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ABBOTT, O'ROURKE FACE NOVEMBER MATCHUP
Republican Governor Greg Abbott handily fended off two more-conservative challengers, former Texas Republican Party Chairman Allen West and former state Senator Don Huffines. That sets up a Nov. 8 contest with former Democratic U.S. Representative Beto O'Rourke, who had faced no serious competition for his party's nomination.
WILL PAXTON SURVIVE?
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has already won one re-election campaign since his indictment in 2015 on state securities fraud charges. This time around, he is headed to a May 24 runoff against state Land Commissioner George P. Bush, the grandson of former President George H. W. Bush, according to television network projections.
TRUMP LOYALTY TEST
Republican Representative Van Taylor comfortably won a second term in Texas' 3rd District in 2020, but was forced into a run-off contest on Tuesday against Keith Self, a former county judge.
Taylor's vote to support the creation of an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters has attracted Republican opponents who accuse him of betraying the former president and his party.
Self has attacked Taylor for his vote, even though the measure failed in the Senate. House Democrats have launched their own Jan. 6 probe.
Taylor became more vulnerable to a challenge from the right, after redistricting made his suburban Dallas district significantly more conservative.
A SUCCESSOR TO KEVIN BRADY
The race to succeed 13-term Congressman Kevin Brady in the heavily Republican 8th District, north of Houston, has split many of the state's top Republicans between two leading candidates.
Morgan Luttrell, a former Navy SEAL with the backing of Republican leadership, held a sizeable lead over Christian Collins, a conservative activist supported by the House's right-wing Freedom Caucus.
Luttrell is supported by a political action committee with ties to Republican congressional leadership, as well as by Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, former Governor Rick Perry and U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw. Luttrell is the twin brother of Marcus Luttrell, also a Navy SEAL, who wrote the bestselling memoir "Lone Survivor."
REPUBLICANS GAINING GROUND
The elongated 15th District, which stretches south from the San Antonio area to the Rio Grande, is held by Democrats but was already competitive in 2020 thanks to Trump's unexpected strength among Hispanic Texans before Republicans redrew the lines in last fall's redistricting to be more favorable to them. The incumbent, Vicente Gonzalez, decided to run for re-election in the neighboring 34th District, leaving half a dozen Democrats vying for the party's nod.
The Republican front-runner is Monica De La Cruz, who narrowly lost to Gonzalez in 2020. The race could be the state's most closely contested congressional battle this fall.
DEMOCRATIC REMATCH
In the South Texas 28th District, Democrat Jessica Cisneros, a liberal backed by U.S. Representative Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez and the left-wing Justice Democrats, was headed for a run-off against nine-term incumbent Henry Cuellar, one of the most conservative Democrats in the House.
An FBI raid at Cuellar's house in January has given Cisneros a boost. The agency has not commented on the matter, and Cuellar, who has not been charged with a crime, has said he is confident he will be cleared of any wrongdoing.
PROGRESSIVE VICTORY
Greg Casar, a democratic socialist and former Austin city council member, beat out fellow Democrat Eddie Rodriguez after winning the support of high-profile liberals including U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and Ocasio-Cortez.
The solidly Democratic 35th District stretches from San Antonio to Austin. Its Democrat incumbent, Lloyd Doggett, opted to run in the newly created 37th District based in Austin.
(Reporting by Joseph Ax; Additional reporting by David Morgan; Editing by Scott Malone, Aurora Ellis and Mark Heinrich)
1.9 million votes were cast in the R primary, 1.1 million in the D primary.
Abbott will wipe the floor with Beto the Dirt Eater.
1.9 million votes were cast in the R primary, 1.1 million in the D primary.
The primary wasn't without its issues, though.By Joseph Ax
(Reuters) - Texas kicked off the U.S. midterm elections cycle with the first party nominating contests of the cycle that will determine control of Congress as well as the governors of 36 states.
Several races are headed to May 24 runoffs between two top finishers after no candidates won a majority of the vote.
Here are results in key races:
Results of key races in Texas' primary elections
Texas kicked off the U.S. midterm elections cycle with the first party nominating contests of the cycle that will determine control of Congress as well as the governors of 36 states. Republican Governor Greg Abbott handily fended off two more-conservative challengers, former Texas Republican...news.yahoo.com
1.9 million votes were cast in the R primary, 1.1 million in the D primary.
I say it is 6-7 points.
The primary wasn't without its issues, though.
At one voting location, they only let Democrats vote...Republicans were turned away.
Biden lost TX by 6 points in 2020, the tightest presidential result there in decades.
And it was a good year for Democrats there.
This year won’t. Beto will lose by 55-44 or something.
The primary wasn't without its issues, though.
At one voting location, they only let Democrats vote...Republicans were turned away.
10 points? Worse than Clinton v Trump?
Maybe. Beto is campaigning and Abbott is throwing money at it so far. We will see.
Democrats are experts at coming up shortDoes anyone think Beto will pick-off Abbot?
No way!
Beto blew it when he didn't go after John Cornyn's seat. He at least had shot at that, and could've helped his party too.
What Democratic votes were suppressed? Would that be Democratic votes from people who don't have an ID?One voting location ?
What about ALL the voting locations where Democratic votes were suppressed by Republicans and their new voter ID law - aimed at keeping Democratic voters away from the polls ?
FTFY.Texas Democrats are experts at coming up short
I hadn't heard anything about turnout yet - so thanks for the info.That is good news … for Republicans.
Not all precincts are counted so far (98% in both primaries), so final turnout will be 1.95 million in the R primary (1.91 right now) and about 1.1 million in the D primary (currently 1.05 million).
When compared to the 2018 primaries in March, R turnout increased from 1.55 million then to 1.95 million now.
D turnout remained stagnant at 1.1 million.
Are we sure?The primary wasn't without its issues, though.
At one voting location, they only let Democrats vote...Republicans were turned away.
Democrats are experts at coming up short
this was back when he ran as a moderate, pro-gun, pro-oil democrat. People know who he is now.It really depends on the independent voters this year.
Republicans are more enthusiastic to vote this year than they were in 2018, which was a good D year, thanks to #MeToo.
Democrats are voting in numbers similar to 2018, which isn’t either bad or good.
But independent voters, who are now 30-40% of the November electorate, will be key: in mid-term elections, they usually break AGAINST the party of the incumbent President. Mostly heavily so.
And Beto already lost by 3 in 2018 in the Senate race. So, a 6-7% loss could be true, but losing by 10 is more likely.
awww you need an ID to vote? awww, so much suppression! aww de reycism awwwOne voting location ?
What about ALL the voting locations where Democratic votes were suppressed by Republicans and their new voter ID law - aimed at keeping Democratic voters away from the polls ?
Are we sure about what?Are we sure?
And of course you have evidence for this ridiculous claim, right?The primary wasn't without its issues, though.
At one voting location, they only let Democrats vote...Republicans were turned away.
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