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2014 elections
Posted inState Government
Analysis: The Democratic Voters Who Disappeared
Thousands of Texans who voted in 2010 did not come back to do it again in 2014, and most of those voted for the Democratic candidate for governor four years ago. At the same time, another kind of voting — mail ballots — is booming.
Posted in
Demographics
In Legislature, Even Fewer White Democrats
After the winners of Tuesday’s elections are sworn in, there will be only seven white Democrats left in the Texas Legislature.
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Politics
Sophisticated Turnout Machine Fueled Abbott’s Big Margin of Victory
Greg Abbott’s gubernatorial campaign released details this week on its exhaustive ground game and voter targeting efforts. The campaign credits those efforts in aiding his eye-popping margin of victory — 20 points — over Wendy Davis.
Posted inState Government
Analysis: Tuesday Aside, It Was All Over in March
If you want to know how the officeholders you elected on Tuesday will govern, look at how they ran and what the voters responded to.
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Politics
TribLive: Craddick on the GOP Sweep
At our 11/6 TribLive conversation, Texas Railroad Commission Chairman Christi Craddick talked about the results of the 2014 general election.
Posted inState Government
The Texas Weekly Hotlist, General Election 2014 — Results!
Selected races — with results from the election — ranked by expected risk to the incumbents and/or the level of drama for candidates and voters in the state’s congressional and legislative races.
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Politics
Davis Campaign Marked by Failed Tactics, Muddled Messages
Many Texas Democrats had said that Wendy Davis was the kind of candidate who could at least move the needle for the bedraggled state party. But failed tactics and other issues helped doom Davis’ bid for governor.
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Politics
Map: How Democratic Turnout Tumbled Across Texas
Take a county-by-county look at how the percentage of registered voters who cast ballots for the Democratic gubernatorial candidate changed between 2010 and 2014.