Valdez and White headed for a runoff in Democratic race for governor
DALLAS — Lupe Valdez, the former Dallas County sheriff who grew up in San Antonio the youngest of eight children in a family of migrant workers, and Andrew White, who spent his early adolescence growing up in the Texas Governor’s Mansion, the son of Gov. Mark White, will face a May 22 runoff for the Democratic nomination for governor.
Valdez had 42.4 percent of the vote and White had 27.7 percent with nearly all precincts reporting by 1 a.m.. A candidate must receive more than 50 percent of the vote to avoid a runoff.
“I am just really humbled that so many Texans who are ready for a change are giving me the opportunity to lead that change,” Valdez told supporters at a Dallas County Democratic Party election night celebration at Dallasite, a shot-and-a -beer neighborhood bar with a strong union pedigree.
“The last few months we have discovered that all of Texas is excited and energized by change,” Valdez said. “My little truck has been through the ringer as it helped us get across the state to hear from the people of Texas.”
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It is not any shock that these were the two candidates that made it into the runoff, but it was a surprise that Valdez pulled 42% considering that she had some weak TV performances and did not raise much money for advertising. Valdez won all of the major urban areas with the exception of Harris County where Mark White resides.
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