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Tom DeLay Cleaning House in Early Returns
FortBendNow ^

Posted on 03/07/2006 6:52:00 PM PST by AZRepublican

arly voting results in the Fort Bend County Republican primary election show U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay with more than twice the vote of his nearest rival, at more than 59%.

Republican challenger Tom Campbell has 28.74% of the vote, followed by Mike Fjetland with 6.93% and Pat Baig with 4.65%.

Ron Paul, incumbent congressman in District 14, polled more than 80% of the Fort Bend County early vote, while challenger Cynthia Sinatra got 19.41%.

Glenn Hegar took the early-voting lead in the race for Texas Sen. District 18, with 2,292 – or more than 57% – of the vote, while Gary Gates had 1,451 – about 36% – of the vote, and David Stall had 6.7%.

In the six-way race for state representative District 28, John Zerwas leads the pack after early voting, with 33.82% of the vote, followed by Mike Baldwin (27.5%), Michael Franks (15.3%), David Showalter (13.75%), David Melanson (4%) and Stan Kitzman (2.5%).

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 109th; 2006primary; congress; delay; earle; election; elections; gop; gopprimary; ronnie; ronnieearle; ronpaul; texas; tomdelay
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To: The_Victor
"With 10 percent of precincts reporting, DeLay led with 9,522 votes, or 64 percent. His closest challenger, environmental attorney , had 3,933 votes, or 26 percent."

Some name change....

as a child...."can environmental come out and play?

I wonder if he named his son Bill...?

101 posted on 03/07/2006 8:12:27 PM PST by spokeshave (I'd rather go hunting with Dick Chaney than drive over a bridge with Ted Kennedy)
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To: Admin Moderator

Can you append the title to show "Houston Chronicle calls if for DeLay" please.


102 posted on 03/07/2006 8:13:05 PM PST by AZRepublican ("The degree in which a measure is necessary can never be a test of the legal right to adopt it.")
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To: JLAGRAYFOX

Another reason the Dems are losers:(as if we need one) they are dumping the incumbent Cuellar in Tex 28.

There will be no, repeat no, diversity of opinion. Cuellar just wasn't liberal enough.


103 posted on 03/07/2006 8:13:54 PM PST by VaFederalist
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Glenn Hegar took the early-voting lead in the race for Texas Sen. District 18, with 2,292 – or more than 57% – of the vote, while Gary Gates had 1,451 – about 36% – of the vote, and David Stall had 6.7%.

FYI, you may recall that David Stall is the leader of the Trans Texas Corridor opposition, the founder of Corridorwatch.org. So despite all the sound and fury about the TTC on FR, the fact that he is getting stomped in his own local district (after making opposition to the TTC as a focal point of his campaign) may be a better barometer of how most Texas Republicans feel about it, and Gov. Perry in that regard. Especially considering that this was in a low turnout primary, where fired up opposition can make an impact.

104 posted on 03/07/2006 8:13:56 PM PST by Diddle E. Squat
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To: AZRepublican
From the Comical:

U.S. House, Dist. 22 (14.4% In)
Pat Baig, R 3.8%
Tom Campbell, R 26.0%
Tom DeLay, R (I) 64.3%
Mike Fjetland, R 5.9%
State

106 posted on 03/07/2006 8:15:36 PM PST by The_Victor (If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
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To: Dog Gone

I don't reside in Texas Senate District 7, but Dan Patrick will represent my views and beliefs in the Texas Senate. I intend to contact by Texas State Senator, Mike Jackson, and tell him to support the votes and priorities of Dan Patrick if he expects my vote in the future.


107 posted on 03/07/2006 8:16:01 PM PST by Unmarked Package
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To: Obadiah

No no no, it's being stolen! \sarc


108 posted on 03/07/2006 8:20:14 PM PST by Jackson57
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To: William Creel

Permission granted.

I don't see on the Chronicle website where they've called it for DeLay, but it is a done deal.


109 posted on 03/07/2006 8:20:29 PM PST by Admin Moderator
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To: The_Victor

This is pretty amazing when you consider 1) Only 15% of the votes counted AND 2) 3 others are on the same ballot drawing votes away from DeLay. This is a real whipping.


110 posted on 03/07/2006 8:20:46 PM PST by AZRepublican ("The degree in which a measure is necessary can never be a test of the legal right to adopt it.")
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To: The_Victor

C'mon, folks, after the national whipping that Tom Delay took from the Democrat "Traitor/Treason" Party and their lap dogs in the MSM, including bogus political polls, any win over fifty percent would be considered a miracle. But to win with at, near or over 60% of the vote is just utterly amazing. The American people will have another good reason not to trust anything the Democrats of MSM says. Delay's win bodes well for the upcoming 2006 election for the Pubbies. Hopefully, the rest of the Pubbies will realize that the only to defeat the Democrats is to rip their traitor hearts out. This current Democrat Party needs to be destroyed politically, or it will destroy our country, and your families with it. The good news is, the folks in south Texas get it!!!


111 posted on 03/07/2006 8:21:10 PM PST by JLAGRAYFOX
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To: JLAGRAYFOX

"This current Democrat Party needs to be destroyed politically, or it will destroy our country, and your families with it."

They need to be ground to dust and allowed to never rise again.


112 posted on 03/07/2006 8:24:05 PM PST by DarthVader (Conservatives aren't always right , but Liberals are almost always wrong.)
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To: All
Ohooo getting worst for Campbell :-)
U.S. House, District 22 In: 26%

Pat Baig, R

638 3.7%

Tom Campbell, R

4,456 25.6%

Tom DeLay, R (I)

11,323 65.1%

Mike Fjetland, R

971 5.6%

113 posted on 03/07/2006 8:24:05 PM PST by AZRepublican ("The degree in which a measure is necessary can never be a test of the legal right to adopt it.")
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To: AZRepublican

Awesome!


114 posted on 03/07/2006 8:26:51 PM PST by TheLion
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To: AZRepublican
Great. More status quo for '07. Now we are going to be spending our great grandchildren's future.
115 posted on 03/07/2006 8:27:26 PM PST by manwiththehands
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To: Unmarked Package

We are in a war with the "left" in this country....in case you forgot. Should we allow DeLay to be a victom?


116 posted on 03/07/2006 8:32:29 PM PST by TheLion
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To: All

DeLay said:

"I have always placed my faith in the voters, and today's vote shows they have placed their full faith in me," DeLay said in a statement. " ... Not only did they reject the politics of personal destruction, but they strongly rejected the candidates who used those Democrat tactics as their platform."


117 posted on 03/07/2006 8:34:03 PM PST by AZRepublican ("The degree in which a measure is necessary can never be a test of the legal right to adopt it.")
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To: danamco

The MSM will ponder about how stupid this country is, not to listen to them.


118 posted on 03/07/2006 8:35:03 PM PST by TheLion
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To: AZRepublican
but they strongly rejected the candidates who used those Democrat tactics as their platform."

That's gonna leave a mark.

119 posted on 03/07/2006 8:35:28 PM PST by The_Victor (If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
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To: The_Victor; AZRepublican; Sic Luceat Lux

Go here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1592128/posts

How sweet it is!


120 posted on 03/07/2006 8:38:15 PM PST by JulieRNR21 (Annoy Hillary , the Dems & the MSM.....Go here: http://www.electharris.org/)
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