Texas
Related: About this forumTexas US Rep Races: Only Close Race is in District #23, other incumbents reelected
District #23
Will Hurd REP 40,134 51.07%
Pete P. Gallego - Incumbent DEM 36,650 46.64%
Ruben Corvalan LIB 1,794 2.28%
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Race Total 78,578
Precincts Reported 123 of 334 Precincts 36.83%
LostOne4Ever
(9,288 posts)[font style="font-family:papyrus,'Brush Script MT','comic sans MS',fantasy;" size=3 color=teal]Don't let our district turn red!!![/font]
LostOne4Ever
(9,288 posts)Vogon_Glory
(9,117 posts)Curses! I was hoping that at the very least the cuckoo-egg Farenholt would be sent packing.
This is a bad night. I've hoped for better for nearly 20 years and I see no reason this evening to believe that even a bare majority of Texas voters will turn away from voting stupid. I am beginning to think that so many of my fellow Texans are so addled that nothing, nothing can get them to start voting to protect their own interests.
I'm nearly 60. I feel like one of the post-Reconstruction Texas Republicans of the 1870's. I don't see things getting better in my lifetime, no matter how howling awful the Tea-publicans make this state for non-whites and shirt-sleeve and middle-class Texans.
I've waited in vain for a new generation of progressive voters to arise and put things to rights. I'm increasingly convinced that the younger generations are content to be kicked in the teeth and force-fed ordure from the incumbent political establishment.
TexasTowelie
(112,193 posts)In the top four races the GOP candidates received 59%-60% of the vote. There are still some large urban counties that haven't reported, but I don't expect any of the Democratic candidates to get more than 41%-42%. Overall, I'm disgusted and I don't have much faith that things are ever going to get better. It seems like there is about 95% of the people that have already made up their minds and any variation between elections comes down to the remaining 5% and whether they decide to vote.
LeftInTX
(25,335 posts)I feel like we're turning into Mississippi. But I think one reason we've turned so stubbornly red is because of our large population. We pull 27 electoral votes, so guess what? Texas is infiltrated with red shit from all over the country. (Red money, red this and that) There is a lot at stake to keep this state red.
My 2 cents.
TexasTowelie
(112,193 posts)Texas has 38 electoral votes (36 for the number of congressional districts and 2 at-large).
LeftInTX
(25,335 posts)Who knows - LOL
TexasTowelie
(112,193 posts)Time passes so quickly.
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