A fairly liberal incumbent Democratic congressman, Ciro Rodriguez, lost his court battle over primary election, despite voting irregularities, to a possible DINO or "wolf-in-sheep's-clothes" -- Henry Cuellar, a former TX secretary of state under Republican Governor Perry. Court decision split on party lines.Court reverses on South Texas recount
Full panel backs Cuellar in debate over primary vote
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2677273SAN ANTONIO - The 4th Court of Appeals on Monday reversed itself and
ruled against U.S. Rep. Ciro Rodriguez in his lawsuit alleging vote fraud during the Democratic primary in March.
The 5-2 ruling
ends Rodriguez's bid in state court to overturn the 58-vote lead held by Laredo lawyer Henry Cuellar in Congressional District 28.
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Cuellar, a Democrat who served as secretary of state under Republican Gov. Rick Perry, appealed and persuaded the full seven-member court to hear the issue. The 4th Court vote broke along party lines with the five GOP justices in the majority and the two Democrats dissenting.
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Rodriguez, from San Antonio, led by 145 votes on primary election night, but Cuellar swung into the lead during a districtwide recount.
Most of Cuellar's recount support came when more than 200 previously untallied ballots were discovered in Webb County, where he lives, and neighboring Zapata County.
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