ELECTION Results!

After last night’s count, the unofficial final results are in. “Unofficial final” means the final result of last night’s count, with provisional ballots still undecided and recount requests as yet unknown. Based on unofficial final results, the winners are as follows:


Race Winner (District-wide)

Congress, Dist 10
Michael McCaul – R 64.44% (72% reporting)

Congress, Dist 25
Lloyd Doggett – D 52.81% (100% rpt)

Governor
Rick Perry – R 55.34% (93.44% rpt)

Lt. Governor
David Dewhurst – R 62.19% (93.44% rpt)

Attorney General
Greg Abbott – R 64.55% (93.44% rpt)

Comptroller
Susan Combs – R 83.37% (93.44% rpt)

Land Commissioner
Jerry Patterson – R 62.08% (93.44% rpt)

Agriculture Comm.
Todd Staples – R 61.21% (93.44% rpt)

Railroad Commissioner
David Porter – R 59.77% (93.44% rpt)

Supreme Crt, Place 3
Debra Lehrmann – R 60.25% (93.44%rpt)

Supreme Crt, Place 5
Paul Green – R 60.39% (93.44% rpt)

Supreme Crt, Place 9
Eva Guzman – R 60.63% (93.44% rpt)

Criminal App, Place 2
Larry Meyers – R 82.54% (93.44% rpt)

Criminal App, Place 5
Cheryl Johnson – R 83.10% (93.44% rpt)

Criminal App, Place 6
Michael Keasler – R 60.88% (93.44% rpt)

State Brd of Education
Marsha Farney – R 55.84% (98.66% rpt)

State Senator
Glenn Hegar – R 70.57% (92.66% rpt)

State Representative
Tim Kleinschmidt – R 65.07% (100% rpt)

3rd Crt Appeals, Place 4
Melissa Goodwin – R 57.08% (98.81% rpt)

District Attorney
Bryan Goertz – R Unopposed

County Judge
Ronnie McDonald – D Unopposed

County Court at Law
Benton Eskew – D Unopposed

District Clerk
Sarah Loucks – R 53.91%

County Clerk
Rose Pietsch – D 54.04%

County Treasurer
Laurie Ingram – R 52.52%

County Surveyor
Michael Olsen – R Unopposed

Commissioner, Pct 2
Clara Beckett – R Unopposed

Commissioner, Pct 4
Lee Dildy – D 57.05%

Justice of Peace, Pct 1
Donna Van Gilder – R 53.91%

Justice of Peace, Pct 2
Raymah Davis – D Unopposed

Justice of Peace, Pct 3
Katherine Hanna – D Unopposed

Justice of Peace, Pct 4
Larry Dunne – D Unopposed

ACC – Bastrop ISD Failed 55.18% (against)

ACC – Elgin ISD Passed 60.28% (for)

ACC – McDade ISD Failed 70% (against)

City of Bastrop Amd 1 Passed 72.95%

City of Bastrop Amd 2 Passed 77.67%

City of Bastrop Amd 3 Passed 68.49%

City of Bastrop Amd 4 Passed 77.79%

City of Bastrop Amd 5 Passed 76.73%

City of Bastrop Amd 6 Passed 81.67%

City of Bastrop Amd 7 Passed 73.66%


Albert’s Analysis:

Republicans made history nationally in taking back the House, making significant gains in the Senate, and making gains in the Governorships. The DNC made the electoral analysis that Texas was vulnerable, thus it committed considerable resources to fighting Republicans in Texas. I believe it made a critical error in judgment. Not only did it take no ground in Texas, but it lost ground here and in many other places that should have been safe for Democrats nationally. In my opinion, it wasted its resources on a fool’s errand while failing to use its resources to shore up critical weaknesses in its own territory.

The Texas Congressional delegation saw Republican gains. With the defeat of Democrat House incumbents Chet Edward, Ciro Rodriguez, and Solomon Ortiz, the Texas delegation now stands at 23 Republicans and 9 Democrats. Unfortunately, Donna Campbell did not win, but she demonstrated that liberal Lloyd Doggett is vulnerable in what had always been considered a safe district for him.

Significant Republican gains were seen in the Texas House of Representatives. There are 150 seats, of which Republicans held 76 last session, the minimum necessary to have a majority. It appears Republican challengers beat at least 20 Democrat incumbents, with the District 48 race too close to call (the Republican challenger is behind by 15 votes with no provisional ballots decided yet), and with the District 134 race with too little vote reported (1 of 52 precincts reporting shows the Republican challenger leading). No Democrat challengers unseated any Republican incumbents. There were also nine open-seat elections of which six were formerly held by Republicans and three by Democrats. Of those, Republicans won all their former seats and gained one of the former Democrat seats. So Republicans appear to have already gained 21 seats giving them at least 97 seats to Democrats’ 51, with two seats still undecided.

In the Texas Senate, there was no apparent shift of political power. All incumbents won re-election. There was only one open seat election which was previously held by a Democrat and saw a Democrat elected to take his place. The count therefore stays at 20 Republicans to 12 Democrats.

Bastrop County made history this election cycle by unseating three Democrat incumbents in favor of Republican challengers. Never before have Republicans beaten a Democrat incumbent in this County. Republicans have made gains locally over the last ten years by winning open-seat elections. By winning the District Clerk, County Treasurer, and Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 positions, that gives the Republicans an opportunity to improve services to the County. With these gains, Republicans now hold ten elected County offices (including the District Judges’ positions as County offices), which is up from zero merely ten years ago. That also means that Precinct 1 will be entirely represented by Republicans in its County Commissioner, Constable, and Justice of the Peace.

Congratulations to our candidates, volunteers, election staff, and voters for a job well done!