November 2nd, 2010 Travi County, Texas Election results an analyses

Here are the results of the Travis County elections that mattered to me and on which I could vote, as well as the interesting other ones I mentioned before. These numbers are edited (for clarity, not result) from the unofficial results at the Travis County web site, put out the day after the vote was cast. A couple of the totals changed in the subsequent days, and they are noted as such, below. Statewide election results (in blue) are from the Secretary of the State's web site,

In the race for Texas House District 48, before the absentee votes are counted, the difference is 15 votes. Do you still think your piddly one vote won't make a difference?

Total Travis County Registered Voters: 603,964
Total Ballots Cast: 240,399
% of Total Registered Voters who voted this time: 39.80%

STRAIGHT PARTY
Republican (REP) 39.56%
Democratic (DEM) 58.79%
Libertarian (LIB) 1.37%
Green (GRN) 0.28%
Total Votes Counted in this Race: 118,364

DISTRICT 10, UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE
Michael McCaul (REP) 43.88% 64.68%
Ted Ankrum (DEM) 52.56% 33.03%
Jeremiah "JP" Perkins (LIB) 3.56% 2.27%
Total Votes Counted in this Race: 76,113 223,799
McCaul won it. Good. The anti-Democrat sentiment in the House races carried him in with a crushing majority . . . no thanks to Travis County!

GOVERNOR
Rick Perry (REP) 36.75% 54.97%
Bill White (DEM) 59.77% 42.28%
Kathie Glass (LIB) 2.94% 2.19%
Deb Shafto (GRN) 0.51% 0.39%
Andy Barron 0.03% 0.16%
Total Votes Counted in this Race: 237,825 4,972,895
King Perry wins again, what a surprise. This year, with the huge anti-incumbent sentiment, was probably the best chance anyone had against him. It would astonish me if he loses next time.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
David Dewhurst (REP) 42.97% 61.79%
Linda Chavez-Thompson (DEM) 51.33% 34.82%
Scott Jameson (LIB) 4.22% 2.47%
Herb Gonzales, Jr. (GRN) 1.49% 0.90%
Total Votes Counted in this Race: 236,331 4,927,225

ATTORNEY GENERAL
Greg Abbott (REP) 45.97% 64.16%
Barbara Ann Radnofsky (DEM) 50.27% 33.55%
Jon Roland (LIB) 3.76% 2.27%
Total Votes Counted in this Race: 235,852 4,923,496

COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
Susan Combs (REP) 65.72% 83.16%
Mary J. Ruwart (LIB) 16.33% 10.49%
Edward Lindsay (GRN) 17.95% 6.34%
Total Votes Counted in this Race: 187,658 3,971,006
If the Democrats won't even run a candidate, good luck third and fourth party candidates . . . you'll need it.

COMMISSIONER OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE
Jerry Patterson (REP) 42.15% 61.67%
Hector Uribe (DEM) 53.24% 35.27%
James L. Holdar (LIB) 4.60% 3.04%
Total Votes Counted in this Race: 232,981 4,858,942
. . . starting to see a trend in the Republican/Democrat split yet?

COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE
Todd Staples (REP) 41.72% 60.83%
Hank Gilbert (DEM) 53.25% 35.78%
Rick Donaldson (LIB) 5.03% 3.37%
Total Votes Counted in this Race: 232,086 4,847,313
. . . I think I see a trend . . .

RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
David Porter (REP) 38.84% 59.41%
Jeff Weems (DEM) 54.05% 36.23%
Roger Gary (LIB) 4.45% 2.86%
Art Browning (GRN) 2.66% 1.49%
Total Votes Counted in this Race: 231,484 4,840,219

PLACE 3, JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
Debra Lehrmann (REP) 41.80% 59.88%
Jim Sharp (DEM) 53.68% 37.25%
William Bryan Strange, III (LIB) 4.52% 2.85%
Total Votes Counted in this Race: 232,390 4,847,409

PLACE 5, JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
Paul Green (REP) 39.88% 60.02%
Bill Moody (DEM) 55.39% 36.98%
Tom Oxford (LIB) 4.73% 2.98%
Total Votes Counted in this Race: 231,374 4,828,531

PLACE 9, JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
Eva Guzman (REP) 40.86% 60.31%
Blake Bailey (DEM) 53.44% 35.60%
Jack Armstrong (LIB) 5.70% 4.08%
Total Votes Counted in this Race: 231,164 4,837,579

PLACE 2, JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
Lawrence "Larry" Meyers (REP) 64.84% 82.79%
J. Randell Stevens (LIB) 35.16% 17.20%
Total Votes Counted in this Race: 172,071 3,967,405
80:20 . . . remember that ratio as you look at all the Libertarian-vs-anyone else 2-way races.

PLACE 5, JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
Cheryl Johnson (REP) 66.32% 82.91%
Dave Howard (LIB) 33.68% 17.08%
Total Votes Counted in this Race: 174,468 3,862,042
See note for Place 2, above.

PLACE 6, JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
Michael E. Keasler (REP) 39.93% 60.46%
Keith Hampton (DEM) 55.25% 36.57%
Robert Ravee Virasin (LIB) 4.82% 2.96%
Total Votes Counted in this Race: 229,445 4,800,834

DISTRICT 10, MEMBER STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Marsha Farney (REP) 36.92% 55.85%
Judy Jennings (DEM) 58.18% 40.02%
Jessica Dreesen (LIB) 4.91% 4.11%
Total Votes Counted in this Race: 132,952 457,711

DISTRICT 50, STATE REPRESENTATIVE
Pat McGuinness (REP) 41.71%
Mark Strama (DEM) 54.86%
Emily Cowan (LIB) 3.43%
Total Votes Counted in this Race: 43,179
What a surprise, Travis County re-elects an incumbent Democrat.

PLACE 4, JUSTICE, 3rd COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT
Melissa Goodwin (REP) 42.47% 57.13%
Kurt Kuhn (DEM) 57.53% 42.86%
Total Votes Counted in this Race: 230,217 549,007
Negative campaign ads against Goodwin: good for only 3% of the vote.

DISTRICT JUDGE, 353rd JUDICIAL DISTRICT, UNEXPIRED TERM
Jeff Rose (REP) 43.13%
Tim Sulak (DEM) 56.87%
Total Votes Counted in this Race: 228,778

COUNTY JUDGE
Mike McNamara (REP) 38.76%
Sam Biscoe (DEM) 56.27%
Mark Tippetts (LIB) 4.97%
Total Votes Counted in this Race: 230,922

DISTRICT CLERK
Amalia Rodriguez-Mendoza (DEM) 79.13%
Arlo J. Pignotti (LIB) 20.87%
Total Votes Counted in this Race: 181,766

COUNTY CLERK
Dana DeBeauvoir (DEM) 80.14%
Gillian Dreesen (LIB) 19.86%
Total Votes Counted in this Race: 185,433

COUNTY TREASURER
Dolores Ortega Carter (DEM) 78.07%
Mike Burris (LIB) 21.93%
Total Votes Counted in this Race: 182,705

PRECINCT 2, COUNTY COMMISSIONER
David A. Buttross II (REP) 36.35%
Sarah Eckhardt (DEM) 58.98%
Matthew Finkel (LIB) 4.67%
Total Votes Counted in this Race: 64,273

PRECINCT 2, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
Glenn Bass (REP) 49.92%
Karin Crump (DEM) 45.00%
Jaclyn Finkel (LIB) 5.08%
Total Votes Counted in this Race: 72,816

PROP. 1, CITY OF AUSTIN
FOR 91,721 56.31%
AGAINST 71,154 43.69%
Total Votes Counted in this Race: 162,875

As predicted, this passed. I don't want to hear any of you non-voters down there bellyaching about your taxes for the next thirty years. All of FIFTEEN PERCENT of the registered voters turned out against this bond measure. The other 85% of you and the about-half-of-the-city-who-can't-be-bothered-to-even-register-to-vote can go and shut up about taxes being too high, because you volunteered for it.

PROP. 1, EANES ISD
FOR 43.41%
AGAINST 56.59%
Total Votes Counted in this Race: 14,077

PROP. 2, EANES ISD
FOR 38.48%
AGAINST 61.52%
Total Votes Counted in this Race: 14,049

PROP. 3, EANES ISD
FOR 34.35%
AGAINST 65.65%
Total Votes Counted in this Race: 14,045

Good for you, Eanes ISD voters. Now, before you sit down and forget again, call your local authorities and tell them to draft a plan for what you actually need.

PROP. 1, TCESD No. 4
FOR 495 45.00%
AGAINST 605 55.00%
Total Votes Counted in this Race: 1,100

Good for you, ESD No. 4 voters. 110 of you made the difference.

PROP. 1, TCESD No. 5
FOR 1,764 59.00%
AGAINST 1,226 41.00%
Total Votes Counted in this Race: 2,990

This is a gobsmacker. By a margin of 18% the people of ESD #5 voted directly for higher taxes! This just beggars belief. Wow. Just wow is all I can say about this - and that's "wow" in a bad way, as I shake my head in the general direction of ESD #5.

ACC PROPOSITION ELGIN ISD ANNEXATION
FOR 61%
Votes: 4061

ACC PROPOSITION HAYS CISD ANNEXATION
FOR 59%
Total Votes: 11,225

Well there it is. The people in Elgin and Hays Counties like the idea of paying higher taxes so their children can get a junior college degree with an in-district tuition rate. These numbers come from the ACC web site.

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What's the point of all this, VFD?

I wanted to see the results. If I'm doing the work, why not share it? You're welcome.