Houston mayor: Sylvester Turner and Tony Buzbee.
Wearing his Marine jacket, rolling up his right sleeve so that his shark tattoo was visible, and appearing more than slightly intoxicated at his election night party, Buzbee would be a complete embarrassment if he were elected mayor of the nation's fourth-largest city. He would be no more accountable to the electorate than Trump.
Continuing with additional Houston results:
I'll have some early predictions for the runoffs here later.
HD-148 (replacing Farrar): With three precincts still out at 6:30 a.m., Anna Eastman (D, 20.3%) and Luis La Rotta (R, 15.8%).
Early prediction: Eastman will hold this seat for the Blues.
HD-28 (replacing Zerwas): Eliz Markowitz (D, 39%) and Gary Gates (R, 28%).
Early prediction: Since Markowitz was the only Democrat here, her share of the vote bodes ill for her flipping the seat. Gates will be a lousy replacement for the principled John Zerwas.
HD-100: Unless a recount alters the outcome, the Democrats will select one of Lorraine Birabil and James Armstrong III or Daniel Clayton.
And all statewide propositions passed except for Prop 1.
New: W/all but three voting centers reporting, @SylvesterTurner winds up with 46.4% of the Harris County vote, putting him in a runoff with @TonyBuzbee. Final-ish (but unofficial) result, incl. Fort Bend and Montgomery, is Turner 46.87%, Buzbee 28.36%. #hounews— Jasper Scherer (@jaspscherer) November 6, 2019
Wearing his Marine jacket, rolling up his right sleeve so that his shark tattoo was visible, and appearing more than slightly intoxicated at his election night party, Buzbee would be a complete embarrassment if he were elected mayor of the nation's fourth-largest city. He would be no more accountable to the electorate than Trump.
Continuing with additional Houston results:
A = Peck/Zoes— Mike Morris (@mmorris011) November 6, 2019
B = Jackson/Bailey **
C = Kamin/Kennedy **
D = Shabazz/Jordan **
E = Martin(i) wins
F= Thomas/Huynh
G = Travis(i) wins
H = Cisneros(i)/Longoria
I = Gallegos(i) wins
J = Pollard/Rodriguez
K = Castex-Tatum(i) wins
** These were way too close to call at 1 a.m.
I'll have some early predictions for the runoffs here later.
HD-148 (replacing Farrar): With three precincts still out at 6:30 a.m., Anna Eastman (D, 20.3%) and Luis La Rotta (R, 15.8%).
Early prediction: Eastman will hold this seat for the Blues.
HD-28 (replacing Zerwas): Eliz Markowitz (D, 39%) and Gary Gates (R, 28%).
Early prediction: Since Markowitz was the only Democrat here, her share of the vote bodes ill for her flipping the seat. Gates will be a lousy replacement for the principled John Zerwas.
HD-100: Unless a recount alters the outcome, the Democrats will select one of Lorraine Birabil and James Armstrong III or Daniel Clayton.
Every vote counts, Reminder No. 5:— Texas Election Source (@TXElects) November 6, 2019
In the HD100 special election, 5 votes separated runoff participant James Armstrong III from third-place finisher Daniel Clayton.
And all statewide propositions passed except for Prop 1.
