th Criminal District Court Judge: incumbent Abigail Anastasio and challenger Katherine Thomas. Submit application to: Harris County Board of Elections, 1001 Preston, Houston, Texas . JP4 173,366 120,182 6,806 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. CC3 62.97% 37.03% She won the jackpot. CC2 99,209 100,166 Harris County 208th Criminal District Court Judge: incumbent Greg Glass and challengers Beverly Armstrong and Kim McTorry. HD140 30.03% 63.27% 5.24% 1.46% Ive said this multiple times before, but as a reminder for the slow kids in the class, many counties have election administrators, including many Republican counties like Tarrant and Lubbock. HD147 20.37% 75.10% 2.95% 1.58% I know the job title is Harris County Dem Party Chair, but we abut a lot of other counties, and in quite a few places the development just sprawls over the border, making the distinction between the two of lesser value. If youre in San Antonio, Id love to hear from you about this, so please send an email or leave a comment. Therefore, even if the public does adopt the charter amendments, the charter amendments as written will not be enforceable, he said. (lost to Judge Manpreet Monica Singh), Mark Goldberg, former candidate forHarris County Criminal Court at Law No. 12 Cause No. Find ways to partner with Democratic parties in neighboring counties. The Evaluation opened on Oct. 21 and closed on Nov. 8. 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. JP7 11,411 65,835 1,804 1 Cause No. We need to turn that around. HD138 32,829 22,780 SD06 45,259 81,877 39 Rep. Allred may see it differently, but I think hes not likely to make this leap. Democrats would still be running the elections. ====================== CC2 99,401 100,543 CC4 47.29% 50.67% 2.04% 0.00% Not much else to it, Im afraid. The Harris County Democratic Party is dedicated to the ideal that everyone deserves an equal shot at life, . Adding to the confusion, Hegar and the county are separately at odds over Heaps current budget, which was adopted by the Democratic-controlled Commissioners Court last fall. My first thought is that Im not really clear what these guys are aiming at. I do know that at least one more loser has filed a losers contest, but I dont care to give any of this any more validity. JP2 41.00% 55.97% 3.03% Boeing employee bought lottery ticket because it was at $747M, a nod to the aircraft. Sixty-five percent turnout (we were at over 68% in 2020) gets 1.7 million voters total (up less than 50K from 2020), and hitting one million Dems would mean taking almost 59% of the vote for Biden, which so far is the only real reach here as he was at 56% in 2020. After the House reelected Phelan by a nearly unanimous vote, he cautioned freshmen to please do not confuse this body with the one in Washington, D.C.. - Houston suspends sister city ties with Russian cities on the one-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine, - Mayor Turner's office accuses Pappas of 'smear campaign' on Hobby deal, says city followed its rules, - Houston leaders divided on support for controversial affordable housing projects, - Five years after Santa Fe massacre, relatives still denied records of loved ones' last moments, - Kingwood operators released sewage in creek that feeds into Houston's drinking water, HPD alleges. DA is technically a state office for smaller counties, the DA can cover several of them at once so Id normally expect to see them on the Texas Ethics Commission site. The petition also acknowledges the county has provided some of the requested documents. JP1 64,874 118,648 3,973 11 HD146 9,031 32,118 953 Better statewide races I understand that, but we dont have the authority.. 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. They have the votes and they have the will, and theres basically nothing Dems can do to stop them. HD130 44,397 20,427 1,713 He could win, and as was the case with Beto a close loss might still be a boost to whatever other prospects he ay have, but you still have to weight that against what hed be giving up. Along those lines, I note two potential future Constable candidates: Don Dinh, a Deputy Constable in Precinct 1 since 2020 who was for 24 years before that a sergeant in the Fort Bend County Precinct 2 Constables office, filed a designation of treasurer to run for Constable in Precinct 5. The Y-axis is the percentages. HD143 35.46% 64.54% That is the only way to get it into court to begin a legal action.. Judges who had not actively served at least six months on their current bench as of the date this questionnaire was prepared do not appear on the Judicial Evaluation. And every voter who might have been discouraged by issues at one location could have gone to another one, which would have been at most a couple of minutes away by car. 34 in Harris County. In the end, the results largely defied negative pronouncements about Democrats chances. The race was not the only close margin in a Harris County judicial election last month. 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.