HD150 34,884 21,411 1,016 3 Thats the kind of vision I want from the next Chair, and I want there to be a plan to go along with it. Its not that hard.. There were problems with elections back when the County Clerk specifically, Stan Stanart was in charge of running them. Campos and the Texas Signal have more. Its not hard to imagine him as a deputy whip or a powerful committee chair in a couple of cycles. Berrys office said Heap actually received $48.5 million. Im going to guess hed run as a Democrat, but I cant say for sure at this time. CC3 224,670 141,583 Ive made the decision to pay less attention to the Lege than I have in the past because I dont need the mental torment. The 2022 Texas Primary Election is fast approaching. Something like this was surely inevitable. Her opponent, incumbent county Judge Lina Hidalgo, told ABC13 at the time the numbers were looking better and that Harris County is not alone in battling crime. While the administrator is a moderate Democrat, this blog is independently operated and not affiliated with any political party or political action committee (PAC). HD144 11,849 14,344 The Evaluation results for each judge appear on a separate page. The chamber passed the overall rules package by a vote of 123-19, with Democrats making up most of the opposition. HD147 21.87% 78.13% The Harris County Democratic Party is dedicated to the ideal that everyone deserves an equal shot at life, . My focus remains the same from my very first day in office: delivering results for Texans across my district.. Each of them should be deeply embarrassed and these claims should not be taken seriously by the public, said Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee. 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. For those of you whose memories stretch back as far as 2018, yes those were the three best races for Dems after the Beto-Cruz race for Senate as well. As noted, I dont have a whole lot of data for this from previous elections, but what I do have can be found in these posts: There were city propositions in 2010, for red light cameras and ReNew Houston, but I didnt do the same city-versus-not-city comparisons that year, almost certainly because 2010 was such a miserable year and I just didnt want to spend any more time thinking about it than I had to. More or less the same story here, with the distinction between Houston and not-Houston being smaller than in prior years. US Representative, District 8: Laura Jones. Every day, police departments decide what theyre going to enforce and what theyre not going to enforce, and this represents the people of San Antonio saying: these are not our priorities for our scarce public dollars, Siegel said. HD149 37.11% 60.69% 2.21% This was an interesting year for multiple reasons the first non-Presidential election since the huge shift towards Democrats in 2018, the first time these judicial incumbents were running for re-election, tons of money being spent by Republicans and their backers to smear Criminal Court judges, the high-profile County Judge race that was closely tied to that same campaign spending, the first non-Presidential year with no straight-ticket voting, coming in a year with the extra-long ballot and so on. HD129 38,119 24,936 1,559 If you have a favorite or two among them and a few bucks to spare, Im sure theyd appreciate a contribution. Our position remains that the Council will put the petition on the ballot as one Justice Policy proposal because that was the way it was presented to those who signed the petition, Segovia said in an email Sunday. It would be better if they didnt feel the need to try, as theres a perfectly good alternative already in place. They have the votes and they have the will, and theres basically nothing Dems can do to stop them. Download the Press Release. What we can glean from this is that the investigation appears to be ongoing, and the government hasnt reached a resolution one way or another as to how it plans to proceed.. Early voting results will be released at 7 p.m. CST on March 1, 2022. Lets look at the numbers. HD127 60.47% 37.36% 2.18% Mike Collier and Rochelle Garza both had leads against them of just over 100K votes, right in line with Betos lead against Abbott. HD128 33,175 12,968 12 ============================== Ananda Tomas, executive director of police reform group ACT 4 SA, told reporters that her group and its allies collected 38,200 signatures in favor of the San Antonio Justice Charter. Get more election results on our homepage and Vote 2022 . HD140 30.50% 66.12% 3.37% Were answerable to the people. HD148 45.42% 54.58% We can speculate all week, but theres only one way to find out. A federal judge has handed Texas' elections overhaul a partial defeat days ahead of 2022s first primary. State Representatives. Tatum has maintained that while paper supplies ran low at some locations, the county has not been able to confirm whether any voters were turned away as a result. In actuality, there were 486K total ballots cast, including undervotes, in the city prop races. HARRIS COUNTY, Texas - Several Harris County Criminal District Court Judges are up for re-election in 2022. May God have mercy on our souls. On the ballot this year are . About 40K people on average skipped these three races, compared with a bit less than 23K for RRC. Elections 2022 Statewide News Texas Election Results Tracker: . CC4 114,966 121,049 5,955 HD126 36,849 21,629 1,070 1 ============================== CD29 33.51% 66.46% 0.03% According to Hegar, Heaps office was allotted about $46.6 million for the 2023 fiscal year. CC3 225,304 134,394 7,641 And here we are for this year. The amendment would require the speaker to use public resources, including staff time and government facilities, on behalf of one political instrumentality, Phelan said the first time. HD143 8,346 15,595 594 Elections Harris County election results 2022: County judge, commissioners, propositions. CC1 23.57% 73.81% 2.62% The number of registered voters in Harris County, and thus in Houston, will certainly change between now and November. JP2 42.67% 57.33% That system has led topersistent allegations of favoritismat the expense of defendants. Two, the Family Court judges were the stars of the 2022 elections for the Democrats. In Hensleys presentation, she pointed out that the City Council does have the discretion to amend the budget in regards to how city funds are spent. The HBA Judicial Preference Poll is not an endorsement of any candidate. House Bill 2020andSenate Bill 823would allow the secretary of states office to take action in a county if a complaint is filed by one of several officials and organizations involved in elections, and if theres good cause to believe that a recurring pattern of problems with election administration exists.. Heap 0 69,735 18,880 68,808 Oh, and if this is one of the final straws that leads to Constable precinct redistricting, I wont complain. HD126 63.64% 36.36% HD142 25.96% 71.15% 2.89% Like I said, Im making some assumptions here, any or all of which could be wrong. I dont know if we will get Constable/JP redistricting, but there are always some interesting primary contests here, and even with the same maps we could have interesting November races in Precincts 4 and 5. ============================= Jan 25th, 2022. by Charles Kuffner. HD145 32.67% 67.33% Candidates Who Do Not Participate in the Evaluation Process Are rated "NR" Judicial candidates are rated by the ISBA - JEC members based on detailed information supplied by candidates, . Dems were down 2K to 7K in 2016, and down 2K to plus less than 1K in 2022. Last January, FBI agents raided U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellars home and office in Laredo, emerging with a computer and plastic bins and bags containing personal items in a stunning spectacle that occurred just weeks before a tough primary election. In the old days, when you had to vote at your precinct location, you really were screwed. HD146 22.26% 77.74% CC1 65,573 204,223 7,632 HD128 32,057 12,551 995 399 So what does this suggest for 2023 turnout? By voting to repeal Prop A, the Harker Heights City Council sent a clear message to their constituents that they dont respect the will of the voters or the democracy they participate in, Ground Game Texas Executive Director Julie Oliver said in a news release. Going into the rules debate, most attention was on the subject of committee chairs, who have the power to advance legislation or block it from being taken up by the full House. The Elections Administrator of Harris County has the responsibility of carrying out statutory electoral functions outlined by federal and state laws. The impending takeover of HISD by the TEA dates back to 2019, when Wheatley High School triggered a state law by failing to meet accountability standards for seven consecutive years. 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. Those members left for Washington, D.C., for weeks to stop the House from being able to do business in an effort to prevent passage of the bill. I think this is a demonstration that when the people will it, it will happen.. HD134 28,262 51,502 1,828 Are there more parks like Fairfield Lake out there? C Crim 522,321 534,175 49.44% 50.56% JP5 147,814 135,680 HD130 70.04% 29.96% There wont be any citywide propositions in 2024, not if we have them this coming November, but Ill try to use the precinct data I have here to analyze that election. So there you have it. Harris County courthouse. HD135 42.94% 57.06% 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. SD11 64.64% 35.34% 0.02% Jerry Garcia, Constable Precinct 2 Rep. Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth, then cited the new provision to call points of order procedural challenges on two amendments proposed by Rep. Bryan Slaton, R-Royse City, to restrict Democratic committee chairs. Theres a lack of clubs, and thus neighborhood-based outreach, in a lot of traditional Democratic areas. HD147 23.72% 76.25% 0.03% 2022 General Election Democratic Candidates. Beyond Harris County, lawmakers are looking at a slate of statewide elections reforms, starting with returning the penalty for illegal voting to a felony instead of a misdemeanor. The race was not the only close margin in a Harris County judicial election last month. Harris County paid one private attorney just over $1 million last year to represent hundreds of low-income people accused of crimes, helping proliferate a system thatcritics say wastes taxpayer dollarsand robs indigent defendants of a fair shake in court. Menefee 36,826 30,700 0 193,291 Harris County 248th Criminal District Court Judge: incumbent Hilary Unger and challenger Linda Mazzagatti. CC3 60.63% 36.12% 2.24% 1.02% Thats an enormous increase over 2015. Be that as it may, I will be very interested to see how this turns out, and whether something similar happens in Houston. HD134 31,902 47,475 1,190 6 SD13 25,998 96,440 45 Im sure each and every one of you are happy with what you drew, right? Lt. Gov. Judge Singh is represented by Anthony Drumheller. A native Houstonian, Jen graduated from Barnard College at Columbia University and earned a master's degree from University of Texas at Austin's LBJ School of Public Affairs. HD137 40.42% 59.54% 0.04% Burgess 940 14,710 5,207 5,403 Hegars claim is a repeat of a fight thatalready played outbetween the comptroller and Harris County last August. JP1 34.60% 63.28% 2.12% 0.01% Chair for Pct. The effect was generally stronger in the Republican districts than in the Democratic ones, with HDs 133 and 134 being the most notable. If six months or a year from now this ordinance is in place and being complied with, Ill be delighted and looking to our city to follow suit. CC2 97,753 106,167 The Evaluation results for each judge appear on a separate page. Harris County 183rd Criminal District Court Judge: incumbent Chuck Silverman and challenger Gemayel Haynes. When there is an opportunity to correct a ballot before the election, waiting to address the issue through a post-election contest and, potentially another election, is not an adequate remedy, Stone wrote. May's election contest is ongoing. HD131 6,081 24,219 829 1 Having a high profile referendum on the ballot helps drive extra turnout. HD130 46,145 18,886 963 5 HD126 36,287 21,192 1,384 648 JP7 15.67% 81.91% 2.42% In fact, when something controversial enough happens to be the subject of a lawsuit, that is exactly when the public most needs to know what the record shows. 8 Cause No. HD129 61.26% 38.72% 0.02% City Council is expected to order that the ballot proposition appear on the May 6 ballot Thursday, a formality they dont get to exercise judgment over. I Am Not A Lawyer, but I dont know offhand of any successful recent efforts to split up a ballot proposition like this. Election administration experts told Votebeat the legislation was an overreaction to the desire to hold Harris County accountable for years of election mismanagement, and would disrupt the states ability to help county election offices improve and address systemic problems. 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. HD135 16,373 23,514 1,050 Luong then practiced law with two civil trial law firms in Houston. 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. HD146 19.66% 77.97% 2.36% Ive speculated about potential future candidacies for people myself, its a fun and mostly harmless activity. Hudspeth 4,660 22,009 0 9,952 As Ive said, Harris County is more Democratic now. JP5 52.55% 47.43% 0.02% PREVIOUSLY HD130 46,489 18,687 CC3 58.02% 39.60% 2.38% Incumbent Republican Governor Bill Lee was re-elected to a second term with almost 65% of the vote, improving on his performance from 2018.. HD144 47.22% 52.78% We know that Ken Paxton loves to sue Austin, loves to make an example of Austin elected officials and has not done so, Siegel told the daily. Anyway. Some of the electoral functions include: Providing training to all Presiding and Alternate Election Judges to ensure the proper execution of state and federal election law during each county . 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. Brian Staley is represented by Elizabeth Alvarez. HD150 34,841 21,318 1,294 They felt welcomed and heard on lobbying trips to Washington, D.C., and several of them campaigned heartily for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto ORourke, who lost his challenge to Gov. Glass has been a member of the College of the State Bar of Texas for more than 15 years. Authored by state Rep. Tom Oliverson and state Sen. Paul Bettencourt, both Harris County Republicans, the bills are among several already filed this legislative session in reaction to the long lines, late openings and reports of shortages of ballot paper on Election Day inHarris County. However, state law does not prevent the county from providing the records, but rather gives the county discretion to decide. 2022 Election. Christian D. Menefee (@CDMenefee) 1:38 PM 11 January 2023. The results of these polls are distributed to the media and the public. Dist Stanart%Hudspeth% HD149 39.42% 60.56% 0.01% He also wants to review the systems new online mail ballot tracker and ensure its working properly. TPR has more. But we can and should spend less on those individual appointments, and get more for those dollars via the PDO. HD126 61.88% 36.32% 1.80% 0.00% And Cruz may face another fight in 2024, with Texas and Florida the only conceivable pick-up opportunities for Democrats in a cycle that will have them mostly on defense 23 of the partys seats are up next year. James Lombardino is represented by Jared Woodfill. Harris County went from being evenly matched in 2012 to the strong blue county it is now in large part because Dems have vastly increased performance in formerly dark red places. You can also contribute to any candidate you like directly just google them or find their campaign Facebook page to get to a suitable Donate link for them. At the other end of the scale is the problem known as Galveston: 23K to 27K in 2012 All of that was discussed in the story as well, so go read the rest. Its certainly possible that these laws arent as good at actually suppressing the vote as theyre intended to, but thats beside the point. HD133 36,406 22,666 These elections took place concurrently with several other federal, state, and local elections.. JP4 57.09% 39.45% 2.41% 1.05% JP8 48,118 27,102 2,000 871 Harris County Elections Administrator Clifford Tatum did not respond directly to the criticism, but said the office supports any legislation that increases voter registration and access to voting. The tense discussion on Jan. 4 lasted just shy of an hour and a half, and Phelan spent most of it discussing potential mental health legislation, participants said. Houston, TX 77003. HD133 34,391 23,900 1,215 616 HD132 60.84% 39.16% HD150 57.96% 39.56% 2.47% I obviously wouldnt expect the Secretary of State to crack down on, say, Bell County as theyre slavering to do to Harris, but it could be that the first example to be made is in a red place. HD149 11,876 19,423 706 As a prosecutor, Thomas has tried cases ranging from Murder, Sexual Assault, Aggravated Robbery, Felony DWI, Sexual Assault of a Child, Evading Arrest and Aggravated Assault. HD129 38,091 26,236 Additional Losing Candidates File Election Contests in Harris County. HD135 43.39% 56.59% 0.02% JP3 47.09% 52.91% HD145 15,445 30,141 11 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. Again, I dont know exactly why. 2023-00934; Brian Staley v. Judge Monica Singh. JP8 49,447 27,431 JP1 30.69% 66.39% 2.92% Hidalgo versus Mealer. The Legislature lowered the punishment when it passed Senate Bill 1, but top Republicans including Gov. Unfortunately, more than 20 other election contests are still pending in Harris Countymost of those races had greater vote margins than Mays. HD133 60.29% 39.71% HD132 37,180 23,721 7 2023-01066; Dan Simons v. Judge Sedrick Walker. Phelan has said he will appoint roughly the same proportion of Democratic chairs as last session, but it remains to be seen whether theyll be appointed to lead any powerful or coveted committees. Why shouldnt that continue in the first open-seat Mayoral race since then? If even one is bounced, Abbott could appoint a replacement for those in the criminal courts. CC2 47.13% 47.94% 3.64% 1.29% Many Texans will vote for judicial candidates they know little or nothing about in this year's primaries. In 2017, Cruz was recruited to be one of the founding attorneys in the Harris County Public Defenders Office Bail Hearing Division. HD145 26.72% 70.17% 3.12% Several Democratic and Republican candidates are gunning for the top position of the largest county in Texas. JP4 57.89% 42.11% That is slightly less than it was in 2018, the last year of straight ticket voting, when nearly 97% of the people who voted cast ballots in these races, plus the two countywide HCDE races; to put it another way, the undervote rate in these races was generally between 2.5 and 3 percent. Thats a bigger and more long-term problem. Judge Lunceford previously served on the bench, so I trust she understands the seriousness of asking a court to disregard the votes of over a million residents across Harris County," Menefee said. As you may recall, Democrats won a ton of Appellate Court races in 2018. HD145 12,368 32,031 1,449 HD139 27.65% 68.39% 2.68% 1.27% Holly Hansen. SD07 62.80% 37.18% 0.02% JP7 15.62% 84.38% 2022 Harris + FB 9K to 38K. 2023-00930; Mark Goldberg v. Judge Erika Ramirez. HD149 12,270 19,513 189th Judicial District Anastasio left the DA's office to work complex defense, representing the indigent and others who stood accused of crimes. Nelson was promoted to Chief Prosecutor in both misdemeanor and felony divisions, where she supervised junior Assistant District Attorneys and had a caseload of serial Sexual Assaults, Capital Murders, Injury to Child (fatality), and Murders. It marked an awkward transition for the Uvalde activists, who have spent months advocating for gun control laws. HD145 13,820 30,044 1,276 3 Im here to tell you, because Ive looked at this before, the undervote rate in City Council races is much higher than that, and thats a much shorter ballot. HD127 40,053 24,746 1,441 JP7 12,325 64,437 1,904 JP1 36.70% 63.30% Indeed, were approaching the ten-year anniversary of potential statewide candidate Julian Castro territory, as those stories were being written at the start of the 2014 gubernatorial campaign. I also think that SCOTx would prefer to wait until the voters have their say, as then they have a chance to duck the question. But plenty of others are considering a Cruz challenge. 14 Cause No. And that matters because whenever theres large amounts of money at stake, the potential for ethical issues arises. This is close enough for our purposes. HD139 11,536 31,304 1,246 Democrats havent lost a judicial race in a Presidential year since 2012, and havent lost a majority of judicial races in a Presidential year since 2004. Two more things: One is that the undervote rate was higher in judicial races. Im just guessing the evidence is minimal, there arent that many of these races, the gap isnt that much but its what Ive got. CD38 170,772 87,662 46 HD149 38.56% 58.67% 2.77% HD142 24.89% 72.10% 3.00% HD131 19.20% 76.50% 3.02% 1.28% CC3 61.36% 36.95% 1.68% 0.00% JP4 175,012 119,960 A voting surge cleared the Harris County courtrooms of all elected Republican judges, leaving only Democrats on the bench in civil, criminal, family, juvenile and probate courts. HD137 8,017 12,261 612 350 2023 FOX Television Stations, Breaking Bond: In-depth look at three Criminal Dist. HD134 44.12% 55.86% 0.02% The Current has a rebuttal to the unenforceable argument. First day to file for a place on the Primary ballot for precinct chair candidates. JP8 64.31% 35.67% 0.02%, You still have time to donate to the Democratic judges legal fund, Lege targets Harris County election administrator, approved a bill making illegal voting a felony, Lets spend less money on court-appointed lawyers, judges who make a whole lot of appointments to the same handful of attorneys, The Denton experience with marijuana decriminalization, Tell me you have no evidence of voter suppression without telling me you have no evidence of voter suppression, Houston furniture magnate Jim Mattress Mack McIngvale.