Another primary is in the books, and no big surprises on the Democratic side. Bill White won the Governor's nomination overwhelmingly. Linda Chavez-Thompson was a slight surprise in winning the Lt. Governor's nomination without having to go to a runoff. Hank Gilbert finally shut up, we hope, Kinky Friedman in the Agriculture Commissioner nomination spot. Hector Uribe pulled out a close one over Bill Burton in Land Commissioner. The rest of our nominees were unopposed, so of course they won with flying colors.
On the GOP side, things were a little crazy in some areas. Rick Perry managed to pull off a win without a runoff, with just over 51% of the vote. I am disappointed in the teabaggers on this one. In the State Board of Education realm, incumbents Don McLeroy and Geraldine "Tincy" Miller came up losers. At least Miller lost to a teacher, so maybe there will actually be an educator on the board. Incumbent Railroad Commissioner Victor Carrillo also came up short in his primary. He blames his loss on his Hispanic surname. I blame it on the fact he is an ineffective douchebag who lined his pockets with the oil and gas industries campaign contributions. Although that may put too much faith in the common sense of GOP voters.
Back home in Denton County, my prediction of record GOP turnout came to pass. 42,186 voters turned out for the Republicans surpassing their previous record in 2008. Democrats did not come close to the 2008 turnout, however the turnout vs. the last midterm election was higher. 4,678 Democrats came out for 2010 as opposed to 1,791 in 2006. Republicans admittedly had a more exciting ballot in the county, with the Governor's race pushing turnout, as well as local judge races.
The GOP also has a statewide runoff set for next month for the Supreme Court Justice Place 3 seat. Locally, Denton County will see a runoff for Justice of the Peace Precinct 4, Probate Court and County Court at Law #1.
Denton County Democratic candidates Neil Durrance, Paul Gomez, Stephen Stephens, and Bill Burnett were all unopposed in the primary and go on to November. For the first time, 2 precinct chair seats had contested races. Incumbents Ramona Thompson of Lewisville and Catherine Bell of Denton were both victorious.
Detailed results can be found at the TX Secretary of State website and the Denton County Elections website.
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