Theres already more than 2.5 million registered voters in Harris County, up about 100K from November 2020, and I expect there to be over 2.6 million by next November. 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. HD142 26.15% 71.40% 2.44% 0.01% Judicial Poll Results. Education: University of Texas at Arlington and University of Texas at Austin. I mean, Harris County could in effect call their bluff, restore election administration to the County Clerk, have Cliff Tatum move over and be the chief of elections under Teneshia Hudspeth, and this bill would no longer apply to us. HD146 21.22% 78.78% JP3 46.84% 53.16% ============================= DECISION 2022: Primary election results for local races in Harris County and surrounding counties Published: March 1, 2022, 1:39 PM Updated: March 2, 2022, 10:02 PM Tags: Decision 2022 , Texas . The local police reform advocacy groupACT 4 SAaims to collect 35,000 signatures anticipating that some wont be verified to submit to the City Clerk before the early January deadline. Trevino 3,150 4,270 0 26,871 HD145 13,535 29,065 1,855 677 Stone urged the court to granta petitionfiled by the anti-abortion group Texas Alliance for Life Inc. (TAL) requesting that the city reject the proposed ballot language, and instead require a vote on each provision individually. (Note: As I have done in past elections, I am running a series of Q&As for judicial candidates in contested Democratic primaries. Please help. Harris County Republican Party Chair Cindy Siegel indicated there could be more election contests to come. JP2 44.36% 55.62% 0.02% 14 Cause No. HD129 60.85% 39.15% JP5 145,487 137,664 5,652 10 HD134 44.28% 55.72% HD145 32.67% 67.33% Marilyn Burgess, District Clerk SD04 58,925 34,135 14 HD131 20.93% 79.03% 0.04% HD144 11,551 14,029 854 CC2 99,209 100,166 HD132 58.80% 37.87% 2.30% 1.03% HD139 13,492 30,143 11 JP7 15.20% 80.93% 2.46% 1.42% I dont know what theyll do, but as I said before, well surely find out quickly. CC3 63.61% 36.37% 0.02% JP8 64.30% 35.70%, Dist Scott Wyatt I dont have the data to make a judgment about that, but the possibility certainly exists. Ann Harris Bennett, Tax Assessor, Alan Rosen, Constable Precinct 1 JP1 69,316 114,700 Experience: Beverly Armstrong has been a licensed attorney for 24 years, she began her career helping families navigate probate and guardianship issues and guiding families through bankruptcy proceedings. HD129 55.82% 41.41% 2.77% Phil Sandlin, Constable Precinct 8, Teneshia Hudspeth, County Clerk The Press has more. Its certainly possible that these laws arent as good at actually suppressing the vote as theyre intended to, but thats beside the point. According to Hegar, Heaps office was allotted about $46.6 million for the 2023 fiscal year. I really wish I could make that happen. The Dems in the first four races we analyzed all topped 53% of the vote in Harris County. Elizabeth Conley/Staff photographer. If they keep making it harder to vote, and they keep making it costlier to make an honest mistake in voting, and that cost is almost entirely borne by Democratic-leaning voters of color, its suppressive. Judge Craft is represented by Steve Kherker. I Am Not A Lawyer, but I dont know offhand of any successful recent efforts to split up a ballot proposition like this. CC2 95,951 97,604 7,402 2,627 There are multiple precincts that are partially in Houston and partially not in Houston. HD138 32,881 22,695 And yes, it really is all about voter suppression, even if Texas Republicans are better than their Wisconsin colleagues at keeping the quiet part to themselves. The Evaluation results for each judge appear on a separate page. Hensley said that certain parts of the ordinance simply couldnt be implemented because it violates state and federal law. JP5 136,969 146,132 7,898 Judge Cox is represented by Cris Feldman. She is licensed in Texas, Arkansas and the United States of America (Southern District of Texas-Federal Court). He suggesting the court has long favored stopping such charter amendments before theyre voted on, something thats still possible if it can prevent San Antonio from including it on the ballot this week. The school security measures have some value, and Id be all right with them for the most part if they were part of a larger deal that included real gun reform, but theyre not. The race was not the only close margin in a Harris County judicial election last month. See if your Harris County neighborhood voted for Greg Abbott or Beto O'Rourke in the 2022 midterms, 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, Texas GOP may censure Tony Gonzales over gay marriage, gun votes, Rep. Joaquin Castro's health plan points to a new Texas trend, Rep. Joaquin Castro diagnosed with cancer, undergoes surgery, Texas House Speaker appoints committee for gun legislation, Santa Fe families still denied video, records from 2018 shooting. Its also a dirty secret that some Democratic elected officials in those areas do very little to help with GOTV efforts. If we can at least keep the deficit here from growing or better yet, if we can shrink it be a couple thousand votes we can take a bit of pressure off of Harris and Fort Bend. No big mystery here. Hegar said in a statement that the county will be barred from increasing property tax collections plus revenue from properties added to the tax roll last year until it resolves the discrepancy. CD22 62.20% 37.79% 0.01% Heres the data for the County Judge race, in which Judge Lina Hidalgo won re-election by a close margin, though on a percentage basis it was slightly wider than her initial win in 2018. [Isabel] Longoria was the first,appointedunder a newly created office in late 2020; Tatum wasnamed as her replacementlast July. I think we need to fully implement it and if the state slaps our hands back, we know where we are, McGee said. CC4 49.47% 50.53% Im being deliberately provocative here because I think this is urgent and I want people to see the dangers. Nelson worked as a Senior Prosecutor and a Chief Prosecutor at the Harris County District Attorneys Office for about 10 years. I understand that, but we dont have the authority.. In April 2013, Sanchez joined the Harris County District Attorneys office in the misdemeanor division. Progressive groups celebrated on the steps of City Hall Tuesday afternoon before delivering the boxes of signed petitions needed to get a measure in front of voters that would decriminalize both cannabis possession and abortion. HD139 29.24% 70.76% HD148 45.64% 54.36% JP1 67,346 116,157 JP8 46,854 29,698 2,230 They were discouraged because the lines were long, or because they were told theyd have to wait.. No matter how you get there, bullshit still walks. HD129 37,473 24,455 1,607 766 At Tuesdays Denton City Council work session, Police Chief Doug Shoemaker was also on hand during Hensleys presentation to answer questions and reassured council members that misdemeanor amounts of marijuana would continue to be a low priority for police. JP2 22,682 28,410 HD128 33,175 12,968 12 Find an event near you . I think the methodology will be clear. Stevens also said the ordinance has become a political issue instead of a nonpartisan one, as indicated by the overwhelming majority of voters who approved the measure in November. She is currently a Senior Litigator at the Harris County Public Defenders Office. We only need 26.3% turnout in 2023, based on the 2022 registration numbers, to equal the number of voters from 2003. ====================== I will of course keep an eye on them. JP2 41.97% 52.90% 3.88% 1.25% Not to be needlessly pedantic here believe me, this is extremely needed pedanticism but if they went to another location then by definition their vote wasnt suppressed because they did in fact vote. Tom Ramsey, County Commissioner, Precinct 3 HD141 4,753 20,212 The families left discouraged, unsure of their next steps in a state where Republicans, most of whom oppose any firearm restrictions, control the Legislature. The government moved forward at that point, but its not necessarily surprising that we havent seen any other announcements or any other information thats gone public, said Edward Loya Jr., a Dallas-based attorney and former federal prosecutor. HD142 8,957 24,548 997 JP5 52.11% 47.89% Obviously, the Democratic candidates lost the four races. Ellis 40,800 443,116 0 3,543,358 ====================== Public Education HD147 10,964 35,240 12 As far as I know, any words to the effect that he has an interest or is seriously considering the possibility have yet to come from his own mouth, and as such I put this in with the speculation files. Jack Cagle (SPAC), County Commissioner, Precinct 4 "This case will focus on the details of every aspect of the November 8 election in Harris County. JP1 34.60% 63.28% 2.12% 0.01% 2023-00925; Michelle Fraga v. Judge Christine Weems. One way that I decided to approach this was to look at the different type of judicial races on the ballot, to see if there was anything interesting there. 6(lost to Judge Kelley Andrews), Matthew Dexter, former candidate forHarris County Criminal Court at Law No. JP3 35,962 40,821 HD137 40.42% 59.54% 0.04% The day before Harris County Commissioners Court was set to certify the results of the November election, the Texas Attorney General's Office filed a last-minute petition to throw out 2,000 provisional ballots cast during an extended hour of voting on Election Day. For his part, Berry noted that the county had already been forced to adopt the property tax revenue freeze for its current budget because Commissioners Court was unable to reach a quorum needed to set a tax rate. HD145 14,410 29,702 HD130 46,537 18,686 WHD knocked on about 1500. Beto versus Abbott The office has since expanded dramatically, but it still takes the minority of criminal cases in Harris County. Start with a goal of 1 million Democratic votes for Joe Biden in 2024, and really aim for 1.1 million. That helps, and I have hope it can be better than that in 2024. Three freshmen senators drew two-year terms, including Democrat Morgan LaMantia of South Padre Island, who was in the tightest race in the Senate last year. HD138 56.38% 40.10% 2.38% 1.13% For the First and Fourteenth, those counties are Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Harris, Waller, and Washington. County races appear towards the bottom of the ballot, after all of the federal and state races. FOX 26 has a list of these candidates and their biggest priorities if elected. HD135 42.90% 57.10% We look forward to our Democratic nominee retiring Ted Cruz from the U.S. Senate and finally allowing him some time to finally relax at his preferred Cancun resort, said Ike Hajinazarian, a spokesperson for the Texas Democratic Party. HD132 36,155 23,542 1,053 2 HD139 12,576 30,341 CC1 74,077 194,887 The move prompteda complaint to the State Bar accusing Paxton of professional misconductfor attempting to interfere in a pending case before the court. During each election year, the HBA distributes a Judicial Preference Poll before the general election, asking members to indicate their preferences for judicial candidates in contested races. See here and here for the background. JUDICIAL PRIMARY RACES. You can see here for some background and here for Judge Hidalgos latest response to the mattress guy if you want. HD129 38,729 24,583 So what does this suggest for 2023 turnout? At the other end of the scale is the problem known as Galveston: 23K to 27K in 2012 The two glaring exceptions to this are HDs 133 and 134, both wealthy, well-educated, predominantly white districts that, in keeping with recent trends, are a lot more Democratic than they used to be. I would expect this to pass, as similar referenda has done in other cities. HD142 8,580 25,228 859 2015 979,401 2,054,717 47.67% The cumulative deficit from the bad counties has been edging upward, but the Democratic potential in Harris County even all by itself, though Fort Bend should be an asset as well is more than enough to overcome it. She consistently has one of the highest case clearance rates of all the Criminal District Courts* and has maintained the highest case clearance rate in over a decade of the 184th District Courts history. I filter out precincts with ten or fewer votes cast in the Houston proposition elections, which is arbitrary and still yields more total votes than in the prop races themselves, but its close enough for these purposes. Currently, Paxton can only get involved if invited by a district or county attorney, according to the courts ruling. 34 in Harris County. Andsomeofthemare hoping to give Attorney General Ken Paxton stronger authority to prosecute election crimes, after the states highest criminal appeals court ruled in 2021 that he could not unilaterally take on such cases. Ted Heap, Constable Precinct 5 Its rattlesnake season in Texas. Like Castro, Allred is in a (now, post-redistricting) blue district and hes building up seniority while also being seen as a rising star within the party. We have 26-pay-period accounting and Comptroller Hegar should know that, the judge said. HD129 36,386 26,643 1,914 The following is a list of candidates in judicial races on the ballot for the March 1 primary elections in Harris County. Im pretty sure Ive expressed this sentiment before, but if I had the power and the funds Id order a study, to try to identify these voters and ask them why they did what they did. And whatever else you may think about Dan Patrick, hes not an idiot. Now, given the vast sum of money spent by wingnut richies to smear Democratic judges, it may be that was at least as big a challenge as undervoting was. Erin A. Nowell. HD127 40,378 24,663 CC1 23.57% 73.81% 2.62% Have I got that right? I recognize the voters have spoken, Hensley told council members Tuesday afternoon. The appellate courts cover multiple counties. CIA plans to hold a fundraiser, hopefully on Feb 19. Holly Hansen. You can read the Chron story here and their explainer about election contests here. Stan Stanart is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. Maybe they actually think Stan Stanart can win that ridiculous election contest, I dont know. CD29 33,392 66,220 27 Indeed, three of the four races were actually in the Dem +34K to +38K range, with one outlier. If we want to talk about making Texas competitive for Biden, and whoever our 2024 Senate nominee may be, thats the kind of Dem advantage in Harris County were going to need, at a minimum. Stanart 188,573 326,633 39.16% 56.00% You might notice at this point that the range of outcomes in Harris plus Fort Bend is quite wide in both years, much wider than the range for the red counties. The closest they got was trailing by about 39K votes, and the farthest apart was about 89K votes. Im extremely doubtful that there is a legitimate legal challenge here, Stein said. Many of them target Harris County, which Republicans have spent the past two years chastising for back-to-back elections blunders. HD128 68.08% 29.53% 2.39% I was invited to this meeting because of the effort to create and carry out block walking events. In response to each of the requests for public information, the elections office responded by seeking an opinion from the Texas Attorney Generals office allowing it to withhold the information due to ongoing litigation, the lawsuit states. Dist Scott% Wyatt% It will be up to opponents of the charter changes to decide whether they want to challenge it, he said. CD18 46,492 107,792 46 Judge Weems is represented by John Raley. But boy it sure would be nice to have a state government that wasnt a constant threat to our local matters? JP4 165,760 127,783 8,087 JP5 49.81% 46.48% 2.50% 1.21% HD142 9,132 24,642 Beto versus the spread. Ill go into more detail on those in subsequent posts, but even there it topped out at about five percent. CC3 224,673 135,288 6,151 14 This has no effect on the other challenges filed by other losing losers, as legislative contests are heard in the House while these others will be argued in a courtroom. After the last Family Court race is the County Judge, the top race in the county, and then the County Civil courts, the County Criminal courts, and finally the County Probate courts. HD140 30.03% 63.27% 5.24% 1.46% Results of the 2021 Judicial Evaluation Questionnaire. I found this to be fascinating, and quite different from the experiences in Bell County and Hays County, not to mention the pre-vote conflicts in San Antonio. CC4 107,368 129,927 6,251 HD149 12,270 19,513 Theres no explanation for it hes just flat wrong. 33K to 36K in 2016 Harris County 228th Criminal District Court Judge: incumbent Frank Aguilar and challenger Sam Milledge II. Were the only city in the whole state that sends them out and [posts them] online, Atkinson said. In 2020, eleven Democratic judicial candidates were unopposed. 2020, in the race for District Judge, 333rd Civil District Court in Harris County, Texas. He wondered why the city didnt provide the demographic breakdown of those citations during Hensleys presentation because historically, minorities have been unfairly targeted by law enforcement. Race for Harris County judge still too close to call Published: November 8, 2022, 11:56 AM Updated: November 9, 2022, 1:04 AM Tags: Decision 2022 , Harris County , Voting , Lina Hidalgo . My office will be involved in the case every step of the way to ensure peoples votes are protected.". ======================= So if I understand this correctly, the Elections Office could provide these documents on demand, but legally they dont have to until they get an opinion on it from the AGs office. And that brings us to Julian Castro, whose name has certainly been mentioned as a possible statewide candidate before. JP2 21,364 29,906 1,317 In the meantime, let me know what you think. HD138 33,875 22,977 9 Emphasis mine, and see here for the previous entry. HD132 34,454 25,125 1,539 Maybe a strategy that attempts to maximize Democratic turnout overall we have already discussed how Dems fell short in this election on that front would make them less likely to cross over, even for Republicans they dont approve of. Cagles July report showed over a million bucks on hand. Chris Daniel is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. He represented juvenile and adult clients charged with misdemeanors and felonies. JP2 44.48% 55.52% CC2 49.71% 50.29% Aaron Adams is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. This is where my thinking is. As an attorney, Martin opened her own law practice, focusing on felony criminal cases. After Hensleys presentation, council member Jesse Davis mentioned that it has been an all-or-nothing-type situation with the decriminalization issue and suggested finding a middle ground by implementing parts of the ordinance that doesnt violate state law. In a closely watched election between Democrat DaSean Jones and Republican Tami Pierce for the 180th state district court, Pierce led Jones by more than 1,200 votes the morning after the election, but the final count including absentee and provisional ballots flipped the race in Jones' favor. 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. Counting these as Houston precincts means you wind up with a lot more total votes in Houston than were cast in the referenda elections, and gives you a distorted picture of the candidate percentages. HD149 37.11% 60.69% 2.21% Under the new rules, quorum-breakers can now be subject to daily fines and even expulsion from the chamber. What will it take to keep those ten appellate court benches we won in 2018? HD145 15,445 30,141 11 JP2 23,249 29,149 10 They start with the appellate courts, the 1st and 14th for those of us in Harris County, then the District Courts in numerical order, which means that Criminal District Courts and Civil District Courts are mixed together. JP5 52.14% 47.86% Paxton encouraged his supporters to launch a pressure campaign and flood the court with calls and emails demanding,unsuccessfully, thatthey reverse the decision. What I did was add up the Republican and Democratic votes for each candidate in those races there were four that year, as there were this year and then took the difference. If youre in San Antonio, Id love to hear from you about this, so please send an email or leave a comment. HD148 16,934 20,004 8 In 2018, Sanchez joined the offices Post-Conviction Writs division where he currently serves by investigating claims made by convicted persons challenging the legality of their convictions. HD129 38,091 26,236 The House doesnt have the votes, he said. JP3 35,715 40,576 2,117 primary, 2022 Texas Primary Election: What you need to know to vote, facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077652602633, Breaking Bond: In-depth look at four Criminal Dist. The judge in the Lunceford contest was assigned on December 13, I dont know what has happened since then. Daniel 192,368 328,119 39.86% 56.19% Like I said, Im making some assumptions here, any or all of which could be wrong. 41K to 42K in 2020. Education: Rice University and The University of Texas School of Law, Endorsements: jasonluongforjudge.com/endorsements. JP8 49,209 27,703 Meteorologist Lena Maria gives us a look at what we can expect as we gear up for the opening weekend of the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo! All eyes were on Sen. John Whitmire, a longtime Democrat who has announced plans to leave the chamber to run for Houston mayor after the session, and Judith Zaffirini, a Laredo Democrat who is second in seniority to Whitmire. I consider what Harker Heights City Council did to be defensible, but I would not feel the same way if this effort succeeds and they override it again. Legal experts say the lack of answers or information a year later by federal authorities shouldnt be construed as either an exoneration or a reflection of guilt of anyone associated in the case. Now lets look at Houston voter registration numbers. Note that as yet, not a single person has been identified as someone who showed up at a voting center on Election Day, was actually unable to cast a ballot while there because of paper issues, left before the problem was resolved, was unable to go to any of the 750 other voting locations in the county, and ultimately did not cast a ballot. Well see him in court.. The gap is the greatest between them and their Republican challengers, and they got the most votes in the aggregate of any non-appellate group. I wish them all the best anyway. Legal experts on both sides of the political aisle have raised concerns for many years . With the exception of one provision calling for the creation of a city justice director, Segovia said the proposals elements are all inconsistent with state law.. The bench does not belong to the DA's Office. JP3 34,975 41,776 2,126 One is that the many millions of dollars spent by the Mealer/Mattress Mack cohort did have some effect, specifically in the criminal court races, with that effect being slightly larger in the county courts than in the district courts. CC4 107,284 129,131 6,533 Court Judges who have opponents in the Dem. Experience: Sam Milledge II worked for the Clark County Public Defenders Office from 2009-2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. JP7 15.59% 81.84% 2.57% 0.00% HD134 40.71% 57.65% 1.64% Dudding 294,958 255,993 59.69% 43.03% - 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. HD140 5,904 13,079 JP4 180,017 119,979 60 ============================= Ive speculated about potential future candidacies for people myself, its a fun and mostly harmless activity. The Harris County Elections Administrators Office also issued a statement, saying it readily has responded to requests that do not require documents subject to the litigation, and has sought an opinion from the attorney generals office on those that do. JP6 23.14% 76.86% County executive offices As of today, the office has not received an opinion on how to proceed with these particular public information requests. CC1 76,230 193,216 HD143 8,346 15,595 594 None of the other Texas cities where decriminalization initiatives have been approved Elgin, Denton, San Marcos and Austin has faced litigation. =================================== Something like this was surely inevitable. HD145 30.61% 66.55% 2.83% 0.01% Wyatt 293,352 256,862 60.86% 44.00% Judge Finch is represented by Anthony Drumheller. HD142 26.27% 73.73% 2023-00934; Brian Staley v. Judge Monica Singh. CC2 101,745 103,117 48 After the 2012 election, the main question was whether then-Sen. Wendy Davis, who won a tough race in a district carried by Mitt Romney, would have to run again in 2014. HD126 61.88% 36.32% 1.80% 0.00% ============================== Ed Emmett first proposed the idea for Harris County. HD143 8,646 14,845 732 5 HD147 10,015 35,364 He and County Attorney Jim Nichols met with Commissioners Bobby Whitson, John Driver, Bill Schumann and Russell Schneider in executive session for an hour on Thursday. ====================== Im sure they all have tears in their eyes and call him sir, too. HD137 8,475 12,264 This important legislation made its way through the House after several thoughtful amendments were adopted, he said. In addition to her retained work, she accepts indigent defense appointments. Judge Ramirez is represented by John Staley. Dist Patrick% Collier% Lib% HD148 43.27% 52.03% 3.30% 1.40% CC4 115,688 120,613 Hidalgo versus Mealer Other non-judicial statewide positions that appeared on the ballot include the races for Comptroller, . CD29 33.51% 66.46% 0.03% This obviously would require the speaker to violate the Housekeeping Resolution., It was a relatively anticlimactic end to the fight over Democratic committee chairs, which were a major issue in House primaries earlier this year, a rallying cry for conservative activists and a recurring theme in speeches as the legislative session kicked off Tuesday. HD130 46,578 18,647 Hidalgo got 50.78% of the vote, which is 3.25 points less than Beto. Luke Warford, who had a Green opponent as well as a Libertarian opponent, fell short of a majority in Harris County, getting 49.95% for a plurality. =============================================== March 1, 2022 - Primary Election.
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